The China Club post had me thinking of beautiful chinoiserie wallpaper. de Gournay’s hand painted wallpapers, fabrics and porcelain are at the very top end of the decoration market and they have traditionally specialised in 18th century Chinoiserie and 19th century French designs.They also specialise in reinterpreting these designs and colours to create a contemporary feel. de Gournay’s principal wallpaper collections are Chinoiserie, French 19th century Papier Peints Panoramiques and Japanese & Korean designs. All their wallpapers are hand painted and the design team can create fabrics, blinds and porcelain to complement them or to contrast with them. Swoon….so beautiful!

Kara Mann is a Chicago based interior designer specialising in high end residential and commercial design. Expressing lifestyles, experiences and personal aesthetics through design is the company’s objective. What drew me to her work was her use of bold photographic art works.

One month…OMG. It’s been so much fun but lots of work! The most exciting thing is all the friends we’ve made and all the support you’ve given us. Kim and I only met a couple of months ago on Flickr and look at us now. So the cupcakes are a thank you for all of you who visit and like what you see. Happy first month birthday to all of us! We’re really keen to know where you all come from. Let us know in the comments. Thanks again for your support.

An exclusive members club in the old and new centre of Berlin, the China Club was founded and designed by Anne Maria Jagdfelt. An interesting juxtaposition of bygone luxury and marxist propaganda I’d love to settle in for a scotch and the International Herald Tribune

The name says it all. A little riser and tread thread.

Douglas Mackie	Ken Hayden
Feinknopf	Australian Vogue Living
Douglas Mackie	John Barman
Peter Marino	Australian Vogue Living