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A TREND IS A TRICKY THING:
London’s new interior trends
Walking down Shoreditch High Street a very
image-conscious (yet clean shaven)
twenty-something, wearing an oversized
paisley-printed shirt and rolled up jeans, spots first
one, then two and finally a third man all sporting
lush beards; he decides beards are a thing and
experiments with cultivating his own facial foliage.
And so a trend is born…at least according to Katie
Law, the design writer for the Evening Standard.
Speaking at the final day of the Pulse exhibition at
Kensington Olympia, Law mentioned that the
number three is a holy number when it comes to
defining trends… If she comes across at least three
similar designs, she can be sure a trend – however
short-lived it is – will follow.
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A trend is also a difficult thing to pin down
and an even trickier thing to
predict, but, says Law, this season’s trends
will include pastel colours (these Mood
Chairs from Artifort are a must have),
animal motifs and…pineapples. Being an
almost binary opposite to the
aforementioned, she also noted that beige,
grey, white and black are also cool colours
this season, especially in monochromatic
prints.
industrial look by adding a 1919 Poltrona Frau leather
armchair and a typography-themed poster or wallpaper.
The industrial look (of which the Prouvé
RAW Office Edition is the epitome…) is still
very much in vogue, whether for home or
office spaces. You can complete the
BEAUTIES IN THE EYE OF THE DRIVER
Now go forth and be bang on trend!
Another trend we’ve come across is one where designers
blur the lines between mass-produced and craft items. A
Hungarian experimental workshop, Plié by Atelier, for instance have crafted a range of joint-free tables by laminating wood and material together. The woods used in these
tables are pre-cut to form a specific shape and requires the
user to fold them in order to get a sturdy table - enabling
the user becomes a part of the making process.
utdoors
reat this summer
5 pieces you need
By Wessel Stoltz
Cassina | 522 Tokyo Chaise
522 Tokyo Seating is a designer
chaise longue composed of 12
curved wooden strips - teak,
beech or bamboo. The mattress
is stainproof, waterproof and
childproof!
Après | Bistro Cafe Table
Characterised by its romantic
and classic design. Bistro Cafe
Table features a steel frame
polyurethane coating and a
coloured table top!
Alias | Ghisa Bench
The Ghisa Bench by Alias is
made up of modular seats in
lacquered cast iron was designed
for outdoor use. The seat connection pieces are made of stove
enamelled steel. Ideal for a summer party around the barbecue.
Magnus Olesen | Triline Sunbed Magnus Olesen | Xylofon Chair
Characterised by an elegant triangular profile with a light appearance, manufactured in aluminium
and polyester mesh, the sunbed is
easy to maintain and has a comfortably low weight.
Suitable for private as
well as public use, Xylofon
Series is an outdoor range
designed to obtain a visual
logic, resulting in clarity in
form and function.
This month we couldn’t put our fingers on a
singular beauty. Instead, we opted for a whole
garage full of them…
When Dr Johnson and his eight cronies loudly declared “Esto perpetua” while clinking glasses filled
with claret at the Turk’s Head Inn after the founding of The Club, they could only have dreamt that
their toast would ring true 251 years later. But
it seems like the members’ club, in all its various
guises, is, in fact, set to live on perpetually…
And whereas most members’ clubs offer its
patrons the opportunity to rub shoulders with
like-minded movers and shakers – mixed with the
odd opportunity of a nepotistic business deal
3 BEAST
– the Classic Car Club is a private members’ club
with a difference; one that promises a different
experience every time you visit…
Instead of reclining into a brass-studded leather
armchair in a hazy cigar room, members of this
exclusive club can get comfortable in the driving
seat of a 1971 Jag E-Type, a 1963 Mercedes 230SL
‘Pagoda’ or even a 1971 Fiat 500. Clarkson, eat your
heart out.
The CCC is all about making their members feel
special, and who wouldn’t have a silly prepubescent grin on their face when they get behind
the wheel of something normally reserved for a
Bond villain?
This month we welcome a new recruit to the Après ranks. Hailing
from Cambridge Town, he chose to move to the big smoke to fulfil
his dreams of infamy and fortune. Instead he found us.
Every day is a picnic day
He comes with a few years worth of recruitment experience under
his very shiny snakeskin belt and a tongue so glib he boasts of
once talking Wladimir Klitschko into buying seven Hello Kitty pencil
cases...
Welcome aboard, Pete!
At their London HQ, the club is home to more
than 35 classics and eleven modern cars that
members can access either for 24 hours or a
whole weekend at a time. Oh, and don’t forget
the classic Triumph Bonneville and Ducati Monster they also have in their stables!
There is then no reason to fork out unholy
amounts to buy a classic (in fact, there’s no reason to fork out anything extra at all – you only
pay for your membership fee…) when you can
drive a different one every week of the year…
All images courtesy of Nigel Case.
NAME: PETE
AGE: UNDER (NO, REALLY...)
OCCUPATION: SALES
OFFENCE: LEAVING THIS FRESH MUGSHOT
OUT FOR HIS NEW CO-WORKERS TO FIND.
ROOKIE INDEED...
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “IS ROMANIA THAT
MUGGY LITTLE ISLAND?”