by Daisy Jensen | Oct 23, 2021 | Blog
The Affordable Art Fair has returned with fanfare after lockdown and the re-opening in Battersea this autumn was the best ever. Lots of colour, abstracts, celebrity portraits and photographs as well as ceramics and sculpture on display – and for sale from...
by Daisy Jensen | Oct 2, 2021 | Blog, DU Diary, Newest
Peter Blake has been described as the godfather of British Pop art, not least thanks to his Beatles cover, the iconic design for their album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which he co-designed. But Blake has moved with the times and at The Arts Club show...
by Daisy Jensen | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog, DU Diary
Joy to be back on the arts scene after lockdown! London’s Marlborough Gallery in Mayfair was among the first with a cool private view, lots of ice cold white wine and a refreshing collection of the late Gillian Ayres’ large-scale paintings and works on...
by Daisy Jensen | Aug 14, 2021 | Blog, Newest
Brilliant! Vogue Scandinavia is here…what took them so long, we might ask? The world’s leading glossy will cover the best design in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Findland and Iceland. Much has been written and said about the Nordic...
by Daisy Jensen | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog, DU Diary, Newest
Ah, we’re always checking out the Nordic look in art, interior design and beauty wherever we go, and as galleries re-open after Covid and lockdown….it’s a slow start. This Viking-ish looking painting (above with its horns) by Chason Matthams probably...
by Daisy Jensen | Aug 8, 2021 | Blog, Ceramics, Newest
Pure joy as we can now shop and browse the non-essentials! How we’ve missed the fairs, exhibitions and private views: the furniture, the sculptures and paintings, the ceramic pots and all the things that make a home that little bit more special. So long was...
by Daisy Jensen | May 16, 2021 | Blog, Newest
IT’s just too gorgeous! The most brilliant and quintessentially British paint brand, much mocked for its quite high price point and many shades of grey, has been sold to a Danish company. And how we welcome it! Scandinavia been the spiritual home of Farrow &...
by Daisy Jensen | Feb 14, 2021 | Beauty, Blog, Newest, Top Tips - How to
Optimism is in the air, things are changing. Lockdown is loosening and soon we’ll be….free. Gosh! Some of us may need a little more time before we are ready to face the world again – it’s been ages since the last visit to the hairdresser....
by Daisy Jensen | Jan 17, 2021 | Blog
Letting in the light is the first thought in most Scandi homes as we start furnishing and decorating. Curtains are therefore key items to consider before even the tables and chairs. The first question is what kind of window dressing: curtains, blinds, shutters…?...
by Daisy Jensen | Nov 14, 2020 | Beauty, Blog, Top Tips - How to
At DU Beauty we keep things simple, following the Scandinavian ethos of less is more. Rather than paint over our cracks, we celebrate them and prepare for healthier skin going forward. Here are five of our top tips which sometimes get left out of our beauty routine...
