Adela Design

04/06/2026

I spent time in Copenhagen recently watching how Danes live with colour — in their buildings, their shops, their homes.

What struck me wasn't how much colour there was. It was how unconflicted they were about it.

Colour used with care is as timeless as any nuetral. The next reel is about how to do this at home.

27/05/2026

Thoughts on the Design process. Could I have explained it better?

26/05/2026

In 1949, Hans Wegner was on holiday at his Danish beach house, watching his kids play in the water. He picked up a shovel, dug himself into the sand,and shaped it aro7ndnhis body until the angle felt exactly right.

That evening he went inside and made his first sketches.

The result was the PP225 Flag Halyard - a stainless steel frame

15/05/2026

Hewn from raw materials, sewn, sanded, shaped and hammered--there's love in that there piece that you can darn well just save up for.
In 2026, the 1,950 creators and companies that exhibited at Milan's Salon del Mobile showed furniture and objects that were solid, sheltering and had evidence of the maker's touch.
Directly in opposition to the disposable, unsustainable, trend of 'fast fashion'
1. Studio Pepe
2. Emilia Tombolesi
3. Alcova Milano at Baggio Military Hospital
4. Manon Viratelle for Alcova Milano
5. Rossana Orlando Gallery
6. Emilia Tombolesi

08/05/2026

01/05/2026

Man at the paint desk called ir Bronze, I say it's Umber. called it Mango Smash🤷‍♀️.
I did it semi gloss, feels so good!

08/04/2026

Many years of remote renovations and my only mistake so far but I still hyperventilate thinking about it 😅

05/04/2026

Adding a Wellness Space to Your Home - https://mailchi.mp/adelasivewright/ce7sxy3c87

04/04/2026

Hsppy Easter! And do you know anyone who grows Dahlias? I have seen them out the front of some older homes, they are really tall!
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