Faye Toogood assembles moving-in box for design-conscious homebuyers
British designer Faye Toogood has teamed up with estate agency The Modern House to curate a moving-in box, with six objects designed for the modern homebuyer, including a keyring and an apron.
The moving-in box was designed to offer an alternative to the traditional welcome gifts given to new home owners. It is filled with six minimal objects including an apron, a cup, a bowl, a keyring, a candle and a set of correspondence cards.
Toogood and The Modern House co-founder Matt Gibberd wanted to work with individual artisans, ideally those who are part of their community, to create the box. All six items have been crafted by UK-based designers, many of whom are friends or previous clients of The Modern House.
According to Gibberd, the intention is to provide design-conscious homebuyers with a collection of objects that will start them on their journey of personalising and curating their interior.
"The idea for the moving-in box was born out of a desire to celebrate the moment of moving into a new home with something more meaningful and long-lasting than a bottle of champagne or a bouquet of flowers," said The Modern House.
"The central themes of modernism ? truth to materials and functional design ? are at the heart of all the homes represented by the Modern House agency, and these qualities are echoed by the objects produced for the moving-in box," the firm continued.
Gibberd told Dezeen that he and Toogood wanted to work with materials that are essenti...
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