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UBCNews - Arts & DesignLaunched: Amechi - Celebrating Ghana's Rich Asafo Flag CultureCrafted from recycled cotton, these throws offer a unique and meaningful way to elevate the living space. Imagine adorning the sofa with "Chief Palaver," depicting a peaceful dispute resolution scene amidst vibrant flora and fauna.
Amechi Mandi, the designer behind Asafo, understands the modern desire for homeware that reflects individuality and heritage. He sought to create a collection that explored the beauty and tradition of Ghanaian Asafo flags while reinterpreting them for contemporary spaces.
The throws draw inspiration from the Fante sub-group of the Akan people. Each design incorporates symbols and proverbs traditionally found on...2024-10-0802 min
My Top Ten TV podcastMy Top Ten TV podcast - Nicky MorrisThis week sees another amazing guest, Nicky Morris a TV and film writer for HELLO!. She joined the HELLO! team in 2021, having previously written for Homes&Gardens, Livingetc and Tempus magazine. And I’m sure you’ll agree Nicky’s Top Ten is absolutely top draw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-11-2139 min
Creative Home Staging Show- Home Staging for Home Sellers#263 Seven kitchen updates you can do over a weekend to sell your homeYou may have heard from realtors that kitchens and baths sell a home. Well, what do we do when our kitchen is not quite up to snuff? Maybe it could use some sprucing up or maybe your kitchen feels small and dark. Let me share 7 things you can do to update your kitchen without spending a fortune. In fact, I’ll give you 7 things that cost under $100 each and you can do over a weekend.
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Crunches & Cosmos (Home Exercise Reviews and Recommendations for Women)10 Fitness Tech Gift Ideas for 2022Today I'm sharing 10 fitness tech gift ideas for this holiday season as well as a few tips on shopping for them. As always, I'm not an affiliate for anything on this list so you can rest assured I'm simply sharing the things I genuinely see value in purchasing because I can see a circumstance where the right person would use it. I'm pertty sure I don't have to tell you that there are a LOT of tech gadgets out there in the fitness space that may look cool but I just can't imagine using more than once (so, NOT...2022-11-0139 min
So, How Do You… The Interiors PodcastSo, how do you… choose a colour scheme?There are endless hues of blue and when you finally make a decision, it looks completely different to what you expected… a waste of money and paint! However, if you’re unsure on what to choose - Laura’s got your back.
In this episode, she explores how to choose the perfect colour for your room with artist and designer Luke Edward-Hall, how to choose the correct type and finish of paint with professional decorator Matthew Collins and gets the handy hacks on settling on your colour scheme with the Deputy Editor of Livingetc, Busola Evans.
Plus, is there...2022-01-1839 min
The Just Bloody Post It PodcastHow to #JustBloodyPostIt like a journalist with Livingetc's Busola EvansThis is a chat I've been wanting to have for a while. About how being a journalist sets you up very nicely indeed to have a winning online profile.
It was my old job you see, reporting the news on the radio. And I learnt skills there that work just as well on Instagram as would for The Times newspaper.
Or Living Etc magazine!
Which is where our guest Busola Evans is the (newly appointed 🎉) deputy editor writing about home renos, design pieces and all the beautiful kitchens.
