One of my highlights at this year’s Decorex was meeting Nadia-Anne Ricketts, Founder of BeatWoven, who creates amazingly intricate fabrics which are in fact translated refrains from music woven into beautiful yarn.
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The English Group has always kept a scrapbook of resources that we find inspiring. We now include this within our website in the form of a blog and, from now on, will add to it on an ongoing basis. The directory showcases graphic design, art, books, magazines, film and music, photography, portraits, fashion, architecture, interiors, hotels and travel, products & toys - alongside The English Group's own categories, ‘Travelling’ and 'Our Work' (‘Our Print’ and ‘Our Websites’), which illustrate the team's own travels and a full chronological listing of the agency's creative work.
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— de Gournay
de Gournay is a UK based company specialising in handpainted wallpaper, fabrics, furniture and porcelain, inspired by the finest interiors from around the world and still following the tradition dating back to the 17th century.
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— Heavenly Stairway
What a truly exquisite staircase design by Gustave Moreau.
Via: Iain Claridge
— The Wet Room
I am well aware that The English Group blog has been light on architecture and interiors of late, but I find my attention arrested by these two beautifully spartan bathrooms.
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— Trick Mat
Trick Mat, by A.P. Works, is a place mat that creates the optical illusion that your plate, knife and fork are sinking into the table.
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— Liquid Glacial
Zaha Hadid has expanded her Liquid Glacial line and a new collection of pieces by the internationally acclaimed architect has gone on show at the David Gill Gallery, in London, until 4th July 2015.
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— Wesley-Barrell Casebound Brochure
The English Group: Completed Project
We have now received the linen covered casebound version of the Wesley-Barrell brochure which was produced as a small additional run for this handmade furniture business’s export partners (alongside the greater quantity of soft-cover brochures also produced).
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— 48 Pall Mall
The English Group: Completed Project
We’ve just added another new project to our Portfolio page – which you can link to here – for a luxury office development in London’s St James.
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— Wesley-Barrell
The English Group: Completed Project
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— Stork Nest Ceiling
A fascinating ceiling carving of a stork and it’s chic at Rundale’s Palace, Latvia.
Via: Flickr
— 5th Element
The English Group: Completed Project
First look at the new brand identity and a suite of engraved or die-stamped business cards for luxury interior design practise 5th Element.
The cards have been produced in two colour ways using metallic rose gold die-stamping inks and metallic gilt-edging on both white and charcoal grey textured paper stocks.
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— My 16th Century French Castle
I’ve just bought a lottery ticket expressly for the purpose of purchasing this tomorrow as a special birthday treat.
However, if I don’t win and you do have a ton of cash and want to splash out on something a little bit grander than a London penthouse, well, this huge 16th century French chateau has just been listed on the market for $5.7m.
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