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Editor's picks: Bone China teapots

A tea set is a luxury set of dishes for use at afternoon tea or formal tea party. Tea sets are made of ceramic, stainless steel, porcelain and bone china. Royal Albert is one of the oldest companies that sell high quality bone china tableware. Bone china is a type of soft- paste porcelain that is composed of bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin. Developed by English potter Josiah Spode, bone china is known for its high levels of whiteness and translucency, and very high mechanical, strength and chi resistance. From its initial development and up to the later part of the twentieth century, bone china was almost exclusively and English product. English bone china is still admired for its lightness, translucency and its soft subtle almost pearly white quality. Here is a selection of the most exuberant and beautiful tea sets. In the UK references to "china" or "porcelain" can refer to bone china.

Country Roses pink collection: The set includes a teapot, covered sugar bowl and creamer. The background color is a warm, vibrant pink, featuring roses and a lustrous gold rim. After all the rose is one of the most romantic motifs, representing the English grace, elegance and romance.

Astonishing ideas for kids curtains

DESIGN

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When designing the kid’s bedroom one of the accessories that should be taken into consideration is the right curtains by www.ogotobuy.com/.

Instant makeover with throw pillows

DESIGN

Is there any way to easily change the atmosphere of your living room without spending much money? The answer is yes. For an instant makeover try to add some throw pillows by Ogotobedding.com

A unique decorative pillow, like these hippie patterned pillow illustrating the moon over some colorful buildings can transform the entire room’s style and add character to any space.

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The new architecture school in Strasbourg

INTERIOR DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

The new Strasbourg's school of architecture is called Le fabrique, since it was built in a former industrial area in the east side of the city center. Until the construction of the new building the school was accommodated in an old building of 1950, known as Le garage. The architect and engineer of the project is Marc Mimram, known for the design and construction of several bridges.

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Tapas Bar in Greece

INTERIOR DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

“Tapas bar” was designed by Reizi Maria, an architect living and working in Greece. The available space was rather small, only 35m2. For this, it was decided to dismantle the loft, revealing two large glass windows that bring natural light into the space and increasing significantly the total height of the space to 5,50m. The concept of the design and decoration was based on Spanish culture, though the style should be industrial.

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