Dominic Lutyens

London

Arts journalist. Author of books 70s Style & Design, Celia Birtwell and Living with Mid-Century Collectibles. Copywriter. Translator from Spanish into English

Articles

La historia de la creación del Centro Pompidou, el edificio pionero que escandalizó a Francia

1 week ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Dominic Lutyens

Este verano, el Centro Pompidou cerrará sus puertas durante 5 años. El popular monumento policromado de París requiere cambios necesarios debido a las exigencias actuales en materia de salud, seguridad y eficiencia energética.
'Why have you designed something so horrible?': The pioneering building that scandalised Paris

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Dominic Lutyens

'Why have you designed something so horrible?': The pioneering building that scandalised ParisEmmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano(Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano)The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its design was first unveiled – yet it has continued to influence the architecture of public buildings ever since. As the building approaches a major renovation, its co-creator Renzo Piano recalls the furore.
Guinevere Antiques is closing down - and its stock is being sold at auction

2 months ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Dominic Lutyens

Lucas AllenGuinevere Antiques, the long-established, family-run Fulham antiques emporium located at the western extremity of London’s King’s Road, shut shop last Christmas. Its wide-ranging wares, encompassing furniture, textiles, lighting, glassware, porcelain and art, from a multitude of cultures and periods, earned it a reputation for unbridled eclecticism. Now its stock is set to be sold in at auction house Sworders at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex in two instalments this month.
How to transform your home with art

Jan 8, 2025 | bbc.co.uk | Dominic Lutyens

"It's about what speaks to you": Displaying paintings, prints, textiles and sculptures can all help create a fresh living space for the new year – here's how, according to the experts. JJanuary is a popular time of year to refresh priorities – and perhaps our surroundings too, creating a new mood for a new year. New artworks can transform a living space, and also inspire future interests, intentions, or the desire for fresh goals.
British ceramicist Carol McNicoll's maximalist home

Dec 29, 2024 | worldofinteriors.com | Dominic Lutyens

Among the cognoscenti of avant-garde design in 1970s Britain, Carol McNicoll enjoys cult status. She was part of a new, mainly female generation of maverick ceramicists, along with Jacqueline Poncelet and Alison Britton, who produced conceptual, playful and often humorous work in reaction to the rather dour British studio-pottery tradition.
9 cores que podem transformar a decoração de sua casa

Dec 21, 2024 | correiobraziliense.com.br | Dominic Lutyens

Decidir qual será a cor de um cômodo da casa é uma tarefa importante. Afinal, a maioria de nós irá conviver com ela por anos, talvez décadas. Você talvez imagine que seria impraticável e caro demais examinar e seguir as tendências atuais das cores e efeitos das tintas. Mas, na verdade, as tendências das cores ganharam muita atenção nos últimos tempos. As cores dos interiores domésticos estão ficando cada vez mais arrojadas, com o uso de tons populares e vibrantes.
'Mocha mousse' to plum: The nine paint colours that can transform your home

Dec 5, 2024 | bbc.com | Dominic Lutyens

'Mocha mousse' to plum: The nine paint colours that can transform your homeJoybirdAs Pantone's "colour of the year 2025" is announced, we explore the paint shades that are trending now – and find out which colours can improve our mood. Deciding on the colour of a room at home is a major commitment, as most of us will live with it for years or even decades. So you might think that following trends in paint colours and paint effects would be too impractical and costly to contemplate.
Mosaic Factory and Zyva Studio’s new furniture collection is inspired by cartoons

Nov 9, 2024 | wallpaper.com | Dominic Lutyens

Centuries-old tile-manufacturing is kept alive today at Mosaic Factory’s vast plants near Tangier, where armies of highly skilled craftspeople fabricate its zellige, terracotta and terrazzo tiles. Founded in 2002, the company has not only tapped into this resource but collaborates with contemporary designers, some of whom relish channelling its traditional, hand-crafted aesthetic.
Mosaic Factory and Zyva Studio’s new furniture collection is inspired by cartoons

Nov 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Dominic Lutyens

Walmart Is Selling This ‘Awesome’ $700 5-Piece Patio Set for Only $170, and Reviewers Say It’s ‘Just the Right Size’Grab it before the price goes up! Around this time of year the weather is very hot and cold, and on the milder days we'll be spending as much time as …
OutThere reviews the stylish Verona hotel with Italian flair

Oct 1, 2024 | outthere.travel | Dominic Lutyens

VISTA Palazzo Verona, once a palazzo occupied by local grandees, originally dates from the 15th century. This five-star boutique hotel, in the heart of Verona in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, features a quietly elegant white Classical façade on the narrow street Corticella Leoni, its windows crowned with pediments picked out in cream: it stands out from the crowd in all the right ways.