How Does Design Affect Our Wellbeing?
We experience our world through the five senses: touch, sight, smell, sound and taste. To understand and react to our surroundings, each of these senses relays important information to the...
The Vale Archives
Unmasking Nemboro Craftsmanship
Picture a dense tropical forest in Central America. Monkeys scream overhead, colourful birds flutter and chatter in the trees, the noise of the city forgotten. This is el Tapón del...
How to Recognise High-Quality Fabrics
Most designers would claim that their fabrics are the best available, but what does that really mean? When even the most luxurious materials, can vary in quality, what makes a...
The Hand of the Artist
Welcome to The Vale Quality design is about more than beautiful possessions - it’s about those emotional connections everyone makes with the pieces they choose for their home. The Vale...
Colour Palettes and Mood Boards
Lead designer Melinda Marquardt spent the last year designing the first collection for The Vale London. Above are some images from her mood board and the images that inspired the...
Into Africa
At the close of 2017 Melinda took a trip to Tanzania to photograph wildlife and learn more about local African textiles. On the search for inspiration she stumbled upon two...