She's been a journalist for...2021-11-1634 min
Home TruthsSarah Sherman SamuelSarah Sherman Samuel’s approach to her career is a modern one - she didn’t have a set path and moved across the country a couple of times, going where the wind took her and landing jobs where she could when she arrived. But her flair for taking a good photograph, coupled with some early career training in spatial design, saw her deciding to renovate her own home and document it online.Her California sunshine aesthetic resonated, and her project began to be shared and re-shared, growing her an army of fans who still follow alon...2020-11-1638 min
take it slow3. Princesses, Meal Prep & Emergency RoomsLifestyle changes can be difficult. What's more difficult is maintaining the changes. In this weeks episode, we discuss what we've changed and what lifestyle trends were meant to happen in 2020. Follow the conversation on IG: @takeitslowpodcast Link to Lifestyle trends article: https://www.livingetc.com/whats-news/top-lifestyle-trends-for-2020-222003
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Home TruthsBill AmbergBill Amberg’s luxury leather goods - his bags, his purses, his baby slings and his floors, are characterised by their buttery softness, by the caramel tones and bright colours, and by how lovely they are to touch. But although his goods tend to belong in a fairly rarfied world, Bill himself is welcoming, passionate and playful inventor, constantly looking for new ways to improve on the material that has been the enduring love affair of his career. He came of age in London at the same time as Tom Dixon, when there was a punky attitude and anything go...2020-11-0931 min
Home TruthsKit KempKit Kemp's hotels and books and blogs are known for a sense of wonderful, joyful refinement. Bright colours, bold patterns and a real ebullience characterise her work, seeing her become one of the most loved designers working in the industry today. Yet she has no formal training, and much of what she knows she learned on the job, by following her instinct and having an understanding of space and scale.Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This week's episode is sponsored by Harlequin. See acast.com/privacy for...2020-11-0248 min
Home TruthsGuy OliverHe has worked on some of the most revered hotels in the world, from Claridges and The Connaught to The Standard in New York, but Guy Oliver started life very differently.As a closeted gay navy recruit interiors became his retreat, and his passion led him to apprentice in some very grand Scottish homes before taking over and rebranding the agency he now runs, Oliver Laws. Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, and hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode is sponsored by Harlequin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy...2020-10-2644 min
Home TruthsJonathan AdlerHe defines his designs as Modern American Glamour, and while Jonathan Adler has added glitz and gilt to every part of the home, he began as a potter working all day long to create pots for stores such as Barney's. He has turned his work ethic into an empire, using his skill as a creative to learn new techniques and try new things, opening stores, designing homes and hotels and becoming - in his words - the luckiest potter in the world.Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac...2020-10-1949 min
Home TruthsMartin BrudnizkiDesigner Martin Brudnizki has worked on almost every iconic hotel and restaurant to have opened in the last 15 years or so. From Scotts to Sexy Fish, from Soho Beach House in Miami to Dean Street Townhouse in London, he's masterminded the interiors of each one.His brand of comfortable sophistication has see him become much in demand, launch his own furniture line and expand to run a company with offices in both London and New York.Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode is sponsored by Harlequin.2020-10-1232 minHome TruthsAbigail AhernInterior designer, author, store owner, manufacturer and teacher Abigail Ahern has come along way since accidentally finding herself running a design team without quite knowing what she was doing.Setting up a global brand, she has learned to trust her tastes and be open about herself - in doing so she has won an army of fans. As her latest book, Everything: A Maximalist Style Guide, is published, Abigail looks back on how she got to where she is today.Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode...2020-10-0543 minHome TruthsIni ArchibongInternational designer Ini Archibong has lived a pretty incredible life. His lack of fear around asking for help has seen him walk into an architect's office off the street and convince them to train him, has seen the internet fund his fledgling career and has meant he's been able to design collections for brands such as Se and Hermes.He grew up in LA, moved to Singapore and has since settled in the mountains of Switzerland, where his approach to putting his ambitions out into the world has helped turn him into one of this generation's...2020-09-2800 minHome TruthsAthena CalderoneIt's hard to describe the career of Athena Calderone - no one label covers everything. She works in interior design, she's an author, a recipe writer, podcast host and influencer in the truest sense of the word. Her work has been on the cover of Livingetc twice, and her style