Quirky contemporary design brand Undergrowth Design has created the perfect way to tell an absent loved one that you miss them…

The new Peek-a-Boo Collection was designed to evoke feelings of separation and good wishes and features a gorgeous unique teacup and saucer – available in Black or Gold – with two dolls on each side peeking round the corner at each other, while the graphics on the saucer depict the two sides of a mountain.

These extraordinary pieces represent the feeling that a loved one may be out of sight, but that they are never out of mind and that nice thoughts can be sent to each other like butterflies in the wind.

Inspired by the obscure and uncanny in life Tina Tsang, the designer behind Undergrowth Design, aims to breathe life into everyday objects. Her design intention is to enthrall the user and give a sense of other worldliness to everyday life.

Table and glassware from Undergrowth Design is available to buy in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

Spring is definitely in the air in The Boutique at La Maison Couture, with the arrival of some fabulous pieces from the delectable Laduree.

Inspired by the fresh and verdant wonders of a vegetable garden, Laduree has created a basket of Petits Légumes fresh from Le Jardin Laduree. This gorgeous trio of perfumed candles are a delightful tribute to the kitchen garden and would make a perfect garden party gift.

Keeping with the springtime feeling, the utterly delightful Mimosa fragranced candle has now arrived in our Boutique. This chic candle was inspired by soft and delicate scents of Mimosa carried by the wind in the first Spring sun.

We are also very excited to be able to offer Laduree’s beautiful Perfumed Candle Cloche, the perfect accompaniment to an exquisite Laduree perfumed candle. Beautifully presented in a fabulous Laduree box, this gorgeous cloche is crafted in a chic white biscuit ceramic.

Other recent additions to our Laduree collections include the wonderfully light and delicious combination of Caprice and Delice in a gorgeous Laduree Duo Box and an exquisite light Cherry Blossom Candle created by Tsumori Chisato to celebrate Laduree’s 150th anniversary.

All available to buy from The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

The fabulously exclusive Exclusives 2012 Collection from Egyptian designer jewellery brand Azza Fahmy has arrived in The Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Featuring exquisite unique one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces, we are delighted to showcase the first part of Azza Fahmy’s 2012 Exclusives Collection. This gorgeous collection features wonderful high luxe statement earrings with an ethnic edge, which will carry any ensemble effortlessly from day to evening, alongside beautiful eye-catching bracelets, carefully crafted from 18 carat gold and encrusted with dazzling diamonds.

Peppered throughout this chic collection is Azza Fahmy’s signature calligraphy wishing “mercy to the wearer” on some pieces and “friendship and purity” on others.

Azza Fahmy is an Egyptian born contemporary jewellery designer who trained at the Faculty of Fine Arts. Her uniquely beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces draw inspiration from the Ancient Egyptian civilisation combining artistic craftsmanship with modern techniques.

The second part of the Exclusives 2012 Collection will be available in December 2012.

Available to buy online exclusively in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

A mouthwatering collection of luxury scented candles have arrived in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

Inspired by the glorious fragrances and flavours of the American style bakery, Bake Boutique Luxury Scented Candles bring the scrumptious scents of freshly baked cakes to your home. Choose from such heavenly temptations as the classic Vanilla Cupcake with Sprinkles, or the Chocolate Honeycomb Brownie, a must for chocoholics, alternatively why not try the  Red Velvet Slice candle, which gives rich fruity fragrance to any room.

These divine scented candles make  a wonderfully unique gift idea, as each candle in the Bake Boutique collection comes complete with it’s own delectable cake recipe, so your recipient can bake and devour these delicious fragrances as well as simply enjoying the candle perfume which fills her space.

The Bake Boutique Collection is available to buy in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

Spoil your Mother on her special day this year and treat her to a wonderfully sentimental piece from Azza Fahmy’s stunning Mother’s Day Collection.

The pieces in this gorgeous collection bear calligraphy and inscriptions designed to convey our special feelings of love and gratitude to one of the most special women in our lives. Featuring excerpts of poetry from the Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer Khalil Gibran the collection includes some exquisitely eye-catching ethnic-chic jewellery which has been beautifully crafted in 18 carat gold and sterling silver.

Contrary to popular belief, Mother’s Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark Cards, rather, throughout history, motherhood has always been celebrated. In prehistoric tribes the mother Goddess was worshiped as the creator of life and female goddess figures have been found in many archaeological digs. In Azza Fahmy’s native Egypt, Isis was the Queen of Heaven who ruled over all matters concerning mothering. While in ancient Greece Rhea was revered as the mother goddess and in ancient Rome it was Hera, the wife of Zeus. Most mothering festivals historically took place in the springtime to celebrate the rebirth of the land and the beginning of the most fertile time of the year.

Visit The Boutique at La Maison Couture to view the fabulous Mother’s Day Collection from Azza Fahmy.

