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 ♥

Moving Day...

The time has come to slowly but surely start moving into my new studio. It's going to take a while to get properly up and running but we will get there in the end... watch this space...

Kenzo.

Kenzo Spring/Summer 2012 Collection.

Inspired by painter Ellsworth Kelly this collection combines effortless Parisian style with 1950s America. Bold abstracted shapes and rippling strucures reflect the undulating life of the coastal landscape.

Flea Market Finds.

What a find! I came across this vintage tiger and deer wallpaper at my local antiques emporium. The detail and colour is absolutley amazing. I near on have a whole roll to play with so I am after the perfect wall in which to paper it to! I am told that this wonderful wallpaper is by Sanderson but after lots of researching I can't seem to find any more information about it. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them...

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6/10/11. Great news! I can confirm this design is called Animal Kingdom from the Triad collection, 1977. Thanks Sanderson!x

Flea Market Finds.

This Morning's Favourite Find: couldn't resist adopting this cheeky squirrel!

Marbelous Wood.

I absolutely love ideas like this! It's great to see such familiar materials and techniques being used and combined to create something highly innovative and beautiful. Pernille Snedker Hansen you have done an awesome job! Danes ruling the design world yet again! Looking forward to seeing more from snedker°studio.

Flea Market Finds.

 Today's Favourite Finds: Alphabet biscuit cutters & Wind-up drumming bear.

Nanna Van Blaaderen.

Gorgeous gentle and sensual styling starring the wonderful creations of Nanna van Blaaderen. I love the way these pieces combine chunky and characterful textures with a soft sculptural craft aesthetic.

Flea Market Finds.

This Morning's Favourite Find: Elephant on Wheels.

Zelfo Technology.

Fascinated by these pieces of furniture by Elise Gabriel which explore the cellulose composed material Zelfo. I love this description of the project and the challenges that ensued due to the properties of the material...

"Zelfo is living matter. of course I can guide, squeeze and trap it. but in response to that there is always an unpredictable quiver, a twist or a contraction against the grain. I am looking out for this etreinte, I am searching for it. sometimes I even anticipate it. that is this project’s challenge, to do and laisser faire..."  

(via Design Boom)

Flea Market Finds.

Thurday morning means a trip to Chesterfield flea market. Excluding Jess the cat, these are the bits and pieces I managed to find this week!

Nordic Blush.

Nordic charm unites with dreamy femininity for this lovely playful shoot by Rodarte for Opening Ceremony. Loving the soft dusty-minty tones with punctuations of ochre, raspberry and cerulean.

Home from Home.

These lifestyle and interior shots by Johnny Miller are devine!

Great inspiration for my upcoming photoshoot.

Electric Feathers.

Yes the sun keeps trying to make an appearance but I am dreaming of the kind of sunshine where I can spend the days in nothing but bare feet and these lovely lazy summer dresses. Electric Feathers I'll take them all! Come on British skies...surprise us!

Colourful Quirky Characters.

I have a weakness for anything that is a great colour, a quirky character or a minature collection. These lovely photos by Caterina Gabelli combine all three so I am sold!

Simple.Playful.Style.

I'm in the process of organising a photoshoot to showcase my latest designs, so have been gathering inspiration and styling ideas that capture a balance between contemporary playfullness and crafted tradition. I am really liking the quirky elements within these photos by BDDW. The cute animal additions and portraits add a lovely personal quality to the photos, whilst the furniture still remains the focus of the image. Luckily I already have plenty of flea market finds I can use in the styling! No problemo!

ffiXXed.

Loving the new collection by ffiXXed, who have collaborated with New York based artist Ester Partegas to produce these great digital prints. "Ester has contributed a series of collages constructed from the in-between spaces torn from the graphic landscape of magazine pages. These pieces are reconfigured to generate new forms, which like the ffiXXed collection try to find space for a more open and fluid negotiation of consumer culture." The shirt is my fave!

Getting Organised...

Trying to get organised after the big move. My room is getting there

...next stop the studio!