The first solo exhibition by artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi was due to open at the Stevenson gallery in Joburg, when South Africa (and the rest of the world) went into lockdown. The gallery ended up having a virtual exhibition opening on Instagram Live that Nkosi narrated by voice note from her cupboard. Gymnasium is an ongoing series of work that Nkosi has been producing since…
possibly the last thing on your mind right now is a new swimsuit. your vacation plans have probably been cancelled, or you might be in the middle of winter like…
how do you guys make your coffee? we use an Aeropress at home and have for many years because it’s a really quick way to make excellent coffee at home.…
wow this has taken me back, because the first time i featured Alix-Rose Cowie on the blog was 10 years ago when i was still doing the “things i like…
one of the cool things that have come out of this strange worldwide COVID-19 lockdown situation is that creative people from around the world have gifted us with ways to…
Above: Ceramics by Miri Orenstein we have a bunch of mismatched mugs (like 2 of these and 2 of those and one weird one from when i was a university…
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About Diana
Hey! I’m a graphic designer and blogger from Cape Town, South Africa.
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ok i’m calling it, this is the best thing i have seen on the internet this year. it combines my favourite things: amazingly talented creativity + beautiful imagery. it’s like…
one of my favourite things to do whenever i visit an art museum of some kind is to browse the gift shop and see what cool posters they have for…
ARQ started as a children’s clothing brand, and while their baby and kidswear is EXTREMELY cute and easily the kind of stuff i would want to dress my kids in, it’s…
what’s a better conversation starter than a great t-shirt? i remember when i was 16 our mission was to find the coolest tees with the raddest designs. my friends and…
i spotted the photo above of Tove Jansson somewhere online and it made me stop, dead in my digital tracks. “i want to be her” i thought to myself. jk…
Maid Marion, Lady of Shalott, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Tottering By Gently, Boscobel…. these are not names of royalty or even fancy cats – they are all English roses. even…
i’ve always wanted to do some kind of home tour here, and although i regularly share snippets of our home on Instagram i never really got round to do a concerted…
i have been doing calendar round ups since 2013 (unfortunately I skipped 2018) and this year i have over 25 to show you! this will probably be my last post…
so i haven’t done a music mix since August last year, and i have two things to blame for that: (1) Babies. i just don’t have the leisure time to delve…
do you want to know what i have been listening to for the past 3 months? Enya. a whole lot of Enya. my baby loves it. or at least i think he does, because he sleeps like a, well, baby when it’s playing. and sleep is precious. now that we’re at the 3 month mark things are a whole lot easier in the sleeping department, but i still default to the Celtic queen when it’s his naptime…
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i’ve been considering doing gift guides this year because i find myself with some time in the mornings to blog again (hooray! thanks new baby for napping long stretches). and…
Maggie, 1942 here’s a story for you. our 2nd baby was due yesterday on November 8, but about a month prior to her due date i started getting a strange…
we are roughly 1 month away from the expected due date of Baby No. 2. i have a feeling she might make a surprise early entrance, but for now i’m…