Linen Luxe

Aug 132012
 

Linen is one of the old­est fab­rics in the world and traced back to 8000BC in Switzer­land. It is pro­duced from the Flax plant tra­di­tion­ally from West­ern Europe. The high­est qual­ity Linen comes from Ire­land, Bel­gium and Italy how­ever, now France, Ger­many, Den­mark, Nether­lands, Spain, Britain, India and USA pro­duce linen of equal qual­ity. It is light­weight, breath­able and durable, requir­ing far less main­te­nance than cot­ton and silk. It’s also a great insu­la­tor mak­ing it ideal in kitchens near hot objects or curtains.

To pro­duce linen for uphol­stery pur­poses requires quite a com­plex process which is depen­dent on just the right har­vest­ing con­di­tions. This is also the rea­son why it is often expensive.

Linen is a ‘must have’ clas­sic in any inte­rior. When it’s used indoors for home fur­nish­ings it is one of the most beau­ti­ful, lux­u­ri­ous fab­rics. Ver­sa­tile and unde­mand­ing, Linen can be used just as eas­ily in con­tem­po­rary inte­ri­ors as indus­trial, rus­tic or traditional.

It can add instant integrity to a space — Def­i­nitely worth the price.

Linen

Source: zeit.de

Linen

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Decorex Joburg | Part 2

Aug 122012
 

For those of you who missed Part 1 of our Decorex adven­ture, Decorex is the largest décor & design show in South­ern Africa, fea­tur­ing the lat­est on the local and inter­na­tional front.  Today we have some more of the fab­u­lous items & designs exhib­ited at this year’s Decorex Joburg in the 2nd part of our post.

Tex­tiles & Linen

 Decorex

Her­tex Fab­rics’ stand with some of their new ranges on dis­play.  Her­tex is launch­ing no fewer than 45 new ranges this year.

Decorex

100% Linen with a sil­ver Foil print from the Van­ity Range by Her­tex Fab­rics.  I absolutely fell in love with the look and feel!

Beau­ti­ful bed linen and unique scat­ter cush­ions by Anne Colle.

Clas­sic Stripes, Burlap and Typog­ra­phy at Clas­sic Bond

Fur­ni­ture

TradeS­e­cret buys “can­celled orders” and offers it to the pub­lic at a dis­counted rate.  On dis­play was hand­crafted French oak cab­i­nets & dressers, 100% nat­ural linen sofas and tex­tiles and a huge “got to have” oak indus­trial style side­board.  No longer a trade secret!

The “Con­tem­po­rary Coun­try” dis­play by Entrepo.  The name itself is derived from early 18th cen­tury French, mean­ing ‘to store’, ‘among’, or ‘to place’.  The place to find unique decor items, their felt run­ner is hand­made from 100% wool.  The size of the indi­vid­ual fibres are roughly as thick as a fin­ger!  It has to be seen as the image sim­ply doesn’t do it justice.

Sus­tain­able Design

RAW offers designs in sus­tain­ably sourced, engi­neered mate­ri­als.   Ikonik™ is their take on the tra­di­tional steel locker, pro­duced exclu­sively from Finnish Birch Ply­wood (even the hinges).  It has become a very pop­u­lar must-have object.

Bam­boo fibre home prod­ucts offer a fresh and styl­ish solu­tion for peo­ple wo want to live a green lifestyle.  Made mainly out of bam­boo pow­der, it is sold by Bam­boo Fibre Table­ware.

Walls & All

Fresh ideas to cre­ate a per­son­alised, unique inte­rior.  These gor­geous wall pan­els are avail­able from What Works Design.

Exquis­ite is the only way to describe these tiles from Shell Shock Design.  As well as fresh­wa­ter and wild sea Mother of Pearl, they incor­po­rate all kinds of nature into our prod­ucts: plants, shells, peb­bles, semi-precious stones, even beans.  The mother of pearl is cut into chip sizes which are secured to Mesh, Acrylic, Alu­minium Hon­ey­comb Board or Mag­ne­sium Board.  Options include Capiz Shell Dec­o­ra­tive Pan­els, Shell Lam­i­nates, stun­ning Mosaic Tile Designs and Wallpaper/Border Strips.

The Luxe Factor

Vic­to­rian is not my usual style, but this bath­room by Vic­to­rian Side Bath­rooms are the ulti­mate in luxe.  Vic­to­rian Side Bath­rooms are renowned for bath­rooms of time­less ele­gance.  The high­est atten­tion to detail with only the best fit­tings, much thought has been given to the lay­out and the ulti­mate sen­sory experience.

I could spend extended time in a bath­room like this…

 

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Trend Watch: Flooring

Jul 172012
 

If you’re look­ing for a floor­ing solu­tion but can’t find any­thing that is ‘quite’ right why not check out these fab­u­lous car­pet tiles by Flor.  There are heaps of pat­terns and solid colours to choose from, enabling you to cre­ate your own cus­tom rugs, run­ners or wall to wall in any shape or size.

I was pleas­antly sur­prised by the beau­ti­ful tex­tures, not to men­tion the end­less pos­si­bil­i­ties this offers.  Car­pet tiles have come a long way from those I remem­ber as a child.

 

Image 1: blog.lifeinstyle.com.au

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Trending: iKat

Jun 252012
 

The pop­u­lar­ity of Ikat tex­tiles in home decor and inte­rior design this year, is hard to ignore. This global pat­tern is appear­ing every­where from rugs to fur­ni­ture and in accessories.

The word Ikat (pro­nounced “ee-cot”) means “to tie” or “to bind” and comes from the unique method of man­ual weav­ing that cre­ates the iconic pat­tern. It requires first tying off the warp or weft threads in bun­dles before resist dye­ing them. The cloth is then later weaved together on a loom using a weft, warp, or dou­ble Ikat method. Orig­i­nat­ing in South­east Asia, ikat fab­rics can be extremely ornate and intri­cate, often fea­tur­ing detailed designs or larger pic­tures. In mod­ern times, the motif is cre­ated through either woven or print­ing meth­ods, and is read­ily avail­able in any color palette of choice.

With so many excit­ing pat­tern vari­ants and col­ors to choose from, your ikat options are end­less! Start with some­thing sub­tle like a throw pil­low or dec­o­ra­tive bowl or dive in head first with wall­pa­per, bed­ding, an uphol­stered chair or sofa. Ikat looks glam­orous but never looses its bold play­ful­ness. Enjoy these beau­ti­ful & unex­pected ways to incor­po­rate it into your home!

Source: absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.ca

Source: decor4all.com

Source: bhg.com

 

Addi­tional sources: bhg.com; merrimentstyle.com

Clinton Friedman floor cushions

Jun 212012
 

Clin­ton Fried­man floor cush­ions are bold, big, beau­ti­ful and comfy…

A Floor cush­ion can func­tion as a chair, a footrest, a side table or even a back rest if you’re sit­ting on the floor — an incred­i­bly ver­sa­tile item. Cou­ple this adapt­abil­ity with the sheer beauty of these floor cush­ions, by designer Clin­ton Fried­man, and you have a must-have prod­uct for any space.

Clin­ton is pri­mar­ily a pho­tog­ra­pher and the cubes fea­ture his strik­ing pho­tographs of flow­ers, foliage, insects and sea shells. His con­nec­tion with nature runs deep and he has a nat­ural curios­ity that is closely attuned to the del­i­cacy and com­plex­ity found in our nat­ural world. Clin­ton cap­tures his uniquely per­sonal per­cep­tions on cam­era and trans­lates them into beau­ti­ful prod­ucts for the home.

Every clin­ton­fried­man image is a cel­e­bra­tion of life; bold, graphic, indi­vid­ual, absolute and hon­est. His work glows with an affec­tion towards his sub­ject matter.

The big, bold botan­i­cal images com­ple­ment the range of home­ware he has become renowned for.  The range includes cush­ions, umbrel­las and wallpaper.  ‘The idea behind the floor cush­ions was to cre­ate a prac­ti­cal indoor and out­door foot rest or seat, ideal for TV rooms, kids’ rooms and out­door areas includ­ing around the pool,’ explains Clinton.

You can view the range at clintonfriedmancollections.com. His prod­ucts are also stocked in Wey­landts stores nation­wide and retail for R1 650.

 Be sure to also have a look at his Graphic Botan­i­cal Print Collection

 

source: houseandleisure.co.za; clintonfriedmancollections.com

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