Derbyshire Bakewell Tart

The story: The Danish couple who commissioned this Martin Moore kitchen bought a tired 1970s house in Surrey because it overlooked a beautiful lake and open woodland. They knew that they could build an entirely new house on the site, with all the bright, warm, open-plan space so typical of Scandinavian homes.
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I think I’ve got Celebrity MasterChef fatigue. Watching the first couple of episodes of the new celebrity series was quite disheartening. Frankly, most of the contestants turned out various variations of stir-fry-splodge, with a sprig of something green on top …
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The story: I was asked to design a space that would look unique and be totally suitable and practical for entertaining. My clients are restaurateurs and wanted the kitchen to be totally integrated into the living and dining spaces, and not delegated to a separate, background space…
Read moreThere’s an old story about the invention of the Eton Mess that says during the annual cricket match at Eton College, sometime during the 1920s, a Labrador sat on a strawberry pavlova. It was crushed, but the students didn’t care and ate it anyway.
Read moreThe story: The client was less driven by the need to create a redesigned kitchen layout, but more so by the overall aesthetic. The kitchen needed to exude the charm of handcrafted cabinets, but simultaneously respect their modern lifestyle…
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