Deco mag Spring '17 issue

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allan forsyth Deco mag 16 Above and below: Allan Forsyth’s abstract works celebrate colour. These works are large - 2x3m - and have understandably been snapped up for corporate interiors as well as by private collectors - including Sir Elton John. Forsyth’s works are all limited editions. www.allanforsyth.com ‘I like to take a familiar subject and make it into something different’ Allan Forsyth Deco mag 16
Deco promotion The hungry butterfly Butterfly populations are in decline in many parts of Britain and around the world. A design duo from Finland have devised a simple butterfly feeder that can help our fluttering friends to thrive Above and right: Belightful is a new butterfly oasis designed by Miia Liesegang and Tania Tallal who make up Belightful Design. The feeder is made in Finland from eco-friendly recycled plastic. Conservationists say butterflies are important indicators of the health of the environment, and therefore the decline in their numbers in the UK and in many other countries should be a concern to us all. But the good news is that anyone with a garden, be it large or a pocket hanky, can help butterflies to survive and indeed thrive. How? by planting butterfly and pollinator-friendly plants such as lavender, gardeners can help create a better home for insects which play a vital role in pollinating wildflowers and many crops. The UK’s estimated 22m gardens represent an area roughly the size of Somerset and, at a time when butterflies are in severe decline, offer a potentially huge and vitally important habitat. Finnish duo Mila Liesegang and Tania Tallal of ecological design studio Belightful have developed a product just for butterflies, the Butterfly Oasis. Made from eco plastic that contains recycled plastic and is 100 per cent recyclable, the feeder can be hung from a branch, fence or railing and it comes in several eye-catching colours chosen because they match the colours of many summer flowers - lilac, pink, and yellow. Made in two parts, the base unscrews and you fill it with the nectar solution. Then put in a super-absorbent sponge and it will draw up the liquid into the top half of the feeder. You’ll see this part has lots of little holes across its surface. The butterfly will be attracted to the scent of the nectar and will drink its fill by putting its long proboscis through the holes. Liesegang says she loves butterflies and was moved to design the feeder because of the decline in their populations. ‘Our biodiversity is being badly affected by the built environment. We all know to feed the birds, but butterflies also need our help too.’ And she says by offering another source of food in our gardens or outside space, we can get a moment or two with these elusive, entrancing creatures: ‘It’s so nice to experience happy little moments watching butterflies feed.’ www.belightfuldesign.com Belightful butterfly oasis cost £49.90 and the pack includes a month’s supply of nectar powder. Thereafter monthly nectar refills cost £8.90 Deco mag 17
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