Deco December mag
Deco is a London-based magazine for everyone who loves their home and is generally crazy about interior design, but who also cares about the environment.
Deco is a London-based magazine for everyone who loves their home and is generally crazy about interior design, but who also cares about the environment.
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Contents<br />
3. News<br />
Editor’s Letter<br />
Welcome to our first <strong>Deco</strong> <strong>mag</strong>azine for<br />
issuu.com, which we think complements our<br />
online publication www.deco<strong>mag</strong>.co.uk.<br />
We’re all about eco-friendly interior design,<br />
so we love all things upcycled, reclaimed,<br />
sustainable, organic and recyclable - and that<br />
encompasses a lot of design, from new<br />
contemporary to antiques and vintage.<br />
We care about issues too. For example,<br />
we’re encouraging our readers to look into the<br />
work of Arlene Blum in the US, who has done<br />
so much raise awareness of the dangers of fire<br />
retardant chemicals in furniture through her<br />
Green Science Policy Institute. However,<br />
Terry Edge is concerned that the UK is reluctant<br />
to address the issues and we’ve talked to him<br />
about the need for British consumers to be made<br />
aware of the dangers of FR chemicals in furniture,<br />
children’s products and household electricals.<br />
See the feature on page 10.<br />
We bring you a Christmas gift guide, we look<br />
at the felt art of Lucy Storrs, the small space<br />
design skills of Play Associates and at the mania<br />
for flamingos we’re apparently in the grip of!<br />
British craft is thriving, while our profile slot goes<br />
to the lovely Max McMurdo, all round practical<br />
man, treehugger and founder of upcycled<br />
furniture store Reestore and budding TV star.<br />
With best wishes from London,<br />
The <strong>Deco</strong> team<br />
COVER: a shed for Sir Paul<br />
Smith designed by furniture<br />
maker Natalie de Leval.<br />
4. Felt art of Lucy Storrs<br />
6/ Christmas gift ideas -<br />
from vintage posters to<br />
linen bread bags<br />
8/ Max McMurdo<br />
talks to Abby Trow about<br />
upcycling and his move<br />
into TV<br />
10. Let’s celebrate British<br />
craft, which is enjoying<br />
a renaissance<br />
11/. Introducing Lüks Linen<br />
and its peshtemals from<br />
Turkey (promotion)<br />
12. Former civil servant and<br />
fire retardant expert Terry<br />
Edge says FR chemicals in<br />
UK furniture are a serious<br />
health danger and don’t<br />
protect us in fires<br />
14. We’re all flamingo crazy!<br />
See our eco-friendly<br />
flamingo art & homewares<br />
16. Interior designer Rory<br />
Macpherson of Play<br />
Associates turned a tiny<br />
studio flat into a stunning<br />
piéd-a-terre<br />
Publisher<br />
ABD Associates, London N4, UK<br />
t +44 (0)20 7561 0675<br />
Content team<br />
Editor: Abby Trow<br />
Deputy editor: Kay Hill<br />
Advertising manager: Ajay Duggal<br />
Photographer: Mike Trow<br />
Contact: info@deco<strong>mag</strong>.co.uk<br />
<strong>Deco</strong> online: www.deco<strong>mag</strong>.co.uk<br />
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