Designer Margo Selby is best known for her three-dimensional fabrics in fashion accessories and homewares including cushions, rugs and wallpapers. She has worked on exclusive creations for The Tate and The British Museum and is a keen promoter of traditional craft. ACHICA Living catches up with Margo to talk top interiors tips, find out which three products she couldn’t live without and she tells us a secret she's never told anyone...
A hot topic in modern design at the moment is landscape architecture with every inch of space around houses, stadium and corporate headquarters being used to promote ecology and green design – these social spaces are becoming an important factor in everyday life, letting us make the most of the areas around us and ultimately doing more to make us feel like our carbon footprint is having a manicure.
Are you a Mad Men fan? If, like us and almost anyone else who's watched the exquisitely observed American drama series, you're in awe of 50 and 60's US style and habits, then you'll love flicking through new coffee table tomes Mid-Century Ads: Advertising from the Mad Men Era by Jim Heimann and Steven Heller. They feature sharp and witty American advertising campaigns created in the 50s and 60s, and cover everything from ads around booze and cigs to that famous Lemon Volkswagen Beetle ad (above)...View more
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
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.
Meet Alison Johnson, who has been described as a modern-day Turner. Her work reflects experiences that explore the ‘power of nature and layers of inter-connectivity, anatomy, mortality and the fragility of life.' She loves to create work that is decorative and surreal, feminine and sometimes sculptural. ACHICA Living catches up with Alison between brush strokes...
Nevermind shop-bought hot-cross buns that go stale the moment you open the wrapping - two for one might seem like a good idea, but it's quality not quantity right? Treat yourself to a delicious bank-holiday brunch this Friday morning and include these authentic home-made hot cross buns from Mary Berry. The recipe screams "fill your home with the gorgeous aroma of freshly baked buns" loud and clear. Enjoy!
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.
When it comes to decorating, designing your child's room can often be one of the most fun tasks. Just an inch of colour here and a cm of imagination there can transform a boring boxy room into a Toy Story dream. If your child hasn't already paved the way with their own demands, eherm, here's a few tips to keep inspire you on your mission to create a fun and practical space that they'll pride in keeping tidy.
To make it easy for children to tidy up their rooms once they've finished playing, ensure storage for books and ...View more
It's an age-old adage that colour cheers up a dull room, but it really does. Just because it's a bit gloomy outside doesn't mean that the inside of your home needs to look like a gloomy weekend in the Arctic circle - a few colourful home accessories here and there can make you feel like you've been transported to a tropical island...well almost. Check out these vibrant home and garden accessories, which are suitably bursting with colour...
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Emily Peck
Emily is the Founding Editor of the blog. Her experience includes writing and styling for Grand Designs, Stuff, Real Homes, Ideal Home, Woman&Home, Wired UK, C4 and the BBC.
Pip McCormac
Guest Editor Pip is the Commissioning Lifestyle Editor for The Sunday Times Style magazine. He's also written for Stylist, Elle Decoration and StyleJunkee.
Emma Morton Turner
Guest Editor Emma has written and styled for Woman&Home, Style At Home, Feel Good Food, Woman and Ideal Home to name a few. She's also fab at making stunning cakes!
David Nicholls
Guest Editor David holds the position of Design Editor at Telegraph Magazine, sourcing stunning homes around the world and reporting back with the best designs from high street to high end.
Zia Allaway
Guest Editor Zia is a gardening expert, author of books including How to Grow Practically Everything and editor of Beautiful Gardens magazine. She also contributes to Homes and Gardens and The Garden Design Journal.
Katie Treggiden
Guest Editor Katie writes award-winning design blog, Confessions of a design geek, and is the author of design book Interviews. She's also a regular contributor to We Heart, Heart Home Magazine and Design Milk.
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