New Work - Living Room

Here's a hero shot from a project, that was completed earlier this year, where we furnished a living room for a family of four.
We started with a colourful kilim style rug from Armadillo and Co to anchor the new and existing furniture in front of a fireplace. For the new comfortable sofas, a neutral and children friendly fabric was chosen, which we enhanced with colourful feather filled loose cushions. To complete the picture, we introduced warmth with a timber Radial coffee table from Citta Design. Lovely.
Photograph by Charlotte Minty.

Useful Coffee Table

 

Here's a useful coffee table we recently installed in an extensive interior renovation. The client was keen to have extra seating available when the occasion arose that there are more people than usual in her living room. These footstools doubles as seating  and when not required, are neatly tucked away under the table which saves space and looks great. We used tactile velvet on these seats and they tie in with colours from a painting that is hanging above the fireplace. Result.

 

Photographs by Charlotte Minty.

Colour, Pattern and Texture

Loving the texture, colour and patterns coming together in this cosy corner. This is from a recent job where we fully renovated the living room in time for the upcoming winter season.



Photograph by Charlotte Minty.

Marle Collection by Armadillo & Co

Pleat

Check out the beautiful rugs from the Marle Collection by Armadillo & Co. Part of the Bespoke Collection, which is a private service for trade professionals (like myself) and retail partners (like The Ivy House in Auckland) - where you can collaborate on a personalised piece from a selection of designs, colours and sizes. I am already a fan of Armadillo & Co's work and ethics, and I especially like this latest rug collection. There are three designs to choose from - Fold, Tuck and Pleat; and a beautiful palette of 47 marle colours to choose from. Stunning.
Also the Marle Collection has been beautifully styled in these photographs - the rugs are displayed against buildings of similar muted colours and texture. Sigh.

Fold

Tuck

Photographs via Armadillo & Co

Latitude Collection from Armadillo & Co.

Kilim Weave - Nomad in Fern Multi-colour

I love a good floor rug and I have mentioned on here before, Australian brand Armadillo & Co rugs tick all my boxes. High quality, sustainable materials, aesthetically pleasing, offer a bespoke service for designers and good business ethics. Now they are to release several exciting projects in February, including a range of rugs that you can see here called the Latitude Collection. You like? I do.
The new collection is inspired by the founders' (Sally Pottharst and Jodie Fried) love of intrepid world travel and these traditional kilim weaves have been reinterpreted with vibrant colours. The rugs are handcrafted from Argentinian wool and use a unique dye method called 'Abrash' - “It’s a specialised and ancient dying process that results in softly muted background colour with subtle shading that welcomes inconsistencies in hue and saturation,” co-founder Sally explains. “It’s not flat colour and then they are hand washed which make the colours all fade a bit and work into each other. It is really lovely.” Sounds good to me.
I order my Armadillo & Co rugs from The Ivy House in Auckland - give the lovely Annie a call if you want to find out more.

Kilim Weave - Pilgrim in Teal/Walnut/Gunmetal



Kilim Weave - Caravan in Peony Multi-colour

Kilim Weave - Caravan in Cerise Multi-colour

Armadillo & Co Junior Collection

Nest Weave - Awning Stripe in Celadon/Natural and made in hemp.

I had the pleasure of being introduced to Armadillo & Co rugs last week. While I was already aware of this range and had recommended these rugs to several clients, it wasn't until last week where I met with Jackie, state manager for New Zealand and parts of Australia, that I really 'got' Armadillo & Co. I am now a fan.

There are three main collections - Junior, Earth and Designer (there are more collections on the way next year - I managed to squeeze a few secrets out of Jackie!) and all rugs are woven from sustainable natural fibres, mainly hemp or New Zealand wool, by artisans in India.

Armadillo & Co was founded four years ago by friends Jodie Fried and Sally Pottharst and this company has gone from strength to strength within a short time. What I like is the philosophy of Armadillo & Co - they believe in combining aesthetics with ethics, so every rug embraces Fair Trade practices and all purchases benefit the local schools in the weavers' villages. "We aim for our rugs to lie lightly on this earth." Top marks.

Here are some rugs from the Junior collection - beautifully styled from the Armadillo & Co catalogues.

 

Flower Weave - Daisy

Flower Weave - Marigold

Stratum Weave - Carnival Stripe in Pirate/Eggshell made in wool.

Stratum Weave - Carnival Stripe in Frog/Eggshell

Photographs via Armadillo & Co.