Kenzo maison at Harrods
Kenzo clothes have occupied a prominent
position on our lust list for some years, and now the Parisian fashion house
has applied its unerring aesthetic to the home. The collection – which has
launched exclusively in Harrods – features a beautifully vibrant palette of
colours used on the likes of rugs and cushions. kenzo.com; harrods.com
Kenzo
clothes have occupied a prominent position on our lust list for some years, and
now the Parisian fashion house has applied its unerring aesthetic to the home.
De Ferranti’s hand-painted tiles
Nothing transports us to heady days of
holidays in gothic Lisbon like the city’s characteristic hand-painted tiles.
Now De Ferranti has launched its own range, inspired by a collage of tiles at
Lisbon’s Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira – we can see them in our kitchen
already.
De Ferranti, 583 King’s Road, SW6;
deferranti.com
De
Ferranti introduces handpainted ceramic panels
Paul and Joe blotting papers
Nothing quite takes the sheen off our
summer look quite like… well, a sheen of perspiration. Enter then Paul and
Joe’s blotting papers, a quick dab of which will banish excess oil – plus they
look so pretty in your handbag. Blotting paper refills $5.4705, available at
Harrods and asos.com
Paul
and Joe blotting papers
The Orange public house and hotel
A recent visit to The Orange made us fall
in love all over again. And what’s not to like? The elegance of the
stucco-fronted building? The relaxed yet chic interior?The sublime food?Or the
four boutique and beautiful rooms upstairs to flop down in after a hearty meal?theorange.co.uk
The
Orange public house and hotel
Gymkhana wallpaper
It’s pink, it’s covered in ponies… what
else would any self-respecting horse-lover decorate their bedroom with?
$109.41 per roll; hibouhome.com
Gymkhana wallpaper $109.41 per roll
Kate Spade tidbit plates
We are loving Kate Spade’s ‘Headline’
tableware, with its lashings of New York fashion pack glam. We are especially
enamoured of the tidbit plates (£50 for a set of four), which are charm itself.
Avilable at johnlewis.com
Kate
Spade Make Headlines Tidbit Plates
Strip
Strip is the place to go for a
pre-holiday wax. So imagine our delight at the fact that is now not only does
HD Browns, but is also offering a free laser underarm course when a laser
Brazilian/Hollywood or large area course is purchased for the first twenty
Absolutely Chelsea readers to quote this offer. t&cs appy… stripwaxbar.com
Field candy tents
Our relationship with camping is ambivalent
to say the least (it’s the 3am loo dash in the dark and the mud that usually –
and abruptly – quells our initial enthusiam). But if all tents were this witty
and pretty, we could be persuaded to re-consider our misgivings. We especially
love Field Candy’s sheep-printed designs, but outdoorsy types can also choose
tents printed with watermelon, and even a cheeky canoodling couple. Happy
campers all round. From $617.385; fieldcandy.com
FieldCandy
Tents designed to stand out
The Chap Olympiad
Olympic fever has well and truly taken hold
in the capital, but for those who find the Lycra, the competitive spirit and
the exertion all too, too much, the Chap Olympiad represents an altogether more
refined and gentle take on the games. Expect ‘a celebration of athletic
ineptitudeand immaculate trouser creases’, with panache rewarded over ability.
7&8 July; thechapolympiad.com
The
Chap Olympiad
Holly’s house
Holly’s House is our latest interiors
crush, selling as it does, a brilliant and eclectic adit of homewares (ranging
from the shabbily chic to the surreal) both from its New King’s Road store and
online. We want practically everything. Hollys-house.com
Holly’s
house
