Lingerie label Agent Provocateur has announced a debut home collection launching for Autumn 2011. The boudoir-esque range includes bed linens with silk trims and suede fringing, as well as a selection of towels for the bathroom and beach in a selection of prints and fabrics. The range also features accessories, which include a pure cashmere throw and cushion with suede fringe detailing; a fully fringed soft suede cushion; and a 100% silk quilt and bolster.
New website The Design Emporium is set to launch next month (July) offering discounts on high-end British interior design items. This is a new concept in interior design - a membership website that gives users the chance to own interior décor and lifestyle items at significantly discounted prices. Suppliers will include: Lombok, Trowbridge Gallery, JVB, Villiers Brothers, Allegra Hicks and Julian Chichester. The new site was founded by Tamaryn White, an interior designer with an background in high-end design, who aims to provide exclusive industry access and insider secrets to lifestyle design.
On 27 June, Lombok will opens its first concession in House of Fraser, Oxford Street. With six stores in London and six stores located across the south-east, the House of Fraser concession will be Lombok’s thirteenth opening. The new space is over 3,000 square foot and is located on the fourth and fifth floors.
The seventh annual tailor-made press event All Present & Correct (AP&C), designed for niche companies and brands to meet the press, is due to take place on 7 July. AP&C will present both new and established brands and products at a central London venue. Whether launching a new product or introducing a company to the press, the package includes pre-show marketing, inviting the press and hosting on the day - including the weeklies, monthlies, newspapers and colour supplements, websites and key bloggers and tweeters. The focus will include gifts, fashion, fashion accessories, beauty, health and well-being, homes & interiors.
Modern homes magazine Livingetc is partnering with a number of designers including including Jonathan Adler, Donna Wilson and Lee Broom, to create a series of limited-edition plates especially for the Royal Wedding of William and Kate. The exclusive designs will then be auctioned in aid of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter.
The Sleep Room is set to introduce its first new bed for 2011, Nomad, a colonial-inspired addition with a hand-weaved rattan headboard and a white finish.
Online bed specialist The Sleep Room has announced the launch of a new range of stylish bedside tables. The three designs, 'Bella', 'Campaign' and 'Mimi', make up the first installment of the new bedroom furniture and accessories collections with more to come later this year.
Luxury lifestyle brand Cowshed unveils its new Living Collection launching in November. This Autumn, Cowshed is extending its selection of products to offer this new lifestyle essentials range. Cowshed worked on their range of lounge-wear with American label Alternative Apparel to create a relaxed, fashionable and comfortable basics. Also included within this range are Mood of the Week Knickers, a set of 7-knickers-for-7-days, and a oversized 100% cotton chenille Babington Gown, Cashmere Travel Set and Leather Make-up Bag. There are also pieces for newborns such as the Baby Gift Set containing a 100% cashmere blanket, booties, hat and mittens wrapped up in a cream cotton bag. Cowshed Mood Notebooks a Cowshed Umbrella as well as a Travel Washbag and Leather Make-up Bag will also appear in the collection. Cowshed Living products are available to purchase in Cowshed Spas and Shops, and online at www.cowshedonline.com from 1 November. Cowshed Bath & Body and Maternity & Baby ranges are also stocked in over 100 stores across he UK, Europe, the US and Australia, including John Lewis, Harvey Nichols, Liberty & Selfridges.
IPC Media's licensing and syndication business IPC Plus - working together with Baker Lifestyle, part of the GP&J Baker group, has announced the launch of a new fabric and wallpaper collection for Homes & Gardens. The Homes & Gardens Collection aims to classically English but with a modern feel. The range spans fabrics and wallpapers, offering over 90 variations of florals, stripes, toiles and graphic patterns. All are either inspired by designs from GP&J Baker’s archive or newly created by Baker Lifestyle designer Val Healy. Christened with names of English country houses and gardens such as Mottisfont, Charlecote and Chillingham, the Homes & Gardens Collection will be available from the end of September at a range of stockists as well as all John Lewis stores. Homes & Gardens will feature the new collection within a special supplement in its November issue, out early October.
Colour expert Farrow & Ball has selected West London’s Notting Hill as the location for its latest showroom, recently revealed with a new look. The showroom occupies a prominent position on Chepstow Corner, boasting a contemporary new design that showcases the richly pigmented paint colours and artisanal painted wallpapers, characteristic of Farrow & Ball. The spacious showroom, spread across 1,400 sq ft, comprises two floors which have been specially created to aid colour selection with enhanced lighting and creative spaces. Displaying the entire Farrow & Ball colour palette in a full range of interior and exterior eco friendly paint finishes, alongside the complete collection of hand crafted wallpapers, the showroom also offers additional features such as colour consultation areas, room sets and an enhanced wallpaper library. The interactive spaces offer customers the chance to spend time experimenting with colour, texture and finish, with complimentary personal colour advice and suggested schemes available if required. Visit the new Farrow & Ball showroom at: 21/22 Chepstow Corner, Notting Hill, London, W2 4XE. Telephone: 020-7229 1120. Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 9am - 5.30pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm.
Kartell’s most fashionable armchair has introduced three brand new versions by Moschino: Sketches is the Mademoiselle with a patchwork of original illustrations by Franco Moschino; Daisies is the Mademoiselle in white with daisies on black background that decorate the seat up to the back; Hearts is the Mademoiselle with the Moschino iconic black and white stylised hearts. The Mademoiselle Moschino 'Hearts', 'Sketches' and 'Daisies' chairs will be available at Kartell flagship stores worldwide starting from Summer 2010. Designed by Philippe Starck in 2004, Mademoiselle armchair is comfortable, chic and casual, and is available with a transparent or shiny black frame.
