Here - Design Centre Chelsea Harbour

This
season...
it’s all about fin
ding your
personal style. F
asten your
seatbelt; our de
finitive guide
will help you nav
igate the
way ahead.
Clockwise:
Chain link:
The Silk Gallery.
Fabric: Jim
Thompson at
Fox Linton.
Wallpaper:
Phillip Jeffries by
Jason D’Souza.
Fabric: Lelievre.
Cabinet: Decorus.
Pendant lights:
Anna Casa
Interiors.
Design Centre
Chelsea Harbour
loves...
the spirit of
individuality, a new
optimism and the
confident use of colour.
Let them all in, in all
their spring/summer
glory.
Clockwise: Rug: Top Floor Rugs/Wood.
Vase: Porta Romana. Folded fabrics:
Robert Allen. Fabric: Etamine at
Zimmer + Rohde.
All Bright Now
This is not the time to be shy. Colour makes
a spectacular entrance, with an emphasis
on paintbox primaries and bold
colour-blocking. Think a
tempting bag of
Haribo sweets,
not new wave.
Moody Blues
Clockwise: Stool:
David Seyfried
Ltd. Fabric on
chairs: Lelievre.
Tiles: Via Arkadia
(Tiles). Fabric
on chair: Jim
Thompson at Fox
Linton. Wallpaper:
Harlequin. Fabric:
Harlequin
Spring’s new colour charge exudes
bravado and joie de vivre.
And boy, have we missed
it. Meet this season’s
premier league colour
striker. From cerulean
and cornflower to ink and aqua,
hear the style savvy chant ‘blue is the
colour’.
‘Blue has alway
s been a staple
in the Stark
colour ranges, co
mplemented by
recent arrivals
including midni
ght blue and blue
Judy Afia, Manag
black.’
er, Stark Carp
et
‘Anouska’s provocative patterns
and powerful colour
palette are so this season: they
work together in a glorious
bohemian fusion, deliberately
clashing and harmonising at
the same time.’ Claire Vallis, Design
Director, Har
lequin
Clockwise from top left: Fabric: Thibaut at
The Bradley Collection. Fabric: Etamine at
Zimmer + Rohde. Fabric on cushions and chair:
Baker Lifestyle at GP&J Baker. Carpet: Tai Ping
Carpets. Fabric: Holland & Sherry at Lelievre.
Carpet: Stark Carpet. Fabrics: Tissus d’Hélène.
Lamp: JVB Furniture Collection.
‘What we do is
driven by the
designers we
work with. W
e offer
them total free
dom in colour,
texture and st
yle. Making th
e
best leather in
the world from
our collection
, or bespoke…
is our
passion.’
Chain
Reaction
With just a hint of the
Seventies, links and trellis
are the new geometrics.
More fluid and softly
spoken this time they’re
just right for a
contemporary
look. Watch out,
too, for small
scale repeats
that echo the
inside of book
jackets.
Echo Mackenz
ie,
Edelman Leat
her
‘After loud, ov
ersized
designs there’
s an
appetite for a
quieter,
smaller patter
n to cover all
four
walls and even
ceilings. Like
a
precious jewel
box lined wit
h secret
linings, they
provide an in
teresting
backdrop to st
art layering th
e rest
of the room.’
Des
igner, Neisha
Clockwise: (In picture: Wallpaper: Neisha
Crosland at Turnell & Gigon. On Chair: Finial:
Bryony Alexander at David Seyfried Ltd.
Bottle: Evitavonni. Sculpture: Porta Romana.
Fabrics: Galbraith & Paul at Tissus d’Hélène.
Chair: Fox Linton. Tile: Ann Sacks). Chair &
Table: Glyn Peter Machin. Carpet: Tai Ping
Carpets.Wall Light: Remains Lighting. Fabric:
Robert Allen. Wallpaper: Thibaut at The
Bradley Collection. Hardware: SA Baxter
Crosland
Back
to the Future
Bold patterns pull off a stunning comeback with statement
making motifs. Architectural, retro or nostalgic? It’s up to
you. This interior lexicon taps into our growing confidence
to have homes that we
love, are
different
and reflect
who we are.
