From Sarah:
Located on Brick Lane in London, designer Olivier Geoffrey’s Unto This Last is a revolutionary furniture workshop and gallery that sells directly to the public. All products are manufactured on site using a computer-controlled machine; prices are comparable to mass-produced furniture, but the style is several steps up. Customers choose their pieces on site; material options include oak laminate, dark laminate, and white laminate, and the delivery time is five days. The team behind Unto This Last plans to replicate their made-to-order approach in new locations; stay tuned. N.B. Unto This Last is the title of a book by architectural theorist John Ruskin, who inspired the Arts and Crafts movement and advocated local craftsmanship and production.
Below: UTL’s elegant Coat Stand is as sculptural as it is functional; £62 in oak laminate.
Below: A range of T Benches; £75 to £180, depending on size and material.
Below: Trestle Table in oak, £350.
April 8th, 2008
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From Julie:
We couldn’t resist this story. Prince Charles has opened a shop in the ancient Cotswold town of Tetbury, selling organic items from his Duchy line, vegetables from his estate, and all manner of garden tools and accessories: pitchforks, flowerpots, sickles, saws, gardening string, and old galvanized watering cans. Also a range of specially designed Highgrove ceramics from Stoke on Kent Burleigh Pottery. (Diehard royalists take note: The Highgrove Shop is located in a “splendid 1790 listed building”—a former bank—that has been refurbished; the nine Counting House flats above the shop are currently for sale.)
Below: If you’re not planning a visit to Tetbury anytime soon, Stonewall Kitchens carries an excellent range of high-quality Burleigh pieces, including the Ironstone Breadbox ($289).
Below: Set of three Ironstone Batter Bowls; on sale for $49.97 (down from $98).
Below: A personal favorite of mine; Burleigh’s White Ironstone Soap Dish for $29.95.
Below: We feel certain that HRH Prince Charles would approve of Stonewall Kitchen’s stainless steel, oiled beech, and horsehair Dust Pan and Brush; $32.90 for the set.
April 8th, 2008
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