A new website, Rue Du Chateau Interiors has just launched offering a wonderful array of decorative and stylish objects dating from 1900-1970, which are all French.

Items on offer include a vast range of furniture such as:

• A Patisserie worktable with carrara marble top, (pictured here), priced at £640.

• An Art Deco Chest of Drawers with chrome ball handles is priced at £830.

• A set of four iconic 1st production Tolix chairs, dating from 1927, has a price of £950.

• Also a 1960s Designer’s Paris bar table and chairs is priced at £1,100.

The founder Dominique Chabernaud, used to live in a Château in the Loire Valley, whose owner was an inspirational antiques dealer in Paris. Now, he and his family have moved from France to the market town of Arundel in West Sussex, and live close to the town’s castle, hence the name of his online boutique.

He said: “As you can imagine, the château was full of fascinating and elegant pieces and this instilled in us a strong sense of the beauty of ‘brocante et bibelots’ put together with an eye for the unique.
He continues; “We have selected each piece on our new website with care and with a sense of what we would love to have in our own home.

“Our constant travels around our home country of France, enable us to spot exciting and unusual pieces, sometimes in the most unlikely of locations. We use our insider knowledge and personal contacts to bring together a range of interesting and iconic ‘objets trouvés’ to fit perfectly with your home and decor.”

As well as the website, the objects can be viewed at Dominique’s premises near Arundel and he is also offering a bespoke search service, so if you have something in mind to complete your décor, let him know and he can look out for it on his travels.

To view the entire range of French decorative and stylish objects, please visit the website.

Famous for their work ranging from the Soho House hotels to Windsor Castle, the bespoke furniture makers Bevan & Hely-Hutchinson have changed their name to Rupert Bevan Ltd.

As part of the move, they have also launched a new website.

This showcases their extraordinary design and craft skills, with inspiring images of their furniture and decorative finishes commissioned by architects, interior designers and private clients all over the world.

Designers and makers of fine bespoke furniture and interiors since 1991.

Working in styles from the 17th Century to minimalist modern, Rupert Bevan offer the chance to commission truly bespoke pieces for contemporary living.

Their craftsmen work with a variety of materials across a full range of styles, and enjoy relationships with a global clientele of private individuals, businesses, museums, galleries and institutions.

Featured here is the stunning Log Room in Babington House, Somerset:

• Refectory Oak Table and Club Chairs
  Design - Constructed in solid oak single boards, glued up into a single piece.
  Finish - Heavily distressed and coloured to give well worn antique feel. Matching chairs with blue leather upholstery and antiqued brass studs.
  The antiqued glass wall panelling is by Rupert Bevan Ltd.
• Length – 10940mm; Height– 750mm; Width – 1000mm.

To see what Rupert Bevan can do for you, with fine bespoke furniture and interiors, please have a good look through their work by visiting the new website.

London showroom and workshop: 40/44 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3LQ Tel: (0207) 731 1919.
Design studio and workshop: Church Farm Studios, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire SY8 2AE Tel: (01584) 856699.

Podesta specialists in handmade furniture, design and custom-make for every room of the home including kitchens, bedrooms, libraries, studies and home cinemas.

Freestanding furniture commissions are also undertaken so that Podesta can provide perfect home solutions for the discerning customer.

It was while working as a freelance furniture designer for companies such as Habitat, Tom Dixon, Smallbone and Mark Wilkinson that Matt Podesta realised his true potential.

Matt founded Podesta in 2002 with the aim to create the finest furniture that is “as individual as the client and their property. Each piece of furniture is created with thoughtful design and has a timeless quality that means it will last a lifetime… or more.”

His designs are functional yet creative, innovative yet timeless – qualities that are key to designing and producing commercially viable bespoke furniture.

Working directly with the client and their interior designer or architect, Podesta undertakes projects of all sizes and styles, ranging from entire houses through to dining tables or even bar stools.

The woods used are all purchased from major UK timber suppliers, to ensure that they have been carefully selected from trees that are responsibly harvested and, where possible, Podesta use acrylic paints instead of oil based.

Podesta has five UK workshops, working with some of the most skilled cabinet-makers in the country. They all invest personal attention and emotion into each project and will often be on site to install their creations.

Podesta also has a team of interior designers, architects, flooring and timber specialists, stonemasons and lighting engineers, enabling them to handle a project from start to finish.

Matt is a liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers. The tradition dates from the 12th century and membership of the Livery is recognition of Podesta’s quality design and craftsmanship.

For further information please visit the Podesta website.

Tel: (01628) 484600

More and more of us are now sitting at breakfast bars in the kitchen, as well as in bars, to enjoy not only breakfast but also lunch and it is a good place to sit when you want to keep the cook company.

