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11 August 2008
Bag to the Future
Well, it seemed rude not to. The jute or canvas re-usable bag has become de-rigeur since Anya Hindmarch and her brilliant "I am not a plastic bag". At LASSCO, pioneers of the concept of re-use rather than disposal, we thought we'd join in. "RE-USE IS NOTHING NEW" has a certain smugness about it that we thought our...
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11 August 2008
Cabinet Reshuffle
LASSCO has a long history of buying and selling the best of museum cabinets that become available from our most august institutions. Cube cabinets, wall cabinets, slope-topped vitrines and display cases of all dimensions from The British Museum, The Natural History Museum, The Victoria and Albert and The Ashmolean have all been bought by and sold...
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4 August 2008
The Secret ‘Smoothie’ Garden
If you weren't one of the 60,000 or so people who went along to the Innocent Village Fete in Regent's Park this past weekend, then here are some photos of the Fete's Secret Garden Party. Despite being a tad hard to find, hence the name 'Secret', their VNP (Very nice person) site, was bursting with...
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30 July 2008
The Innocent Village Fete 2008
Regent’s Park, London Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd August We’re pleased to announce our support of the second Innocent Village Fete this weekend in Regent’s Park, the proceeds of which will go to charity. Let’s hope the weather holds! But hurry, tickets are selling fast… For further details, please click on the link below: www.innocentvillagefete.com/index.php
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7 July 2008
As seen in The Observer Magazine June 29
Antonio Marras, Kenzo's artistic director, opened the door to his Sardinian home and creative hub for The Observer last month. This house is a showcase to his tableaux of objects discovered all over the world. LASSCO is one of his haunts as so much of our stock has a story to tell….
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3 July 2008
Salvaged Flooring & the Credit Crunch
With a global credit crunch now in effect people are tightening their belts, certainly where properties and development are concerned. Consequently, more and more are making do with what they have. However, ‘making do' does not of course preclude all such spending. Instead, where possible people are now channelling their efforts and finances into repair and restoration....
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27 June 2008
Curiouser and Curiouser
If you'd visited our Oxfordshire site this morning you would have noticed a number of children perched in the garden, energetically sketching. We may never know which piece of stock caused the most amusement amongst Year 7 art students of local school, Lord William's, but the level of interest shown by all was even greater than expected. Indeed,...
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25 June 2008
THE 50 BEST FURNITURE SHOPS!
On 21st June the Independent's Saturday supplement, 'The Information', listed LASSCO as one of ''THE 50 BEST FURNITURE SHOPS'. In case you're not a regular of the Independent, we have quoted it in full below: 'LASSCO bills itself as England's prime resource for architectural antiques, salvage and curiosities. This showroom in south London also offers a fantastic selection of specialist...
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16 June 2008
FREE TICKETS: LADIES ENGLISH OPEN
ONE BIRDIE, TWO EAGLES, THREE PIGEONS! Free entrance tickets to The Oxfordshire Ladies English Open are available at LASSCO Three Pigeons. From July 4 – 6 the ladies tournament will be held at the Oxfordshire Gold Club (President: Sir Michael Parkinson), just down the road from our premises, on the way to Thame. We have a...
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9 June 2008
‘GARDEN ART IS THE NEW OIL PAINTING OVER THE MANTEL..’
As seen in the May issue of the new, glossy Country House magazine. (www.countryhousemagazine.co.uk) 'GARDEN ART IS THE NEW OIL PAINTING OVER THE MANTEL. JUST DON'T TELL THE SUBURBS' The March issue of the same magazine carried an article entitled 'Between the Sheets….with Anthony Reeve'. Lydia Gard talked to the MD and head buyer about gargoyles...
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2 June 2008
Re-use NOT re-cycle!
LASSCO is pleased to promote the United Nations' flagship environmental event, World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June. This is because it gives us the opportunity to show off! Why? Because LASSCO is and always has been about re-use (NOT re-cycling). So, leave the car in the garage, go online to www.lassco.co.uk and see just...
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29 May 2008
Blooming Lovely!
If you were lucky enough to get to the Chelsea Flower show this year, you might well have seen the Country Homes & Interiors stand? If so, you might also have noticed the many items – side table, watering cans, crates, mill bobbins etc. – contributed by ourselves! We think you'll agree that the stand looked pretty funky, displaying...