Mother Nature has certainly given us all a lesson with this year's extraordinary weather throughout the world. Unprecedented snowstorms and below freezing temperatures have hit the eastern portion of the United States while unseasonably warm weather has wreaked havoc with winter sports at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But, along with unusual weather patterns, she also provides us with extraordinary inspiration for color combinations, sculpture and other forms of artwork and design.
We often talk about how nature inspires Martin's designs. For example, our popular Hedgerow furniture and architectural hardware collections were inspired by the trees and shrubs found in our native England. Our Ascot series of custom furniture features beautiful patterns of leaves and vines using the ancient japanning technique of inlay. We offer many custom hardware pieces inspired by insects and other living creatures and Martin is currently working on new paintings that include one of his favorite subjects, the beetle.
If you are searching for design inspiration for a project, it might be a simple as taking a walk in the park, a hike in your local mountains or just open your own back door to come up with the perfect jumping off point for your color, hardware and textile selections.
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