Oxfordshire Limited Edition – July 2019

60 |OxfordshireLimitedEdition|June 2019

TurntheheatupinyourindoorspacethissummerwiththehelpofOKAcreativedirector

SueJones,whohasbeentakingalotofinspirationfromthenaturalworld

A LOOK TO LOVE

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ivingspoketoOKAcreative

directorSueJonesabout

interiorsandwhatwewillbe

seeingintheirBroadway

interiorsstorethisseason.

Fromcolourstostyletips,we

havesummersortedinsideandout.

WhatshouldweexpectfromOKAfor

summer 2019?

Wehaveahugenewcollection,featuring

everythingfromvibrantcushionsand

sea-themedlampstomelamineplatesthatare

absolutelyperfectforpicnics.

Alotofournewpiecesareinspiredbythe

naturalworldandcanaddadramatictwistto

yourhome,eachpiecehasastorytotell.

Whatcoloursandtoneswillwebeseeing

insoftfurnishings?

Colour.Lotsofcolour.Wehavestrikingyellow

andgoldtones,aswellasreds,bluesand

greens.Animalprintsareadominantfeature.

Whatarethemostpopularpaint

coloursfortheseason?

We’vejustlaunchedEdwardBulmer’sNatural

PaintinourChelsea,GuilfordandKnutsford

OKAstoresandonline.

Weabsolutelylovethedepthofhiscoloursand

thefactthey’renaturalandnotplastic.

Thisseasonwe’vebeenusinghis‘FairWhite’,

‘Pompadour’and‘FlaxenGrey’.

Theamazingthingabouthispaintsisthateven

themoreneutralcolourshavesuchvibrancy.

Howdotrendsininteriorsreflectthe

moodofthecountry?

Ithinkiftheydid,we’dallberedecorating

everyotherweekend!It’smuchmore

importanttofocusoncreatingastunning

interiorthatyoulove.

Tellmeaboutsomegreatpiecesaround

thisseasonandwhyyoulovethem?

ThecushionsIdesignedthisseasonareinspired

by 17 thcenturyTurkishsilkkaftans.

ThecoversareprintedonsustainableTussarsilk

fromIndia,withIkatpatterns,

stripesandboldcolours.

IalsolovethenewTainochairand

barstoolwiththeircurved,wovenbacks.