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Time for another smorgasbord of things for you to look at! I love this Nude with iPhone series by illustrator Christopher DeLorenzo. A contemporary take on the nude that is so simple but so beautifully executed. Going to try this … Continue reading
Posted in design, eating, fashion, illustration
Tagged Cacti Coasters, Christopher De Vos, Christopher DeLorenzo, Clive Roddy, College Vintage, Greek sandals, Half Baked Harvest, hanging planter, HRUSKAA, Lego Guernica, Nude with iPhone series, Nupur Panemanglor, Pablo Picasso, Peter Pilotto Resort 2016 collection, seventies fashion, The Future is Female tshirt, The Sartorialist, Veronica Watson, Warm Swedish Apple Cheesecake
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KOROMIKO
“KOROMIKO is an online design store founded by Tracey George, a New Zealander now living in Dallas, Texas. Started from the simple idea to support and promote independent designers producing handcrafted, authentically sustainable goods.” I stumbled across the KOROMIKO website while … Continue reading
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I’m rather excited to see Dusen Dusen‘s new home range. What a wonderful combination of shapes and colours! A bathroom to aspire to. A clever idea for a work lunch. South African company Essie Letterpress recently released a set of … Continue reading
Posted in design, eating, fashion, film/tv/music, illustration, polaroid/photography
Tagged Albert Maysles, ba&sh, denim jumpsuit, documentary, Dusen Dusen, Essie Letterpress, Gimme Shelter, homewear, Iris Apfel, John Perivolaris, kowtow, Minnie the Mountain Dog, The Beales of Grey Gardens, The Londoner, travelling noodles, Uniform Dress, Xandri Redelinghuys
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Miscellany
Given my scarcity of blogging this week, I thought I would end it off with a bumper blogpost that features a selection of beautiful, delicious, and interesting things. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. How to grow your own cactus fence. I … Continue reading
Posted in art/craft, eating, fashion, film/tv/music, packaging
Tagged Andrew Jarecki, Andy Rementer, Autumn 2015 collection, avocado toast, cactus fence, Case Studyo, documentary mini-series, Food 52, grilled cheese, HBO, Islandia, Jonquille Jacket, Kinder Zahncreme, Miriam König, People Blocks, Robert Durst, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, Toast, toothpaste packaging, Wilfred
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Miscellany
The laid back aesthetic of Manuela Sosa’s house in “the pastoral hills of Vallvidrera, just outside Barcelona” is an inviting and understated home. Manuela is a florist who runs the flower studio, ‘Gang and the Wool‘ from a greenhouse on her … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art/craft, eating, illustration, packaging, polaroid/photography, south african creatives
Tagged delicious monster, exhibition, Gang & the Wool, Manuela Sosa, Mid Week Distraction, Miss Moss, Paper Goods 2014/15 collection, ramen, Ross Phillips, sesame ramen with roasted tempeh and seaweed, shiitake ramen broth, Sir Kensington's, Skinny laMinx, soviet camping trip, The Fries of New York
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Humble Pie
I’ve been asked to make a traditional American apple pie for a party this weekend. But I got a bit carried away with research, so I thought I would share some delicious-looking sweet and savoury pies that I came across. … Continue reading
Posted in eating
Tagged Adventures in Cooking, almond custard pie with lavender syrup, Beth Kirby, Feasting at Home, Food 52, fresh blueberry pie, Greek spinach and feta pie, lemon meringue pie, Local Milk blog, maple walnut cream tart, pie recipes, Rose Levy Beranbaum, savoury pies, Shepard's Pie, spanikopita, spiced pear gorgonzola and toasted walnut pie, sweet pies, vegan shepard's pie, Yossy Arefi
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99 x 99s
The 99 is a iconic symbol of hot summer days – a swirl of soft serve in an ice cream cone with a Flake chocolate stuck into it. As a child on summer holiday I think I must have eaten … Continue reading
Hello 2014
Happy New Year! Please excuse the belatedness of the greeting, I took some time away from this blog to refresh and recuperate. I hope you all had a good festive season. It is good to be back.For those of you who … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, books/magazines/publishing, design, eating, fashion, illustration, polaroid/photography
Tagged Alexander McQueen, Brian Ferry, brownstone house, Damien Hirst, Erik Marinovich, Felicita Sala, green vegetable minestrone soup, hand-drawn lettering, Hannah Metz, Healthy Chef blog, illustrated recipes, Ingierstrand Bad, Italian illustrator, Lena Corwin, Murphysboro Illinois 1971, Nancy Drew, New York, New York Magazine, Remodelista, restaurant branding, Robert Holmgren, Saul Leiter, silk scarves, Sunday Suppers, Uniform design agency, whipped honey recipe
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Gift Guide: The Cook
I haven’t really ventured into gift guides before as they are a rather daunting prospect. But this year I thought I would get out of my comfort zone and try a few gift guides. Each gift guide will be orientated … Continue reading
Miscellany
I’m trying to get around to making a few gift guides for the festive season, but I fear I may run out of time. So to tide you over, here is a miscellany of nice things. I hope you like … Continue reading
Posted in art/craft, books/magazines/publishing, design, eating, fashion, film/tv/music, illustration
Tagged asymmetrical jewellery, Babel, Babylonstoren, book cover, citrus illustrations, cookbook, earthenware ceramics, Forrest Lewinger, ice cream recipes, ktaadn, Like A Piece of Her, Lorde, Naoko Ogawa, Pure Heroine, roasted strawberry coconut milk ice cream, salted caramel ice cream, Sarah Abbott, screen printed textiles, Sprouted Kitchen, Vega Zaishi Wang, Workaday Handmade
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