ONE of Worcester’s top specialist furniture retailers has relaunched and opened a new studio with refurbished showrooms. Jonathan Macmillan, the owner of Insitu Furniture in Friar Street in Worcester, has been busy during lockdown and the store now has refurbished showrooms over three floors with the latest product ranges which customers can now visit after the store reopened following lockdown. Jonathan said: “It’s been completely refurbished with new lighting for the showrooms, and we’ve gutted the shop from front to back. “We now have a more luxurious and peaceful environment, with new products and a brand-new collection of dining tables and chairs.”
Singapore- and Portugal-based designer Gabriel Tan on the revival of craft and how cultural exchange sparks inspiration Pursuits
Singapore- and Portugal-based designer Gabriel Tan on the revival of craft and how cultural exchange sparks inspiration Share
Beautiful interior objects have become more vital pleasures this past year.
As we’re at home more often, we want our environments to inspire, soothe and delight. A recent trend towards handmade items is one part design humanism and one part high-tech fatigue. And during a pandemic, it’s all part of the slow-living zeitgeist gaining traction even in the world’s fastest cities.
I stopped to chat.
They laughed. The duck smiled with his eyes.
The duck, a Swedish blue, was a household pet, the likes of which I had never seen. I couldnât stop staring.
âWhen the duckâs inside the house it wears a diaper,â I was told.
He was beautiful.
I said my goodbyes and thought to myself, âMaybe Rollo (my medium-size shih tzu) would like a duck friend.â Then I thought, maybe not. And later, definitely not. Winter is over, spring is here and I want my life to be easier. Simpler.
No more using fabric tablecloths every day, maybe just wipeable place mats. But no, that would never do. I could use Bisquick instead of flour and baking powder when making a coffee cake, but that wouldnât be particularly tasty.
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Designer Gabriel Tan on Reviving Handmade Crafts Share
Singapore and Portugal-based designer Gabriel Tan sits down with us to talk about the handmade revival, craft and clarity, and how cultural exchange sparks inspiration.
Beautiful interior objects have become more vital pleasures this past year. As we’re at home more often, we want our environments to inspire, soothe and delight. A recent trend towards the handmade is one part design humanism and one part high-tech fatigue. And during a pandemic, it’s all part of the slow-living zeitgeist gaining traction even in the world’s fastest cities.
Currently doing the job are the hand-polished quarry bowls made from three segments of Portuguese marble, textured salt vases in colbalt blue or earthy orange, tall conical jugs or the wonderfully shaped charred clay vases – all items from Origin, a brand of handcrafted, collectable objects by Portuguese artisans and international designers.