Clockwise: Jocelyn Warner at Henry Bertrand. Fabric: Pierre Frey.
(In picture: Fabric (back of chair): Jagtar at Brunschwig & Fils, Baker Lifestyle
at GP&J Baker. (Seat of chair): Thom Filicia at Kravet London, Brunschwig &
Fils, Hertex at Henry Bertrand and Jim Thompson at Fox Linton. Wall light:
Bella Figura. Console: Porta Romana). Carpet: Stark Carpet. Fabric: Sanderson
Metal
Detector
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Clean lines and strong
shapes still prevail, but
there’s a new desirability
with the introduction of
metallics. Often with a rough
luxe or handcrafted
finish, they work
best combined
with their more
confident colour
counterparts.
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To create these images for Zoffany, I first made my
paper with a very soft surface and no bleach or
designs on paper, in pencil. Then I laid my piece of
oxidants in it. Before printing it is soaked in water
Perspex over the top of my drawing and incised
for approx fifteen minutes, then taken out and
the marks into the plastic with a drypoint tool,
the surface blotted dry. It is then fed through
a tiny diamond set into the tip of a drawing pen.
the press with the inked plate at high pressure.
Using a variety of pressures applied and varying
The dampness of the paper makes it very soft
the angle at which I made the incisions I could
and pliable and as it goes through the press it is
get lighter or darker marks and create a sense of
squeezed into all the tiny troughs, recesses and
depth and tone.
burrs on the plate to take up the print mark. Even
the finest scratch on a plate can show in a print
Once the plate was completely scratched I
depending on the sensitivity of the inking and
then wiped thick oily ink into it. At first the
wiping up of the plate.
ink is applied densely all over the plate, then,
intaGlio PrintMaKinG
very delicately it is wiped off leaving ink in all
The material that is used for a drypoint plate
Some of Zoffany’s new
wallpapers were created
using the drypoint intaglio
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printmaking technique.
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The result? A slightly
fuzzy line with a painterly quality. Previous
masters include Rembrandt and Albrecht Dürer.
Intaglio is the method of printmaking where
throws up a rough ridge (the burr) along the
the ink is wiped into recesses or troughs on
incised line. The plate is then covered with
the plate. This is in contrast to relief printing
a layer of printing ink and with a bundle of
where it is the raised surfaces that are inked up
muslin or tarlatan and tissue paper, it is wiped
for printing.
back until the ink collects in the grooves and
on the burrs. Lastly, the print is transferred to
Drypoint is one of the oldest and simplest
paper and the typical fuzzy drypoint lines are
forms of intaglio printmaking. This method
left behind.
of printing is easily recognised from the
slightly fuzzy lines that are left behind on the
The effect of the drypoint line was first fully
paper, resulting in an almost painterly quality.
exploited by the 15th century Master of the
Traditionally, a design is scratched onto a
Amsterdam Cabinet active from c.1470-1500.
polished copper plate using a sharp, hard
Other masters in the use of drypoint were
needle. In this case the more contemporary
Rembrandt, who combined this technique with
medium of Perspex was used. This process
other graphic art methods, and Albrecht Durer.
the recesses and burrs. This takes a practised
is quite soft otherwise it would be impossible
sensitivity of touch and every printmaker will
to incise by hand. Thus, the copper or Perspex
have their own individual method of doing this,
wears down after a few prints and the nature
producing distinctly individual prints. You can
of the print achieved therefore changes. From
remove as much or as little ink as you want and
one copper plate it is usual to achieve only
create an almost infinitely varying range of light to
5-10 impressions whereas Perspex will only last
dark prints from the same plate. For each design
for about 5 prints before the image begins to
I produced several different impressions and the
deteriorate.
