Beach Huts.

Had the most lovely of weekends visiting my dear friend Heather of Little Red... couldn't resist snapping these cute, colourful beach huts on the sea front during our late afternoon stroll. Loved visiting salvage yards, antiques centres and most of all catching up with well missed friends whilst enjoying Sunday roast by roaring log fire. Perfect ♥

Milano.

I spent last weekend zooming around Milan in a quest to see as much of the Funiture Fair as possible and experience the sights and sounds of the city in a total of 48 hours. The fair itself was so inspiring but to begin with here is just a taste of the Italian culture we soaked up along the way... From the magnificent Duomo and wonderful architecture and stumbling upon a lovely authentic flea market! And despite my aching shoulders, blistered feet and lack of sleep I loved every minute of it! I will be back!

Things Organised Neatly.

Just had a quick look back over some of my photos from my travels and found these beauties. I love things to be organised neatly! These bits and bobs couldn't help by catch my eye!

Pile it High...

A few snaps from my trip to Japan...

Current obsession: a collection, a stack, a pile, stuff... whatever you want to call all this, I love the cumulative beauty of these simple objects.

Seaside Snapshots...

The delights of a day trip to Kamakura...

Reality Lab: Issey Miyake 132.5 Brand

Today I visited one of the most amazing exhibitions I have seen in a long time! The highlight of Reality Lab exhibition at 21 21 Design Sight was most definitely the documentary showing the production process of Issey Miyake's 132.5 Brand. Emphasis was on the sustainability and recycling, alongside maintaining production in Japan. I could have watched the film over and over but eventually I moved on to view the collection, which explores the process of changing dimensions. This will be a great influence on my current project! Finally, you were invited to play and interact with the designs, making them three dimensional and returning them to their two dimensional form. Great to experience first hand a new concept for clothing and design.

Next Generation House.

More amazing architecture from Sou Fujimoto Architects… This is the Next Generation House, a 4m by 4m cube created using stacked, cedar blocks. The interlocking elements generate layers and crevices which fulfill the primary functions of a house; a ceiling and four walls as well as added warmth, insulation and comfort the wood brings. This multilevel structure blurs the lines between conventional rooms and levels creating seating, shelving, and storage throughout. It is nestled in the hillside in Kumamura, Japan and I only wish I had time to visit while I am here! (photographed by Iwan Baan)

Temples...

I couldn't spend a week in Kyoto and not post anything about all the temples I have visited. It is jam-packed full of them and I am pretty bad at remebering all the different names, so I tend to recall them by their size, the materials they are made from, sights I saw there and the colours! Here is just a small taste of the ones I have visited....

Nishijin Textiles

Some snapshots from our visit to Nishijin Textiles Centre in Kyoto. This turned out to provide us with an amazing wealth of information regarding the production of kimono fabrics! We were treated to a catwalk show of kimonos followed by demonstrations by skilled craftsmen and women on the different techniques that are used to produce the fabrics and prints.

Knit-wits!

Our fun and eventful day, attempting to use the Shima Seiki Whole Garment Knitting Machine at Bunka University today!