A look into the life of Interior Designer Peter Staunton
Having originally trained in event management, Interior Designer Peter Staunton decided to retrain in the interior design sector and join his family’s business. Since his educational change, Peter has spent the last 10 years transforming the family business into a luxury design studio, Peter Staunton Interior Design.
Inex rounds up the winners of the 2016 Design Guild Mark awards
On 26th May, Inex attended 2016’s Design Guild Mark awards at the Goldsmith’s Centre during Clerkenwell Design Week. Presented by Clerkenwell Design Week’s Director Will Knight, the awards were announced for a total of 19 recipients.
The world is changing more rapidly than ever before. Technology is at the forefront driving these changes, but interestingly, what’s changing the most is people’s reactions to the lifestyle. Here, Patricia Fox, Founder of award-winning landscape architects Aralia, explains some of the key trends within the industry, and how to maximise external spaces.
Off-the-wall wallcoverings for a luxury apartment
Aaron Stewart and Fernando Rodriguez, of interior design firm Aaron Stewart, were approached to create a fun scheme within a luxury apartment in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Working with wallcovering specialist Surface View, the duo selected multiple images from Surface View’s resource of rare archives to adorn the walls of this apartment.
Phillip Pini, Head of Residential Development at Crestron, looks at how lighting control and scene setting can transform the look and feel of any room, enhancing the interior design as well as saving energy.
Buying a sofa or selecting flooring is a big task, one that we know has a finite amount of choices. These items become the staple element to make it the room we envision. But why is it, when all the pieces finally arrive, the room still doesn’t feel finished? Here, Interior Designer Jane Lockhart offers her advice on adding the final touches to a kitchen design.
The major constraints of a historical building can be challenging. However, Howard Spa Consulting accepted that the constraints at Monastero Santa Rosa should work in its favour, rather than against it. Taking inspiration from the monastic history, the space itself and a little reference to Roman bathing, the building guided the company to ultimate luxury.
Baker Street Boys recreate the basic coffee table
The coffee table has been present in households from the early days of the Victorian era and has drastically changed its image and purpose progressively over time. Artisan Furniture Designers, Tomasz Danielec and Arek Glanowski of Baker Street Boys, have created an ultra-modern, industrial-style coffee table design to accompany their collection, THE LINE.
Inex showcases this year's Chelsea Flower Show
For four days in May, the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea will be transformed into the world’s greatest flower show, The Chelsea Flower Show. Held from 24 to 28th May, this year’s show will be packed with amazing plant displays and the very best cutting-edge garden designs.
Inex interviews Landscape Designer Christian Preaud
In keeping with the exterior garden events taking place this month, Christian Preaud of Atelier Jardins talks to Inex about how his landscaping career launched at the ‘grand’ age of 42 and how his background in architecture attributes to his prestigious landscape designs.