It is important that the chairs we sit in are not just good-looking but also comfortable.

This is where Lloyd Loom of Spalding comes in. They have a number of handsome barstools, which will fit into any interior be it super modern, or more traditional.

Featured here is the Newmarket barstool 1930’s style, with padded seat:

• Width: 520; Height: 1140; Depth: 640; Seat Height: 81.

• This product also comes in a classic dining chair.
• Standard colours.

Lloyd Loom of Spalding is an innovative British manufacturer, making the genuine Lloyd Loom weave and furniture, using traditional techniques and materials.

Every piece is individually handmade using steam-bent beech wood and the unique twisted paper and wire Lloyd Loom weave and is coloured to the client’s specification.

The factory and showroom has been in the market town of Spalding since 1985 and it’s the only company in the UK making Lloyd Loom furniture.

The range contains more than 150 different products. Visit the Lloyd Loom website to view their unique furniture products.

Tel: (01775) 724 358

Calligaris, the contemporary Italian furniture brand has released its new products for Autumn/Winter 2009.

The Calligaris Tokyo Table (pictured here.) Boasting sleek curves, this dining table comes with a smoked grey or frosted black glass top on a wengé, walnut or glossy mahogany frame. It measures w:180cm x d:90cm x h:75cm. £1049.

Calligaris Giga metal chair. Available with a chromed or satin finished frame, and a choice of seats in white, wengé, walnut, cement orwhite cord.
It measures w:470 d:525 h:825mm; seat height: 450mm. £160.

Calligaris Round Astro Table. This architectural looking round table is available with a transparent or smoked grey glass top and a wengé or walnut stained beech support. It measures 140cm diameter x 75cm height. £681.

Mac&Mac specialises in contemporary European furniture, lighting and accessories, which are available to buy online and at their new showroom in East St, Farnham, Surrey.

Mac&Mac is the official Calligaris store in the UK, offering the largest collection of their elegant Italian living, dining and bedroom furniture.

There is also a large range of contemporary sofas, including the Contempo collection, Italian hand-finished sofas with a metropolitan character and striking leather sofas and chairs from the German company Koinor.

To view the striking collections, please visit the Mac & Mac website.

Tel: (01252) 71 77 71

Variér Furniture has launched a stunning new kitchen chair, The Variér Eight - its name relates to the chair’s shape and the time we sit down to eat.

Eight is ideal for the breakfast bar and its contemporary design fits perfectly in the kitchen.

Variér Eight is ideal for that quick breakfast or snack, but comfy enough for leisurely lunches and get-togethers.

Variér believe that the body is made for movement, not passive sitting, therefore the Variér Eight is a living design inspired by the human anatomy:

• The bar stool invites you to sit comfortably in perfect harmony with your body.
  The anatomically shaped seat with snug back support holds you in a natural position.
  The unique tilting mechanism moves with you keeping your body utterly relaxed, no matter how or however long you sit.
  Variér Eight can be adjusted in height, swivels round and has a footrest, to ensure maximum relaxation.This innovative and stylish chair is available in leather and fabrics in more than 200 colours.
• The base is steel and the footrest is strong enough for an 18 stone man to stand upright on it without breaking.

Whereas most kitchen chairs have either great design or comfort, Variér Eight offers both supreme comfort and innovative design.
The chair retails from £594.00.

Variér® strongly believes in sustainable and ecological production, so they also demand this from their suppliers of fabrics, leathers, wood, cushions and mechanical elements.

Web: http://www.varierfurniture.com

Tel: (0845) 603 7074

This modern bar stool has clean contemporary styling coupled with a robust design.

The Slinky leather stool is an adjustable height leather chair consisting of a stainless steel column and base supporting premium grade leather coated bent plywood seat.

The integral gas-lift means that the swivel seat can be adjusted to give an overall height of the stool between 590mm and 860mm.

Available from stock from Inside Out, the Slinky bar stool is also available in a dark wood version. A matching adjustable table is available to complement the range.

The Slinky Bar Stool in leather is £169.00 & the Slinky Bar Stool in wood is £139.00 (price is exclusive of VAT and delivery).

web: http://www.insideoutcontracts.com
tel: (020) 8305 3130

This modern bar stool is one of the new products launched by Inside Out in their new 2006 brochure, and is a must if you are looking for something different at your breakfast bar.

The Bongo Bar Stool is constructed from polypropylene, and is one of a large range of contemporary bar stools from the company. It is available in a wide variety of vibrant colours.

Available in either a swivel or fixed position, the base utilises chromed steel to produce a sophisticated finish. The swivel option incorporates a gas lift for height adjustment.

The Bongo Bar Stool costs £139 excluding VAT & delivery.

web: http:// www.insideoutcontracts.com
tel: (020) 8305 3130