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Creative Colour

Dec 12, 2011

The weather here in the UK has finally turned and as Winter sets in we think it’s a great time to brighten things up at home and make a change.

Creative colour blog

Shelley This week we meet Shelley Cook, our Customer Services Manager.

Shelley’s tasked with keeping you all up-to-date about your orders, dealing with your enquiries, placing orders, tracking them and keeping the warehouse in order!

Tell us a bit about yourself

Why did you want to work at Nest?
I have always been in the export industry and wanted to change direction and broaden my horizons.

Star sign: Meet Shelley
The one and only "Aries"

Likes:
Cooking

Playing pool

All the TV soaps

Zumba

Dislikes:
Spoof movies

Sprouts

Bad manners

Male drivers

Describe your perfect Christmas in three words:
With my children

Guilty pleasures:
Rosé wine, rosé wine and more rosé wine.

Fact:
I used to be in an all girl singing group!

Invest in the Best from Nest

Nov 8, 2011

Invest in the Best Blog
It's time to invest in classic design pieces that will stand the test of time. So love your Nest and re-discover design with these top five investment pieces.

Display your clothes in style with the Vitra Hang It All Coat Rack, designed in 1953 by Ray Eames. This is an iconic item that you and your family will treasure forever. Now also available in three special edition colours for Christmas (£182.00).

The Vitra Sunflower Wall Clock designed by George Nelson in 1949, is simply beautiful and stunning (£692.40).

The Cassina LC2 Sofa designed by Le Corbusier, is featured in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art. It costs £4,938.00 and is now available with beautiful coloured frame options.

The BL2 Table Lamp from Bestlite achieved the status of a national icon when Winston Churchill had one standing on his desk during the Second World War. Designed in 1930 by the English designer Robert Dudley Best it proved a great success and still is today. Buy a bit of history for £349.00.

This classic investment selection wouldn't be complete without featuring the Vitra Lounge Chair & Ottoman – this has to be the ultimate investment piece for the home and family – prices from £4,777.20

Meet and greet

Nov 1, 2011

Toni This week we meet our new Marketing and Communications Manager, Toni Anne Sanderson...

Toni’s our newest recruit, tasked with getting the Nest name and brand out into the World! She’ll be working with our web team to make sure our website is up to scratch and she’s looking forward to talking to you all on Facebook and Twitter.

She’ll also be playing a part in choosing our product range...

Tell us a bit about yourself

Why did you want to work at Nest?
Nest have so much to offer and I’m so excited to be a part of it. I’m looking forward to helping grow the brand. There’s a lot more to come from Nest so watch this space!

Star sign:
Gemini

Likes:
Interior design

Clothes & shoes

Live music

Films

Dislikes:
Mussels

Lateness

Junk mail

Icon:
Audrey Hepburn

Guilty pleasures:
X Factor

Fact:
I have three tattoos!!!

Moroso Coming Soon...

Aug 30, 2011

Moroso has been designing its sofas, armchairs and accessories since 1952 with well-known designers including Ron Arad, Carlo Colombo, Marc Newson, Toshiyuki Kita and Patricia Urquiola.

The 'My Beautiful Backside Sofa' is a firm favourite with the Nest.co.uk team. The sofa is available in so many compositions and finishes, from two and three seater configurations to chaise-longue, day bed and corner sofa configurations, the Moroso My Beautiful Backside Sofa range is adaptable to any environment.

A carefully selected range from the extensive Moroso collection will be available to buy online very soon.

Perfect Sofas

Jul 21, 2011

If you're looking for that perfect new sofa, we've got a massive selection for you to choose from. Whether you want a corner, two-seater, three-seater or modular sofa we've got it covered. You can choose from classic, modern, simple or traditional styling in fabric or leather. Just get browsing and pick your favourite from our sofa selection...

Exclusive: Jean Prouvé by G-Star RAW for Vitra Special Edition

Jul 8, 2011

Nest.co.uk is excited to announce they will be one of a select number of retailers across the world to stock the forthcoming special edition pieces from the Jean Prouvé by G-Star RAW for Vitra collaboration. Jean Prouvé's iconic designs follow function and the essence of material, construction and production. Inspired by this, the G-Star creative team have worked together with the Prouvé family and Vitra on giving some of Prouvé's iconic designs a fresh, contemporary look and feel whilst re-discovering some of his lesser known designs. The limited collection of nine objects in exclusive G-Star RAW finishes, will reach the Nest.co.uk showroom in October 2011 and will also be available to purchase online. Each product is numbered with special Prouvé RAW labeling. Please contact a member of our Sales Team on 0114 243 3000 or +44 (0) 114 2433000 or email us for more information or to place an order.

Who's the fairest of them all?

Jul 1, 2011

Add drama and an illusion of space to your home with one of these beautiful and contemporary mirrors.

Puritanism

Jul 1, 2011

Celebrate your individal style and keep things simple, clean and chic with this selection.

Modern Gothic

Jul 1, 2011

The festival season is mid-way through and inspired by the Download Festival we've gone all rock n roll. Here's our selection of the best modern gothic pieces we have to offer.

Summer Fun

Jun 9, 2011

Whoohoo Summer is 'hopefully' well on its way. Get the kids out of the house into the great outdoors and have some Summer fun with this collection of products.

Home Comforts

Jun 7, 2011

For those not so sunny days, get cosy at home with these home comforts.

New, New, New

Jun 2, 2011

View the brand new products which have landed or are coming soon, as seen at the Milan Furniture Fair and Clerkenwell Design Week.

It's All in the Grain

Jun 1, 2011

Wood is as popular as ever and we love the tone on tone look you can achieve by mixing woods together. Celebrate this puritan style and combine with crisp, clean colours of white, cream and grey.

Typography & Graphics

May 31, 2011

We've been inspired by the Wim Crouwel 'A Graphic Odyssey' exhibition at the Design Museum and put together a selection of bold, graphical products for you to choose from.

Have you visited the exhibition? If so what did you think?

New at Nest

Apr 5, 2011

We've been very busy over the last few months, adding new products, introducing new services and helping our customers find exactly what they are looking for in our showroom. Exciting new brands that have been added to the site include: Lee Broom, Hay, Ferm Living and many more. Brand new products added to our massive collection include new designs from Tom Dixon, Vitra, Zanotta, Moooi, Magis, LEMA and many, many more. With everyone busier than ever, we've introduced a brand new personal interior designer service, to take care of their your design needs. Have you seen the new tools on our website? You can now like or dislike a product and give it a review or add a comment. Most excitingly of all, we launched our very first mail order brochure last month - so you can now shop in even more ways. Request your copy now!