Good afternoon everybody,
I thought I'd share a few of my favourite finds at this year's 'Grand Designs Live' show at ExCel. I was lucky enough to be given tickets by a friend, so I spent Saturday navigating the hundreds of stands and being convinced by salesmen that I should definitely buy that hot tub/rowing machine/state-of-the-art kitchen storage unit for a house that I don't have. It wasn't all sales pitches though, there were some great talks and seminars at the theatre sections, some by Mr Grand Designs himself - Kevin McCloud.
I was also delighted to find a whole section of galleries exhibiting work, although none of the art particularly interested me as the majority was 'living room art' and didn't really push the boundaries like Fine Art can. However, I did enjoy looking at the design and craft stalls, it was encouraging for me to see people selling their own products - there's hope for my career yet!
One of my favourite stands was The Happy Cupcake Company - if you are a baker and love to add decorative flourishes to your cakes and packaging you must check out their website! They have such a large choice of sprinkles and toppings for your cakes as well as loads of different themed cupcake cases and toppers for every party occasion, great for kids, weddings, gifts, loads!! I'm not much of a baker myself but I would start doing it with the incentive to make them look so pretty!
Another brilliant stand was Theo, who sell a wide variety of products - ranging from the home, gifts, accessories and novelty items, all of which are beautifully designed and look like so much fun! They have a great blog page that you can see HERE, it's clear from looking on their website that they love what they do, it's fresh, enthusiastic and quirky! I particularly liked this MAKE YOUR OWN MONSTER kit. I'll definitely be buying plenty of things from them for the house I don't have (yet)!
Aside from the overwhelming amount of stalls and the crowds, I had a really great day, there were plenty of places inside and outside of the show to stop for a break and eat. I'd recommend it to all of you who are interested in developing a property or are even just looking for something to give your interiors a new lease of life! It really does have something for everyone.
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