Trend Alert: Folklore & Fantasy

This summers biggest trend was brightly coloured furniture with luxurious baroque silhouettes. This trend is set to follow through to autumn/winter, but with more high-glamour and deep, dramatic colours. Think black, gold, fawn and purple paired with decadent finishes such as high gloss, chrome and luxe patterned textiles.

The idea is to create high glamour and impact, and the key pieces are high gloss sideboards in black, baroque style dining chairs, and metallic lights.

Furniture is deconstructed by taking inspiration from the shape and form of antique furniture, but re-designed and produced with modern materials to give it a fresh feel. Accessories are adorned with ornate decorative touches, like digital optic designs and metallic or glossy finishes.

Designer In Focus: Tord Boontje

Tord Boontje, born in 1968 in Enschede, Holland studied industrial design at the Eindhoven Design Academy and at the Royal College of Art in London. After completing his studies he opened his own design studio in London in 1994. His designs are shown in some of the most prestigious institutions in the world like the Tate Modern Gallery in London, and he has done famous comissions for furniture stores such as Habitat.

Tord Boontje is also a proud winner of many international design awards. With his mix of ethereal fantasy and whimsical digital optics, Boontje is responsible for an important new trend in contemporary design. His products tell the stories of a fantasy world of unicorns, deer and elves.

We are proud to present our latest addition to our ever growing range of contemporary accessories. TABLE STORIES is the enchanting range of porcelain dinnerware by Tord Boontje.
All pieces embody a mixture of playful poetry and digital appearance, typical of his style and with which Boontje initiates an important trend in contemporary design.


At first glance the patterns look like traditional floral prints, however look a little bit closer and you'll find a hidden array of whimsical characters in the patterns. With the help of computer-aided methods he creates these ethereal fairytales on products that we use in everyday life. The TABLE STORIES collection is a series of plates in fine porcelain, the pattern of which has been burned and glazed three times making the plate dishwasher safe, you can view the full Table Stories range here.