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JOURNAL

Our travel and design blog for global style inspiration, decorating guides, meet-the-maker tales and sourcing trip travelogues for interiors fans.


Explore global design styles with the Designs By Origin team via our travel and design blog 'Journal'. On holidays and sourcing trips, we unearth the most diverse and covetable textiles, ceramics, prints and quirky home accessories from Morocco to Mexico and everywhere in between. Founder, Annabel Smith, will show you where to find home and lifestyle accessories from a variety of destinations as well as from brilliant brands both abroad and here in the UK. Head here for UK and here for European destinations.

Whether it's creating mood boards for globally-inspired interior schemes, checklists for renovation projects or chatting with the makers and creatives behind exciting new interiors brands, Annabel will share her creative inspirations alongside practical advice to help you plan your own journey into globally inspired style.

An African inspired interior room scheme idea by Telescope Style.
Love African Inspired Interiors? Get the modern eclectic look!

An elegant, subtle, modern eclectic scheme celebrating the patterns and motifs of Africa in a...

16
Feb
Blue and white floral wallpaper inspired by Russian folk art adorns the wall behind a modern marble coffee table with a vase of flowers.
Folk Art Design Florals Make For Wondrous, Woodland Walls…

Telescope Style chats to Olga Shevchenko of folk art design textiles brand Olenka Design.

30
Sep
A green, swirly, Murano glass table lamp for your living room.
11 Eclectic Table Lamps For Your Living Room Right Now

Our latest roundup of smart, stylish and globally-inspired table lamps for your living room!

08
Jun
Digital artist, Talia Giles, on a sofa with her dog with a selection of her animal portraits on the wall behind.
Majestic & Modern: Wildlife Wall Art With An Edge

We caught up with fine artist Talia Giles to talk creative inspiration, characterful creatures, digital...

20
May
Khokhloma-Inspired Floral Wallpaper

Inspired by the tradition of Khokhloma painting this beautiful bluebell-hued floral wallpaper sets off a...

01
Apr
A large white island replete with a mirrored pillar in an eclectic white kitchen with a giant Thai ceramic pot, a turquoise-tiled splashback and vintage wooden furniture.
Easy Kitchen Planning For List-Makers!

Tackle kitchen planning with the right approach and get the result you want. Deal with...

25
Mar
A neutral hallway is accented by blue, burgundy and yellow decorative accessories and radiator!
Colour Scheming Made Simple: Five Foolproof Ways With Colour

Colour scheming can prove challenging for even the most seasoned decorator or interiors enthusiast. Follow...

03
Mar
A modern, white ed against a blue floral Designers Guild wallpaper with anglepoise reading lamp and wall-hung bedside unit.
Lockdown Decorating: How To Keep Your Renovation Project On Track

If lockdown has parked your plans for a re-decorating project or house renovation, there's still...

13
Feb
A close-up of the 'Moody Skies' Northern Irish landscape art print by Emma Tweedie.
Unique Northern Ireland Prints: Abstract Landscapes Of Ancient Wilderness…

In conversation with Emma Tweedie, the artist behind our range of atmospheric and decidedly modern...

02
Dec
Rapture and Wright hand-printed pink linen cushions.
Beautiful Hand-Printed Home Furnishings…

TS Meets the creative duo behind hand-printed home furnishings specialists Rapture & Wright, at their...

27
Nov