New Opera ‘Anna Nicole’ Taps Into Vanity

Last week saw the world premiere of the latest opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage, Anna Nicole at the Royal Opera House, London, based on the life of Anna Nicole Smith. A sordid, tragic tale of fame and fortune, last night the Mix team managed to bag tickets to a sold out performance and couldn’t help seeing similarities in the set design to our Vanity trend, forecast for Spring Summer 2012.

An oversized dusky blue satin mattress, powder pink patterned carpeting and lashings of gold and hot pink; the perfect interpretation of the overtly feminine story that featured in Mix Trends issue 22.

For more information, visit our website to purchase Mix Trends for Spring Summer 2012. The opera runs for only a few more nights, for more information contact the Royal Opera House.

‘Double Solo’ – Preview the latest work from Mix favourites Michael Angove and Matt Chambers

Textile designer Michael Angove, the creator of our beautiful Botanic chair, has teamed up with one of Mix’s favourite ceramic designer, Matt Chambers, for a new exhibition at La Galleria, London.

Previewing exclusive drawings and designs from the artists don’t miss this opportunity to see their new work first.

The exhibition is running from 22nd – 27th November, for further details please visit the gallery website at http://www.lagalleria.org/index.html

Visit Mix magazine’s Inspirational Seminar Programme at 100% Design, London

Mix magazine will be hosting a range of free inspirational seminars throughout this year’s 100% Design, exploring ways in which we can improve urban spaces and interiors while respecting and taking inspiration from nature. 

 The seminar programme includes a host of guest speakers from Pocket Habitat, Society of British Interior Design, British Institute of Interior Design, Architects of Humanity, NCS and Stylgraph. Interior design expert and Channel 4 presenter, Naomi Cleaver, will also be discussing her first book ‘The Joy of Home’.

 With almost 20 events throughout the exhibition the seminars cover a broad range of subjects from creating your own Pocket Habitat, trend colours and materials for Autumn Winter 2011/12, the art of Resin, Sustainable Concrete Architecture and many more, providing a diverse programme for the design sectors.

 For full listings please click here Mix Seminar Programme – 100% Design 2010. See you at 100% Design!

September means Mix at 100% Design, London

Apologies for the lack of posts, we are busy at Mix preparing for 100% Design, the UK’s most influential design event of the year, held in London. We will be hosting the seminar programme at 100% Design, please visit our website for information on speakers and events.

London’s Selfridges Tips Clay as this Season’s Must-Have

Calling all London-based e:mix blog readers: Selfridges latest homeware themed window sees the colour Clay taking pride of place. Amongst concrete tables and untreated wooden accessories sits this fantastic Eames chair from Skandium – the perfect way to integrate practicality and calming colour into your home.

For more information about Clay as a colour, contact us for information about Filigree, the trend which this colour is taken from.

Suburban Bliss Sample Sale

In Mix issue 18 we featured Suburban Bliss’s shirts as one of the Things We Love. We’ve just heard that the label have a sample sale coming up this weekend, running from today until Sunday at the Wayward Gallery, London. For times and locations, check out the flyer online.