You may have heard that pop-up restaurant The Cube by Electrolux is travelling around Europe. So far it has graced the peaks of Milan’s Cathedral, has been perched on top of the Parc du Cinquantiere in Brussels and will land on the roof of the Royal Opera House in Stockholm on 15th June. It will also be coming to London. Cue brass band. On 1st June it will be pitching up at the top of The Royal Festival Hall and here at ACHICA Living we can’t wait to book a seat – not least to enjoy the views over The Thames (aka The Kink'...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
May 11th, 2012
It's always great to find a new place to eat that looks as gorgeous as the food tastes. A friend of mine invited me to have lunch with her at a tea room in Dulwich recently. She told me it was called ‘Le Chandelier’ and it has loads of beautiful vintage chandeliers hanging from the ceiling that you can buy. Now, I love a chandelier. I would have one in every room in my house if my husband would let me, so I was really looking forward to seeing how they made this work in a tea room.
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
May 8th, 2012
ACHICA Living has been in Milan for Design Week 2012 and, despite only having a few days to take in this vast event, managed to get around Salone Internazionale del Mobile (focusing on SaloneSatellite and the Design Halls), two of the key design districts, Ventura Lambrate and Brera, and the Tom Dix...View more
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Posted by Katie Treggiden, Guest Editor, ACHICA Living
April 27th, 2012
It was great to be asked by one of my all-time favourite blogs Apartment Therapy Tech to list the gadgets I use and love. I had lots of fun shooting my favourite gadgets in central London one spring afternoon along with photographer Alex Mackenzie. As a bit of a gadget fan, it was hard to whittle down my favourite gadgets to 10 however. For example, a gadget that didn't make the top 10 list is my trusty MacBook Pro, which I'm tapping away on now and without which I w...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
April 27th, 2012
In the last week, ACHICA Living has been About Town at the inspirational Milan Furniture Fair 2012, aka the Salone Internationale Del Mobile di Milan - an annual fair that showcases the latest in furniture and design around the world. We'll share our low-down from the show on the blog very soon. In the meantime, here are some highlights from another stunning design show that we recently visited - the Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2012, held during the New York Design Festival.
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
April 26th, 2012
Bob Marley was a regular guest, Humphrey Bogart was married there, and John F. Kennedy played in Gramercy Park when his family spent several months at the hotel - the legendary Gramercy Park Hotel on New York’s Lexington Avenue has always been a favourite of actors, artists, writers, intellectuals and fashion designers. ACHICA Living went along to investigate what all the fuss is about…
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Posted by Nina Fitton, Writer, ACHICALiving.com
April 24th, 2012
I’ve always been a bit of a last-minute holiday planner, and when hearing that my boyfriend had never been to Paris – shock horror – I felt an instant need to rectify the situation. I picked up the DK ‘Eyewitness Travel: Top 10 Paris’ because it seemed handbag friendly and concise. It contained enough tips and information to keep us entertained for months, let alone for the two days we’d hastily booked. I’d recommend it as it’s easy to use and the top 10 lists, which feature subjects such ...View more
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Posted by Miranda Mazzarella, Guest Writer, ACHICA Living
April 13th, 2012
Have a sneaky peek inside the magical world of Jonathan Adler at his headquarters in Manhattan. ACHICA Living hangs out with the inspirational Adler – he shows us how to throw a pot, we have a snoop around his bookshelf, admire his manifesto, meet his team and play with five cute Adler office HQ dogs!
‘We believe you should throw out your BlackBerry and go pick some actual blackberries,’ is one of the points on the Jonathan Adler Manifesto on the wall at his New York headquarters. ‘We believe tassels...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
March 29th, 2012
This week ACHICA Living has been on #BlogTourNYC, visiting The Big Apple to check out the delights and bright lights-big city of the New York Design Festival. Blog Tour is the brainchild of Modenus founder Veronika Miller and involves bringing a team of ‘15 influential design and lifestyle bloggers to cities where they’re immersed in the latest exhibitions', with a view to reporting back all the latest finds worldwide.
With an action-packed itinerary, we’ve relentlessly explored the city that never sleeps for the lates...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
March 25th, 2012
The New York Design Festival 2012 kicks off this week and what an inspiring week it promises to be, with a side order of 'awesome' and a double serving of 'ooh that would look fab-u-lous in my living room'. As part of BlogTourNYC, hosted by the wonderful interior design resource that is Modenus, ACHICA Living will be reporting live from New York this week to bring you th...View more
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
March 19th, 2012
