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‘La Perle’ wallcovering, Arte

A Couture Crossover

Couture fashion produces some of the finest examples of craftsmanship in the world – so it’s no surprise that Arte chose these rare skills to influence its latest collection

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Savour the Summer

From cocktails to salads and to a scoop of sorbet, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour has summer dining sorted, including a new menu at Design Restaurant by Social Pantry.

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'Harbor Hemp' wallcovering, Phillip Jeffries

Hit the Beach

Phillip Jeffries' 'Harbour Hemp' wallcovering was inspired by bleached boardwalks, and is part of a wider collection for summer that evokes days beside the sea and sand.

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CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Celebrating International Women’s Day, here’s to the women who bring creativity, leadership and purpose to our design community.

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New Collections Revealed

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour has launched a new online initiative that looks to a brighter future. First Look is an exclusive taster of the collections making their debut for spring/summer 21 – a virtual curated edit that reveals some of the most beautiful palettes for the coming season.

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Warm-Hearted Orange

The Design the Rainbow installation is currently brightening the Design Avenue with its pop-up spaces for all seven colours of the rainbow. Reflecting the rule-breaking, expressive interiors of the seventies, the orange scheme also conveys the sense of escapism that many of us are craving, with orange's exotic associations with tropical fruit and spices from far-flung lands.

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Blue Skies Ahead

The Design the Rainbow installation has transformed the Design Avenue into an uplifting spectrum of colour. Delve into the detail of the blue scheme, from artisan ceramics to chinoiserie wallcoverings and a perfect chaise longue.

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Design Dates Revisited

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour launched the Design Date webinar series in May to keep the community connected, engaged and inspired. Recap some of the impactful insights and memorable moments that have already been shared.

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Design the Rainbow

The Design Avenue has been transformed into a blaze of colour – and a message of thank you – with a rainbow-themed installation that celebrates the moment when the sun breaks through the clouds.

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Survive & Thrive

Working from home is going to continue to be far more integrated into everyday culture than we ever could have imagined, and this means learning to adapt in the face of an ever-changing landscape. Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour has spoken to leading international designers to discover how they are continuing to be productive in the home offices they have curated.

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Open by Appointment

As restrictions ease, many showrooms are now operating on an appointment-only basis. The picture is changing all the time, but here are the showrooms that have stated they will be open by appointment for the week commencing 1 June.

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Designed to Heal

Showrooms from Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour are contributing to a charity scheme that aims to create room makeover “havens” for accredited NHS key workers who have been on the front line during the coronavirus pandemic. Interior designer Francesca Rowan Plowden initiated Design Havens for Heroes in a bid to thank NHS staff for their selfless fight against Covid-19,

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Make it Personal

One of the advantages of working from home is the way that it allows for a much more personalised approach to the design of our surroundings. Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour is conversing with its creative community to find out how they're making it work, as a way to to stay inspired and stimulated, and celebrate great design.

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Keep Dreaming, and Creating

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour checks in with its design community of industry leaders as they adjust to the 'new normal' while striving to stay connected and creative. Get some professional tips and ideas on working from home from Timothy Corrigan, Tim Gosling, Henriette von Stockhausen, and Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen.

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Good Works

Interior designer Laura Hammett is supporting NHS Charities Together by giving away a bespoke, furnished and styled bedroom with a total value of over £35,000, created with donations from the design community including Phillip Jeffries, de Le Cuona, Chase Erwin, Dedar and Baker.

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The Joy of Home

Joy and comfort are just as important as productivity in these uncertain times – so how do the experts create the optimum working environment? Design Centre Chelsea Harbour asked leading interior designers to share not only their own home workspace set-ups, but also their top tips for curating stimulating settings from which to work.

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Staying Home in Style

Curious to discover how the creative community was adapting to a life of remote working, Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour asked designers to reveal their new set-ups at home. The results reveal not only some enviable interiors but insights in to how to make home-working more of a pleasure.

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Help at Hand

How US textile company Kravet is using its resources to fight the coronavirus crisis, donating fabrics and making masks in its South Carolina factory.

