Shot through with lime and set against metallic surfaces, this year lilac is shaking off its dainty associations in favour of a tougher attitude now
WORDS: PHOEBE FRANGOUL
From left Wall painted in ‘Fresh Lilac’, from £21 for 1 litre, Yes Colours (yescolours.com). ‘Aura’ table mirror, approx £58, New Works (newworks.dk). ‘Bernadotte’ French coffee press by Sigvard Bernadotte, £125, Georg Jensen (georgjensen.com). ‘Bon Bon’ glass plate by Helle Mardahl Studio, £282, Selfridges (selfridges.com). ‘Dreamlike’ tumbler £45; ‘Eye Candy’ jug, £85, both by Ornamental by Lameice by Koi Bird (koibird.com). ‘Still’ glass mug, £25 for two, Ferm Living (fermliving.co.uk). Food display stand by Hay, £89, The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk). Pastry selection, from £3.50, Maître Choux (maitrechoux.com) PICTURES: VICTORIA LING STYLING: AMY HEFFERNAN
The inspiration
Candy colours, raw industrial materials and lush plants are the signature elements of Tableau CPH. The Copenhagen-based multidisciplinary studio designs products, spaces and sets, as well as art curation and floral installations. This scene (below), created to showcase Thomas Gayet’s aluminium dining set, is a textbook example of its distinctive style, with lilac walls acting as a soft foil for the uncompromising angular forms and sleek brushed-metallic finish of the table and chairs. The pastel backdrop both complements and contrasts with the metal furniture, while the fresh green of the plants lifts the scheme and sheer curtain panels filter the light. The interplay between different materials and textures – hard and soft, translucent and opaque – and the patisserie-shop colour palette feels fun, fresh and very cool. tableau-cph.com
1 ‘HPP410’ wallcovering, £34 per m, Omexco (omexco.com) 2 ‘Reeds’ wallcovering in ‘Mario Romano’, £427 per sq m, CDUK (cdukltd.co.uk) 3 ‘Acoustic’ wood wool panel in ‘Pale Green’, £98 per m, Baux (baux.com) 4 ‘On the Grid’ fabric’, £113 per m, Perennials (perennialsfabrics.com) 5 ‘Kerastar’ tile in ‘Mustard Matt’, from £142 per sq m, Johnson Tiles (johnson-tiles.com) 6 ‘Lunat’ concrete in ‘Heather’, from £1,440, Kast Concrete Basins (kastconcretebasins.com) 7 ‘Igneous’ wallpaper in ‘Cambrian’, £229 per roll, Custhom (custhom.co.uk) 8 ‘Stellar’ wallcovering from the ‘Metal X’ collection, £75 per m, Arte (arte-international.com) 9 ‘Omeshi’ curtain fabric in ‘0641’, £180 per m, Sahco (sahco.com) 10 Cultured marble surface in ‘Penthouse’, from £387 per sq m, Versital (versital.co.uk) 11 ‘Alabastro 45’ flooring in ‘HW16601’, £94.95 per sq m, Havwoods (havwoods.com/uk) 12 ‘Safetred Universal’ flooring in ‘Zodiac’, £19.99 per sq m, Tarkett (tarkett.co.uk) 13 ‘Polished Sintered Crystal’ surface in ‘Polar White’, £530 per sq m, Magna Glask
