i got the sweetest email from Lauren sharing the campaign for her recently opened online boutique Girl & Graaf. Lauren says she took a lot of inspiration from the blog in creating the campaign, so i guess things have come full circle around here! and what a beautiful shop (and photoshoot!) it is, i am definitely coveting those washable gold bags.
ever since i got back from my holiday i’ve been tirelessly catching up on my reader (which is now down to under 500 items!) and pinning away in the mind to do a massive These Things. but, MASSIVE it was. too massive. so i decided instead to create a little mini-series of sorts called Catch Up. relevant to interiors, fashion, design etc.
first up – SPACES. if you want to see more spaces see this board.
the wonderful wallpaper of Kirath Ghundoo:
all the home goods from Joinery (thanks Mariah):
like the look of this new guesthouse in Simon’s Town, Cordelle:
the home of Claire Cottrell photographed by Jessica Comingmore for FvF:
the (art) studio of Aussie artist Laura Jones:
the home of Antonia Siegmund and Matthias Last:
designer Lotta Neiminen’s NY studio apartment:
clever people using washi tape to put up rad prints:
- by Design Sponge
- by noepahjertet
some more interesting DIY wall art:
Jennifer’s home (always):
this studio space with the narrow desk:
this glass top trestle table & work space by Hitta Hem:
this room at Finnish blog Suvi sur le vif:
these beautiful wooden desks by Hiromatsu:
the Huguenot dining table by Pedersen + Lennard (i almost bought one for myself):
and finally, this cutie photographed by Aya Gao. what’s a home with a pet?
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:
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.
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:
Cats let Nothing Darken Their Roar:
the ultimate cat calendar, Dreamcats:
Astrology Calendar by Prismatic Print Shop:
Stitch the Stars Calendar Kit:
Shapes Calendar by Leah Duncan:
and something a bit different, a lasercut desk calendar:
i am so jealous of Wakako’s home, which you can see in full at her house tour. she has a blog called Modern Findings that details her love for mid-century modern design, something that is clearly reflected in this beautiful space.
all images by Modern Findings
