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  • Habitat to close flagship store on London's Tottenham Court Road after more than half a century

    British furniture retailer Habitat has announced that it will be closing two of its London locations at the start of next year, including its global flagship on Tottenham Court Road. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 24 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • PETA awards IKEA, Habitat and Heal's for vegan design

    IKEA, Habitat and Heal's are among the brands named in PETA's first Vegan Homeware Awards, which recognise the best cruelty-free designs for the home. More

    Alice Morby | 27 July 2017 | 5 comments
  • Habitat's half century

    Feature: the first branch of Habitat opened its doors 50 years ago today, changing the British public's relationship with furniture and homeware forever. But can the shop that brought flat-pack furniture, the duvet and the wok to the UK make a come back, asks Dezeen editor Anna Winston (+ slideshow).
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    Anna Winston | 11 May 2014 | 4 comments
  • New collection aims to take Habitat "back to what it was many years ago"

    New Habitat creative director Polly Dickens has unveiled her first full collection, 18 months after the household furnishings chain went into administration and closed all but three of its UK stores (+ slideshow + interview). More

    Marcus Fairs | 19 December 2012 | 15 comments
  • Habitat appoint Polly Dickens as creative director


    Dezeen Wire:
    retailers Habitat have appointed Polly Dickens as their new creative director. Dickens was previously creative director at the Conran Shop and design director at Anthropologie.

    Habitat was bought by Home Retail Group and closed all but three of its UK stores in June last year, as reported on Dezeen Wire. More

    Rose Etherington | 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment
  • Critics' reactions to Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now at the Design Museum


    Dezeen Wire:
    a new exhibition documenting the career of Terence Conran has provoked a flurry of media interest in the man who founded retail brand Habitat and London's Design Museum. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 17 November 2011 | Leave a comment
  • Habitat is "as good as dead" - Elle Decoration editor


    Dezeen Wire:
    Elle Decoration editor Michelle Ogundehin has declared British furniture brand Habitat "as good as dead" in an article on the magazine's blog, stating "I give it two years max" – read the blog post

    Ogundehin says that the retailer, which closed all but three of its UK stores earlier this year, failed to react to competition within the market and "increasingly misunderstood 'Lifestyle'," its key selling point. She claims that Habitat has lost its original focus on innovation and simplicity, and rubbishes plans by current owners the Home Retail Group to sell Habitat products at Argos and Homebase outlets, adding that their one remaining interest is to "flog stuff."

    See our previous story on Habitat going into administration.

    Alyn Griffiths | 16 November 2011 | Leave a comment
  • Can Habitat be saved? - Guardian


    Dezeen Wire:
    with 30 Habitat stores in the hands of administrators, the Guardian's Andy Beckett asks how this iconic British design retailer can be saved - Guardian

    Rose Etherington | 29 July 2011 | Leave a comment
  • "Habitat stores enter administration as part of sale" - BBC

    Dezeen Wire: thirty UK branches of furniture chain Habitat are to go into administration as part of a deal involving the sale of the brand and the three London stores, the BBC reports.

    Marcus Fairs | 24 June 2011 | Leave a comment
  • 50by70 by Tim Fishlock for Habitat

    London designer Tim Fishlock has put together a limited-edition book for design brand Habitat, featuring twenty removable large-format prints by artists including Anthony Burrill and Shepard Fairey. More

    Natasha Lyons | 4 December 2009 | 4 comments
  • Naoko Kanehira at New Designers

    New Designers 08: Here are three projects exhibited by Japanese designer Naoko Kanehira at New Designers in London last week. More

    Rose Etherington | 16 July 2008 | 12 comments
  • Kate Winslet designs for Habitat

    They seem to be popular, so here are some more celeb-designed products from Habitat's VIP for Kids range. More

    Marcus Fairs | 16 January 2007 | 1 comment
  • Marc Newson designs toy for Habitat

    Marc Newson is among celebrities who have contributed designs to Habitat's new VIP for Kids range. More

    Marcus Fairs | 12 January 2007 | 3 comments

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Aquarium House in Kanagawa by Nao Iwanari
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