Monday, May 31, 2010

Elle Decoration (May 2010)

The latest issue of Elle Decoration is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

SHOPPING
  • Find of the month! Picnic kit gets an urban makeover
  • Wish list 15 things we can't live without this month
  • Bright moves Decorate with this season's vivid colours and bold florals
  • Material gains How to give an iconic chair an instant update
  • Shopping news The latest and greatest from the high street
  • 9 of the best ... outdoor chairs

SPECIAL

  • COVER STORY The A-Z of style The people, the places and designers you need to know about right now

LIVING

  • An inspired idea! Create a patchwork of patterned wall tiles
  • Renegade master At home with French designer Ora-ïto...who shares his home with a lifesize giraffe!
  • COVER STORY Room to grow Joe Swift, presenter of BBC2's Gardener's World, shares some contemporary garden ideas
  • Little treasures Sixty quirky curios to display at home and love forever
  • Great escapes Ditch the potting shed and plump for one of these bijou garden abodes instead
  • Open house How to create a successful open-plan living space
  • COVER STORY Wellbeing This month's indulgent things to make you feel great

NOW

  • Need to know! Ingenious postcard that turns into a mini garden
  • 10 minutes with ... Architecture supremo David Adjaye
  • Design hero The late, great Lucienne Day
  • Name to know London-based textile collective Bricolage
  • Anatomy of a classic The story behind Arne Jacobsen's ground-breaking 'Cylinda-Line' tableware
  • My favourite things By Merci founder Marie-France Cohen

HOMES

  • Grey scale Subtle shades plus sensitive styling transform this Dutch home into a sanctuary
  • Wild at heart This fabulously eccentric French abode features a unique mix of taxidermy and art
  • Natural calm Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen proves that at home less is most definitely more
  • Super styling Patricia Urquiola's talent is given free reign in this super-sleek Milanese apartment
  • Opposites attract A Copenhagen interior that's black, white and super-chic all over
  • Building blocks No detail was left to chance in the design of this minimal masterpiece

FOCUS

  • COVER STORY Lounge special The lowdown on low-level, supersize and versatile furniture - perfect for laid-back lounging

FINALLY

  • Style icon Flamboyant interior designer Oliver Messel

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