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Designers Guild Homestore
By Catherine O'Dolan on 28/04/2010 17:03:25
A preview of the opening of the brand-new Designers Guild Homestore in Marylebone
On a bright and breezy morning, Marylebone High Street is already abuzz with activity as guests arrive for the opening of the brand new Designers Guild Homestore. Brimming with vibrant colours, flamboyant fabrics in vivid hues and textures
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Twelve fab designer chairs
By Catherine O’Dolan on 20/04/2010 13:45:17
Take a look at this catwalk of pint-sized designer chairs
Remsen chairWorthy of an elite gentleman’s club, this limited-edition, small-scaled wing chair is emblazoned with varsity crests to inspire your young sporty scholar to aim high – maybe the Ivy League beckons? Sturdy in structure, it is upholstered in navy wool and varsity patche...
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Announcing The Junior Design Awards
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/12/2010 10:54:42
The only awards that celebrate excellence in design & style for children's fashion, lifestyle & interiors, travel, food, toys and books
to recognise all the companies who share in our commitment and passion for all things beautiful in your child's life. That's why we are introducing The Junior Design Awards.Entry forms will be available in early January 2011, so watch this space for more
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Designer Chairs for Pint-Sized People
By Catherine O’Dolan on 17/04/2010 17:16:25
The appeal of a pint-sized designer chair
Many great modern designers have turned their talents to chairs, and still more are turning their designs into child-size versions, from the boudoir chic of the Lou Lou Ghost chair by Philippe Starck to the 20th-century Modern style of the Eames
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JUNIOR DESIGN AWARDS RESULTS 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 14/06/2011 14:42:52
Check out all the elite entrants for our illustrious awards
WOW! We'd just like to say that we have been overwhelmed with the brilliant response to our very first Junior Design Awards. We're delighted to bring you all the latest news from our entrants, with exclusive interviews and previews, plus lots
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Junior designer shines at Graduate Fashion Week
By Catherine O'Dolan on 09/06/2011 15:18:02
Introducing the winner of the Children's Wear Design Award at GFW, sponsored by George
in force to celebrate the exciting new talent from the country's youngest new designers.We were delighted to meet up with Kirsty Watson, the proud winner of the very first George Children's Design Competition, and to see her winning creations! (I was lucky
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The Junior Design Awards are now officially OPEN!
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/01/2011 13:11:28
The only awards that recognise excellence in design and style – and everything beautiful in a child's life – are now open for entries
We're delighted to announce the official opening of our inaugural Junior Design Awards 2010–11. We are now inviting entries in the following categories: Children's Fashion; Lifestyle & Interiors; Travel; Food & Dining; Toys & Books; Green Parenting
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David Lauren, the son of designer Ralph Lauren, shares his happy childhood memories
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/09/2010 17:10:10
Our exclusive conversation with David Lauren to celebrate the launch of the RL Gang on the new UK RL website
to create life-long friends.”What did you wear? “I’ve always felt special to be able to wear clothes designed by my father. This was always cool because he made everything, from Rugby shirts, to cool jeans, to racing jackets and this eclectic mix and styling
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When Junior met Tom Dixon
By Catherine O'Dolan on 11/06/2012 10:39:40
The design guru talks hula-hooping, lunar landing and inspiring children through design
“When I grow up, I want to be a fireman” mused Tom Dixon as a child. His career may not have turned out quite how he imagined, but as a world-renowned designer – with time also spent as a welder, bass guitarist with Eighties band Funkapolitan
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Orla Kiely: The Queen of Pattern
By Catherine O'Dolan on 29/05/2012 19:16:15
The Irish designertakes inspiration from the colours of her childhood to create iconic designs as she branches out into picture books
For any designer, the moment one of your designs becomes an immediately identifiable signature is a defining one. From the intertwined Chanel Cs to the zigzag of a Missoni stripe, from the prancing polo pony of Ralph Lauren to the stirrup buckle
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