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Bold PRINT
The Accessoire upholstery
collection from Swedish textile
company Svensson, available
from Liberty, 020 7734 1234,
liberty.co.uk, is just the thing
to transform a tired piece of
furniture. But why stick to one
print? Pick up on fashion’s love
of clashing and mix up the 12
vibrant designs. We are taken
with (from top) Pop, Ruby and
Cent, all 150cm wide, £89m.

CERAMICS COURSE

THE KILN ROOMS
Calling all would-be potters to The Kiln Rooms, a new open-access
ceramics studio set up by ceramicist Stuart Carey in a former warehouse
in Peckham Rye, London. Stuart offers a 12-week beginners’ course, for
£260, on which you will learn the skills of hand-building, mould work,
throwing, decorating and glazing. You can also become a member for
£150 a month, allowing 18 hours in the studio each week and access to a
professional development programme, including artists’ talks, portfolio and
profle building, and industry and business advice. For more information
or to become a member, contact 07779 698490, thekilnrooms.com.

Grain event Fans of wooden kitchens will rejoice
at the Sebastian Cox kitchen, a collaboration between the
designer and deVol, 020 3837 5909, devolkitchens.co.uk.
Using sustainable British wood and traditional craftsmanship,
the kitchen, from £10,000, is made from birch, ash and oak,
with copper hardware. An inky blue-black stain, as shown on
this free-standing cabinet, allows the timber’s natural texture
to show through, creating a simple, tactile fnish.

if you are looking for inventive solutions for
terraces, roof gardens and small outdoor spaces,
isabelle Palmer of The Balcony Gardener,
020 7432 5553, thebalconygardener.com,
now offers a bespoke garden design service.

PoTTER AloNG The UK’s Heads uP
largest ceramics festival, the British You’ll never lose your page again, thanks to
Ceramics Biennial, will return to these handy stainless-steel British Writers words moRAG BRucE
Stoke-on-Trent this year from bookmarks, £6.95 for four, from Another
26 September to 8 November, Studio, 020 7404 9397, another-studio.com.
presenting work from leading
contemporary ceramicists.
The centrepiece exhibition,
Award, will showcase new
work by 11 artists, including
Paul Scott (whose Fukushima
plate is shown right) and you can
also buy one-off pieces. Visit
britishceramicsbiennial.com.

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