ahead of the curve

Designer Jen Talbot’s reinvention of this modern house is proof that the 1980s is a surprisingly rich source of inspiration.

owever, Jen points out, in looking back on the design process, selectivity was key. ‘The client and I were both teenagers in the 1980s, so we still had vivid memories of neon, pink squiggles and triangles. Not to mention big hair and too much eyeliner…’ But by keeping a tight focus, Jen has dipped into the decade of excess and picked out its greatest,