The retro trend shows no signs of cooling off – quite the opposite! In 2011, we love things retro, calling on 50s and 70s mainly it seems, but all decades from 70s and further back are having a groovy revival. One single retro detail (like a vintage radio, retro phone, etc), some pices of retro [...]
This spring I’m in love with beige. The New White. So sad it has such a ‘beige’ name, because with this colour in home decor, things aren’t automaticly weak and dull – quite the opposite: beige actually has more spirit than white (what colour hasn’t?!), it’s earthy and pleasant; it’s the ideal backdrop to many [...]
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Hello from London! Now both trendey-eds are gathered and yesterday we went for some antiques shopping. Here’s a brief report from trendey’s favourite: Crystal Palace Antiques. This South London haven has four floors of antiques for sale. Everything from Victorian and country chic to ultracool retro classics. I wanted all their original Eames chairs!! And [...]
..is how Victoria Smith of fantastic blog sfgirlbybay describes her interior design style. In an interview at the newly launched online magazine Rue (check it out, it’s a good read!), Victoria shared images of her new house along with decorating tips. When talking about the decor style of her new home, here some of what she [...]
The Swedish home textile chain Hemtex recently relaunched after a total makeover. Market share had decreased and target group analysis said costumers want trends, fashion and emotional values in home textile. So the company hired ad agency åkestam.holst to create their new trendy expression. Now when the aim is to be at the forefront of [...]
The flip clock was apparently first invented back in the 1950s by Italian architect Gino Valle. It’s an analogue clock which, instead of levers showing the time on a clockface, uses little flip cards to show time digitally. These clocks were very popular in the 1970s but then went out of fashion as the technology [...]
The mid-century modern style is hugely popular right now and rightly so in my opinion. It’s astonishing how many great and iconic chairs in particular were designed around the mid-century, and especially by Scandinavian designers! Produced since 1950, the Wishbone chair by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner is one such great chair which I think looks just [...]
