last week we started a great conversation with christine chang hanway, UK editor for remodelista. how lucky can a gal be? keeping tabs on the latest and greatest of UK design for design blog extraordinaire, remodelista?? it's a twinkly crown that christine sports with great style.
in this week's segment, we sit down with christine to discover her top design passions:
(photography by www.kristinperers.com)q. i love elle décor’s designer segment of things their celeb designers can’t live without. would you be so kind to share your own?
a1. Berry Colander from Rachel Dormer -
(click photo to read more)
a2. Tracey Neuls shoes
(click photo for neon shoes!)a3. Vietnamese Rush Bags -
(the price is right and the style is even better- click photo for more)
a4. Le Savon d'Alep Royal Soap -
(click photo for more on the "royal" treatment)
a5. My Ercol Chairs -
(click photo for christine's favorite chair)a6. Vintage Rolex watch from the 1970’s – My husband gave me a self-winding small face man’s watch to remind me of my father and the watch he wore.
(photography by www.kristinperers.com)
a7. Ted Meuhling earrings; present from Remodelista founding editor Julie Carlson. We all wear them and have been wearing them long before we met each other.
a8. Macbook Air/iPhone – I am pretty much a technophobe, but I would be lost without these two items, which enable me to work and organize my life on the go.
a9. Water colors - I started to watercolor in architecture school as a way to present my work and have never stopped as I love the way the softness and transparency of the medium is so evocative. I wish I had more time to devote to it.
(watercolor by british artist alexander cozens)
a10. Stump tea pot – My fail safe go to tea pot which I use daily.
and last but not least!
q. naturally, i must end this segment with one of my own things i can't live without – tile. remodelista has done a great job showcasing tiles from around the world. what have been some of your favorite tiles and why?
a. I am a big fan of encaustic tiles because I like the way the color is integral to the tile and not an applied glaze. I am drawn to the soft muted texture of the colors even when the colors are highly contrasted. I have been admiring Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Moroccan inspired ones for some time now. The custom color service you offer at Cle is beyond fantastic.
(click photo to read more about claesson koivisto's amazing cement tiles)
(click to visit cle's selection of colorful cement tiles)to read part I of christine's interview with tile envy- (visit here). and be sure to join us daily, this month, for more of our favorites from remodelista.