I’m storyboarding product ideas for a design project at the moment and in my research travels came across this interesting (or is it bizarre?) rug based on traditional Aran knit sweaters. It’s by Netherlands-based designer Christien Meindertsma. Confused by the scale of those – I want to say doll’s – legs in relation to the […]
…so quoth my house guest when he saw me taking pictures of this. But you know how it is, when a colour combination pulls on your coat and won’t leave you alone. I’m this close to having a living room to decorate, and allowing myself to daydream, spending some time hanging out with unsuitable prints […]
I’m afraid I already know what side of the parrot perch I’m sitting on with this one and it’s… Trend! It’s from a new range called Parrot Party, by kitsch shifters Lladro, they of the porcelain ballerinas and horses. I can’t help but find it rather lovely. I just went for a look on the […]
Some lovely Rapture & Wright fabric spotted in Vogue, which even the most bird-fatigued (AKA me) would find hard to resist. How to work it into this pretty complete house I hear you wondering? I’m pretty determined. After some scanning around the place, I thought the standard lamp in my kitchen could be in need […]
You know how it goes, you’re good at knitting, and it’s soothing, and creative in a way, and you start wanting to take your knitting everywhere with you, and suddenly you’re producing so much knitting you haven’t got enough relatives for the number of mitts you’d like to knit… It looks cosy, and crafty, but […]