Seasons in Colour

Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both before and after serving as a photographer for the US military magazine Yank during World War II. His work has been included in the publications Town and Country, Holiday, Venture and LIFE. He was known for the positive portrayals he gave to the people he photographed and was invited to high-society gatherings for exactly this reason. His subject matter covered American and Europea

Elegant Townhouse dA collaboration with CAMERICH UK Photo styling: Jenny Kakoudakis 'Townhouse Chic' is a style category of its own. Town houses traditionally have a small footprint over several floors and are rather narrow. With renovations going about all the time, owners have to decide whether to retain furniture that has traditional character and feel to it or, when the end design demands it and the budget allows it, to use contemporary pieces that will stand the test of

What kind of sofa do you have in your home? Contemporary, mid century, maybe something classic like a Chesterfield? This instantly recognisable sofa has been reinvented over the years but it's a true design icon. It was more curves than J-Lo and comes in a range of colours and fabrics. While the exact origin is a little ambiguous, many sources credit the Earl of Chesterfield who commissioned a cabinet maker to design an elegant yet masculine piece. The Chesterfield was in dem

It is not often that we see rugs taking central stage when it comes to design, but this black and white number by IKEA has graced the floors of the most design conscious people out there. And what's best, at £100 for its smaller size of 170x240, it's really one of the most affordable pieces of iconic design that have come out of Sweden. Designer: Anna Sörensson; Anna Sörensson was one of Sweden's foremost textile designers when she passed away in 2008, 55 years old. Drawing t

Getting the most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least': with these words, Charles and Ray Eames described one of their main goals as furniture designers. None of their other designs come as close to achieving this ideal as the Plastic Chairs. For years, the designer couple explored the fundamental idea of a one-piece seat shell moulded to fit the contours of the human body. After experiments with plywood and sheet aluminium in the 1940s produce unsatisfa

Let's talk about Greta Grossman. Greta Grossman (1906-1999) focused on industrial design, interior design and architecture. In the 40's and 50's she exhibited her designs at museums worldwide, including MoMA in New York and The National Museum in Stockholm. The most iconic products Greta Grossman designed in the 40's and 50's were the Gräshoppa floor lamp and the Cobra floor and table lamps. The latter won the Good Design Award in 1950 and was subsequently exhibited at the Go