Charity Vintage: Five vintage Kenneth Townsend tiles

(ends 26 Mar, 2013 11:55:43 GMT) We’ve mentioned Kenneth Townsend quite a lot in blogs in the past – he’s one of our favourite designers. His “Menagerie” series of tiles are very collectable and much sought after. Here’s a lot of five Kenneth Townsend “Menagerie” tiles for sale on eBay in support of The Iain […]

Designer Desire: Clare Youngs

Clare Youngs is a British textile artist, collage maker, paper artist and workshop leader. We can see echoes of Kenneth Townsend, David Klein and Hornsea Pottery newsprint mugs in her fabulous designs – no wonder we were drawn to her work. When asked who and what inspires her, she responded: Vintage Children’s books, particularly those […]

Iden seek!

We love a bit of Iden Pottery – the subtle colours, interesting patterns and tactile surfaces. You may need to be a bit selective however, some of the early hand made studio ware is gorgeous. We bought this fabulous lamp base a while ago, but still haven’t married it up with a suitable shade. We’ve […]

Get their look: Span House living room

credit This sunny, double-aspect sitting room belongs to a desirable Span house located in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Span Developments was a property design & development partnership founded by architects, Eric Lyons and Geoffrey Paulson Townsend. The Taplow development – Cedar Chase – was built in 1966 and consists of 24, Type 30 houses. Back then, the […]