The Environment deserves our German suppliers The wallcovering industry takes a very serious perspective on the environmental impact of its products, has worked hard over the years to overcome the challenges it presents. Our German suppliers conform to the RAL and now the new European CE standards that determine the goods we buy are “safe” […]
Never lose your sense of fun! For an article on the future of playground design, appearing in the December/January 2009 Future issue, artists Mike Perry and Jim Stoten not only collaborated on the illustration that accompanies the piece – they filmed themselves creating it. I would suggest turning the music down on this one. Akward […]
CRAKGON has arrived and is mighty helpful! Hume Internationale and Mitre 10 are pleased to announce that the world class CRAKGON® surface repair product is now available through all Mitre 10 stores. CRAKGON® is a non woven paint reinforcing tissue specifically designed and developed as a paint reinforcer to permanently repair surface damage. Most importantly […]
Bold Colour Small Spaces Interior colour design finds a central point and works out from there Meet New York–based design lover and writer Bradford Shellhammer in his raucous 800-square-foot apartment, which is filled to the brim with vivid iconography, classic modern-design pieces, and, of course, a palette of unflinchingly vibrant hues. Watch for the way […]
I never knew Hotel design could be so innovative, Milan delivers in spades Moschino’s first fashion hotel Situated in the Italian capital of commerce, Maison Moschino Milan occupies a renovated neoclassical style 1840 railway station building on Via Monte Grappa. While the exterior of the building stayed true to its origins, its lavish interior terrains, […]
Colour and wallcoverings are all about fashion. Wallpaper or wallcoverings have long been at the forefront of design. Designers working with this space explore the possible combinations of colour, texture, pattern, and materials. In this post we again explore the dimension of colour but this time we focus on the fashions of colour with James […]
Architecture is all about longing at Germany’s Venice Biennale pavilion Cordula Rau says architecture isn’t about building projects. Longing is the driving force for every creative person. The Venice Biennale is one of Europe’s most significant international architecture exhibitions. This year, the German pavilion gets to the root of the creative impulse that drives every […]
Textiles in its best form aims for the status of art. And merits it. MoOD – read as Meet only Original Designs – is the first and most authentic international trade fair for upholstery, window- and wall coverings and is on again this year in Brussels Sep 14-16. Read here what they have to say […]
Begin at the beginning, it all stems from colour. Wallpaper or wallcoverings have long been at the forefront of design. Designers working with this space explore the possible combinations of colour, texture, pattern, and materials. In this post we explore the dimnension of colour with the man often referred to as the father of colour […]
The new Hume Internationale wallcovering web site is the end and also the beginning of an exciting and fulfilling journey for the company. Hume Internationale has been in motion for 39 years, the journey has now arrived at the internet door and it is about to step through…. Let’s talk about the site it is […]