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.

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.

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!

Work In Progress: Wood and Suede

This is one of my favourite samples I have developed and is probably one of the most playful, with endless possibilites and shapes that can be created...now to consider how I am going to use it!

Work In Progress: Screen Printed Length

It was really good to spend the day in the print room again yesterday. I was mainly prepping up for a 5 metre length that I will be printing next week but managed to squeeze in a few test prints too. On the face of it, this seems quite a simple design but it's not until you get to this stage that you realise how complex it is. Fingers crossed I can pull it off!

Lucky Boy Sunday.

Love the dreamy styling by Danish Design duo Lucky Boy Sunday.

Colour Transitions.

Have been liking these from some time now and finally found out who they are by!

Love the transition from the raw wood into vibrant man made colour.

Work in Progress...

Work in Progress...Linen.Wood.Suede.

Springbok Bench.

Springbok Rattan Bench by Anthropologie. Perfect for two!

Snuggly Stools.

I love these fun and ever so snuggly statement stools by Claire-Anne O'Brien. I would very much like one...or all of them actually, can't choose between the beautiful colours and textures!

In The Print Room...

Spending the day screen printing (for the first time in a while!) paid off with some new ideas and processes I can develop into my next collection.

Annie.

Yipeee! I think Spring is most definitly on its way, but not quite time to pack up the winter woolies just yet, especially when they are this bright and wonderful! Have a peek at more fun stuff on the website of Annie Larson!

Work in Progress...

Further development of wood and leather structures, exploring the possibities of transforming between 2d and 3d form.

Laser Cut Leathers

Really good to see how other designers are using laser-cut leather within their work. These sculptural statement pieces are by Yasmin Siddiqui. I love the utilisation of the leather - outlines become just as important as the layered cutout pieces. This is a technique I have been using in my work in order to try and get the most out of the material and I have found that often it is the parts that were intending to be left overs that become the most interesting! Images by Christopher Moore.

More Pleats and Ruffles.

Continuing on from my previous post about designer Felicity Brown, here are a few shots from her current A/W 2011 Collection and if you liked the last lot, you're sure to love these! A more serene and almost demure style, but maintains lift through the movement and rippling of the dip-dyed ruffles.

Accordion Cabinet.

Great design and really lovely rawness in the styling of this Accordion cabinet; the result of a collaboration between Elisa Stroyzk and Sebastian Neeb. Perfect combination of nostalgia and contemporary play!

Work in Progress...

Who would guess that this pile of mess could be made into these sculptural and decorative boxes? Not me! Can hardly believe i managed to do this. Progress is being made...finally!

Pleats? Yes Please!

These images are so beautiful I had to post them extra large so you can see all the intricate detail. Felicity Brown hand dyes and pleates these wonderful creations giving them volume and energy and making each totally unique. I love her muse: "A leading lady in an old black and white film". I'm sad to say I'm a bit behind the times with this post as this was Felicity's first collection from A/W 2010. Keep an eye out for her new collection of tshirts right here and I will post more about her new feast of a collection shortly!