Spotted on Sofiliumm: Precious, a new collection of accessories by standout British designer Ilse Crawford for Danish design company Georg Jensen. Crawford is the first woman to design for the company, which was founded in 1904.
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Continue Reading →UK online retailer Rockett St. George recently bought out a local antique dealer’s stock of lamps made with vintage soda bottles (the “clever man” silvers the inside of the bottles, leaving the exterior markings intact). Glimmery but not gaudy, the Continue Reading →
Ray Azoulay of Obsolete in Venice, California, is always ahead of the design curve (he was one of the first to source and sell industrial vintage lighting); he recently introduced a small line of seating covered in men’s haberdashery fabrics; fine wool […]
Continue Reading →We’re upping the ante at our next dinner party by serving drinks on these Vintage Silver Butler Trays from NapaStyle. Sourced from antique markets across the US, the ornate trays date back to the 1920s and their exact shape and size will […]
Continue Reading →New York has Balthazar, Paris has Brasserie Lipp, London has the Wolseley. Centrally located on Piccadilly, the Wolseley is a modern all-day café-brasserie in the European tradition, where grandees and grungers alike feel welcome. The building dates from 1921, […]
Continue Reading →Artists Nicole Heidaripour and Daniel Scott left London for the seaside village of Cornwall in 2008 and opened Hooper & Shaw, a gallery showcasing the work of local artists. “It is our aim to promote the original and the […]
Continue Reading →The ideal British home can be yours, if only for a weekend. The Reading Rooms is a Georgian townhouse turned into a luxury bed-and-breakfast, located in the seaside resort of Margate, England (famous in the 18th century for its […]
Continue Reading →Emily Mackay is a London-based weaver, embroiderer, and stitcher whose clients include Virgin, Ralph Lauren, and Nike, among others. But you don’t have to be a major corporation to enjoy some of Emily’s work in person; she crafts pillows, blankets, and art for every […]
Continue Reading →Designed by London-based Felix de Pass, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, the Notch Coat Stand is an elegant solution to entryway clutter. De Pass designs under his own name and freelances for Established & Sons; to see […]
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As autumn approaches, it’s time to think about the perfect tea kettle, a kitchen staple that is surprisingly difficult to source (especially now that Simplex, maker of classic English tea kettles, is on hiatus). Here are ten great ones:
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