everyone’s talking about…
1 THE NEW STRIPE
A bold stripe is timeless, yet how to move it in a more modern direction? Try a pattern with alternating widths that plays with perspective, like this green paper from James Malone Fabrics. Elsewhere, striped fabrics at GP&J Baker are working embroidery for an Aboriginal-inspired aesthetic, while Sanderson is opting for Ikat-feel patterns. Maia in Verde, £140 a roll, James Malone Fabrics at Altfield, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour (altfield.com)
2 HIGH-STREET LIGHTING
You’d be forgiven for doing a double take on sight of some of the high street’s autumn/winter lighting drops, each going to prove that you needn’t go designer to nab directional, agenda-setting pieces. Pay close attention to the Design Studio at John Lewis & Partners in particular, with mid-century-feel table and floor lamps fusing cone shapes in matt black and brushed brass. The real seasonal scene-stealer? Habitat’s glitzy wall light-come-sculpture, the Gale LED garland light. Gale brass LED garland light, £150, Habitat. Mushroom lamp, £90, John Lewis & Partners. Hayes linear chandelier, £399, West Elm
3 HOME OFFICES
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