Vessel Gallery and Candy Black at London Fashion Week

The exhibition room at the Freemason's Hall

London's Vessel Gallery have collaborated with new British creative studio Candy Black for the latest Vauxhall Fashion Scouts event. Candy Black worked on the branding, promotion, website and interiors for Vauxhall Fashion Scout; curating two exclusive spaces at the Freemason’s Hall in Covent Garden, London.

HBL Colour: Any by Piodão Group

Portuguese textile company Piodão Group have launched a new range of rugs created from the wool that is left in the factory after their other rug collections have been made. Each rug is a one-off and reflects the popular colours from the factory's output that week.

Direct from: Sunbury Antiques Market

Vintage inspiration captured by the WGSN-homebuildlife team at Sunbury Antiques Market, London, this morning:

Over time, this rug has become worn and faded, distorting the pattern as well as enhancing the colour combination of bright red and mustard, with washed-out tones - a good example of Homebuildlife's Hyperculture macrotrend for A/W 12/13.

HBL Retail News: Wim Crouwel limited edition wallpaper

Wim Crouwel limited edition wallpaper

Cole & Son has teamed up with London’s Design Museum to launch a limited edition wallpaper inspired by the works of Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel. The collaboration is to coincide with the first UK retrospective of Wim Crouwel, entitled Graphic Odyssey, at the Design Museum from 30 March – 3 July.

NACHO CARBONELL'S "LUCIFERASE"

Nacho Carbonell, the Arte Povera darling of the design world, has a show currently on at the BSL gallery in Paris, which will run until April 16, 2011.

For the first time, Carbonell has created fifteen original light pieces.

« The origin of the title ‘Luciferase’ means ‘light carrier’ »  explains Nacho, referring to the systems used by the flora and fauna that live in the depths of the oceans.  « Rather than calling these lights, I consider these pieces to be creatures that produce light. »

HBL Inspiration: Christmasworld 2011

Alicante at Christmasworld 2011

WGSN-homebuildlife's full report on this year's Christmasworld provides an array of inspiration for the seasonal gifting sector. Our in-depth coverage of the event includes key trend analysis, colour trends and separated product categories, allowing you to go straight to the area which most interests you.

HBL Collection Review: Spring 2011 Serena & Lily

American brand Serena & Lily has launched two collections of well-tailored sofas and chairs for spring 2011.

HBL Contract: Yill by Younicos

German renewable energy specialists Younicos will launch a new mobile energy unit at Milan Design Week in April. Called Yill, the unit is designed by Werner Aisslinger and can provide energy to a workstation for up to three days.

HBL Analysis: Home scent goes high-tech at Ambiente 2011

Stadler Form at Ambiente 2011

Following our recent trend report on the increasing importance of scent in interiors, we've been tracking the trend as it develops at this season's tradeshows. Home scent was a strong trend at Spring Fair this month (read about it here), and this week's Ambiente saw a further development in the field with several new and high-tech designs on show at the fair.

Diane von Furstenberg Home

Diane von Furstenberg has launched the new DVF Home line at New York City's Bloomingdales to coincide with New York Fashion Week. The line features bold colours and patterns that are consistent with DVF's fashion brand, and is produced in partnership with Springs Global US.

HBL Retail: Pie timer by Joseph Joseph

During tradeshow season, some objects consistently catch your eye. British cookware brand Joseph Joseph's latest kitchen timer, Pie, was on show at a number of the main fairs - incuding NYIGF and Frankfurt's Ambiente - and is one such product.

Launched in late 2010, Pie is based on the simple but ingenious idea of cancelling out the numbers that you don't need: a plastic semicircle creeps round the timer counting off the minutes.

HBL Tradeshows: Live from Ambiente 2011

Fehling & Piez at Ambitente 2011, Frankfurt

WGSN-homebuildlife reports live from Ambiente, Frankfurt's annual interiors and gift trade fair, to highlight three key trends seen at the show so far:

1. Tactile serveware
Moving away from the traditional option of ceramics, manufacturers show serveware in a range of tactile and natural materials, including cork, oiled wood and beaten metal

2. Gold decorative detail
Gold was the prevailing trend in tableware, used in one of three ways: blocked, as edging, or for a final decorative flourish

3. Wrapped
In lighting design electrical cables become more than just a functional component as many designers choose to incorporate wound up or loosely wrapped cables as an aesthetical decoration. Across other product categories, designers used tightly wrapped yarn instead of bolts and screws to fix joints and connections