This year, marks the 150th anniversary of the quintessentially English brand Sanderson and what better way to celebrate than by collaborating with the country’s favourite retailer, John Lewis, which has worked closely with Sanderson to develop a beautiful collection of limited edition furniture and accessories.

John Lewis has taken its most popular armchairs Lux, Camford and Compton and upholstered them in elegant and distinctive designs, chosen from the Sanderson archive:

• Each armchair is not only exclusive to John Lewis, but will also be limited editions with only 50 of each design being made.

• Lux has been upholstered in Sanderson’s gorgeous floral Weybridge fabric, an original 1970s print, whilst the Camford features the zesty lime 1930s Swallow print.

• The Compton in our picture has been upholstered in Sanderson’s William Turner 1910 Roslyn fabric (indigo and gold).

Dan Cooper, upholstery buyer at John Lewis comments: “As another company with a long history in furnishing fabrics, John Lewis was delighted to work with Sanderson on this project. All the fabrics developed for the 150th anniversary event are superb as well as being perfect for anyone who appreciates a more adventurous, colourful twist on a classic.

“We have taken three of our best selling accent chairs, which importantly, are all manufactured in the UK, and chosen fabrics from the range which we think best suits each shape. Hence the relaxed Swallows fabric on the Camford and the Jacobean inspired design on the more formal Compton wing back.

We feel the marriage of upholstery shape and the fabric really brings these pieces, which are normally in antiqued leather or plain linen, to life.”

John Lewis has also introduced a 150th Anniversary collection of cushions featuring fabrics from the archives as well as an old Sanderson advertisement. With prices starting at £35 each, these cushions are not only affordable; they are pieces of interiors history that will most certainly continue to be timeless classics.

Finally, the fabric department at John Lewis will be running an exclusive colourway of Sanderson’s Swallows design, in a navy blue for £37 per metre – perfect for those looking to add a touch of Sanderson elegance to the home.

To view all of the 150th Anniversary collection visit the John Lewis website.

Tel: 08456 049 049

Spring into action with John Lewis’s delightful ideas for Easter. Have fun decorating your home with charming decorations and be tempted with delicious chocolate gifts.

For example:

Portmeirion - Portmeirion has created the colourful Secret Garden range of porcelain tableware exclusively for John Lewis.
Secret Garden Cake Stand, Dia.21cm. Beautifully decorated with birds, plants and flowers. A choice of 11 useful pieces. £29.50.

Rabbit Easter Basket Decoration with Foiled Chocolate Eggs - This charming Easter hanging basket contains yummy milk chocolate foiled egg treats. £6.

Booja-Booja Kashmir Luxury Champagne Truffle Egg - A truly luxurious Easter present; each stunning, velvet-lined egg contains 12 Champagne truffles, all completely organic, dairy-free, gluten free and utterly delicious.

Each Booja-Booja egg is handmade and hand-painted by artists in Kashmir, using traditional methods and local materials. Designs may vary. The organic chocolate truffles are handmade in Norfolk, England. £20.

The Easter Basket - A fantastic Easter selection of mouth-watering treats, presented in style with a bunny keep sake.
Contents:
· Jellycat Slackajack Bunny.
· Bunny Face Cookie.
· Sweet Boutique Clotted Cream Fudge, 150g.
· Net of Easter Coins 50g.
· Shortbread House Stem Ginger Mini Biscuits, 200g.
· Foiled Easter Egg, 120g.
· Foiled Easter Egg, 100g. £60.

Egg Cup Milk Chocolate Set, 207g. - This sweet China egg-cup with chicks feet, is filled with foiled milk chocolate eggs and comes complete with a spoon. Egg-cellent! £8.

And many more Easter goodies!

Visit the John Lewis website to view the whole colourful collection.

Arriving just in time for the festive party season, this silver plated collection designed by Andrew Martin is the perfect serve ware for every special occasion.

Exclusive to John Lewis, the new range includes everything from a champagne bucket to a water pitcher and candy bowl.

Exquisite and beautifully crafted, they are true pieces of luxury for your home:

Water Pitcher - Stunning, sculpted water jug that’s almost too beautiful to use; plated with sterling silver. £63.

Round Tray - Gleaming silver-plated tray, by acclaimed and influential design house Andrew Martin. It’s perfect for display alone, or handing out treats at a smart get-together. £53.50

Gleaming silver-plated Champagne Bucket £73.

Candy Bowl - Just perfect for serving treats at a smart get-together. £29

Ice Bucket & Lid £48.50.

Visit the John Lewis website for more tableware inspiration.

Tel: (08456) 049

Christmas may be a time for the children, but there is absolutely no reason why grown-ups should miss out on all of the fun.

This Christmas add a touch of glitz and glamour to your home, with black and gold decorations.

A striking selection of baubles, dark trees and glitter-laden accessories are available at John Lewis, so whether you want to add a touch of class to your own collection of decorations, or go all out for sheer opulence, John Lewis aims to deliver the answer.

