Milano è stata fantastica! Or, in other words, we had an amazing time at Milan Design Week! As you can imagine, being at the largest interior design fair in the world not only gave us food for thought, it was a real feast for the eyes - and boy did we dig in. Of course it was a veritable buffet of inspiration, with dish upon delicious dish of tasty technological treats...
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There is nothing that excites me more than chocolate. Combine it with eggs and you can understand why Easter is one of my favourite times of year. So when I heard that London was to have its own Big Egg Hunt you can imagine how happy I was. Ok... so these 200 uniquely crafted eggs aren’t exactly chocolate, but they’ve been created by leading,,,
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Finishing at the Material Lab design resource showroom on Great Titchfield Street as the London Design Festival was in full swing, the Material Lab Roadshow travelled the length of Britain to bring Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol and London the latest in new product concepts, colour trends, textures and design...
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This week, we thought we'd profile a family-owned business founded in 1946 in Sweden. Träullit is a functional, natural material composed of wood and cement which bonds together, making it lightweight, ideal floor cladding, one of its traditional uses...
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Yesterday I went for lunch at Reynolds Café, on busy Charlotte Street in W1. I was greeted by our friend Mr Reynolds, who gave me my usual Reynolds hot chocolate, oozing with delicious mouth-watering cream. As soon as you enter the café you are removed from the busy West End hustle and bustle...
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This was our first year at Mixology Summer Ball – Mix Interior’s annual awards, which celebrates the cream of the industry. Now in its sixth year, the event was staged at Old Billingsgate with a spectacular view over the Thames. Turning up for the party was myself and...
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Last week saw the return of the eagerly awaited Clerkenwell Design Week – back by popular demand for the second year running. And this time round, Material Lab couldn’t resist getting involved with its local neighbours! As it was a new exhibition for us, we wanted to take a fresh approach with our stand...
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As well as our own interactive stand at the recent Clerkenwell Design Week, we also had the pleasure of being part of another project – the ‘Step Inside Bar’. Located in a disused petrol station on Clerkenwell Road, the bar was designed by Giles Miller – a designer we know well here at Material Lab. He chose our Prismatic ceramic tile range in Sunburst Yellow...
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What an interesting mix at the Ideal Home Show this year. Based at Earl’s Court, the building was filled with things that most of us could only ever dream of having and there was enough savvy sales people to fill a stadium, selling all sorts of gizmos and gadgets that could change your life forever.
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