Talking Shop – Design, lifestyle and inspiration

The Leaf range is, of course, not new – designed by Lievore Altherr Molina in 2005, it was launched at the 2006 Salone, where it blew everyone away, us included – but it’s a new addition to our Outdoor Living collection this year.

Often imitated, never bettered – this is the real deal, the Hardoy Butterfly chair, designed in Buenos Aires in the late ’30s by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy and his initially uncredited partners, Antonio Bonet and Juan Kurchan and also referred to as the…

These three drop dead gorgeous designs by Russell Pinch are the latest additions to our collection of furniture and accessories that are handmade in the UK. Deceptively simple, they each have subtle decorative details that quietly enhance without ‘shouting’ and give…

If you’ve eaten in the classic French restaurant at Terence Conran’s Boundary Hotel on the edge of the City, you’ll be familiar with this handsome dining armchair, which is now available online and in store:

Remember the fairytale four-poster Wardour bed we showed you last month? Well, this beautiful beast is the Wardour Gentleman’s Press and it and the rest of the Wardour collection are now available online:

Is it possible to improve upon a design classic? Yes – you take it back to its design roots and reissue it in a wide and wonderful choice of wood veneers, ensuring that there’s one to suit every interior and that…

Expecting guests over the Bank Holiday or just in the mood for a fresh look for spring? Order any item online today that says ‘Ready for delivery: 3-5 working days’ and you could be sitting down at a brand new dining table for Easter Sunday lunch or adding…

We are totally smitten with the new Wardour bed; its exaggerated height gives it a fairytale appearance – we’re thinking The Princess and the Pea…

In our final look at the woods featured in our Chelsea store windows, we celebrate two workhorses: ash and beech. But first, for a limited period only, we’re offering free delivery when you spend £100 or more online* – that’s in…

Continuing our look at the various woods celebrated in our Chelsea store windows, is there a more accessible or accommodating timber than oak? Found in Europe, Asia and the Americas, the tree is a symbol of strength and endurance, adopted…