I was lucky enough to visit the fantastic Home Barn in Little Marlow this week. It is fabulous, and, if like me, you have a passion for reclaimed, industrial, vintage furniture and amazing finds for the home then this is the place to go. Take a van though, you will probably need it!
Walter came too of course!
Having recently moved to the area, I’m very excited to be part of the Dulwich Open House for the very first time this year! We will be open for two weekends in May where my archive work, sketchbooks and recent collections will be on show in our recently decorated house, with selected pieces available to buy. I shall also be baking, so pop in for a browse, a cup of tea and some cake!
For an official invitation and full location please join our mailing list by emailing the link below, invites will be forwarded in due course.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Weekend 1. Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May, 11am - 6pm
Weekend 2. Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May, 11am - 6pm
We had a fantastic launch & pop UP party yesterday in our wondrous pop up shop in Westbourne Grove. Ada Rose and Betty&Walter went down very well indeed and we were thrilled to unveil both brands to so many fantastic folk all day and evening. Thank you very much to everyone who came along, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
We will be open all weekend so pop in and see us. Sat 10 - 6pm, Sun 12 - 4pm. 188 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RH.
Its a busy week for us here in the office preparing for our Betty & Walter launch at Top Drawer trade show, starting this weekend coming! All new for Spring including bags, purses, accessories, kitchen textiles and ceramics. Come and see us on stand P27, Earls Court, London. Sunday 13th - Tuesday 15th Jan!
This week we took Ada Rose and Betty & Walter for a road trip reconnaissance up north. It went something like this;
London to Tarporley (lovely evening in the Swan Inn)
Tarporley to Wilmslow, Wilmslow to Knutsford, Knutsford to Alderley Edge, Alderley Edge to Didsbury, then to Chorlton, then to Manchester City where we parked up and had 40 winks, then off to the gritty, inspirational, cool and fantastical Northern Quarter of Manchester for breakfast (poached eggs and fried tomatoes) in the Koffee Pot
www.thekoffeepot.co.uk DELICIOUS.
Then we had an hour or two on foot checking out the area, with me (finally away from being behind the wheel of the car) snapping away with my camera (posted pics below).
Then back to London via Chester (sorry Shrewsbury, we ran out of time this trip!)
A modern designer, deliriously devoted to create beautiful things.
Creator of Ada Rose and Betty & Walter. This is the story so far...
www.adarose.co.uk
www.bettyandwalter.com
Illustration from Mode-Maker Metal Business Furniture catalog. circa 1960
SUBMISSION: Federation of Silk. Color Card for Spring-Summer 1970. Lyon, France.
Untitled (From Sunny Side Up), 2011, Image
Glamour, 1957
