Dutch architect and brains behind Alessi's magnificent 'Dot' bathroom, Wiel Arets, was in London last week to showcase the range. We leapt at the opportunity to talk to him about his designs and, at the same time, discovered a mutual

When Alessi announced earlier this year their plans to unveil a second bathroom range at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, we ticked accept on our invitations and waited to see if the range could possibly top Giovannoni's beautiful One

stages an appearance with their spectacular chandeliers. And it's a mark of the growth of the London Design Festival that Swarovski Crystal Palacenot only showed five of their celebrated designs at the recently reopened Royal Festival Hall, but they sponsored