Light has been used to bring people together since time immemorial. Tens of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals lit fires in caves, making them sanctuaries of warmth and safety for their communities. Places of worship have traditionally used candlelight to create emotion, drama and solace for their congregations, and candles placed in windows have always […]

In these stressful and uncertain times, animal-free fabric specialist Ultrafabrics has teamed up with New York-based colour expert Kimberle Frost to create a colour palette designed to elicit a sense of mindfulness and calm.   The nine colours from across the Ultrafabrics collection range from biophilic-inspired ‘Eucalyptus’ to soothing, sun-drenched, earthy ‘Monarch’.  Frost has carefully selected […]

With many of us having found ourselves unexpectedly working from home, there’s been little time to consider our lighting set-up. But as we’re trying hard to settle into the rhythm of things, we’re starting to realise what does and doesn’t work in our hastily thrown-together workspace. Whether it be a dedicated home office or makeshift working environment, lighting can […]

To honour International Women’s Day 2020, we are celebrating great women in design.    Alice Rawsthorn Trying to fit all of Alice Rawsthorn’s accomplishments into this post has proven to be challenging so we’ll give you a précis.  We first got to know Alice over 20 years ago in her role as writer for Wallpaper* […]