DESIRABLE DESIGNS UK

Jewellery – Fashion – Furniture – Lighting – Gifts

Desirable Designs UK specialises in fine quality 20th Century Design including Art Deco. I search for the rare and the unique, as well as for limited edition pieces of artistic merit. As a sustainability, fashion & beauty editor for leading magazines and contributor to the Antiques Price Guides and books on Art Deco, I bring a historical
perspective to my work. I also collaborate and support charitable organisations, designers, writers and small business owners through my trademarks and websites: Changemaker Media and Suffragette and contribute to Green Britain TV, a platform which celebrates eco innovations across the UK..

Find us Wednesdays to Saturdays 10am-5pm at THE DESIGN GALLERY, our 3000 sq.ft. SHOWROOM & WAREHOUSE, situated mid-way between Lingfield and Edenbridge 

Unit 1a Starborough Farm, Starborough Road, Marsh Green,
Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5RB

Expert & Writer

Jewellery – Furniture – Lighting – Gifts

I am also an expert and writer on 19th and 20th century jewellery. I wrote the chapters Art Deco Furniture and Art Deco Ceramics for Judith Miller’s book ’20th Century Design’ and have vetted the decorative arts content of the Antiques Price Guide. 

You are always welcome to email me with details of pieces you are seeking and photographs of items you might wish to sell.

Email: chrissie@desirabledesigns.co.uk
Telephone: 01959 561234 

ABOUT DESIRABLE DESIGNS UK

The spacious 3000 sq.ft. Showroom and Warehouse is open at
Unit 1a Starborough Farm, Starborough Road, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5RB.

The premises are shared with my other businesses The Design Gallery www.designgallery.co.uk and Period Designs bespoke furniture www.perioddesigns.com 

Tuesdays and Wednesdays  Please make an Exclusive Appointment 

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays  Open 10am-5pm. No appointment necessary 

Art Deco

Glamorous & Geometric

Art Deco was the design movement for a new world. The streamlined shapes, innovative materials and international motifs are now iconic. We specialise in fine quality pieces from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as offering an Art Deco Contemporary Collection of bespoke furniture.

Jewellery

Contemporary & Vintage

Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Trifari, Monet, Kenneth Jay Lane, Vivienne Westwood, Zandra Rhodes…vintage jewellery makes the pulse race faster…it is often unique and fabulous. As an editor fascinated by history, I have created and trademarked the Suffragette (R) Jewellery Collection, which will raise funds for important causes. 

In January 2021, I am launching the first pieces in The Bloomsbury Collection – colourful, 1920s style necklaces that will feature rare Venetian beads. 

I am proud to stock contemporary one-off pieces and limited edition jewellery by Malcom Appleby MBE, a world-renowned Silversmith-Engraver.

Vintage

20th Century & more

We love vintage, after all, there is so much to adore. From 1940s magazines to 1960s fashion, 1970s sideboards to 1980s designer jewellery, you will find a cool selection of genuine retro here.

ANTIQUE

19th & 20th Century

Arts & Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau are our passions. They were progressive design movements that informed the 20^th century and there is so much to learn from the philosophical and social messages imbued in every piece.

We also stock interesting items from earlier times when we can’t resist them, which is quite often. Everything has a story to tell.

Inspirations

Explore the heritage

Design informs our daily lives. Explore the heritage, concepts and stories behind the pieces that we encounter, current exhibitions and events, and much more.