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Design Alert - Ikea x Raw Colour

Design Alert - Ikea x Raw Colour

I had post about this collection as it appealed to me so much.  Having worked in colour forecasting  & homewares for much of my career this collaboration of Ikea with Eindhoven based design-duo was too hard to resist writing about.  What I love the most about the collection is the...

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A Short Guide to Paris...

A Short Guide to Paris...

For the last 25 years I have been lucky enough to visit Paris at least twice a year in order to attend the Maison et Objet Trade Show, which is a big date in the calendar for designers, buyer, interior stylist, journalists and architects. Below are three hotels (2-4) I have stayed in...

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Recipe of the Week - Rhubarb Fool with Pistachio Biscotti

Recipe of the Week - Rhubarb Fool with Pistachio Biscotti

Forced rhubarb Yorkshire brings a welcome and refreshing brightness to cooking this time of year. With the delicate pink stems being forced and grown in sheds without light – it is grown in an area known as the ‘Yorkshire Triangle’, originally comprising Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford at its height in...

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The Colours of Brassica Dorset

The Colours of Brassica Dorset

Since we opened the restaurant in Beaminster ten years ago we haven't changed the interiors that much, we started out when I was rather into grey, using Hardwick White from Farrow & Ball for all the walls, except one feature wall in Yellow-Pink from Little Greene.  I have come out...

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