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Firstly, on behalf of ForLook design, we’d like to wish all our readers and clients a very happy New Year.The beginning of a year is always a quiet time for designers – this is when we rejuvenate our design energy; do a bit of research; get inspirations; sort out our material library and so on…Next […]
It’s no longer just the right thing to do to live an eco-friendly life, it’s become chic and hip to do so. Therefore more and more people count their carbon-footprints; recycle religiously; consciously try to save energy; eat only locally produced organic food and so on. Yet at Christmas time this lifestyle tends to go […]
Between the 20th and 23rd of September, Earls Court will again be hosting the 100% Design show, this year joined with 4 other exhibitions:- 100% Detail, 100% Light, 100% Materials and 100% Futures.Whether you’re a designer or just interested in interior design, this annual exhibition is always worth a visit. You are able to see what’s in […]
Today is the beginning of the London Design Festival. This is the festival’s fifth year - it will last for 11 days. There will be many events, projects & exhibitions spreading across the city. However, the hub of the festival is the South Bank - specifically the Royal Festival Hall, where you attend talks and […]
This weather is appalling, isn’t it? It’s bad enough that most of us are bored to death in our offices ( colleagues, clients, subcontractors… everybody on holiday), but not even being able to enjoy a bit of evening or weekend sunshine is just awful.
Anyway, if you can’t sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine […]
August is not a good month for us designers. Most of the clients and sub-contractors are on holiday - some manufacturers are closed for the whole month (particularly in southern Europe!) - so we just sit in our offices, surfing the net, cleaning up our files and dreaming about being somewhere hotter and sunnier. Well, […]
You may have noticed that the last article published in the ForLook blog was on the May 3rd. I just haven’t had the opportunity to write since then because I had a baby in May and she’s taken up most of my time. However, I’m now back and ready to talk again about design!Given my […]
Summer is here and most of us want to go out more and enjoy the long sunny evenings. Here are a few suggestions as to where you can go in London if you’re interested in art & design.Garden designIf you want some inspiration for your garden or just want to see top garden designs, the […]
I was looking forward to visiting the exhibition of the Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto’s work at the Barbican Art Gallery. So this week I decided to take some time off work and spend a morning at the Barbican.
I wish I hadn’t. The exhibition is rather dull and uninspiring. If you’re interested in Aalto’s work you’d […]
Most people I know hate Christmas. It seems that it’s not a happy period for many of us - apparently, most people split up during this period and the biggest family rows break out over the Christmas holidays. Also, most food poisoning, alcohol related accidents & suicides happen at this time of the year. However, […]