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October 31, 2009

Outdoorz Gallery : read the small print

Dear All,

A few days ago I posted about the new online boutique http://www.OutdoorzGallery.com opened by Beth Boutry and Deborah Sommers....
The selection at OutdoorzGallery is rather cool but 
Online shopping
really needs to be secure 

Many buyers of outdoor designs are  surprised to see how different tings look in real life versus ib photo. It is very important when buying   to realise the finishes and materials ARE NOT those we are used to when buying indoor designs. So as purchasing season kicks off:

> read terms and conditions

Deborah Sommers and Beth Boutry run www.Outdoorzgallery.com and have amazing clauses such they do not guarantee the designs for any purpose.

Ie a chair is not guaranteed to be used as a seat !. It is absurd and really border line. I can hardly see that to be suitable when selling high ticket outdoor designs. I can only encourage them to amend these Terms ! The site is not secured either.

> check out the design via sites offering great product zooms

> do not buy on unsecured sites

If you are in the market for great designs do go to  secure online sources such as : www.Sabz.Fr and see what is out there or to www.Silvera.fr


PLEASE SHARE YOUR recommended design stores by the way!

October 25, 2009

Garden design rethinks itself - Brompton Borders

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As you might start planning for the 2010 Chelsea Flower Show... you may like to know about the Brompton Borders:
This is last year's pitch!
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Garden and outdoor furniture will be on display in numerous imaginative and experimental settings across Brompton in west London next month.

Artists, gardeners, museums and shops will be joining in the cultural heart of Kensington for Brompton Borders, a fringe garden festival coinciding with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

From May 16th to 24th, garden enthusiasts will have a chance to enjoy hidden green spaces and 'contemporary visions of urban nature' in the historic London borough.

Organised by Arts Co in response to the ideas of influential garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, Brompton Borders will see art intermingle with gardening in a variety of unique ways.

Iconic retailers including Few and Far, Skandium and The Conran Shop will be creating small gardens in their windows and outside spaces, while restaurants such as Bibendum and Le Pain will provide special menus.

Meanwhile, art collective House of Fairy Tales is to host a secret garden festival in a disused car park on May 23rd and artists El & Abe will be decorating hidden spaces with their striking moss graffiti.




October 19, 2009

Smileys head out : 'art' panels by Anne Luneau

UV resistant 'art' at ancadres.com:


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October 18, 2009

The power of paint by Regis Juvigny

Simple example of a creative option that is far from being a bank breaker!
Seen at French Courson show.


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October 17, 2009

Be prepared :'Black lawn' is coming

Synthetic lawn was a style no no...But no longer. Ultra high end garden designers are using this in more and more creative ways.
And the industry has caught on.
The buzz now is on Black fake lawn.
www.ma-pelouse.com

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October 8, 2009

Baby Blofield: inflatable and fun

Lovely variation of the full sofa by Blofield..the inflatable outdoor version of the famous Chesterfield.
www.Blofield.com

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October 4, 2009

Desaawat new teak outdoor lighting

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October 3, 2009

B&B Italia extends outdoor range

B&B Italia presented this new re-interpretation of a classic garden bench in Paris.

The wavy simplicity looks great in landscape ...
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