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Design Hunter is currently looking for writers to contribute to its Destinations column.

Have you visited an amazing hotel or holiday rental that you think would appeal to Design Hunter readers?

I'm on the hunt for accommodation with a unique or exceptional level of design - this could be anything from a hostel or treehouse to a five star hotel.

If you are interested in submitting a review here's what I'm looking for....

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Safari style meets industrial chic & wabi sabi

The new collection from French Connection caught my eye this week and I like it a lot. With a simple colour palette of white, black and neutrals it's all about texture and material - bleached unfinished woods, tactile hand crafted glass, woven zinc and natural fibres like jute, leather and cotton.

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10 things

Woven cushions by Eleanor Pritchard - Margaret Howell

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A 1930s home in Winchester

The new issue of 91 magazine is out this week and it includes a look around the 1930s home of Victoria Suffield, owner of Winchester based store The Hambledon. I fell in love with it when I spotted this beautiful wasp waisted bent plywood chair. Designed by Norman Cherner in 1958 it definitely makes my Top 10 classic chairs wish list.

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Can you live without space and light?

Do you ever think about how the amount of space and light in our homes and workplaces affects our quality of life?

RIBA have just launched a campaign called HomeWise, aimed at improving the space and light standards in new build homes in the UK. British homes are shrinking. The average UK home size used to be 86 square metres but is now a measly 76 square metres. Our new build homes are the smallest in Western Europe - homes in the Netherlands are 53% bigger and homes in Denmark are a whopping 80% bigger!

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Pastels for grown ups (part 2)

I've said this before, I don't usually think of myself as someone who's particularly into pastels, and there certainly isn't much evidence of them in either my home or wardrobe, but these images debunk my previously held view that pastels are best confined to cupcakes and wedding favours.

Reminiscent of Miami art deco buildings and Spring blossom (here.... finally), these pastel hues are a big colour trend for interiors at the moment, and I for one can't get enough of them.

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Mid-century inspired lighting by Bert Frank

One of the things I love most about blogging here at Design Hunter is that I sometimes have the privilege of being able to share new design work before it's been featured elsewhere. Robbie Llewellyn of Bert Frank recently got in touch to introduce their newly launched mid-century inspired lighting range. Designed in opposition to today's throwaway culture and 'built to last' the range is manufactured in the UK and available in a range of different custom colours and finishes.

Here's what Robbie had to tell me about the collection...

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May Design Series preview - 10 highlights

Design Hunter is proud to be an official media partner for the May Design Series, a new three day event in the London design calendar taking place at Excel from 19-21 May. With the event now only four weeks away here's a round up of some of the exhibitors and speakers we are most looking forward to seeing.

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