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Maintaining the Momentum

With remote working now the norm, showrooms are doing all they can to smooth the transition and help their clients continue their design projects as seamlessly as possible. Digital platforms have become essential, allowing their audiences to have virtual access to the sorts of services previously found in bricks-and-mortar spaces.

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Celebrating Chinese New Year 2020 - personal shopping pod - at DCCH

Stars Align for Chinese New Year 2020

To mark the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Rat – Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour’s personal shopper Gabrielle Grubanovich has curated a themed area in the Centre Dome that celebrates East Asian influences. Against a glowing backdrop of hand-applied brass leaf on rice paper from Altfeld, products included a Chinese silk rug by Kinnasand from Kvadrat at Home, …

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Jenny Gibbs principal of KLC School of Design is awarded an OBE - DCCH newsletter

Design Honours

Congratulations are due to Jenny Gibbs, founder principal of the KLC School of Design, who has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2020, for services to higher education and the interior design industry. Her 40-year career coincides with a significant shift in the industry's status and level of professionalism. Launched in the 1980s, the school is …

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Japanese wallpaper workshop at Lizzo

A visit from Japan

Hiro Tomita, owner of Japanese wallpaper brand Tomita, visited Lizzo’s showroom earlier this month to present its new collections. The brand was founded in 1923, and many of its products are based on ancient techniques and materials, including silk and gold leaf: one of Tomita’s papers is made from 0.1mm-thick slivers of paulownia wood, shaved from the tree and left …

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Wreath making workshop at Julian Chichester

Wreathed in Smiles

Julian Chichester invited clients to the showroom to take part in a wreath-making workshop, as a thank you for their business in 2019. Led by leading florist Amanda Jane Flowers, the event offered music and canapes alongside a lesson in botanical artistry.

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Looking ahead to Spring 2020

At an important press preview, leading editors, journalists and stylists got an overview of what is coming up for London Design Week 2020. They spent hours meticulously going through every item to plan future features and shoots. Hundreds of fabrics, wallcoverings, furniture, lighting, tiles, carpets and tiles were curated by Arabella McNie against a bold, monochromatic scheme. Early indications for spring …

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Home For Christmas

Capturing the magic of Christmas in a stylish, contemporary way while staying true to the traditions of the season, this year’s installations are some of the most inventive ever seen at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. Thinking about interior decoration from a different perspective, four house vignettes are the perfect reminder of Christmas at home. Evocative windows with an inviting glow offer …

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The International Design & Architecture Awards

Hosted by Design et Al, the International Design & Architecture Awards commends great design. This year, the ‘Howes’ table by Davidson and Taylor Howes was awarded the Best Table prize. The result of a six month collaborative process, the piece is more akin to artwork, boasting an eye-catching radial pattern on its surface and a bronze relief inlaid to the …

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A Celebration of Culture and Creativity

Walpole chose Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour to host its annual Walpole Cultural and Creative Dinner. CEOs and creative directors from some of the UK’s leading luxury brands enjoyed a Laurent Perrier reception and three-course dinner before guest speaker Frances Christie, head of Modern & Post-War British Art at Sotheby’s, gave a fascinating insight into British art. From the Bloomsbury Group to …

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Bringing something new to the table

Montana Fogg, the renowned restaurant consultants, will re-imagine and create the food and drink offering throughout Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour with a focus on seasonal produce and fresh, quality ingredients. Championing modern flavours and inventive combinations, everything will be prepared on-site with an emphasis on frequently changing menus. Highly creative and with a dedication to detail, Montana Fogg’s pedigree in the …

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Drum Roll Please

Collection of The Year Porta Romana has been honoured by The World of Interiors, winning the magazine’s Collection of the Year award at Focus/19 for its collaboration with Italian artist Viola Lanari. Her plaster lighting and furniture – recast from the originals in a composite material – marry simplicity with organic, sculptural shapes. Lanari was presented with the award by editor …

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Happy Birthday Schumacher

Renowned US brand Schumacher turns 130 years old. Founded in Manhattan in 1889, the history of the family firm is a touchstone of American cultural zeitgeist. It supplied wallpapers for Gone with the Wind and Jackie Kennedy used a lampas weave on the White House’s Blue Room walls. The Metropolitan Opera debuted in 1966 with a dazzling Schumacher designed gold …

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