by Ali Griffiths | Dec 7, 2023
As the season changes to cooler days and longer nights there is a palpable shift in our energies, with attention turning to spending more time inside and creating a warm welcoming home. Cosy or cosiness is the closest English word to the concept of Hygge, a...
by Ali Griffiths | May 2, 2022
To coincide with the participation by Derwent House in Oxfordshire Artweeks, we take a look at how to go about choosing pieces of art and craft for our homes to enhance our interiors whilst ensuring a cohesive yet personal living space. Combining new or well-loved...
by Ali Griffiths | Oct 13, 2021
‘Around a table with family, friends and good food – we never grow old’ This autumn, Derwent House is hosting Table Manners – a buying exhibition of all manner of tables – dining, console, desk, coffee and lamp – ranging from the classical to the...
by Ali Griffiths | Feb 12, 2021
‘Mood boards are an arrangement of images, materials and pieces of text intended to evoke or project a particular style or concept’. If you are thinking of creating your own mood board you will no doubt have a specific room in mind that needs a refresh or a complete...
by Ali Griffiths | Feb 2, 2021
Historically engaging a designer-maker to utilise their design talent, specialist craft skills and knowledge of materials to make exactly what you need, was commonplace. Nowadays the idea of commissioning a bespoke piece of furniture, length of fabric or handcrafted...
