We can’t keep it secret any longer…ahead of Galapagos Design‘s upcoming launch they have been browsing vintage stores across Germany to find fabulous mid century originals which Lucy Mortimer snaps up, brings back to the UK and then re-upholsters in … Continue reading
The Spring Decorative Fair – Battersea, London
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than wondering around seriously beautiful antiques and planning what I will have in my house when I grow up! Todays obsession was chairs… I came across The Antique French Chair & Sofa … Continue reading
London Living
I went to visit this house near Portobello last week. The property was a shell when they bought it, with only the outer walls and the inner winding staircase remaining. A huge project. The only camera I had with me … Continue reading
Living Etc May Issue
A big thank you to Mary Weaver & Damon Syson at Living Etc for this great piece on Korla. Passion for Pattern…we couldn’t agree more. There was snow outside and we had to pretend like it was May. Not easy, … Continue reading
Summer Summer
It’s thrilling not to be wearing socks! Lying in the garden all weekend I was thinking about how we should dress our homes like we dress ourselves. When the sun comes out and we store away the woolly jumpers and … Continue reading
Front Door
The front door is painted. Thank you to Val and his team! After a sustained campaign for painting it pink from my 3 year old, or multicolour from my 5 year old, I was undecided. Non-committal answers from two other … Continue reading
Cos it’s Emerald.
Goodbye Orange. Hello Emerald. Blame Pantone. Ever since they made me look at Emerald again (see blog post here), I can’t stop. With an eye out for the first green addition to my wardrobe for a long long time; I popped … Continue reading
Sheerluxe Site of the Week.
The beautiful website Sheerluxe is an online treat – they list something beautiful to spy and covet everyday. So, we are thrilled that they’ve listed Korla as their Site of the Week. Thank you to Sheerluxe from Korla.
Emeralds For Ever….
One of the most powerful things I saw last year was the ”A Bigger Picture” Hockney exhibition at the Royal Academy. Maybe it was his lush colourful depictions of the Yorkshire landscape that led Pantone to name Emerald the colour of the … Continue reading
How time flies…
It’s pretty hard to imagine it’s been just over a year since our official launch party. And seeing as I’ve left almost all the blogging to Jane, I thought a year on I should probably get to typing. At … Continue reading
