Blog
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Clerkenwell
The Clerkenwell Design Week is a design festival that’s growing in stature and size ever year. In its fourth year, this leading independent design festival is now the design place be after winning Best Festival and Best Cultural Event at the UK Event Awards. With over 60 showrooms, many of whom we work with on [...]
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New England Style
Whether it’s the Kennedy Compound in Martha’s Vineyard or the Long Island playground of Ralph Lauren, the words “New England Style” captures the imagination … conjuring an elegant, simple yet idyllic way of life that has inspired summer interior trends for generations. To help you get that “fresh as a summer breeze” atmosphere in your [...]
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Art Of Glass
Who remembers the Christmas Day trifles of the 1970’s served up in textured glass bowls? When the Finish designer glassware collection Iittala landed at Occa-Home, the memories came flooding back! I never liked the trifle… but I loved the bowl… and it’s as relevant now as it was then. The Ultima Thule collection by Iittala, [...]
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Bank Holiday with Lexington Summer’13
Picture the scene… warm breezy day at the coast with all the family… the kids jump happily in and out the water, kicking a ball around, not a Play Station or iPhone in sight! Sound like blissful days gone by? Well it doesn’t have to be… this bank holiday why not gather up your family [...]
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Summer Cocktails
We don’t care what the weatherman says – we know that better weather is on it’s way and can hardly wait for those longer days and even longer evenings, perfect for entertaining friends or relaxing on a lounger in the garden, cocktail in hand…bliss! Call us mad but we’re already in the summer party spirit [...]
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The Art of Table Dressing
En garde… knives at the ready… be prepared to dress your table with some serious Parisian style! Design duo Francis and Pascale Gelb, creators of Sabre Paris, launched their business with a collection of brightly coloured enamelled flatware. Such is their design flair, their growing collection can now be found in the most stylish homes [...]
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Interiors LDN
You know we love to travel… so the creative team at Occa-Home are up next on a merchandising trip to London and are planning to take in the new Interiors LDN show whilst there. Not all of our team can make all of the international trade shows, so this is a great way for the [...]
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Wedding Gifts: Top Designer’s Picks
How many weddings are you going to this year? The design team have a few of our own this year… including our new head of tech, Darran… congrats D… so we’re always on the look out for stand-out wedding gift ideas. For wedding gifts that are as stylish as they are practical our designers [...]
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Tamara Kobiolke: Hotel Missoni Edinburgh
View Missoni Home collection
Win in Hotel Missoni Edinburgh Competition
Our customers love the Hotel Missoni look and we’re often asked for advice on how they can achieve the look in their own homes. What’s your advice on recreating the ‘Hotel Missoni’ look?
I would recommend keeping the overall colour scheme of your home simple, stylish black and [...] -
The Great Gatsby Inspirations
With the imminent UK launch of Baz Lurmann’s film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, The Great Gatsby, Art Deco interiors are set to be big style news this year. Ranging from opulent rich upholstery, screens and exotic patterns to the more stark modernist interpretation favoured by iconic designer Le Courbusier, Art Deco [...]
