Ghosts

Thursday 13 December, 2012 / Art / Comments { 18 }

these ceramic Ghosts by Anders Arhøj & Louise Gaarmann simply stole my heart – it’s amazing how you can paint a set of eyes on something and suddenly they’re adorable little  creatures.

Based on the ideas of the Japanese Shinto religion believing that everything in nature has a soul – a mountain rock, a plant, a pebble on the beach – Anders Arhøj & Louise Gaarmann designed a wide range of ceramic figures and blew life into them. The small Ghosts inhabit your living space and are useful for many things – paper weights, door stoppers, toys, wedding ring holders, kitchen talismans or as company on a lonely night with no friends around to talk to. Each Ghost is unique, hand thrown in earthenware, hand glazed, hand decorated and low-fired in the kiln three times.

photos by Kristina Demant

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Skinny laMix

Wednesday 12 December, 2012 / Music, Stuff / Comments are closed

Miss Moss: Skinny laMix

if you’re a reader of design & decor blogs or blogs of any kind really (and i assume you are because, well, you’re here) then you’ll probably be familiar with Skinny Laminx. Heather’s wonderful textile & design work is one of our proudest south african exports – and she’s based right here in Cape Town which makes me doubly proud because our city is rad, huh?

so if you follow Skinny Laminx on twitter or facebook you might have seen that their shop on Bree Street is celebrating its first birthday this week. Heather mailed me a little while ago with a cool idea to make a special music mix for the shop in celebration of their birthday (and to spice up the shop’s playlist, which is currently made up of a lot of songs from my mixes – rad!) and i jumped at the chance because i can’t resist a great mix.

but that’s not all. in the spirit of celebration and giving, the Skinny laMix comes with a bonus GIVEAWAY! Heather is giving one lucky reader an Alexander Sack in Pollen Pebble Print (say that three times fast) as pictured above. all you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me what your favourite song is at the moment. i’ll be closing the giveaway & drawing a winner at random on Monday 17 December, so get commenting!

as for what inspired the mix itself, Heather gave me a pretty great brief:

I’m a sucker for  beardy, Byrdsy men on a harmony, lanky boys with hair in their eyes doing something jangly, and sunny girls singing about trees. You know the kind of thing.

Skinny laMix. download it here*. playlist:

  1. Devendra Banhart – Baby
  2. M.Ward – Chinese Translation
  3. Deer Tick – Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)
  4. Stornoway – Zorbing
  5. Votiv – Upstairs
  6. The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904
  7. First Aid Kit – Emmylou
  8. Wilco – You And I
  9. The Velvet Underground – Femme Fatale
  10. Kings Of Convenience – Know How
  11. Mumford & Sons – The Boxer
  12. Laura Marling – Rambling Man
  13. Feist – How Come You Never Go There?
  14. Levek – Girl In The Fog
  15. Blitzen Trapper – Lady On The Water
  16. Bowerbirds – Sweet Moment

if you’re after more Skinny Laminx: international readers can shop at etsy, and south africans can order at her local online shop or visit the shop on Bree Street. i have had my eyes on her rough diamond cushion for some time now… oh and i couldn’t end this post without showing you the cute video made to celebrate their birthday:

* click on free download. close the pop up window, if there is one, and wait a few seconds before entering a captcha code to start the download. here’s an alternative download link. same drill: click on free download, close the pop up window if there is one, click the download link again on the next page. you might have to wait a few seconds before it starts downloading.

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2013

Tuesday 11 December, 2012 / Design / Comments { 19 }

a sure-fire way to know that the holiday season is upon us (apart from the christmas carols playing ad-nauseum in the supermarkets) is the sudden appearance of the new year calendar. just in case you needed to be reminded that 2012 is O-V-E-R. on to the next! here are some of my favourites (there are a couple in my recent gift guides too).

Prisms Calendar by Julia Kostreva:

Pudge the Cat:

Cats let Nothing Darken Their Roar:

the ultimate cat calendar, Dreamcats:

The Frankie Calendar:

Best Year Ever!

Linen wall art:

Astrology Calendar by Prismatic Print Shop:

Stitch the Stars Calendar Kit:

Snug Studio Calendar:

Stendig Calendar:

Helvetica Calendar:

Pocket Notebook calendar:

 Patten Calendar:

Shapes Calendar by Leah Duncan:

Landscapes:

Globe Trotter Calendar:

and something a bit different, a lasercut desk calendar:

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Curious Creatures Giveaway

Monday 10 December, 2012 / Fashion / Comments are closed

if you’re on the lookout for something special for a friend, sister, mom, girlfriend (or you simply wish to treat yo self) then you’ll be wanting to be entering this giveaway from Curious Creatures. shop owner Larissa makes “curious handmade things” like beautiful necklaces, bracelets, earrings and even hand dyed silk scarves. she’s also been working on some hand dyed silk tees which i hope to see in her shop soon…

so, you stand a chance to win a $40 gift voucher to buy anything you desire from Curious Creatures. to enter [1] have a browse around the shop and leave a comment telling me what your favourite thing is + [2] like Curious Creatures on Facebook.

Larissa is also offering a 10% discount on all items till 31 December, just use the code missmoss10 at checkout.

the giveaway is open to all readers worldwide, but your package might be subject to your country’s import duties & taxes. giveaway closes Monday 17 December, winner will be drawn at random. if you’re already a fan of Curious Creatures on Facebook you are still eligible to win.

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These Things No.43

Monday 10 December, 2012 / Stuff / Comments { 14 }

i had to kick off the latest these things with this ridiculously beautiful Acne colourblock tote. holy totes designer handbags are expensive though! just looking at the price makes my eyes water. oh well, this is one for the fantasy books.

on to something far more affordable and practical – i love these holiday acorn stickers and gift tags by Lemonni. it’s not often that you find gift tags that aren’t super christmasey, so i dig that these are both neutral and lovely.

speaking of christmas, i think that this upcycled vintage bicycle made by locals starling & hero bicycle co for 36 boutiques would be at the top of my santa, i’ve been really good wish list. thanks to robyn cooke for the beautiful styling.

love the careful detailing of designer Angélique Chmielewski:

remember i posted about Tracy’s beautiful ceramics? well, this is her beautiful home shot by Laure Joliet:

Ilana Kohn has been making gorgeous marbled textiles:

Leah, Rachael & Julia have also been making beautiful textiles – silky scarves, that is:

Maike recently visited the Pedersens and their bump – non-cheesy family photography at its best:

keeping it local, i liked the pieces from Take Care’s capsule collection:

discovered the wonderful illustrative work of Olimpia Zagnoli thanks to Mallory:

enjoyed getting a sneak peak of Sarah’s studio thanks to Eva, who has a great Spaces column that you should bookmark:

beautiful pieces by Penny Sage:

i love the styling of The Old Library, a restaurant in Sydney:

you may call me a broken record at this time of year, but i’m so jealous of winter in the north right now. especially because of this coat at no.6 store…

…and the cosy looks of Dianna Lunt photographed by Citizen Couture:

have you seen the amazing bags by Clare Vivier at Of a Kind?

nice wares over at Canoe:

woodpecker notebooks:

a beautiful new lookbook from Seaworthy:

interesting antler ring:

speaking of beautiful jewellery, you can now by south african designer Dear Rae at Need Supply:

always so much colour at Gorman, love it:

now it’s a dress…

…now it’s a piece of art. by Marimekko.

vintage treat of the week, a young Goldie Hawn:

and, something to make you laugh, a Jon Hamm Colouring Book:

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