Archive - Interiors + Garden

March 2013

  • Deep space

    March 13, 2013

    ...Martin Brudnizki is the interior designer behind the look and feel of many of London's handsomest clubs, houses and restaurants, from Annabel's and the Club at the Ivy to Hix and Dean Street Townhouse...

February 2013

  • Comfort and colour

    February 21, 2013

    ...In small hits or saturated blocks, strong colours energise a space. And subtle, grown-up shades create an atmosphere of comfort and style. Bringing a bit of colour into your bedroom is fun, stylish an...

  • Picture this

    February 15, 2013

    ...Kit Lee, Editer's very own craft expert, is a big fan of the antique gold picture frame. 'I like to see them hanging in the hallway or above the fireplace, ' she says. 'Or on a black lacquer wall. 'It...

  • Totes amazing

    February 12, 2013

    ...The work of fashion-design newcomer Sophie Hulme is the anthesis of the one-season wonder handbag. 'My focus is on pieces worth keeping, that are seasonless and not about overt branding,' says the 27-...

  • Page turners

    February 5, 2013

    ...Irrepressible, giggling and clad always in vibrant pinks and joyful oranges, Anna Gerber and Britt Iversen are to the traditional world of publishing what Technicolor was to sepia – doubly vivid, th...

January 2013

  • Machine age

    January 28, 2013

    ...Jean Machine is cool. Really cool. Like Swedish people are cool. Or an LCD sound system is cool. Its jeans are quietly very good, its chinos understated. Its shirts are chambray. And so it’s no s...

  • I’ll be your mirror

    January 24, 2013

    ...Enthused by the simplicity of the Victorian and Edwardian silverware she saw during a recent visit to the British Museum, Editer’s DIY expert Kit Lee set about creating her own version: an inexpensi...

  • In bloom: early spring

    January 14, 2013

    ...Classical yet natural, the loose, romantic English style of flower arranging that Nikki Tibbles pioneered during the 1990s makes her Wild At Heart empire a byword for contemporary floristry. We stoppe...

  • Home affairs

    January 7, 2013

    ...Dwelling in the city in a small space demands clever organisation and careful editing. This month, as the urge for a spring clear-out gets intense, we consult our very own Shini Park, graphic designer...

December 2012

  • Winter flowers

    December 20, 2012

    ...Looking for an original, contemporary centrepiece to beautify your Christmas table? We sought inspiration from our friend Luis da Silva of award-winning florists McQueens, who showed us how to create ...

  • Burning questions

    December 18, 2012

    ...Established in 1643 by Claude Trudon, Cire Trudon supplied candles to French royalty, right up to the revolution (they developed a more elegant and tapered candle especially for Marie Antoinette). Cl...

  • Wrap it up

    December 14, 2012

    ...We all remember making paper snowflakes at school, right? Well, rather than buying any old wrapping paper this year, we thought we’d call upon our very own DIY expert, Shini Park (aka Park & Cub...

  • Cool Xmas

    December 10, 2012

    ...Christmas doesn’t have to be all glitter and baubles. If you’re looking to stamp a different style on this year’s festivities, why not try an alternative to a traditional Christmas tree: a sleek...

  • Rare talent

    December 3, 2012

    ...With the magic of book shopping under threat from three-for-two tables, Amazon discounts and deathly downloads, readers can't be blamed for looking backwards for inspiration – seeking literary gifts...

November 2012

  • Twinkle, twinkle

    November 28, 2012

    ...Christmas is coming at lightning speed and, as you may know, at Editer.com we’re always on the lookout for crafty ways to raise the style stakes. So, when talk turned to Christmas decorations recent...

  • Refined pallets

    November 22, 2012

    ...All wood dust and flecks of paint, roll-your-owns and performing pugs, East London Furniture’s Bermondsey workshop mirrors perfectly the charm of the company’s two owners, Christian Dillon and Reu...

  • Raw materials

    November 13, 2012

    ...Pizza East Portobello mixes voguish industrial fittings – pendant lights, old-school chairs, a metal-topped bar – with the blue and white porcelain and checked napkins of a French country cottage....

  • Top tables

    November 7, 2012

    ...‘Timeless, contemporary, warm’ are the three words Bethan Gray suggests when we ask her to describe her design philosophy, and you'd agree with a single glance at one of her tables, chairs or stoo...

October 2012

  • One-pot gardening

    October 31, 2012

    ...Leafy Little Venice gets even leafier when you take two turns off Warwick Avenue and enter Clifton Nurseries, horticulturists to the quality for well over 100 years. These fragrant few acres are a pla...

  • Gourd for you

    October 24, 2012

    ...Halloween is upon us and, as ever, it's a craft lover's dream. There are various ways in which you can personalise a pumpkin-carving session to suit your skills and ideas: designing a scary face is on...