Talented young designer set to be honoured with new award

The first winner of Knockando Woolmill’s inaugural New Woven Textile Designer Award is to be revealed next week. The successful contender will be announced at Scotland Re:Designed’s annual Runway & Awards Presentation at #SRDGLA17 on Thursday, November 9, which this year sees itself collaborate with the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival for the first time. The…

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Adagio Edinburgh teams up with Cyrenians to celebrate the legacy of hospitality at the Old Sailor’s Ark

Adagio Edinburgh Royal Mile, has launched a charity partnership with Cyrenians, a charity which works with those in Edinburgh and Scotland who have been excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey. The partnership follows the launch of the Adagio’s ‘Old Sailors Ark’ campaign, to gather memories and photos to celebrate the…

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Homecoming

It would be difficult not to be inspired by Scotland’s landscapes and nature and growing up surrounded by this certainly left its mark on Rachel Devine. The entrepreneurial designer behind Tir Dhàimh (homeland in Gaelic), a new lifestyle brand is coming home to Scotland to launch her label and a range of scarves, candles and…

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Sterling Furniture welcomes Karl Lagerfeld

Sterling Furniture has welcomed Karl Lagerfeld its homestores across Scotland. A fashion mogul since the 1950s,  Lagerfeld continues to lead in the fashion stakes and turns his attention to home styling with a new bed linen collection that focuses on luxury with an edge. From floral prints to sultry inky tones and elegant greys with crisp whites, his new…

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Felicity’s Chocolate

With Easter just around the corner, there is no escaping the influx of chocolate gracing the supermarket shelves. But why give something luxurious and a little different this year to your loved ones? Felicity’s Chocolate based in Aberdeenshire create handmade Belgian chocolates with transferable prints – the choice of designs are endless! With a range of shapes…

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More big cats

Since we published our piece on big cats I am amazed at the number of people I know – all sane, sensible citizens – who say that they have had an encounter with one. Chatting to my next door neighbour and friend, he said that once, on a trip up to Ballater to visit friends,…

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