Home Office Charm

Lakeside Photo inspo

I’ve always loved those American films that feature a beautiful house by the lake. Films like, On Golden Pond, What about Bob, The Lake House and Cape Fear. I was recently reminded of my fantasy of experiencing a break by the lake and log cabin living last week, because my 9 to 5 took me to the lake region of New Hampshire USA, for a conference.

Drive by image of lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire

But it wasn’t until I came back that I had an epiphany about my aesthetic values when doing the final tweaks of the photographs.

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Rediscovering Organic & natural

Personal Reflections

I’d been noticing how my eye has been drawn to organic and natural materials recently. Then later discovered that this is not a recent phenomenon. Natural and organic has been the core of my decision making around decor and product design but it sometimes got hidden. This is the story of the uncovering.

Recently I’d been playing with the idea of natural trimmings, naming it, my natural calling while trying to figure out what this means for future designs products and art.

Some of my recent inspirational pieces were the Samuel and Sons jute trimming collection. There is something quite ironic around having the basic and most ancient of materials used in contemporary and extravagantly decorative ways.

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Making a new range of natural empire lampshades with lavish trim trim

Behind the Scenes

This is the new movie going into the shop.

It shows how I make the new shape from start to finish.

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Nashville Tennessee Culture Tour

Personal Reflections

Last week I visited Tennessee USA, to carryout business for my employer. On my rest and travel day I was taken on a tour of Nashville and naturally sought out the art and culture areas. I’m not such a fan of music venues, being from London we get a lot of those around here. Instead I was more intrigued by Belmont and Vanderbilt campus area and the lovely community around there. I went to the Parthenon where they had an artist on show that I have begun to admire because I feel a sense of affinity.