It is an exciting day at fig1 HQ today – we’ve just taken delivery of these new “film lights” from Nkuku. We choose them partially with the intention of having one for the kitchen here as the colour is a close match for the accent colour we choose for the kitchen. It has been over a year since I started a major renovation on the house here, and finding these finishing touches is really exciting. I’m loving having bits I’ve chosen for fig1.co.uk out on display and looking great. It is great to get the chance to choose bits of the collection I’ve curated for the shop to display at home. The combinations of materials – copper and mango wood – and the patterned surfaces of the House Doctor storage boxes is really beginning to work now in this corner of the kitchen.
When I started the renovation I really wanted everything to be planned with a place to live, so that things are easily accessible but also so that the objects I want to see around me are readily visible. Good storage and beautiful functional objects really make that achievable – what I definitely didn’t want was a completely minimalist house where nothing at all was visible, but what is on display should look colourful and interesting. I’m really pleased with the way it has come together.