Directory listing
Dee McLean Art
London NW5
Dee is an artist inspired by nature, be it her local Hampstead Heath, Louisiana or Canada - the latter two are important to her because she lived in the former and her daughter now lives in the latter. Dee has a background in medical drawings but in recent years has returned to painting the natural world using watercolours predominantly. She captures the detail of vegetation while her paintings transmit the relaxed nonchalence of the natural world. Dee is very committed to communicating how climate change is affecting the planet and her art depicts a changing world. You can buy giclee prints of Dee's original works, or commission a painting.
Joëlle Kem Lika
Studios in Acquitaine and Burgundy
Joëlle Kem LIka is an artist whose paintings are life-affirming, exuberant and full of vibrant colour.
At the heart of her work is a wish to celebrate and encourage us all to prize the natural world; indeed she says she draws her inspiration entirely from nature: 'I try to capture the strength of life in my works, such as the force of the sea, the vibrancy of life in the ocean, and the delight to be had from flowers, skies and sunsets.'
She works in watercolour and acrylic paints and genres she specialises in include abstracts, impressionism and painting from the perspective of being in a situation - so as an artist she's imagining what it would be like to be in a wave or to be a ladybird inside a flower.
Mueller Mobel
Bockhorn, North Germany
Mueller Mobel makes fantastically useful, high quality furniture for small space living. Its pieces are ideal for anyone working at home in a flat, with very slim desks and shelving systems that have integrated cabling and lighting. We make our furniture in our company's state of the art factory, and we like to use birch ply whenever possible because it's such a sustainable material. Mueller Mobel furniture is modern, elegant and designed to give you all the functionaltiy you need without taking up much space. So if it's desks, shelves, coat racks, beds or storage you need, check us out. We ship across Europe.
Purely Shutters
Unit 5, Birmingham Trade Park, Kingsbury Road, Birmingham, B24 9PS
The Treasure Trove
Unit 4 Mine Pit Wood, Little Dernwood Farm, Dern Lane, Waldron, East Sussex TN21 0PN (* by appt only)
AntikBar
404 Kings Road, London, SW10 0LJ
AntikBar is the London gallery specialising in original vintage posters covering a wide variety of subjects - travel, advertising, sport, cinema, war, propaganda - from around the world, available to view at their gallery and online, with worldwide delivery.
AntikBar holds regular original vintage poster auctions and offers professional linen backing and poster restoration services. They provide collection advice and consultancy services and can source posters for collectors, individual clients, interior designers, museums and other institutions.
Original vintage posters are a true form of art with a purpose, designed to deliver a particular message through striking designs and created to grab the attention of passers-by, presenting artists with the challenge of condensing the message or concept into a precise, short visual and written form in a single artwork. They are important items of social history that capture the essence of the time they were printed.
The variety of sizes, subjects and styles in poster design make them perfect as a gift and adaptable to any interior design, from contemporary to traditional. As original antique and vintage items, they are also eco-friendly. Original vintage posters are recognised as a sound art investment that can be enjoyed every day.
The Strathearn Gallery
The Strathearn Gallery, 32 West High Street Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 4DL
The Strathearn Gallery is a fabulous contemporary art gallery in Crieff, set up in 1994 and run by Susan Bennett. The gallery is well known for exhibiting original work from leading Scottish artists as well as supporting new and up-and-coming artists. The gallery sells a mouth-watering selection of applied art including ceramics, glass, sculpture and jewellery at prices ranging from £50 into the hundreds - if you're looking for a special present for someone, this gallery will be the place to find it. It's also a member of the Own Art scheme which allows you to pay a deposit plus 10 monthly payments when buying a piece of art that could max out the credit card... Lovely, friendly, helpful knowledgeable staff.
Sealey Furniture
33 High Street, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4AY
Led by skilled furniture maker Keith Sealey, we make beautiful bespoke wooden furniture, both fitted and free-standing here in our Lutterworth workshops. We make bespoke kitchens, bathrooms, home offices, storage units and individual pieces of furniture such as desks or chests of drawers. We use only FSC-certified woods such as European oak and US black walnut. We work with you to achieve exactly you want and we do all the installation work ourselves.
Lindleywood
Helen & Simon Lindley, 17 Pastures Road, Barrowby, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1AZ
Martín Azúa
Verdi, 169 22, 08012, Barcelona
Top designer Martín Azúa's contemporary Numbered collection of homewares comprises furniture, products for the kitchen and decorative accessories made by artisans in and around Barcelona.
Products are idiosyncratic but functional and a pleasure to use. They're made by hand, using sustainable/recyclable materials, such as clay, grasses and wood.
Pictured above are Kantir water bottles that keep water cool without the need for a fridge.