Our covetable stoneware of the moment in the La Maison Couture Tea Room is the perfectly pretty Fleur de Lys Collection from the fabulous lifestyle boutique Anthropologie. This beautiful collection would add a wonderfully vintage accent to a summer garden party or a delightfully feminine touch to afternoon tea.

Anthropologie offers a one-of-a-kind and compelling shopping experience that intends to make women feel beautiful, hopeful and connected. They opened their first shop in Wayne, Pennsylvania in 1992 and since then have grown a hundredfold and continue to create beautiful pieces featuring clever details and fine craftsmanship.

Anthropologie arrived in the UK in three years ago and now has shops in both London and Edinburgh including a gorgeous Pop Up Shop in Selfridges, London.

View our favourite pieces from Anthropologie

There is nothing quite like the little piece of sweet heaven that is a Laduree macaroon, so we were very excited to learn that to help celebrate it’s 150^th anniversary, Laduree has teamed up with the Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato to create a new exclusive blend around the emblematic theme of the cherry blossom.

Laduree chef Vincent Lemains has created an exquisite pink macaroon, which features a light, smooth cream with the subtle flavour of cherry blossom. These gorgeous macaroons come in a limited-series gift-box accentuated with exclusive decoration by Tsumori Chisato.

La Maison Couture is also delighted to announce that for the first time, a limited edition Laduree Signature perfumed candle and a macaroon flavour will be combined to create an absolute, enveloping atmosphere designed to feed all the senses simultaneously. This exquisite scented candle comes beautifully presented in a chic gift box designed in collaboration with Ms Chisato.

The divine limited edition Bougie Fleur de Cerisier is available exclusively online in the UK in The Boutique at La Maison Couture…

We are delighted to announce the arrival of gorgeous luxury linen brand Volga Linen. Now available to buy in The Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Volga Linen is a family run business launched in 1997 by Theresa Tollemache.  Whilst researching her family history in a dramatically evolving Russia, Theresa discovered a relatively unknown and  ancient industry still producing beautiful woven and embroidered flax materials to a solely local market. Flax, grown, spun and woven linen has been a tradition of the northern reaches of the Volga River for centuries…

Inspired by the unique qualities of Pure Linen, its beautiful texture and good ecological credentials, (flax needs less in the way of fertilizers and pesticides than most crops, is low maintenance and therefore more environmentally friendly), Theresa set about building her business sourcing linens from a country whose ancient skill was unknown to the international world.

10 years on, Volga linen is a thriving business producing exquisitely beautiful flax Bed Linen and Table Linen products. It’s versatility enables it to be used soft and crumpled or perfectly ironed and finished with crisp creases.  Not only wonderfully ecologically friendly, Volga Linen’s  timeless luxury linen pieces are beautifully soft to touch, while at the same time being natural and hard wearing.

We are delighted to be able to offer a selection of Volga Linen’s exquisite 100% flax pieces available to buy in our Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Visit The Boutique to view our selection of  Volga Linen at La Maison Couture

La Maison Couture is buzzing with excitement at the arrival of uber-chic cutting edge jewellery designer Stephen Webster in The Boutique .

Stephen’s keen eye for detail, expert craftsmanship and glam-rock attitude have made him a favourite with celebrities across the globe, from Madonna to Christina Aguilera, Kate Moss, Sir Elton John, Mickey Rourke and Kate Beckinsale to name but a few and it’s easy to see why. Stephen clearly blends his love for traditional craftsmanship with a passion for contemporary music, fashion and art and the result is modern and unconventional yet utterly beautiful jewellery.

Stephen’s industrious talent has placed coloured gemstones and fine jewellery back into the spotlight. According to Stephen, “Things have changed. The fear factor, the reverence and the rather staid formality have all but disappeared. Magazines now have fashion shoots featuring H&M jeans accented by £10,000 diamond rings. Adding a diamond-studded detail to a watch or a piece of jewellery no longer marks a customer as a flashy, ostentatious type. It just makes a person look more…lively.”

It’s a unique and edgy approach that has been over 30 years in the making and won him a huge loyal global customer base as well as industry recognition.

Newly launched this week, we are delighted to be able to offer a selection of stunning jewellery pieces for both Men and Women from the best-selling Astro Balls, Jules Verne, Superstud and Baroque collections…

Shop the  Stephen Webster Collections in our Boutique at La Maison Couture.

Azza Fahmy launched her gorgeous new Valentine’s Collection last week and we are delighted to feature our favourite pieces from the collection in The Boutique at La Maison Couture.

We particularly love the dainty and fabulously feminine pendant necklaces which feature pretty pearls and eye-catching coloured semi-precious stones.

Each beautiful piece features calligraphy inspired by love and devotion and they all make amazingly perfect and sentimental Valentine’s gifts.