The Reversible black Christmas tree (£80) in our picture, makes a stunning focal point; beautiful as a conventional tree, or turned upside down to create a more dramatic look, its full spray of leaves, ensures the perfect backdrop to your chosen theme.

Art Deco inspired diamond and teardrop accessories complete this sophisticated and indulgent scheme.

Also featured in our picture are; the Lucca Snuggler Sofa £875 and the Archive Seaweed rug 180×120cm, from £275.

There is a vast array of sophisticated baubles and accessories, priced from just £2.00 available both in-store and on the John Lewis website.

John Lewis, ‘Britain’s favourite retailer 2008′ typically stocks more than 350,000 separate lines in its department stores.
The website stocks over 70,000 lines focused on the best of fashion, beauty, home and giftware and electrical items, including online exclusives. John Lewis.com is consistently ranked as one of the top online shopping destinations in the UK.
Visit the John Lewis website for your Christmas solutions.

Tel: (08456) 049

Will they like it? Is it the right age group? Will my gift ever be used?

John Lewis has resolved to help:

From 1st November to 1st December, teenagers can set up their own Christmas Teen list from 350,000 lines, using either high tech scanners in store, or online from their own computer at home.

So how do you set up it up?

• 1. Set up your Teen list online by logging on to the John Lewis website - Christmas List form. (Link below)

• 2. Alternatively you can call 08456 049 049, or visit your local branch.

• 3. Now comes the fun part - choosing the presents!

• 4. Presents must be purchased before 16th December, to ensure delivery before Christmas. The presents will be collated and delivered together.

Here are just some of the John Lewis Buyers predictions, for the Top Ten gifts for teenagers:

Girls

• Benefit - Crescent Row £34.50 - A beautifully boxed gift set from Benefit, containing either, Leelee. Sofia or Gina fragrance, with a complimentary silky scented body lotion.

• Ugg Classic Tall Boots £180 - Available in three colours, black, chocolate or chestnut in sizes 3 -8. Other styles are available.

• Mini Pastel Sewing Machine Pistachio £49 - Get crafty with this dinky sewing machine. Features 2 needle positions, drop-in bobbin, and free arm for adjusting cuffs and trousers. For light and medium fabrics only.

Boys

• Nabaztag, Media Streaming Rabbit - £99.95 - This cute Wi-Fi enabled desktop rabbit can connect to the Internet to bring you all sorts of information. He moves his ears, he speaks, reads text, plays music and he even lights up with every colour imaginable.

• John Lewis Digital Picture key ring £25 - Take up to 47 of your favourite photos along wherever you go. Super compact with 1.5 inch 65k colour display, clock and calendar.

• Flip Mino 4GB Camcorder £169 - Captures one hour of video and plays back; with two hours battery time it recharges when plugged in to a computer.

For more inspiration visit the John Lewis Gift List online.

Tel: (08456) 049 049

John Lewis and Accell Fitness, distributors of top fitness brands Tunturi and Bremshey, have joined forces to launch the widest range ever, on the John Lewis website, in time for Christmas.

The full range will be online from October 1st and everything can be delivered direct to your door.

More than 30 of the best home fitness designs - including the brand new Bremshey Black bike, crosstrainer, treadmill and rowing machine, exclusive to John Lewis stores and their website, will leave you spoiled for choice.

There is something for everyone, from a determined beginner to an experienced athlete. All but one of the 31 models are from the famous Tunturi and Bremshey autumn collections - every one chosen for its technical prowess, ease of use, sleek styling and value for money.

• The special exception in the John Lewis selection, is the Slam Man in his smart silver and black livery. The world’s most famous and best-loved boxercise partner, is still priced under £350.

• Featured here is Tunturi’s top model theTunturi E80 Exercise Bike priced at £1395.

• Equipped with many unique Tunturi® functions such as, T-Road™, T-Music™ and T-Ride™; it’s a Beautiful Scandinavian design and has absolutely everything to keep you motivated.

If you want to touch and try before you buy, every John Lewis sports department has a fitness area featuring their unique Bremshey BLACK machines.

• John Lewis Exclusives:

• Bremshey Treadline Black Trail Treadmill £999.

• Bremshey Orbit Black Control Rear Driven Cross Trainer 16” £559.

• Bremshey Arrow Black Ambition Rower £419.

• Bremshey Cardio Black Control Exercise Bike £369.

Please note prices listed are specific to John Lewis ONLY.

Fitness equipment distributed by Accell Fitness UK, is sold in leading department store John Lewis and specialist fitness retailers.

Web: http://www.johnlewis.com
Web: http://www.accellfitness.com
Tel: 0115 981 0205

John Lewis have taken great care, when selecting their range of hampers and fine wines for Christmas, to create gifts that not only taste wonderful, but look fantastic too; also the prices are designed to match a range of budgets.

