Felted Wool Rug



Dream 172 rug by Irvine International



Close up detail.

Today I saw this fantastic felted wool rug at the Designmade showroom. Dream 172 is by Irvine International and it has a large scale woven pattern. It looks great - comes in 4 classic colours and in various sizes. Nice. Photographs via Irvine International.

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Trubridge Lights



The popular 'Coral' & 'Floral' lights - now with painted interiors and new larger sizes.



The 'Grow' range of lights with painted interiors as displayed at the Milan Fair.



Here are some of the latest works from New Zealand designer David Trubridge - the popular lights are now available with colourful painted interiors and the 'Coral' and 'Floral' in a new size of 400mm.

After yesterday's posting, we know these lights go anywhere - even in an industrial home in New York.

Photographs via David Trubridge.

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I Like...



A New York residence with a Trubridge light in the entry way.



Living area



Fireplace



Dining area



Books and art in the stairwell



I like...this New York residence designed by architect, Diana Kellogg. The spaces have been made so liveable within the industrial shell. There is a really nice ambience here.
It's always great to see Kiwi designers doing well internationally, especially one as successful as David Trubridge - his light looks great in the entryway.
Photographs via Remodelista.

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Nepotism Praise.

The latest issue of Home New Zealand magazine is out and according to the magazine staff, the most popular house in this issue is one designed by my architect sister, Amelia. Ah, praise indeed - well done sis! Check out the latest issue for the whole story or the blog here for the outtakes.
Photographs by Paul McCreadie via Home NZ.

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Finding Images for Inspiration



A great bedroom inspiration from House to Home.



How about a traditional hallway?



Are you after a modern home office?



Or a rustic kitchen?

One thing that is important for a client to have when they meet their designer is images to show what they love, what they aspire to for the proposed design work. I know that I have occasionally tried to work with a client who hasn't shown me any images/ideas and it hasn't work as we'll be visualising completely different concepts. It's essential that the designer and client are on the same page - so in saying that, here is a great website with lots of inspirational images for you to choose from. It's called House to Home and it is a photo library/gallery of seven UK magazines - including Living Etc and Homes and Gardens. So if you're after some visual inspiration, check this out. There is every style possible in kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, home offices and the list goes on. Photographs via House to Home.

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Blog Inspiration - Daily Imprint

I love reading about inspiring people and lately, to get this buzz, I have been reading  Daily Imprint, the blog world of writer and stylist, Natalie Walton from Bondi Beach, Australia.

If you want to read great interviews by inspiring creative people like The Sartorialist's Scott Schuman, fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, stylist Sibella Court, interior designers India Hicks and Shannon Fricke, this is the blog for you. Check it out here.

Natalie is also a stylist and one of her recent styling job was for Freedom furniture. I love the two pages above (click on the images to see them larger) that Natalie has styled. She has done a great job and I'm impressed by the cool new pieces that Freedom have on board.

Photographs via Daily Imprint.

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Est Magazine



Found in Est - a fresh living room from a holiday haven in Vence, France.

Welcome to another new online magazine - this time an Australian one called Est. It's all about "global living with an Australian twist" and the debut issue looks great. It has a great mix of international flavours and is beautifully presented. Sit down and read it here. Photograph via Daily Imprint.

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