FOOD FOR THOUGHT

KLC School of Design trains students to be professional interior designers and decorators. In recent years KLC graduates have received recognition from the Interior Decorators and Designers Association – with two gold medal awards in 1998 and 1999. At the Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2000, graduates of KLC's full-time Diploma Course were given the opportunity, courtesy of Marks & Spencer, to design four roomsets.

This year, the roomsets are themed From Morning 'til Night in the Millennium - Breakfast, Lunch, Tea and Dinner

Breakfast

Breakfast was designed by Joanna Green and Frances Hutchings. The room is wonderfully discreet and elegant, providing an understated framework for the clean architectural pieces of furniture. The use of colour and material is restrained, further emphasising the room's simplicity. An imaginative use of mirror glass walls creates a feeling of space and accentuate the symmetry of the room.

To create this look, search for furniture with simple lines and offset with bold modern prints or paintings

Lunch

Blaithnaid Behan has designed a multifunctional room for Lunch, incorporating dining and other functions such as study/sitting room and will include interesting ideas for preparing/serving food. Freestanding furniture will be low and include a daybed and low-level table.

The designer has created most of the furniture herself, but you could echo the retro styling with square, chunky furniture and lots of chrome! Chic, contemporary glassware and plain white china helps to create an atmosphere of sophistication. You could even add a spot of old world charm with a carefully chosen antique piece.

Tea

Tea, as a meal in its own right, survives as a relic of a more leisured time. Richard Spark has created a futuristic salon for a 21st century Madame Pompadour; transforming the role of such a formal ceremony to fit in with tomorrow's high tech and busy world.

The choice of furniture in this room is delicate and feminine with a thoroughly modern twist. The tea table is central to his scheme: look for a pretty tea set that displays your tempting morsels to their full advantage.

Dinner

Designed by Katrine Bradley, Dinner is an elegant affair. There is a subtle mix of timeless antiques, texture and unusual accessories such as feathers and pale ice birch. The classical style of furniture, framed master paintings and silver gilt mirror contrast with the contemporary look of tanned leather floor tiles. There is fine white china and coloured glass set on a beautiful antique wood table. Stone, iron, leather and wool are used in various forms creating an atmosphere of relaxed sophistication within an opulent setting designed to whet the 21st century appetite.

About KLC

KLC has been established for 20 years and provides tuition designed for the individual. Whether your ultimate goal is to practice as a professional interior or garden designer or whether you are simply developing a passionate interest, KLC is able to offer you the training you need and at the times to suit you. The college offers full-time, part-time and open learning courses in both interior design and garden design.

Further information

If you would like to receive further information about KLC, the House & Garden Fair, the roomsets or the designers, then please contact:-

Will Gibbs

KLC School of Design

Unit 503 The Chambers

Chelsea Harbour

London SW10 0XF

Tel: 020 7376 3377

Fax: 020 7376 7807

E-mail: klc@ftech.co.uk

Website: www.klc.co.uk

House & Garden Fair 2000

The House & Garden Fair is held at Kensington Olympia between 29 June and 2 July 2000, so why not come and have a look at the roomsets for yourself?

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