continues to influence how we put our pages together, taking inspiration from the way she curates and collects.In this episode she talks about how she turned her eye for design into a career, the lapses in confidence and the tricks she used to get over...2020-09-0700 minHome TruthsYinka IloriThe designer Yinka Ilori seems like an overnight success - in the last couple of years his bright colours and bold designs feel like they've come from nowhere, fresh and exciting and new.But the reality is very different, and Yinka started working in design over a decade ago, refurbing old chairs he found on the side of the road into pieces that bridge the gap between art and design.He took a small loan from the Prince's Trust and supplemented it with shop work to create the growing studio he has today...2020-08-3100 min
The Great IndoorsKitchens, Bathrooms, Gloss PaintWant to ban the beige? Sophie and Kate do a deep dive on everything Kitchens and Bathrooms... black taps, pink loos, green marble islands and reeded glass wall cabinets. With special extra insight into current trends from Busola Evans, Associate Editor of Livingetc. Plus a Style Surgery question on the Joy of Gloss Paint...Useful images and links are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie's blogs or join the Facebook Group The Great Indoors Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2020-08-2742 minHome TruthsSebastian CoxHe's known as one of the most knowledgeable and interesting people around on sustainability, as well as one of the most innovative designers there is. Sebastian Cox has been finding new ways to work with wood and its byproducts since launching his degree show in 2010, and his passion and drive have seen him become an authority on eco practices. Having worked with Burberry, deVOL and even published his own manifesto, listening to his mad-inventor-like way of working is an inspiring glimpse into how he got to where he is today.Home Truths is...2020-08-2400 minHome TruthsTricia GuildBack in 1970, Tricia Guild set up Designers Guild on an unloved corner of the the King's Road in London. The UK was just coming out of the swinging 60s and Tricia was at the forefront of a new movement filled with relaxed, joyful and colourful interiors.As she celebrates 50 years in the business she looks back at the way the landscape has changed, and how she helped to change it, working with artists, scouring the world for inspiration, and breaking glass ceilings as a woman in business.Home Truths is a product of...2020-08-1700 minHome TruthsMatthew WilliamsonBack in the 1990s, Matthew Williamson launched himself as a fashion designer, catching the eye of people like Kate Moss, Jade Jagger and Alek Wek, who helped propel him to the top of his game.He went from keeping his collections in his bedsit to having four flagship stores around the world before gradually pivoting to interiors. He now runs a smaller - but no less successful - design studio, working on public and residential spaces, while collaborating on rug, tile and lighting launches. This is the fascinating tale of how he went...2020-08-1000 minHome TruthsTom Dixon, Eleanor NadimiWhen Tom Dixon fell into the design scene in the 1980s he viewed himself as very much outside of the establishment. His work was experimental and he formed a collective with other young designers like Thomas Heatherwick to create what they wanted. But he quickly became noticed, then lauded, then part of the establishment, then its figurehead, designing iconic products like his Copper Ball pendant, creating the interiors for Shoreditch House and Sea Containers House, and running an empire at Coal Drops Yard in London's King's Cross. Here, he talks about how he did it.2020-08-0300 minHome TruthsLinda BoronkayAs the Design Director of Soho House, Linda Boronkay has shaped much of how we all decorate today. She looks after projects such as White City House, Soho House Mumbai and Soho House Barcelona, managing vast teams of people all at the same time. But getting to the top hasn't been easy, and while Linda shares advice on making it in big design agencies - having also worked at Martin Brudnizki and Tom Dixon - she talks openly about the imposter syndrome that followed her ascent.Home Truths is a product of Livingetc...2020-07-2700 minHome TruthsLee BroomInternational designer Lee Broom reveals how he went from a two person band designing furniture in his flat, to having stockists all over the world, stores in London and New York, and more awards than you can shake one his famous Crystal Bulb lights at. This episode is hosted for Livingetc by Pip McCormac, and sponsored by Heal's. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2020-07-1600 min
The Great IndoorsDiversity in Design, Marianne Shillingford, Kitchen RevampDiversity and Interiors: a special extended feature includes contributions from Michelle Ogundehin, Simon Hamilton, Poonam Sharma, Busola Evans and many more. Plus Marianne Shillingford, creative director of Dulux, talks to Sophie about the next generation of designers and colour trends. There's advice on how to revamp your kitchen, and the Style Surgery addresses a Sticky Problem.Useful links and images are supplied on each of Kate and Sophie’s blogs or join our Facebook group The Great Indoors PodcastAnd here's some more info on the guests on this show:Gemma Samuels @happihabitat 2020-06-111h 04