The Lapalma range has the natural world at its core and the ability to suit myriad applications. Great design today holds sensitivity to the natural world around us, through deep respect and reverence for the environment as well as nature’s shapes, materials and colours. This is the design ethos behind international brand Lapalma and its […]
If there’s one thing we know for sure it’s that classic never goes out of style. Every great designer since time immemorial has told us so. Celebrated Dutch designer Marcel Wanders understands this better than anyone. The man who once said, “I want to make a type of design that’s different… more romantic, more subjective” […]
What does the word ‘artisan’ mean to you? There are a few definitions out there, but this one pretty much encapsulates the gist of it: ‘A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.’ Fair enough, but it’s a word that comes with additional connotations. When you hear the word […]
In a world that has seen its equilibrium rocked, Shaw Contract reminds us that Community is a source of strength and gives us a sense of belonging. In 1987 the then Prime Minister of the UK, Margaret Thatcher, uttered what has since become one of her most oft-quoted remarks. “There is no such thing as […]
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