Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Interiors - Nila Design Project

We're so proud of our latest project, we had to share it with you. See more photos on http://www.niladesign.co.uk/project_focus/

Easter


It's Easter and time to indulge in chocolate! We're going for chocolate tasting and drinks at Hotel Chocolat tonight. What a fabulous way to spend an evening! Apart from the taste, we love the stylish design of the chocolates. Who would have guessed pink and yellow go so well with brown?!

Antiquities

As our principal designer is Iranian, we are interested in all things Iranian! This 17th century plate is part of the Shah Abbas exhibition at the British Museum. The depth and intensity of the blue is breathtaking. We'll be searching high and low to match this colour.

Hotels

We went on a tour of the refurbishment of the Savoy Hotel recently. The hotel was such a design icon particularly the frontage. We were hoping for an innovative marriage of Art Deco and contemporary for the new look hotel but it looks like they're going for a traditional safe look. A real missed opportunity. Thankfully, the beautiful sign at the front will be intact.

Art

A perfect example of how a limited colour palette can achieve complexity and texture, and interpret the components in an entirely new way. Note: Must go and see the Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery.