For the fifth film in our Homing In series, cofounder Matt Gibberd knocks on the door of designer Tom Bartlett, founder of Waldo Works. Twenty years ago, Tom purchased a derelict spice factory in west London. Here, he walks us through his singular approach to decorating the magical home he now shares with his son, Bluey, revealing the hidden stories behind his personal collection of curios, including an Ethiopian throne carved from a single piece of wood, a Lego lampshade and a pair of fluorescent Peruvian skirts …

Written and presented by Matt Gibberd
Filming: Edmund Cook
Editing: David Potter
Production: Hannah Phillips
Graphic Design: Ben Tucker
Music: Father

You can pick up a copy of Matt Gibberd's book, 'A Modern Way to Live' at: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/32017...
You can find out more about Waldo Works here: https://www.waldoworks.com

Living Room
Large sofa and coffee table: MDF Italia https://www.mdfitalia.com/it
Small green sofa: Vintage Azucena https://www.azucena.it/it/
Blue chairs: Vitra https://www.vitra.com/engb/home
Rug: Roger Oates (Tapis d'Avignon) https://www.rogeroates.com/
Chrome side tables: B&B Italia https://www.bebitalia.com/enus/
Paper lamp: Ingo Maurer https://shop.ingomaurer.com/en/
Banana painting and ball photos: Jenny van Sommers https://jennyvansommers.com/
Wooden table and chair: Maruni https://www.maruni.com/en/
Fireplace tiles: Balineum https://www.balineum.co.uk/
Floor: Altro resin https://www.altro.com/uk
Large white lamps: Gilda by Pallucco https://www.pallucco.com/collection/g...

Snug
Rug: Antique 1930s Moroccan
Sofa: Flexform Victor https://www.flexform.it/en/products/i...
Velvet sofa covers: Schumacher https://schumacher.co.uk/
Chair: Utrecht by Cassina https://www.cassina.com/gb/en/product...
Yellow vases: Vintage Holmegaard
Art/drawings mostly from Laura Bartlett Studio Gallery https://laurabartlett.com/

Bedroom
Bed: Giorgetti https://www.giorgettimeda.com/ww/en/
Wingback chair: Tom Dixon for George Smith https://www.tomdixon.net/en_gb/family...

Paints
Red: Eating Room Red, Farrow and Ball https://www.farrowball.com/paint/eat...
Blues: Juniper Ash, Pale Wedgwood, Bone China Blue Pale, Bone China Blue Mid (all by Little Greene Paint Co) https://www.littlegreene.com/
White: Salisbury Stone 4, Dulux https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/colourdet...


3:04 Chapter 1: Rhapsody in Blue
7:25 Chapter 2: Playing the Classics
8:35 Chapter 3: Living with Happy Things
9:26 Chapter 4: Granny's Ugly Chair
12:01 Chapter 5: Collecting and Arranging
15:19 Chapter 6: Comic Effects
17:14 Chapter 7: The Best Bits About Yourself

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