Papillon Blog

11th Oct 2015

​Turner Contemporary exhibition: Risk

Design can be a risky business, from the initial stages of R&D where a designer’s sketchpad or ideas board will contain all kinds of crazy and untested propositions (the vast majority of which won’t go much further than that), through to the e…

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It's A Dogs Life, Or Maybe A Cats?
2nd Oct 2015

It's A Dogs Life, Or Maybe A Cats?

It's A Dogs Life, Or Maybe A Cats? There's nothing an animal lover likes more than being able to treat their pets. Many owners of dogs and cats treat their animals as if they were children, and why not? Our trusted, loyal and obedient friends…

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Revamping A Timeless Design. Welcome Back Orient Black.
4th Sep 2015

Revamping A Timeless Design. Welcome Back Orient Black.

Designed by Jo Hammerborg back in the 1963, the original Orient range had a huge commercial success throughout the 60’s and 70’s. Due to its timeless design, craftsmanship, and use of high quality materials the Orient has made a comeback. Light…

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20th Aug 2015

Margate...a centre of creativity

With the Turner Contemporary, the Old Town and the restoration of Dreamland's funfair, Margate is a seaside town that is definately on the up!The veteran theme park has reopened after an £18million refurb and has classic rides like dodgems, helter sk…

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15th Aug 2015

Lighting the way...Vita

Papillon is going into lighting in a big way and one of our favourite, most popular designers is Vita. VITA makes affordable Danish lighting designs delivered in flat boxes. VITA lamps are designed with a focus on the Scandinavian feel, qua…

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