Zoffany studio were able to choose which one
they preferred to work from.
I have been working as an artist and printmaker
I have a small etching press in my studio in Sussex,
great deal of practise that really sensitive drypoint
which I used to make the prints. It is about
prints can be achieved, however, the beauty of the
for the past six years and it is only through a
seventy years old, and has come to me through
technique is that even a true beginner can achieve
the hands of several other printmakers through
something interesting and credible at a first
the years. The paper used is specialist, handmade
attempt. As they say, practice makes perfect.
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Clockwise: Console:
Villiers at Lelievre.
Fabric and chain
link: The Silk Gallery.
Bath: Victoria + Albert
Baths. Fabric: Lizzo.
Fabric: Christian.
Fischbacher.
Wallpaper: Cole & Son.
Mirror: JVB Furniture
Collection.
Victoria + Albert Baths
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‘We’ve invited metall
ics into the bathroom
by finishing the elega
nt white Toulouse
bath in a real, distre
ssed metal coating,
reinventing the look
of luxury traditional.
Edward Taylor, Head
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of Prod
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Tai Ping Carpets
was launched in 1956
to preserve China’s
centuries-old carpet
making traditions. By
owning and operating
its own factories today,
highly skilled teams
oversee every step from
yarn spinning to dyeing,
tufting and finishing.
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Originally developed by geologists
to send strata samples overseas,
Stoneplex wall
coverings by
Architects
Papers are
laser cut
directly
from
quarries
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and webbacked.
Available in
2.8m rolls at Altfield.
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Armani/Casa, Giorgio Armani’s vision
for the home, is undeniably sophisticated.
Expect sleek furniture, fabrics and
accessories in a dramatic new space.
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Looking for chic patterns
bursting with vitality?
Dedar is opening its own
stand-alone showroom in
summer 2011.
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Sonriza Print
phoneTiC sohn-reé-zah print
US Price $52.00
canadian $65.00
For six generations, Swiss family-run
Christian Fischbacher has built
a worldwide reputation for innovative
textiles. The bedlinen range, too, is
characterised by creative designs on
cotton and silk.
sku numbers & Colorways
174240 – marine and pool
174241 – Orange
174242 – Java
174243 – black
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18"
52"
100% acrylic
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design inspiraTion
This dramatic full-width print was adapted from Trina’s apparel
collection and features a striped pattern arranged in a spiraling,
circular design.
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Ships Ahoy
There’s a beguiling
authenticity to Davey
Lighting. Uncompromising,
yet well-turned out, the
designs echo its marine
heritage. Available at
Original BTC.
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Stars &
Stripes
Fashion
designer
Trina
Turk’s
vibrant
outdoor
textiles
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provide
a burst of Californian sunshine
to Schumacher’s collections
(available at Turnell & Gigon).
New fabrics by US interior
designer Thom Filicia, who
includes Jennifer Lopez amongst
his celebrity clients, brings an
easy glamour to Kravet London.
Sunglass Print
US Price $48.00
canadian $60.00
sku numbers & Colorways
174290 – Parrot
174291 – Citron
174292 – Orange
174293 – Pool
174294 – charcoal
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prinTed in
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25 1/4"
27"
100% acrylic
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FIRST CLASS The 150th anniversary
of Morris & Co is big news this year.
Sanderson is paying homage to
founder
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William
Morris
with
vintage
fabrics
and even
the Royal
Mail is
issuing
special
stamps.
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design inspiraTion
adapted from a design discovered in Trina’s vintage collection,
this bold one-color print of circles draws its inspiration from
connecting oversized sunglasses, revealing a thoroughly
modern outdoor pattern.
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Swarovski Elements
present their first wallpaper
collection. Technological
innovation was developed to
achieve subtle brilliance as
crystals were applied directly
during printing. Available at
Fox Linton.