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I Love: Leah Goren’s Girlfriends 27 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I have become slightly obsessed with Brooklyn illustrator Leah Goren’s hand formed and hand painted delicate white stoneware ‘Girlfriend’ figurines. Each measure approximately 3 inches tall and is dec...
A Lovely Package: Soap Bars 21 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I’ve been noticing some really lovely identities and packaging for soap recently. It struck me that collecting soap bars are the perfect way to ‘possess’ packaging – affordable and beautiful – can you...
What Matters Most? 19 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I guess you could say that this is a blog that puts a lot of emphasis on ‘things’. Recently in an interview I balked at the question ‘what is your most precious possession?’ thinking there was nothing...
Summer to Autumn: A Transitional Reading List! 16 Aug 2013 | 03:38 pm
I’ve been late on my Summer Reading list this year so I thought I would compile a transitional list of delicious reads that will take us from summer into autumn. Here are a selection of magical, ghost...
Shop Love: Cisthene 14 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I’m probably the last person to discover and fall in love with ‘online apothecary’ Cisthene, curated by the extremely talented Jen Altman. Jen is a professional photographer and author whose clients i...
I Love ‘Atelier Tete’ from Kinto 12 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Japanese kitchenware brand Kinto is one of my absolute favourite. For the past 35 years they have created simple, beautifully designed kitchenware with a focus on innovative functions and really set t...
Rifle Paper Co. City Prints 8 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
Rifle Paper Co. is one of my favourite stationery brands. I really love San Francisco illustrator Anna Bond’s vintage style and use of colours, but after buying and giving away every possible variatio...
Finding the Natural in Vinyl Flooring 8 Aug 2013 | 12:29 pm
I have long been the champion for natural materials in the home – real wood, real marble – I have even been quoted in a n interview recently saying ” I think you should spend the most you can afford o...
Virginia Johnson Textiles 6 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I recently discovered the effortlessly charming work of Canadian textile designer Virginia Johnson who creates brightly coloured whimsical prints on clothing, shawls, home and children’s wear. She has...
Beautiful Basics 6 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
Growing up in the design industry and coming into contact with a barrage of trends every month, I have always gravitated towards the simple colours and clean silhouettes of minimal homeware items. I’m...
