Using Trays for Display and Collections

Using a Hermes tray to display a collection of special objects.

A tray of sweet items on a desk.

Using trays for work - to contain objects and samples for each job.

I have always loved using trays to contain vignettes and collections of objects on tables. I have one on my coffee table and a few in my bedroom. It's a great and easy way to 'frame' and pull together a disparate range of objects. LA design company, Burnham Design has some great examples of this display technique in their portfoilo as well as their design office (as seen above). I especially love the croc skin tray with the red, blue and white objects.
Photographs via Burnham Design.

Read more »

Retail Window Dressing by Anthropologie.

Window display in an Anthropologie store in Pennsylvania, USA.

Another Anthropologie window display, this time in California.

When I started my Interior Design business, I was doing part-time visual merchandising for several brands in Wellington. I no longer do this now, however, I still appreciate the art of great window dressing. Anthropologie has release some visuals of their summer window displays - they are so effective and very clever.
Photographs via Anthropologie Facebook page.

Read more »

Glass Domes




Photograph by James Merrell

I've always been intrigued by large glass domes - especially when there is something interesting inside them like the above image. They give a 'museum' and European quality to the objects on display.

Read more »