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Smalls: Happy underneath it all

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:10:10 +0000

Tis the season to keep your toes warm and happy! We have asked like-minded British brand Smalls, to tell us why they love wool.

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Pattern Play!

Kirsty Barton — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:56:48 +0000

Forget stars and stripes, florals and stripes make the perfect pairing this summer. Pattern play is all the rage on the catwalks walks with eye-popping florals mixing with stripes in every which way. It’s a winning fashion combination that is inspiring interiors too.

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A CARPET FIT FOR A QUEEN: Why RHS Chelsea Flower show picked Flowers of Thorpe

Kirsty Barton — Thu, 25 May 2017 17:43:16 +0000

Here at Alternative Flooring we are blushing with pride. Why? Well because we made the floral ‘alternative red carpet’ that The Queen walked along at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Charity Gala Preview on Monday 22 May 2017.

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Discover the coolest carpet collaborations

Kirsty Barton — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:17:38 +0000

Lorna Haigh, head of creative and marketing at Alternative Flooring is making carpet cool. She has scouted some of the UK’s best designers who have added great British pattern to the award-winning Quirky B collection.

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Paris, London

Kirsty Barton — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:59:29 +0000

It’s always tricky to pinpoint trends at such a vast show as Maison, Paris. We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of this fair, the number of halls and the endless exhibitors. It takes a few weeks to grasp the full scope of Maison but it’s is a key place to track both emerging and existing trends in product, surface, pattern, shape, colour and material.

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Guest Blog: Bunny Turner of Turner Pocock Interior Design

Kirsty Barton — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:21:12 +0000

Turner Pocock is an award-winning interior design practice established in 2007 by Bunny Turner and Emma Pocock. The company has offices in London and Geneva. Turner Pocock is in House & Garden’s 100 leading interior designers and Andrew Martin’s Interior Design Review featuring the world’s top designers.

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