> in the press

Our hot pink Little Ben made it onto the 'Must Haves' page of "Real Life", the Caribbean luxury lifestyle, property and design magazine.

Thanks to Kyle Fulton for the feature.

> new retailer "Dennis & McGregor"

We are thrilled that Dennis & McGregor, a 'design-led products for living' store are the latest retailer to be taking our products.  They have just launched a 'Designer Kids Collection' and are stocking our full product range.

Dennis and McGregor launched in 2009 with the aim of providing high quality design-led products for homes and offices and showcases some of the world most exciting brands in product design. 

Karen - it has been a complete delight speaking with you over the past couple of weeks and we are really looking forward to working with you.

> diary of an interior designer

Having started the kitchen re-design in London (with our Colliss & Quinton Interior Design company), we thought we would create a "Diary of an Interior Designer" section on our blog.  We will add some photos showing the progress, stresses, strains and triumphs and finish with photos of the completed project in mid May.

The flat is Grade 1 Listed and the kitchen (the fifth room we have worked on) is a small, 5 sided room with a fireplace which must remain. It has taken 15 months of planning, meetings with English Heritage, Structural Engineers and Architects... 


No going back now!!!!!

view of the kitchen before works began 

during the rip out (and showing the listed fireplace)

the completely and utterly dreaded gas metre

me having another caffine boost to cope with the stress

... and a 3d rendering of what the finished kitchen will look like!

> new retailer "Funky Lama"

We have our first retailer in Belgium - "Funky Lama".  And our first orders too!

Funky Lama finds things "for hip kids and tendy mamas" and for "all cool kids in your life" and they are taking our collection of WallScenes, Deluxe wallpapers and Wall Stickers.

Looking forward to working with you.

> Highly Commended in the Junior Design Awards 2011!

We absolutely delighted to hear that our Funky Little Darlings Interiors Collection has been "Highly Commended" in the prestigious Junior Design Awards 2011 in the category of Best Interiors Collection/Decor, hosted by Junior Magazine, ‘the worlds finest parenting magazine’. 

The Junior Design Awards are ‘the only awards that recognise excellence in style and design – and everything beautiful in a child’s life’.  We were selected from “hundreds of high-calibre entries” and Junior Magazine emphasised that “it was a challenging prospect to come up with our shortlist and final winners, so many congratulations on your well-deserved success!”

A special 164 page Collectors Edition of Junior Magazine (July issue – on sale June 3rd) will showcase all the award winners and shortlisted products.

We are really proud of this achievement, especially as it is the first time we have entered a Design competition. Thank you Junior!

> the London kitchen interior project has begun

After 15 months of planning, meetings with English Heritage, Structural Engineers and Architects... we have begun works on our clients kitchen, the 5th room in the flat we have designed.

The finished kitchen, will feature bespoke units, Corian worktops, travertine tiling, Amtico flooring, a fabulous Kartell pendant light and the most incredible LED lighting system working on three levels.  

It is also the smallest, most awkward kitchen we have worked on and in the shape of a pentagon!  But is is so going to be the most perfectly formed!!!!!

(3d rendering supplied showing part of the room). 

> Fisherman's Cottage - Coast Magazine

Fisherman's Cottage in Weymouth harbour was photographed today for "Coast" magazine. We completed the interior design for our clients back in May and the magazine photo's are amazing - you will be able to see them in the summer issue!!! Until then, here are some snaps we took last year - looking forward to a hot and glorious summer!

> very busy!

Lots happening; new retailers, new products, interior design, brochures... very exciting... and the sun is shining!