July 30, 2015By Richard Eastwood

Tatton Park hosted its annual spectacular and inspiring RHS Garden Festival this mid July and whilst the weather was in the main dull and drab the exhibits certainly were not!!

July 21, 2015By Linda Parker

I’m a big Instagram fan, and follow some interesting chefs, cooks and foodies through their Instagram pics. One of my favourites is Jamie Oliver, particularly his team pictures and amusing comments, but if you’re all Olivered-out, and want some new inspiration, take a look at these Instagrammers…

July 8, 2015By Richard Eastwood

London’s ExCel hosted the May Design Series recently featuring a fabulous eclectic mix of exciting products from exotic furnishings to the latest must have gadgets and designer accessories.

July 1, 2015By Linda Parker

I love my job. It means I get invited to interesting events, and the last month saw me setting off on two expeditions. The first was to Welsh Oak Frame, where we were given a guided tour of the workshop, in Caersws, north Wales…

June 27, 2015By Linda Parker

The story: Design Director Steven de Munnich elaborates… ‘The house is Georgian, built in 1820 and is a four-storey granite building, with a pair of white classical pillars flanking the front door. Our Macassar Collection was a natural choice. The inspiration for this exquisite design comes from one of Britain’s greatest architects, Sir John Soane…

June 1, 2015By Linda Parker

One of the most interesting and appealing episodes of MasterChef was episode 22 of Series 11, which featured two restaurants, with one featuring open flame Swedish cookery. It was filmed at the Ekstedt restaurant, which uses no gas or electricity… everything is cooked over birch wood flames.