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A new elegant yet understated range of glass pendant lamps designed by Young & Battaglia. A classic tapered form, and charming compact proportions, 'Kiki' is designed for hanging over dining tables, counter tops and breakfast bars. The 'Kiki' lamp is available in a selection of colourful transparent tinted glass and opaque mirrored glass with metallic [...]

Tea with... Michael Banks Michael Banks is a photo-artist with a reputation for cool innovative artwork for hotels. His art is regularly specified for Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, Ritz Carlton, Fairmont and Intercontinental Hotels, from New York to Los Angeles. What’s the best thing about your job? I get to spend my life creating Art! And I can live [...]

João Figueiredo is a Portugese painter and graphic designer whose work has been widely acclaimed in Portugal and worldwide. Joao originally worked in design and started painting in 2000. In 2004 he received the “Prize Nadir Afonso” at the Estoril Contemporary Art Fair. What’s the best thing about your job?The best thing is to [...]

Kirin Young is a graphic designer and artist based in Bangkok, Thailand. What’s the best thing about your job? Working on jobs that are never the same, seeing and collecting new ideas and inspiring thoughts from working with a variety of personalities. The feeling when the job is done is the best feeling in the world, a sense of satisfaction and [...]

Image Credit How to Wallpaper a Chimney Breast Applying wallpaper to a chimney breast might seem challenging, but it’s actually a lot easier than you might expect and there’s no real special technique to it. However, that’s typically only the case with regular plain wallpapers and if you’re using something that has a unique pattern or style [...]

As long as there has been art, there has been bas-relief.The idea of the focus of a piece being raised from its background goes as far back as Ancient Egypt, Greece and the Romans. But now, one modern artist is bringing it back. Goga Tandashvili's bas-relief works blend the vision of modern art with the sculpture and depth of an [...]