Bargain Hunt is a British institution, entertaining audiences for over 20 years, and encouraging us to look for diamonds in the rough at antique fairs and shops across the country.
Author: Louise Sinclair (Louise Sinclair)
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At Home with Art – Olivia de Fayet, Fanny Saulay with Marie Vendittelli
A work of art—whether it is unexpected, groundbreaking, or one of a kind—can personalise your interior and transform it into a home like no other.
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The Great British Sewing Bee: The Modern Wardrobe – Juliet Uzor
Discover how one pattern could become three different looks through a series of simple alterations. The 28 projects in this book will help you gain confidence as you learn how to make clothes you love and cherish.
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THE STONE CIRCLE EXPERIENCE AT STONEHENGE
Visiting Stonehenge, and uncovering the story of this World Heritage Site is always special, but going inside the stones as part of The Stone Circle Experience makes your visit even more memorable.
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Interview with Gesa Hansen, Estelle Marandon, Charlotte Huguet authors of Coming Home to Nature: The French Art of Countryfication
Coming Home to Nature is a wonderful book, how did you create it working as a team? When all three of us met in the countryside a year and a half ago, the idea of writing a book about urban migration and a new lifestyle came up quickly; we realised that we were part of a...
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Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure – Esme Young
To any self-respecting sewing fan, Esme Young needs no introduction. The diminutive judge of The Great British Sewing Bee has a sharp eye for a wonky seam, and an even sharper eye for a good necklace. Her life, in many ways, is the story of post-war Britain.
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William Morris (Victoria and Albert Museum)
A pioneer of the Arts & Crafts Movement, William Morris (1834–1896) is one of the most influential designers of all time. Morris turned the tide of Victorian England against an increasingly industrialized manufacturing process towards a rediscovered respect for the skill of the maker. Morris’s whole approach still resonates today, and his designs are popular...
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Boy in a China Shop: Life, Clay and Everything Keith Brymer Jones
Ballet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown. How did all that happen?
By accident mostly. But I always say we make our own luck. What if an art teacher hadn’t given me a lump of clay? What if the band had been really successful?
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1950s Fashion Print – Marnie Fogg
Description:
An essential sourcebook of prints from a key fashion decade.
The 1950s was the decade when an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. Showcasing hundreds of print designs, this book celebrates the heyday of postwar fashion design.
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Exploring beautiful Buildings
Many of us have a love and a fascination with beautiful buildings but what about the younger generation?
Developing creativity and a curious mind is so important and while children will be encouraged to catch up on more academic subjects in school, it is also vital to their futures that their creativity is also stimulated.
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Interview with Marin Montagut – AUTHOR OF TIMELESS PARIS
Plunging back into nineteenth-century Paris was absolutely magical. It was like taking a journey back in time, in which I was able to open secret doors to a forgotten Paris. To discover ateliers hidden at the back of Parisian courtyards like a treasure hunt across Paris.
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Timeless Paris: Ateliers – Emporiums – Savoir Faire by Marin Montague
Artist and designer Marin Montagut takes readers inside his favourite quintessentially Parisian locations, seemingly untouched by time, that provide rich creative inspiration.
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Design Secrets – Adding Character and Style to an Interior to Make it Your Own – Kit Kemp
Design Secrets is a unique, lively and informative masterclass which will become your touchstone for top tips, do’s and don’ts and creative projects to add a fresh and exciting feel to your living space. It even has its own colouring-in book to explore new colour ideas.
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Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom – Phaidon Editors
A comprehensive and sumptuous survey that celebrates the beauty and appeal of flowers throughout art, history, and culture
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Interview with Emma Weeks, Owner of The Treasure Trove Interiors
It was really a long-anticipated change in lifestyle that inspired me and my husband Christian to set up The Treasure Trove Interiors. Having moved from London down to Brighton in 2010, I managed the commute back to the City for a couple of years and over that time, began planning the change in career from Office Manager, to running my own furniture business.
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Big Stitch Quilting – A practical guide to sewing and hand quilting 20 stunning projects by Carolyn Forster
Description: Create nine stunning quilts and eleven desirable gifts using contemporary big-stitch quilting. Big stitches sewn by hand lend an irresistibly tactile quality and visual style to quilts and other items, as well as being meditative and relaxing to sew. Each of the 20 stylish projects in this book is quilted using a range of...
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Interview with Maxine Hall & Paula Moss of Blackpop
We are delighted to have the opportunity to interview Maxine Hall and Paula Moss, Designers and Directors of Blackpop.
What inspired you to create Blackpop?
Blackpop was a midlife plunge into the unknown for me.
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Al Fresco Living
Picture the scene, a beautiful table setting, birdsong in the background, the sun setting and delicious food laid out on the table surrounded by the smiling and happy faces of friends and family. As we start to have more freedoms, there are more opportunities to create evenings like this. If Covid-19 has taught us anything...
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The Great British Sewing Bee: The Techniques
All the Essential Tips, Advice and Tricks You Need to Improve Your Sewing Skills, Whatever Your Level The Great British Sewing Bee Description The BBC primetime series The Great British Sewing Bee, is back.
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Green Home – The Joy of Living with Plants – Anders Røyneberg
Description: Living with plants can enliven and enrich your surroundings, promoting feelings of relaxation and well-being. But where to start with curating that vital indoor collection? Green Home features all the green plants Anders has collected in his own apartment of 50 square meters – over 100 plants – and how this inspires him towards...