Inspiring Designers – Marianna Kennedy
3 Fournier Street in Spitalfields houses Marianna Kennedy's calm and atmospheric studio and home, hidden behind a shopfront that almost looks derelict, but for the glimpse of her famous cast resin standard lamps with their bookcloth shades through the squares of...
Tradescant & Son Swatch Books
We got our most recent batch of swatch books in only a couple of weeks ago and we're down to the last few already. The extra large books were sent to the lovely showrooms who work with us in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Russia, and the standard books go out to...
Home as Showroom: House of Jessica McCormack Diamonds
I won't say that it's a new concept, but I really like the townhouse showroom that some of the most stylish retailers have been employing lately. I talked about Rose Uniacke's design of Jo Malone's London showroom the other day, and today I want to admire Jessica...
Tennant & Tennant
Tennant and Tennant have been quietly making their presence felt in the last few weeks with their exhibition at Pentreath & Hall. A collaboration between Isabel and Stella Tennant, the collection informs us that Isabel has been gilding professionally for an...
Interior Designer Focus: Rose Uniacke
I encounter many interior designers every day, and I love looking through their work to see how Tradescant & Son could fit in to their style. Of all the UK interior designers I have encountered though, the one I come back to over and over again to study her work,...
The Monocle Guide to Good Business
This morning for my birthday I received a copy of The Monocle Guide to Good Business, a guide to running a business that is "respected, happy and agile". Those of us in the design industry know that even the most successful of us rarely live in a world of exit...
Merchant Archive – New Candle Collection
We have loved Merchant Archive for many years, ever since we first came across them when they stocked our range of homewares from Natural History. Over time Sophie Merchant has developed her own, beautifully made range of designer clothing taking full advantage of...
Studio Four NYC
We are lucky enough to be represented in New York by Studio Four NYC, an inspirational showroom that showcases an extraordinary range of textile designers. It is exciting for us to encounter new (to us!) design studios, especially in an overseas market, and it is...
Tradescant & Son in Moscow
We're launching our new blog today to celebrate new season - autumn is our most creative time of year, when all of our clients are settling for a busy few months before Christmas, and we will be following the work of the interior designers who most inspire us, as...