Galleries: Trends & Inspirations
Highlights from the London Design Festival
The elegance of the Drummonds Single Chessleton Light with an antique conical shade was a standout for me. The brass detailing and pared-down lines of a classic piece brings a timeless and relatable modernity. – discovered at Decorex by designer Regina Sturrock
Bringing in a layer of history can elevate a space. The porthole bath by The Water Monopoly is an original French double-ended bath with a painted iron exterior and carved feet. This piece would be ideal in a bath with seaside views. – discovered at The Water Monopoly by designer Regina Sturrock
This French 19th-century patisserie’s table would be a beautiful addition to a modern kitchen. It could serve as an island for baking or could simply serve as a lovely statement piece that could hold a collection of beautiful crystal. I love the classic Carrara marble top on heavy scrolled iron. It’s a piece of history that I would welcome into my home to tell its story. – discovered at Lorford’s Antiques by designer Regina Sturrock
England is clearly the land of the bathtub and luxurious scale and finishes, like this deep blue on cast iron at Drummond’s, definitely stopped me in my tracks. – designer Maureen Coates
Another luxury bath highlight was our event at Water Monopoly in North London. The company works with leading British faucet manufacturers but also sources antique bath fixtures, like this amazing marble sink, and refinishes them. – designer Maureen Coates
Another big trend in all areas of design was a return to Art Deco inspiration. Perrin and Rowe (sold in the USA through ROHL) was a perfect example. I loved the platinum finish. – designer Maureen Coates
Kitchen and bath design is not a primary focus at London Design Festival, but we definitely spotted a number of pieces that caught our attention. One such showstopper was the copper and olive wood complete kitchen as island with sink, cooktop and storage by Casa Matera from Southern Italy. Integrated into the piece is open olive wood shelving for storage, a small refrigerator behind copper door, a copper sink and a copper cooktop by Ilve. – discovered by Veronika Miller, CEO and editor at Modenus.com and founder of BlogTour and Designhounds
Also from the Design in South Italy collection was a dresser unit that opened up into a full kitchen, including convection cooktop, oven, sink and fridge. – discovered by our Designhound and kitchen designer Richard Anuszkiewicz
A dinner event in London introduced the team of “hounds” to Fameed Khalique, a London-based distributor of luxury surface materials. Fameed sources materials, including tile, stone, wood, metals and textiles, from artisans around the world and offers a buying service for design professionals with worldwide shipping. Plans to open a NYC-based showroom are under way.