STYLE & SHOPPING
Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home
EDITED BY KIERA BUCKLEY-JONES & CAROLINE WHEATER
Folk tale
The interior designers behind Studio HÁM are brother and sister Tom and Kate, whose style combines antique furniture and classic upholstery in modern colour palettes. For their first foray into wallpaper they have collaborated with Dado Atelier on four designs that reference motifs found in folk art.
Cabin Stripe in Rust, pictured, is £165 per m.
dadoatelier.com
Frill seekers
Add a touch of romance to plain duvet covers with a delicate frill. The Provence pillowcases from Sukun are made from 100 per cent cotton, surplus factory fabric and finished in a dusky-pink trim. £55 per pair.
sukun.co.uk
What to Buy Now JIM PARTRIDGE PIECES
Philip Smith, Lyon & Turnbull
In our last Modern Made sale, we offered 22 lots by the Shropshire-based artist cabinetmaker, Jim Partridge (1953-), including some cutting-edge pieces made for British textile artist Ann Sutton in the 1980s. Double Seat, c1984, a two-seat plank bench made from saw-cut scorched green oak – Partridge’s signature material – sold for £5,040, while a warped stool, also 1984, made £3,024. The maker recently described these pieces as pioneers of ‘a new language of woodworking’, adding: ‘Their surface texture comes straight from the saw milling.’ An egg rack and a toast rack sold for £819 and £693 respectively, while six turned bowls were bought for £1,764. Jim’s work is already in the V&A, the Fitzwilliam Museum and Manchester Art Gallery.
BLUE BEAUTY
Lapicida’s Maiolica Blue collection captures the timeless and vibrant designs of traditional majolica pottery, as well as its practicality. The method involves coating pre-fired clay with opaque base glazes, onto which bright designs are then painted before a second firing. The result is a glossy and water-resistant surface, ideal for kitchens and bathrooms. £94.80 per sq m.
lapicida.com
Cabinets of curiosity
Furniture maker Alfred Newall, known for his signature bobbin furniture, has released Astra, a collection comprised of a bookshelf, bedside table, cabinet, and console table inspired by the classic architecture of 18th-century Holkham Hall in Norfolk. Reeding, fluting and turned oak legs give these pieces an elegant look, in a range