There is a fabulous choice of traditional baskets, stylish boxes and reusable trays, chests and tins to create a lasting impression, while the contents, including award winning Waitrose wines, offer the highest quality and excellent value.

Tempting examples include:

The Ultimate Refresher (pictured here) - A top of the range premium fresh food hamper, is sure to be appreciated by those who enjoy the very best and guaranteed to leave a lasting impression, long after the food has been enjoyed.
Includes: Honey roast ham, mature cheeses, smoked salmon, Fleuron de France Brut Champagne, and much more, presented in a stylish wooden “arc” basket. £ 250.

The Christmas Feast - - A festive feast indeed, with crackers and bubbly to kick off the celebrations, wine to enjoy with the turkey, then figgy pudding and mince pies to finish, in a dark brown seagrass basket. £100.

The Family Christmas Hamper - A festive feast for the whole family: Fleuron de France Brut champagne, chocolates, and a whole host of other delicious delights as well as crackers to pull, a game of Table Trivia to keep everyone entertained and a cuddly John Lewis 2008 teddy. It all comes in a lidded and lined wicker basket. £180.

View the whole Gourmet Collection online, including a current Special Offer -25% off selected luxury hampers at:

Web: http://www.johnlewis.com/hampers
Tel: (08456) 049049

It’s the time of year where our spirits come alive; when adults become child-like and children turn into pumpkins and witches; here are just a few scary suggestions from John Lewis, to prepare you for any event that may unfold this Hallow’s Eve.

Having fire or a flame in the home is thought to keep the bad spirits away, so cast a shadow on your unwanted guests with these atmospheric tealight holders £4.00 each.

Make sure your Halloween party goes with a scream this year, with the gruesome ghost piñata £10.00; a perfect party treat for children and adults alike.

You can’t escape a haunted house at Halloween, so why not buy your very own at John Lewis. Haunted House candle-holder £10.00.

Halloween is a time to make mischief, so swarm the streets in search for treats with the frightfully festive Goody Bags £5.00 each.

To see the full collection, visit your closest store or online at:

Web: http://www.johnlewis.com

Tradition states that ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’, a place to feel safe and secure, but it’s also becoming the social hub for many people across the UK - as staying in, is beginning to rival the traditional night out… unless you’re Welsh it seems.

Greenbee.com - the financial and leisure services arm of the John Lewis Partnership, reveals that almost a third (31 per cent) felt their home was an entertainment centre, with one in five (20 per cent), saying it was a place where they socialise and entertain friends and family.

Those in East England, are most likely to invite guests over for a friendly get together 28 per cent, compared to just 12 per cent of those in Wales.

However, Greenbee.com warns that many people may well be left disappointed, if they have to make a claim on their home insurance, for accidental mishaps, when entertaining at home:

Just 28 out of 259 home contents products currently on offer include accidental damage, such as a red wine spillage on the sofa, as standard.

With approximately eight out of 10 people believed to be under-insured by around 80 per cent, and four in 10 claims on Greenbee Home insurance being for accidental damage/accidental loss, it is vital people are aware of what level of protection they actually have.

However, research from greenbee.com has shown that the majority of UK adults believe mishaps, such as a party accident during an evening’s entertaining, will be covered as standard, when more often than not, this won’t be the case.

It is very important therefore that people ensure the things they care about are accurately covered by their household insurance.

Greenbee.com analysed research from GFK Roper Reports Worldwide.

Web: http://www.greenbee.com
Tel: (0800) 916 0300.

If you’re looking for a more flexible and creative approach to kitchen furniture, or you have limited space; the John Lewis Freestanding kitchen range is ideal.

The Freestanding Concept brings together a collection of separate, freestanding and functional units that link to form a uniform working kitchen.

Since it isn’t a fitted kitchen, a planning or installation service is not offered; instead you have the chance to plan, design and decide on the kitchen you want, at an affordable price.

It’s easy to plan your kitchen and try out different layouts and choose from a range of individual base and wall units, in a choice of door colours; there are also other useful units, such as pull-out bins and a wine rack:

• All the units are easy to fit - and take apart - so its easy to extend or refresh your kitchen, or even move them to a new house.
• Each freestanding kitchen unit comprises an MDF core with a beech finish wrap; and an integrated grey 40mm, high-pressure laminated worktop.
• The doors and drawers have lacquered gloss painted fronts and brushed nickel-finish bar handles.

The contemporary-style kitchen featured has beech-effect cabinets and a choice of 4 gloss door colours in white, cappuccino, burgundy or black, so you can even mix and match colours.

Retail price examples - 1100mm Hob Base Freestanding Kitchen Units, Burgundy £625 - £675.

3-Drawer Base Freestanding Kitchen Units, Burgundy £450 - £700.

Hi-Line Double Base Freestanding Kitchen Unit, Burgundy £500.

Web: http://www.johnlewis.com

Tel: (08456) 049 049