Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, Party, Press, Style | Tags: 40 Winks, David Carter, fashion designer, London Fashion Week, Pop-Up Showroom, Samantha Platero
40 Winks is ecstatic to announce the selected fashion designers for its event during London Fashion Week. The first ever Pop-Up Showroom at 40 Winks will provide a chic venue for up and coming fashion designers to help promote their work to a wider audience. If you work in the fashion industry and would like to attend, please drop a line at info@40winks.org or phone at 020 7790 0259. Take a peek at the beautiful works by the talented fashion designers.

Atelier Annick

Alexandra Kaegler

Katherine Wardropper

Lisa Gibson

Ruti Danan

Timothy Foxx
SAMANTHA
Filed under: art, interior design, music, Party, Press | Tags: 40 Winks, art, Daniel Pemberton, David Carter, kink ink, life drawing, Samantha
Kink Ink and 40 WiNKS have collaborated to bring a seductive evening of art. Attendees will be handed a pen and paper and taken back to an 18th century aristocratic ambiance to sketch tantalizing temptresses. This new entertaining concept of life drawing class is mixed with theatre and set to a soundtrack by the composer, Daniel Pemberton. The first class will take place on Wednesday 2nd of September and the second, Wednesday the 14th of October 2009. For further information contact 40 WiNKS and be sure to reserve your spot for this provocative life drawing experience.
SAMANTHA
Filed under: art, fashion, Press, Style | Tags: 40 Winks, Boutique Hotel, David Carter, fashion designer, London Fashion Week, Pop-Up, Samantha Platero, Showroom
London Fashion Week will be arriving in no time and a fantastic opportunity has come up for fashion designers. 40 WiNKS the worlds smallest, most beautiful boutique hotel provides a chic, luxurious backdrop for designers to present their collections to buyers and the press. With just five spots available, designers are urged to contact 40 WiNKS to be considered for a spot. For more information please contact 40 WiNKS. I can’t wait to see the new talent!
SAMANTHA
Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, Gossip, Party, Press, Style | Tags: 40 Winks, Bedtime Story Nights, David Carter, reviews, wall street journal
Check out the Wall Street Journal today….
There’s an amazing review of our fantastic Bedtime Story Nights (and a rather flattering portrait of me too!!).
David
Filed under: art, Culture, furniture, interior design, Interior Designer, Press, Style, Travel | Tags: 40 Winks, boutique hotels, David Carter, east london, hotel, Interior Designer, Samantha Platero
In the 2009 issue of Zoo Magazine, Diane Pernet writes a piece on 40 WiNKS and all its glamour, couture interior designing, and the face behind the world’s smallest boutique Hotel… the intriguing Mr. David Carter!
SAMANTHA
Filed under: art, fashion, interior design, Interior Designer, Press, Style, Travel | Tags: 40 Winks, beautiful Hotel, David Carter, German Vogue, getaway, Glamorous, hotel, sexy, vogue
In their August 2009 issue, German Vogue has described 40 WiNKS as, ‘ the most beautiful small hotel in the world’ and I concur! Make sure you book your glamorously sexy getaway soon!
SAMANTHA
Filed under: fashion, Style | Tags: Antonio Ben Chimol, David Carter, designer accessories, jewelry
Italian-born jewelry designer Antonio Ben Chimol is based in Barcelona, but sells his collection of subtly elegant designs around the world. Check out his website for more information, and treat yourself to something nice today!
David
Filed under: fashion, Style | Tags: celebrity fashion, DAA, David Carter, designer fashion, Designers Against Aids
Designers Against Aids is an organisation that brings together fashion designers, celebrities, models, major retailers and fashion magazines to raise awareness of AIDS. They have just launched an on-line shop, selling a collection of Fair Trade certified organic underwear, nightwear and T-shirts (many limited edition pieces designed by celebrities). All the money raised goes to fund AIDS education, so this is a fantastic chance to buy something amazing and make a real difference. Check out their new site – www.designersagainstaidsshop.com.
David
Filed under: art, Culture, Gossip | Tags: Aliona, David Carter, mark seliger, phillips de pury, photography

David and Aliona naughtily integrate themselves in to a picture by Mark Seliger...
Filed under: art, fashion, interior design, Style | Tags: couture cushions, David Carter, david carter interior design, designer cushions, embroidery, interior design products, saffron interior arts, susann eschenfelder
Susann Eschenfelder creates the most divinely decadent cushions you could ever possibly imagine… Each one is a work of art, hand embroidered in antique silver thread or embellished with all manner of precious materials. Based in Hamburg, Susann produces her bespoke cushions for an appreciative clientele who come to her from across the globe for the ultimate in couture cushions. For her emboidered pieces, prices start at around £1500. She is represented in the UK by Saffron Interior Arts, or contact her direct via her website www.salon-prive.de.
DAVID
Filed under: Culture, music, Press, Style | Tags: 40 Winks, Alice in Wonderland, celebrities, David Carter, Kasabian, NME, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
4O WiNKS continues to attract a stellar crowd… last week we had the lovely lads from Kasabian shooting a wonderful Alice in Wonderland cover here for NME (due out next week). The boys from Leicester were a total delight, and have a new album coming out on the 8th of June called West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, so make sure you bag a copy!!
DAVID
Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, Style | Tags: David Carter, designer hats, happy hats, mad hatters, mad millinery, passionate about hats

kooky divine...
Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, furniture, furniture design, Style | Tags: David Carter, david carter interior design, david's chair of the day, designer furniture, hot chairs, naomi campbell

The Chair With The Silver Model..
Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, Style | Tags: David Carter, designer hats, hat of the day, mad hatters, mad millinery, passionate about hats

It's been a windy day, but I don't care...
Filed under: art, fashion, Style | Tags: David Carter, happy hats, hat of the day, mad millinery

Loving the weather....
Filed under: art, Culture, fashion, Style | Tags: David Carter, dogs with hats, hat of the day, mad millinery, passionate about hats

Why indeed....
Filed under: art, Culture, interior design, Style | Tags: David Carter, french style, inspirational rooms, interior photography, marie antoinette, robert polidori, room of the day

Perfect in its simplicity....