Talking Shop – Design, lifestyle and inspiration

We love this book! A total treat for anyone interested in good design and where to find it, Max Fraser’s London Design Guide 2012-2013 combines need-to-know information (with the occasional pithy observation) about retailers and auction houses, galleries and museums, plus…

Take a break from work for a moment and feast your eyes on the gentle beauty of this dinner service from France. It’s part of our Spring/Summer 2012 collection and will be arriving in our stores soon: Chalky colours, combined…

After all of the excitement of the past few days, what with the start of the London Design Festival, our new in-store Play Zone etc etc, here’s a nice, calm, soothing image: we are totally besotted with this vase and only…

How wonderful is this madly exuberant table?! A fabulous foil to all of those right-on rectangles lurking at home:

Feast your eyes on these glorious vases – we love the way their colours vary in intensity, from saturated to milky. They are made by a Belgium-based, family run company, Dean Flowers, and have just arrived in our stores.

We’re mad about these Moroccan-style lanterns – we love the magical, moody shadows they cast across a terrace when the sun goes down…

We love Black+Blum; the Anglo-Swiss duo’s products are unfailingly intelligent, innovative – and fun. These smart lunchboxes are no exception:

If your Valentine’s Day proved sadly disappointing, we heartily recommend treating yourself to a box of these beautiful soap roses:

The new kid on the block looks surprisingly familiar… and that’s because it’s unmistakably the classic Eames Lounge Chair – only slightly bigger.

We love these vibrant tapestry cushion covers – the closest most of us will ever come to having a Picasso in our homes.