Crafter’s wardrobe
MT tape fans can stop wrapping themselves in the stuff, because a wearable MT tape solution is now on offer. Uniqlo’s t-shirt collaboration range currently features these spotty and stripy tops, inspired by the legendary washi tape.
Free roll of masking tape with every purchase, I think. So don’t kick off at the till if I’m wrong. Pictures found through HelloSandwich.

Do you still make your own pop?
If so, you might be interested to note that designer Yves Behar launched a brand new Soda Stream recently. I confess I hadn’t really tuned into the fact that the Soda Stream was still a popular product. Is Soda Stream still a popular product? There are certainly loads of them on offer. The Yves Behar design is […]

Your design gives me the fear
Hello my name is My Friend’s House and I’m a Cretaphobic. To save you Googling, that’s a fear of chalk. To be honest it’s chalk and the accompanying board. Brrrr. I got through school somehow, but then my chosen line of work – the interiors racket – turned out to be full of them too. […]

Fantasy (ridiculous) project idea
Just back from a wedding in Toulouse, which took place in the grounds of the bride’s parents’ home. It was the stuff of A Place in the Sun dreams. An ivy-covered red-brick house with Toulouse-blue shutters and a pool, perched on rolling green fields. The highlight though, was a central rose-filled courtyard with space enough for […]

Mandles
Continuing the cutting edge work of Gents’ Week we had to bring you news of the latest trend in masculine homewares. Yes, it’s the Man Candle, or as we’re of course calling it, the Mandle. When I worked at an interiors magazine a real highlight was the Yankee Candle company sending us scratch and sniff […]