MORE THAN A TREND: MIXED MATERIALS ‘Trend’ is fast becoming a dirty word. Fickle and fanciful, it alludes to a fast-paced, throwaway approach to design – the antithesis of fashionable term ‘sustainability’. With uncertain times ahead, the idea of the ‘investment piece’ is beginning to dominate our sartorial and interior design decisions with a ‘make […]
Festivities are well underway. We’ve enjoyed (and quickly tired of) heavy snow, indulged in Christmas Jumper Day and shamelessly eaten our body weight in Celebrations (or at least I have)! The tunes are playing on repeat in every department store, on every school run and every office party playlist. Lights are up. ‘Out of office’ notifications […]
Today, we’re talking about one of my favourite subjects ever. GOLD! Not a total surprise, you might think. And you wouldn’t be wrong. It has featured heavily in my ‘New In’ section for some time, in many of my Sarah Mailer Design interior schemes, plus it’s the metal du jour. Having graced both London Fashion […]
EMBRACING ‘EDGE’ ACROSS FASHION AND INTERIORS So you know about Valentino Rockstuds, right? THE must-have shoe of the moment (although, evidently, just one pair of many on my personal ‘lust-list’). Iconic Valentinos are not only deliciously current but brilliantly classic – (I love the courts) – embellished with their infamous pyramid stud. They epitomise […]
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