Tie & Dye

Already a big trend in both the fashion and beauty worlds, tie-dye is about to move into your house!

Designed by Stéphane Parmentier, these statement stools and low tables feature a blur fading or intensifying colour with oak.

Woolly Week

In the world’s largest showcase of wool, the recently renovated West Wing of Somerset House will be transformed into a home made primarily from wool from tomorrow. 

Seven individual rooms, from the bedroom to the study, created by leading designers, such as Kit Kemp and Donna Wilson, will be exhibited to show how the design community uses wool extensively in their work.

Three additional rooms will be dedicated to fashion displays, celebrating the importance of the fibre in today’s fashion industry.

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Shauna Richardson's Brown Bear

The organisers have also scheduled a series of workshops and talks until Sunday 24 March.
For more information, click here. 

Mothering Sunday

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we asked the mothers and daughters in the Bubble London team to share how they’re planning to spend Sunday. 

‘I would like to be able to stay in bed beyond 8am on Sunday morning, and for someone else to clean out the hamster.’

Lindsay Hoyes, event director 

‘I would love a lie-in with a big cuddle sandwiched between my 2 sons.’

Stephanie Parker, marketing director

‘We celebrate Mother’s Day or La Fete Des Meres in May in France, so I do have a bit more time to sort something out for my mum.’

Tabara N’Diaye, event manager

‘I’m taking my mother on a spa day, a win-win situation.’

Caroline Watson, senior marketing manager  

‘I’ve paid for my mum and I to stay in a suite in a top notch hotel for the weekend and then taking her to Betty’s Tea Rooms in Harrogate for Afternoon Tea.’

Raquel Monroy, marketing & pr manager

‘We’re taking my mum out for a meal as she prefers a get-together with her kids over flowers or gifts.’

Rachael Toft, visitor relations manager

We'll be having cucumber sandwiches, cream cakes and champagne in vintage teacups at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.' 

Caroline Mackinnon, Bubble & Speak contributor

photo credits: 1, 2, 3, 4 

Happy Mother's Day! 

Taking Liberty

 

With sunny days upon us and the spring season approaching, No Added Sugar unveils its Liberty print collection using classic prints from the Liberty Art Fabrics archive.

Timeless and eye-popping floral prints adorned dresses, shirts and playsuits.

To complement the range, the British brand is also launching a swimwear range made from the highest quality fabric.

Boys + Girls = Fairtrade

As Fairtrade Fortnight kicked off on Monday, we thought we’d share with you one of our favourite Fairtrade certified brands.
Catering for kids from 1-10 years old, Boys&Girls is a bright and brilliant combination of stylish, practical and affordable kids clothes made from fairly traded and organic cotton and designed with playing in mind.

Each garment is created with care and the company strives to reduce the impact of their manufacturing on the environment.

Click here to discover the Boys&Girls Fairtrade t-shirts.