Ralph Lauren began over forty years ago as a collection of ties and has grown into an entire world, redefining American style. This week the Ralph Lauren Home team tell us about the inspirations behind the collections and share gift suggestions for this festive season… Inspired by Ralph Lauren’s iconic collections, the Ralph Lauren gifts are exceptionally [...]
Category Archives: Guest Blogs
The Inspiration behind Susie Watson Designs…
Susie Watson Designs makes beautiful handmade products for everyday use in the home. Our philosophy is that using lovely things everyday can be a source of real pleasure. It’s sad to keep your nicest things tucked away! A cup of tea in a lovely mug can be a moment to savour. People often ask [...]
Create Your Comfort Zone
Amara’s resident head interior designer, Sam Brine, writes about this season latest interior trends and hot favourites to inject some style into your home. At this time of year we want to shut the door to the cold, and create our own comfort zone using textures and warm bold colours. The living room is always a [...]
The story of Sonia Rykiel Maison
Amara is delighted to introduce a new guest blog post from the Sonia Rykiel Maison team. They give us a tour through the history of how the Queen of Knits went from creating pieces for a small Parisian boutique to creating one of the leading brands on the designer’s linen market… Rykiel… Six letters [...]
Interview with Rosita Missoni
Amara asks the glamorous grandmother of Italian style Rosita Missoni a few quick questions. The matriarch of Missoni, Rosita created Missoni Home in 2004 and in 2009 oversaw the opening of the first Hotel Missoni in Edinburgh, the second one this year in Kuwait, and with more planned she shows no sign of slowing down… [...]
Riedel – looking for the perfect wine glass
We at Riedel UK have just had the pleasure of hosting Georg Riedel, the owner and 10th generation of the family. During his time here we conducted 2 workshops looking at the perfect glass for English sparkling wine down at Hush Heath in Kent and also for Bacchus, the traditional English grape variety, down [...]
