• Design Secrets: Creativity At Home

    Join Kit Kemp as she delves into 'Creativity at Home', the final chapter in her latest book Design Secrets.

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  • How to Design Nooks and Niches

    This is a time of year where we naturally seek spaces to snuggle up and get cosy. There’s something about being cocooned that creates a sense of comfort and for this very reason, small nooks and niches are areas that we celebrate. Here are some examples of how we design 'Nooks and Niches'...

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  • Green Initiative: Sustainability to Make Life Beautiful

    Firmdale Hotels strive to create innovative ways to reduce our carbon footprint and minimise our impact on the environment. We are continuously thinking of new and exciting ways to save the planet – ‘to do our bit’...

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  • The Art of Stitches

    Join us as we delve into the realm of stitches and how they elevate your design...

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  • The PIT-A-PAT ‘Munich’ Table

    Introducing the award-winning PIT-A-PAT ‘Munich’ table...

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  • Meet the Maker: Patrizia Sascor

    Patrizia Sascor is an Italian basket weaver and former ceramicist. She weaves sculptural contemporary pieces in willow, makes rush seats and mid-century design chairs in Danish cord. She expresses the energy and dynamism of nature within minimal structures often using only the line of the willow branches. Join us as we meet the maker...

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  • Meet The Maker: Sarah Wiley

    We came across Sarah’s beautiful work online and wanted to get in touch to find out more about her intricate interior portraits made from fabric and thread. Sarah lives in Richmond, Virginia and is inspired by colourful interiors and the world around her. Join us as we 'Meet The Maker'...

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  • Gems and Jewels: Elevating Design

    Our top picks from our recent visit to the American Museum of Natural History's exquisite Hall of Gems...

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  • A Closer Look at Tub Chairs

    Here at our Design Studio we give equal attention to colour, fabrics and also furniture. We have previously explored our Handle Chairs but today, we'd like to celebrate our Tub Chairs which star in so many of our bedrooms! Join us whilst we show you all the different ways we like to upholster them...

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  • 5 Tips for Playing with Pictorial Patterns

    At the Kit Kemp design studio, the bolder the better and one of our favourite patterns are motif heavy repeats that tell a story. These designs are often the hardest to use. You have to be brave and bold when working with busy patterns, but also know when to pare it back - here are my 5 tips for using complex pictorial patterns...

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  • Welcome Back to Number Sixteen

    We are so excited to be able to welcome you back to our South Kensington abode, Number Sixteen. After months of closure, we are more than ready to open our doors again...

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  • Creative Ways to Design Your Desk

    Whether it's an office desk, cubicle, or home workstation, the environment we inhabit profoundly influences our well-being. Join us as we share our top tips for elevating this space...

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  • Picture Perfect! Design Tips for Home Theatres

    As cold, wet weather takes hold, we feel the desire to get cosy under blankets and enjoy a good film. We have designed our own bespoke screening rooms throughout our hotels and we’d like to share with you our tips for designing your own home theatre...

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  • C.P Hart Moonlit Bathroom and Our Dos & Don'ts

    When I was invited to design a bathroom for C.P. Hart’s extensive Waterloo showroom, I saw it as a wonderful opportunity to create something quite different from what you would find in one of our hotels...

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  • Our Five Statement Headboard Shapes

    Join us as we explore our five stunning statement headboard styles, all available to buy on Shop Kit Kemp...

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  • How to Design a Monochrome Room

    Join us as we share some examples and tips for designing a monochrome scheme...

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  • The Cantilever Coffee Table

    Introducing our elegant Cantilever Coffee Table...

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  • Meet the Maker: Dream Framer Marcus Wells

    You should never under estimate the importance of good framing. Working with my framer Marcus Wells is a joyous relationship. He feels free to show me new ideas and I am always happy to suggest an unusual combination...

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  • Here or There: The Power of Context

    Explore how the same design element can take on different personalities across the Atlantic, depending on its context...

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  • A Beady Eye - Using Beads in Design 

    When we are designing a space, we love to use unusual materials and textures that add an extra layer of detail...

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  • Design Collaboration: 
Christopher Farr Cloth

    Our longstanding partnership with Christopher Farr Cloth continues to bear fruit resulting in a magnificent new fabric and wallpaper collection, which we're so excited to share with you.

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  • How We Use Ozone

    One of my favourite fabrics from my Christopher Farr Collection has to be ‘Ozone’. Its diversity means it is such a pleasure to work with. It’s one of those fabrics that looks and feels so different from colourway to colourway and scheme to scheme. This post visits each colourway and the fun and different ways we have played with ‘Ozone’ in our designs...

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  • 2023 Wrapped Up: January to December

    As this year comes to an end we would like to share with you our 2023 Wrapped Up: a combination of your favourite posts and our proudest achievements...

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  • Meet Karin and Carl Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style

    We recently discovered the story of the artist couple, Karin and Carl Larsson, and their home known as Lilla Hyttnäs. Their house is perhaps Sweden’s most famous home and has become an icon for Swedish interior design...

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