I love the word ‘pouffe’. It has such a silly and frivolous ring to it, don’t you think? Which is ironic, because the thing itself is actually very sensible and immensely useful. I used to think that pouffe was just a widely used, common name for this particular piece of furniture, but no. That really is its actual name. Although when I was a child, the name for a pouffe in our house (in…
2019 sees the centenary of the famous Bauhaus art and design school, founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius. To mark the anniversary,…
My latest indie retail discovery, the pleasingly named Curious Egg, is a lovely way to end the year. I’m guessing you’re probably all shopped out by now,…
With the party season right around the corner, and after my recent post on drinks trolleys and bar carts, today’s roundup of the best contemporary champagne…