Currently, I’m exploring service environments, comparing and analysing those that feel good with those that might not. I couldn’t help but notice a few instances where the intrusive nature of advertising either contributes to unnecessary […]
How Location, History and Art help create design identity.
The tone for casual dining in the UK was set by Peter Boizot in 1965, when Pizza Express (owning the first pizza oven in London) opened its fashionable doors with decor by artist Enzo Apicella. […]
How Passion + Collaboration create Brand Personality. Coffee Shop Design…
It’s taken a while, but the independendent coffee shop scene is starting to warm up in Cheltenham. My new favourite has individually designed spaces at The Find, inside a Regency town house, providing happy gorgeous […]
Coherent design & the importance of theme
THE FEATHERED NEST, PART ONE Under the spell of Amanda and Tony Timmer, a historic malt house overlooking the endless Evenlode valley has been nurtured and reimagined into an incredible comfortable country inn. Honouring the […]
Meeting with visual thinkers | Wayne Maxwell
Curious about spaces that feel right, and the people behind them, I set out to understand what makes a visual person tick. Is it an inate ability, a nurtured form of thinking, or is environment […]
Q&A with Jordan Littler | Brasserie Blanc
Raymond Blanc is turning heads on the Thames Pathway with his first riverside Brasserie Blanc which opened in London last summer. Designer Jordan Littler created a sexy interior on the ground floor of a luxury apartment […]
Enhancing guest experience through reinventing spaces. In conversation with The Old Stocks Inn
Mooch around in the historic square of Stow-on-the-Wold, and you’ll be glad to stumble across the re-invented Old Stocks Inn, inspired by the ancient wooden stocks that still stand today. Hotel owner Jim Cockell and Interior […]
Daylesford | Flower & Garden Shop Design
Designed by Spencer Fung Shopping for flowers has come quite a way since the 80’s highstreet formats, becoming lifestyle destinations in their own right. The NEW Daylesford garden shop on it’s HQ farm in The Cotswolds […]
The Holy Grail of Cotswold Style..
May 2017 A flurry of activity at Daylesford during Spring 2017, and my eye is on the bounty of rustic antique charm in the newly appointed ‘Home’ area now in the Dovecote barn […]
The Porch House | Designed by Brakspear’s Stephanie Dennett
The Porch House was an extensive renovation project that honoured the building’s history (reportedly the oldest Inn in England) and its setting in the Cotswold town of Stow on the Wold. The building now provides […]