"Victory in Europe" day was celebrated 8 May 1945 to mark the end of World War II. A flow of celebratory imagery appeared on ceramics, furnishing and dress fabrics, textiles and rugs. Mermaids and dolphins; putti and roses; swags and urns. Villas and houses were...
Finding treasure in the attic doesn't just happen to punters on the Antiques Roadshow. The launch yesterday of Warner Textile Archive's Wendy Bray wallpaper collection (nine designs) at the Fine Cell Work pop-up shop in Mayfair, London, was the result of a rummage...
Fanfare Aaron Copland style please. It's time for your scribe's roll call of favourite carpets, rugs and textiles from Decorex International 2012. (In no particular order.) We Are Front "exceptional rugs" will be opening their London showroom in Spring 2013. At...
Ladurée macarons are delectable twin petite pastry shells of delicately baked almond paste joined by a liminal layer of creamy ganache. The fame of these teatime treats is global. Offered in a range of flavours and corresponding colours, they form an exquisite palette...