Seasons in Colour

My friend next door has a kitchen renovation at the moment (I'll show you the amazing Calligaris table that I ordered for her in a future post!) and she's been going at it for the last 3-4 weeks. And still has another 2-3 still to come. At times, she's had as many as three different crews in her home. It's been a long process, not particularly fun (yet!) and quite frankly, rather invasive. But it will give her the kitchen of her dreams and make her life easier and happier. Ki

Every great company has a great story behind how it all started. For Plain English, the joinery company started by Katie Fontana and Tony Niblock in 1992, it was a matter of building a Suffolk longhouse for which Katie designed the kitchen cupboards after she was unable to find something that would properly fit her appliances. The kitchen appeared in Homes & Gardens and readers went crazy for it. Said kitchen was turned into a showroom and cupboard selling begun. Plain, no? W

Lisa Bengtsson is a successful Swedish graphic designer who creates anything from wallpapers, plates and posters to textiles and dish cloths, all decorated with her wonderful, innovative design. After an exam at Bergh's School of Communication in Stockholm, Sweden, she founded the very successful company called Studio Lisa Bengtsson. In true Scandinavian style, Lisa Bengtsson produces beautiful mostly monochromatic illustrations on paper, textiles and ceramics. Her prints, sh