In May The Design Archives was on show alongside other selected interiors brands at The House Directory LIVE at The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park, London. The House Directory LIVE was instigated and organised by Angel Tan, and it took over the mezzanine area of Fair hosting brands and makers whose products and practices have a relevance to antiques and traditional processes. The Design Archives’ designs are all inspired by prints and patterns in the Crowson Archive. We showed a selection of wallpapers from the Birchgrove collection, as well as fabrics such as Qarshi, Exotic Fruits and Tree of Life hung on a bistro curtain pole kindly supplied by The Holbein Company. The event featured leading interior brands and crafts people, with a programme of fascinating talks and workshops by an A-list of experts. Workshop highlights included appliqué by textile artist Natasha Hulse, marquetry by conservator Elyse Vaudron and marbling by Phyllis Clair Smith, all members of The House Directory.
Angel Tan, architect and interior designer, is co-owner of The House Directory along with Cheryl Knorr one of the original founding duo. The House Directory started as an online interior sourcing directory in 2001 and has gone from strength to strength offering interior designers and public an essential tool when looking for interior and garden design and decoration specialists.
The Decorative Fair has a strong reputation as the UK’s must-visit event for interior designers, with over 130 specialist dealers showcasing every discipline of antiques, fine and decorative art and 20th century design, dating from the 1700s to the 1970s, at a wide range of price points.
The Design Archives in the Brand Showcase at the Decorative Fair with The House Directory