Plain Useful pop-up at Heal’s

Based in the foothills of the Pennines, Plain Useful specialise in traditional home accessories that marry utility with good design. Founded by Claire Coldwell, the independent retailer recently won a My Country Business Award from Country Homes & Interiors Magazine with an exclusive mentorship from Heal’s design and retail development team as part of the prize.  In […]

Set in Stone: Exclusive Tom Dixon

The second part in our series focusing on Tom Dixon’s latest collection, this week we’re lusting over the glamorous Stone range.  Carved from semi-precious Morwad marble, each piece is finished with polished brass elements that beautifully catch the light to create a luxurious contrast to the stone. Additions to the homeware collection include a series of slender candle holders and serveware, […]

In The Studio: Hello Marine

Inky fingers, folk art, and a strong cup of Joe – it’s all in a days work for Hello Marine. Describing her work as ‘bold, colourful and joyful’, Hello Marine, a.k.a Marine Gentils, is a French illustrator and printmaker based in the UK. Having worked with brands and publications such as Lacoste, Time Out and Penguin, her new […]

Back to the Future: the Retro Tech trend

As the saying goes “things ain’t what they used to be”, but that’s not stopping a new wave of designers from looking to the past for inspiration as the Retro Tech trend proves. From turntables to televisions (such as the Samsung Serif pictured above), many of the year’s most hotly anticipated gadgets have something of a nostalgic feel mixing cutting […]

First glimpse of Tom Dixon SS16

The master of materialism, Tom Dixon returns with a stunning new collection exclusive to Heal’s. Inspired by the effect of petrol spills on a rainy day, Warp is a collection of distorted vessels each finished in an iridescent glaze. Mouth blown glass is squashed and deformed to create the unusual profile of each piece before […]

Living with Colour: Beat the January Blues

Feeling blue? Our beautifully curated colour board is just the thing to perk up your space. The colour of the sky and the sea, blue is expansive and open. It’s the go-to colour for coastal homes and works brilliantly with white for an easy, fool-proof decorating scheme that looks effortlessly chic. In the winter months […]

Strike a pose: on set with oki-ni

For their SS16 lookbook, mens fashion retailer oki-ni looked to Heal’s to provide some designer props in-keeping with the brands sharp aesthetic. Shot on location in an East London gallery, the global style leaders sought to reflect the minimal lines of the space through the beautiful edit of clothing alongside elements of modern design. With Heal’s collections at their disposal, […]

In The Studio: Marcus Walters

For this week’s In The Studio we’re in sunny Gloucestershire to have a gander at Marcus Walters’ multi layered prints. Working alongside his partner Hayley, Marcus has produced a new collection of limited edition cushions for Heal’s, each of which has been designed and hand screen printed on site. As well as having a nosey around the […]

New Year, New Menu from Forge & Co

Hungry eyes look away now – Forge & Co Central unveil their new menu for 2016. Housed within the beautiful setting of our Tottenham Court Road store, the Modern Grill’s revitalised menu features modern British classics with a contemporary twist, cooked with expertly-sourced ingredients. Both hearty and healthy dishes are available, along with small plates and […]

Jump for YOY!

The latest creation from lighting pioneers Innermost, the YOY table lamp takes shadeless design to a whole new level. Designed in Tokyo by Naoki Ono and Yuki Yamamoto, better known as studio YOY, this off the wall LED light was unveiled at the MoMA in New York last year and is now being sold within select stores in […]