The Blue Kitchen

There's a first for everything isn't there?

So when LRR Design was asked to a shop front window of a gourmet deli, The Blue Kitchen, in the middle of a popular mall, we definitely jumped on the chance to work on something new.

Lead time? Five days.

Soft bougainvillea type cherry blossoms peeking out of leafless branches in a teal cracked vases + handmade damask decoupage Easter eggs in a glass vase set amongst a variety of their products. Those handmade eggs were challenging, having to line up the pattern of the damask paper, tracing the curves on a plastic Easter egg.

Visit The Blue Kitchen at lower ground level, Rockwell Mall, Makati City, Philippines or Edsa Shangrila Mall, Pasig City, Philippines.

organisation at its best

Possibly the neatest and most organized pantry I have seen in my life. 

Definitely puts mine to shame and definitely reminds me that I must think about organising mine soon.

And oh my, those light fittings.....

See the rest of the house here.

taking it back to the drawing board

Been recently reminiscing about my university days in design school. 

I remember when I sat at my dining table in my one bedroom flat, with a foldable drafting board that could sit right on the table. It was a little white PVC, A3 sized Steadler that I could carry around with me if I needed it. It served it's purpose, and really and truly in those days, I had more things to worry about than searching for the perfect looking drafting table.

What I would give to have one of these vintage ones now however. The ones with the iron cast legs are my favourite, and reminds me of the days when there was no CAD or any renderings programs, where architects and designers would sit at these tables drafting plans and details till all hours of the morning. Nowadays, it's sitting in front of the computer with one hand on the mouse drawing lines on CAD. But this doesn't stop me from wanting one of these gorgeous tables, after all, they can lay flat and I'm sure my computer would fit right in as it's perched on one of these beauties.

Variety of sources but mostly from Pinterest.

L'amour français de pays

I don't think I would have ever admitted to loving French country style back then but since I began my interior design journey, my style has changed in ways I would have never imagined. Seven years ago, when I began my first year at Chelsea College of Art in London, my aunt gave me a French country decoration book that had been sitting in storage for years. I quietly accepted it, but had never really read through it. After all, being trained by architects to think like architects, this was merely a book of decoration and was nothing of use to me then. My books consisted of building methods, spatial theories, architectural history and books of current architectural wonders. In fact, I wouldn't have ever thought of bringing decor books like this into university or let alone have my tutor catch me reading it alongside Elle Decor. Who knew that a book like this it would be something that I would love years after?

Now, seven years on, and I am constantly falling for Louis XV Chairs, shabby chic distressed finishes, and the neutral simplicities that the French have mastered. I'd like to believe that my design strategies become an eclectic mix of contemporary and vintage French only using elements of their design language to compliment the lineal factors of the avant-garde style of todays architectural details.

Romance and elegance. A timelessness that I would definitely never tire of.

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Sourced mainly from pinterest.