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London has been hosting the Autumn Winter 18 Top Drawer show over the last few days and I thought I'd highlight some of the attendees this week. The show closes today - but if you are in London you still have time to make it. One of those exhibiting in Top Drawer's new 'Play' sector is Playroom Interiors from Emma Carlow who launched their new range of 'Playroom' bedding at the show. The Old McDonald design below features stylish grey on one side and bright red or green on the other so you can change the mood of room in an instant. Playroom Interiors also have terrific bold geometric designs on wallpaper, cushions, and lampshades. You can find them and shop online here and don't miss their Instagram account for fascinating extras.
Another Top Drawer exhibitor this week is Tinyppl a children's brand from London who create homewares and wall art in modern unisex designs.
Another Top Drawer find is PLAYin CHOC an ethical, design led, premium organic chocolatier based in West Sussex. The twist is they are also an environmentally friendly educational kids toy company. PLAYin CHOC combine a chocolate treat with a build-able toy that besides being fun carries facts and information about endangered species. Their chocolate is 100% organic and vegan, with no refined sugars, and their toys are made from 100% recycled card. They also use compostable film to wrap their chocolate and no plastic in their packaging or toys.
This month sees British interiors brand Mini Moderns enter a new product category with the launch of stationery and desk accessories. Working with stationery experts, Portico Designs, Mini Moderns have revisited some favourite patterns that have only previously been available as wallpaper. Mini Moderns founders, Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire, feel that stationery products have a great synergy with their designs: “Everything we do starts life as a wallpaper design, so creating a range of largely paper-based products means that there’s an instant synergy with our core home furnishing ranges”. One of the things they particularly love about the range is the attention to detail. Working with the expert team at Portico, they have managed to integrate lovely touches like debossing and foil detailing into the products. Scroll down to see more.....
The hero print of the collection is P.L.U.T.O. - a striking geometric design from Mini Moderns’ Hinterland collection.As well as paper products, which naturally embody the spirit of our wallpapers, they have introduced some wooden pieces, like the Tablet Holder and the Perpetual Desk Calendar. Printed in their P.L.U.T.O. design, these items look stunning and are made from 100% sustainably sourced beech wood.
The brand’s signature Bungalow icon is peppered throughout the range, used as a repeat pattern and as an instantly recognisable icon on zip pulls and colourful powder coated book markers.As you would expect, the home office collection features Mini Moderns signature colours, with products largely grouped in three colour blocks: Mustard, Tangerine Dream and their distinctive turquoise, known as Lido.
The stationery collection also sees the welcome return of design duo’s first ever print, Do You Live in a Town (above) on a notebook with soft feel PU pen case.
Portico Designs Ltd were thrilled to unveil their Mini Moderns Spring stationery and gift collection at Top Drawer last week. Months in the making, this playful 20-piece collection will be priced from £4.99 to £27.99. Mini Moderns is a British home interiors brand that has a cult following and a unique take on pattern with mid-century twist.
