A Handle for Detail : Knobs
A successful interior, apart from the clever selection of larger key items of furniture, fabric and fittings, usually boils down to the detail. Detail can be simple or intricate it doesn’t matter but good interior detailing, consistent with the style of the room, can make all the difference between a room that works and a...
How about Horsehair?
Today we would like to discuss the use of horsehair for interiors. Apart from the longstanding use of horsehair by upholsterers as a stuffing for seating in general it can also be woven into a richly textured, deep coloured plain or patterned fabric. As a fabric it is not only hard wearing and stain resistant...
Toyine Sellers : Atelier of Texture and Design
Interiors Monologue was introduced to the fabrics of Toyine Sellers last year and was so impressed with her wonderfully original and luxurious fabric and rug designs, woven in silk, mohair wool, linen, leather and metallic threads, that we placed an order almost straight away for a residential client. After the success of the first order...
Decorative Review: Masterpiece London 2012
This week we visited one of the world’s leading art and antiques fairs, Masterpiece London 2012. It attracts thousands of people passionate about cars, wine, contemporary design, exquisite jewellery and the best of the fine and decorative arts. The marquee has an exterior cladding like the facade of a Sir Christopher Wren building and inside there are...
Ancient Inspiration: The Klismos Chair
The art and design world owe a lot to the aesthetic sophistication and craftsmanship of the ancient Greeks besides the small fact they are also responsible, in part, for establishing the foundation blocks of Western culture. One may not be aware that many of the styles and shapes of furniture that fill our homes are...
Light Making by Lindsey Adelman Studio
When Interiors Monologue first encountered the lighting company Lindsey Adelman Studio (New York) we were blown away by their originality, elegant simplicity and exceptional style and as soon as we had the opportunity to specify one of their pendants we did! Now we have the opportunity to write about Lindsey and her studio and hope (but really we...
Abstract Wall Tapestries by Studio Claudy Jongstra
Claudy Jongstra (b.1963) is an internationally acclaimed Dutch artist of large scale wall tapestries. Her work can be seen all over the world in displays at the V & A Museum in London, MOMA in New York, Fries Museum in Leeuwarden as well as many other public spaces such as the headquarters of the United...
Innovation by Composition: F. J. Hakimian’s Metal Weaves
Innovation is key in design. Despite the competitiveness of the industry, it is certainly not everyday that one comes across a product worthy of comment. It is therefore very exciting when we find a company that has taken an old method, material or idea and re-considered and improved it significantly enough to alter our expectations...
Handmade in England: Tailored Furniture by Stuart Scott Associates
Integrity, quality, detail, innovation, style, and restraint are all major qualities that define a good producer/supplier of high end furniture. Any company who markets itself as a supplier of high end interior wares should always consider these simple ingredients of good design before approaching an interior designer. Many sadly do not. At Interiors Monologue we...
Delight in the Detail: Introducing Cox London
Detail defines the work of an interior designer. You can detail to your hearts content but if you cannot rely on the company making and/or supplying the product then its hopeless. Hopeless I tell you! Any concern about detail is eradicated when dealing with Cox London and Cox Workshops (both founded and directed by Nicola and...
David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture vs Christie’s: Hockney on Paper
It took Christies (London) three years to put together Hockney on Paper that previewed and went on sale in the first month of the Royal Academy of Arts opening David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture. It is no co-incidence that the two were exhibited simultaneously and also that in late 2011 Christopher Sykes launched his biography of the...
