Modern English

Submitted by Christina Valhouli on Wed, 2010-08-18 19:37.

skull_slippers.jpg­If you take your design cues from 'Out of Africa' and 'The English Patient' and think that life was more fun when it was tradition to embark on The Grand Tour with your servants and steamers in tow, then Fine English Company is your one stop shop. The company is continuing the tradition of fine British craftmanship along with with a hint of rebellion and eccentricity. They sell revamped furniture like a Gunroom chair upholstered in tweed (around $9,000) and a giraffe skin fire fender (about $8,900). These skull and crossbone bespoke slippers are about $562. There's even antique taxidermy (a lion from 1947, about $6,000) and a child's rocking zebra with real zebra hair. I was shocked to see giraffe and zebra skin covered trunks for sale but the company eloquently points out that most of the animals used were culled for age or illness - which makes me feel less icky about it all. Read more about their conservation policy here.


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