I have always loved these Muuto Wall Dots designed by LARS TORNØE and look forward to the day when I can hang my coat on one (or two):
This characterful little family of hooks is a friendly addition to any wall. The Dots are proud of their round edges and will treat your clothes with the greatest care. They will also let you arrange them on your wall in the pattern you like. Being a very social set of hooks, The Dots love to welcome other Dots to join them on the wall. The only thing The Dots demand from you is that you uncover them every now and then and admire their shape and material.
Today I am loving Rosetta Santucci’s artwork. For all those Offspring fans out there, you may recognise a Santucci painting hanging above Nina’s bed called Drifting.
With Santucci … there is a pleasure principle at work. The viewer is invited to explore the carpet-like designs as if gazing down at landscapes composed of vineyards, paddocks, roads, creeks and trees.
Today I am loving Alvar Aalto’s Tea Cart 901. Oh how I love those wheels. Wouldn’t it look fantastic with some dainty cups of tea or perhaps your favourite tipple, freshly cut flowers and a gorgeous lamp?
Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936, this tea cart brings glamour back to tea time. Beautiful birch wood provides the framework for the cart while white laminate or black linoleum add a chic surface to the shelving. Made in Finland by Artek.
About Zoey:
Zoey is a 7 year old rescue mutt from Taiwan. She loves hiking, playing fetch with her toy squirrel, eating crumbs off the floor, and Jasper.
About Jasper:
Jasper is a 10 month old Chinese-Korean mutt from Los Angeles. He loves going for walks, eating pancakes and meatballs and yogurt and oatmeal and cereal (sometimes all together), and his best furry friends Zoey and Maeby.
My friend Annabelle and I went to the State Cinema on Tuesday night to see Chinese Puzzle. I have always loved The Spanish Apartment and Russian Dolls and this third movie didn’t disappoint. It was one of those movies that I was totally ‘in the moment’ with and didn’t want to end.
Go along and see it – lighthearted entertainment to take one’s mind off any sleepless baby!
Review by David Stratton
CHINESE PUZZLE is the third part of a trilogy following on from THE SPANISH APARTMENT and RUSSIAN DOLLS. Xavier, Romain Duris, a writer, has followed his English ex-wife, Wendy, KELLY REILLY, to New York after she left him, taking their two children, to live with her wealthy lover, PETER HERMANN. Xavier stays for a while with his lesbian friend Isabelle, CECILE DE FRANCE, and her lover Ju, SANDRINE HOLT, until the latter helps him find an old apartment in Chinatown. Because he needs American residency, Xavier enters into an arranged marriage with a Chinese girl, LI JUN LI, and he also receives the occasional visit from his former lover Martine, AUDREY TAUTOU.
Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a perennial favourite with children and adults alike. Its imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week.
I distinctly remember reading the book when I was young and have always loved the story and all those fabulous colours. I now enjoy sharing such a timeless classic with our little hungry caterpillar!
We gave Poppy this fabulous teepee for her birthday where it has taken pride of place in the corner of her bedroom. She first experienced Bea Bea’s (her Grandmother’s) teepee at Christmas but we thought she would love one of her very own.
Poppy has even ‘gone camping’ and slept in her teepee for a couple of nights!
Complete with matching bunting and her deer doona cover from Norsu Interiors – it is cuteness personified.
To all you little bunnies out there – I hope you have a Happy Easter.
We are heading away on the boat this morning for four fabulous days. Our little bunny Poppy, will be turning three tomorrow! Full report on Tuesday’s blog post. Xx
Today I am loving the collaboration between Nike and Liberty. I am always partial to a good Liberty print but what a marriage!
For Spring/Summer 2014, Nike and Liberty have once again collaborated to create an on-trend collection for summer.
The new collection sees some of Nike’s most celebrated footwear and apparel styles transformed with an array of timeless Liberty London floral prints.
Anoosha, a 1930’s print featuring blossom and bell flowers; Lora a print based on a 1970s version of William Morris’ ‘Willow’ pattern; and Crown a design based on various paisley block prints from Liberty’s Merton print works from the late 19th to early 20th Century adorn the Air Max 1, Air Max 90, Roshe Run. For the first time, vintage running favourite the Internationalist receives a Liberty makeover as do basketball classics, the Blazer and the Dunk Sky Hi.
I am not really a sneaker kind of girl, favouring more left of field choices but these I could happily wear.
I have been loving the fabulous Coco Flip Pendant for quite some time. I just love the shape – oh so beautiful.
Coco Pendant is handcrafted in Melbourne from turned Victorian ash timber and powdercoated spun aluminium. The smooth timber surface gives way to the aluminium shade, creating a delicate contrast between these two very different materials.
Coco Pendant won three awards at Fringe Furniture in 2010 and the lighting category of the Home Beautiful Product of the Year Awards 2010.
The Poppy Files 