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Guest Blog: Modern Cool – what does it mean to be cool these days?

Stephen Cheliotis, Chairman of the CoolBrands Council UK and Chief Executive of The Centre for Brand Analysis. As a previous Alternative guest blogger, we invited Stephen back to ask a few more questions about ‘Modern Cool’ and CoolBrands 2014/15 and why he felt Alternative Flooring had won this tribute for two years on the trot.

Paris, London

It’s always tricky to pinpoint trends at such a vast show as Maison, Paris. We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of this fair, the number of halls and the endless exhibitors. It takes a few weeks to grasp the full scope of Maison but it’s is a key place to track both emerging and existing trends in product, surface, pattern, shape, colour and material.

Guest Blog: Stephen Cheliotis, Chairman of the CoolBrands Council UK

Stephen is a leading brand consultant and commentator with a wealth of experience in brand and market evaluations and in providing strategic marketing and business counsel to senior management.

Guest Blog: Bunny Turner of Turner Pocock Interior Design

Turner Pocock is an award-winning interior design practice established in 2007 by Bunny Turner and Emma Pocock. The company has offices in London and Geneva. Turner Pocock is in House & Garden’s 100 leading interior designers and Andrew Martin’s Interior Design Review featuring the world’s top designers.

Guest Blog: Ric Frankland of UK-based dwelle

Manchester architect Ric Frankland is the director of dwelle and originator of these carefully designed micro-buildings that are highly sustainable. These award-winning ‘dwelle-ings’ can achieve zero carbon status.

Guest Blog: New Trends are Afoot by Melinda Ashton Turner, Interiors Stylist

Melinda Ashton Turner is an Interiors Stylist. Originally trained as an Interior Designer, Melinda has been working as Interior Stylist and Art Director since 1990. Over her career she has been Style Editor of Australian Vogue Living, Decoration Editor of Homes & Gardens UK and Style Director of Inside Out (UK).

Alternative New Year Blog – Ring in the New!

Spruce up your home after Christmas with our Alternative guide to what’s in the wind for 2013. We kick off with ‘Made in Britain.’

Guest Blog: Decorex 2012 Highlights by Nicolette Le Pelley of TheHouseDirectory.com

Nicolette Le Pelley is co-founder of the online sourcebook The House Directory which features more than 3,700 companies covering all aspects of interior and garden design and decoration. A recent initiative, The House Mag, brings you clever design ideas and suggestions on how to achieve them.

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