Design
K&C approves Capco’s Earls Court Masterplan
Uber-developer Capital & Counties' ambitious plans for the Earls Court & West Kensington Opportunity Area were approved by The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea last night.
Architect elected Mayor of Bristol; wears red trousers
George Ferguson, the red-trouser-wearing architect, master-planner and demolisher, has triumphed in Bristol's first Mayoral elections, beating Labour's candidate (the odds-on favourite) Marvin Rees by…
Smallbone tastes victory with £110,000 ultimate kitchen
Smallbone of Devizes has triumphed at the 10th annual Designer Kitchen and Bathroom Awards, walking away with the gong for Ultimate Luxury Kitchen Design.
New material for Farrow & Ball founders
Tom Helme and Martin Ephson, the partnership behind posh paint purveyors Farrow & Ball, are back in the interiors game after a six-year break.
Thank God for English Heritage, says William Cash from Upton Cressett in Shropshire
As wind turbines taller than Nelson's Column threaten the setting of his family home in Shropshire, William Cash has mobilised Britain's heritage conservation community to action.
Olympia Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair opens today: 12-18/11/2012
The 22nd Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia opens its doors at 4pm today (Monday), with over 24,000 visitors expected to drop in to see the 130 exhibitors over the next seven days.
House Beautiful Awards 2012
Up-and-coming designer Oliver Hrubiak scooped the inaugural Designer of the Future Award sponsored by Anglian Home Improvements for his Finn chair at this year’s House Beautiful Awards.
Check the fine prints
The chaps behind Chris Beetles Fine Photographs, one of Europe's leading photography galleries, have done something rather clever;
Top 100 Interior Design Blogs
At the last count, there were, approximately, loads of interiors blogs on the internet. Some are wonderful things; most are not.
Londonewcastle acquires in Clerkenwell
Property developer Londonewcastle are set to collaborate with new investor and developer The Third Quarter on a collection of new penthouse apartments in one of Clerkenwell's key buildings.
Interior Designer sued over One Hyde Park fit-out
An architecture and interior design practice is apparently being sued for £300,000 after a project at One Hyde Park allegedly over-ran by ten months.
Branded Developments: The impact of branding on luxury residential developments
A snazzy address or pithy postcode is just not enough: The most successful new luxury developments are creating entire brand experiences, not just homes, for HNW buyers.