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Tent, London 2012, part 2

  Being one half of KnitterKnitKnitKnit I am always drawn to a nice bit of knitting - and this is just lovely, so you can imagine my delight when I met Claire Anne O'Brien at Tent.  Originally from County Cork, Claire-Anne graduated from Central Saint Martins and is now based in East London.  The shapes and cabling are beautifully executed, making her work a joy to have in any home.

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Tent, London September 2012, part one

  I visited Tent recently, it's part of the London Design Festival and very inspirational, and as this is a blog, I don't feel that it should just be about Jenny Duff products, so I wanted to share some of the things I saw there...here's the first - these marvellous models are handmade by the very clever Chisel and Mouse team at their studio in Sussex and the detail is fabulous - why not have Buckingham Palace on your bookshelf? There's a whole range to choose from and they work to commission, too, so there's no reason to say that...

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