The Acapulco Chair...

Inspired by 1950's design, this striking steel and woven plastic 'Acapulco' chair by Sant Design looks so glamorous! I love the electrical blue version and the white Acapulco rocker, so stylish and contemporary! www.acapulcochaircompany.com.

A beautiful apartment...

As I'm currently moving house, I'm on the look out for anything that's going to inspire me to decorate my bedroom, when I came across this beautiful apartment on Micasa I knew I had to share it with everyone! This is 'in my opinion' the perfect bedroom...white walls, bold colors spattered throughout, a mix of all good things vintage, mid-century and ethnic and how stunning is that ornate mirror...I wish!

Nikole of Herriott Grace

These are beautiful photographs from Nikole's home via Design Sponge, I love the rustic elegance - The mixture of little objects and vintage things looks truly stunning! nikole herriott lives in Toronto, Canada and her father lives 2800 miles away. Her father, a craftsman began sending her carved spoons in little packages, Nikole loved them and thought that others would too, so she and her father began Herriott Grace.

Drill-Design from Japan

I've just found Drill Design's website - The paper wood products are really lovely, you can find out more about the production process on their website. I also love their Beetle-dining chairs..so elegant and very Scandinavian.

Two new magazines...

The image above is from Jeanette Lunde's new magazine, from FrydogDesign. I’ve been hearing so much lately about her newly released e-magazine that I must share in the excitement with you all! This inspiring magazine is available to download at no cost at Issuu and and English version will be available soon. It’s a beautiful magazine, Jeanette has designed a very special 92 pages that is devoted to pretty things, home things, inspiring images, baby things, flowers, inspirational quotes… just stuff that makes you think and want to be more creative! I love every page!



...and the other new magazine is Delicious Spring by Sweet Paul, Prop stylist, crafter and blogger has launched his first issue full of lovely recipes and crafty things to do.

Sideshow Press

Sideshow Press is a letterpress company based in South Carolina who have been creating handcrafted letterpressed goods since 2004, they design and press each piece individually - their work is just beautiful, i don't think anything else gives artwork such a distinctive, tactile quality as a letterpress does. They have also got a lovely website with beautiful photography. I love the type on the go green hemp bags and the tea bags - which were a simple invite for an afternoon tea in celebration of a baby's birth...stunning!

dark & lovely...

Really love the photography for Fischer Clothing's winter collection by Edwin Tse.

Fashion Wales Live 2010

Fashion Wales Live 2010 was yet again a fantastic night this year. The Live Fashion, Music and Art Charity had a variety of entertainment acts from singers, rappers, break dancers to designers, hair & make-up artists and celebrity guests. Collections covered everything from Funk to Couture by talented local designers including work by students from the University of Wales, Newport School of Art Media & Design and Coleg Gwent. The event was supported by Urban Circle Productions, which are the biggest voluntary youth initiative outside council led projects in the South Wales area, they help towards enhancing support for young people of all ages and abilities, a charity that's well worth supporting. I hope it will be even bigger and better next year!

Knitted...

At the moment I'm completely obsessed with anything that's knitted, i visited the Wonderwool show on Saturday and saw so many lovely things (mostly gorgeous organic wool!) I bought myself some natural wool and felt to make big cushions - I'm hoping I'll be able to follow some kind of simple pattern for the front of the cushions! I love these lights from 'ilot llov', each light is covered in a knitting cozy that's perfect for hanging above a bed.

The modernist doll house...

I am in complete awe of modernist dollhouses like this one featured in The New York Times. How cute is that little sofa and cushions!

Yarmarka Platinum...

'Platinum' is a unique brand on the Russian market. It’s the 1st trade mark that offers rare sorts of cereals from all over the world. I love this packaging designed by Kian, i think it looks really striking and unique, the textured grains make a lovely simple symbol.

Amanda Dilworth

I love this illustration by Amanda Dilworth, it was inspired by the amazing English countryside, where wildflowers and grasses grow and create beautiful color an pattern. Amanda is a Surface Pattern Designer, and has a studio on the outskirts of Derbyshire where she draws a great deal of her inspiration.

Decoy Lab

Gorgeous clocks by Decoy Lab inspired by Japanese paper cutting...

Rustic Charm

I found these stunning photographs of Helena and Pelle Hallgren's lovely tranquil home in Gävle via skona hem, i think it's the result of a perfect interior design team — she comes up with the ideas, and he creates them. Both love white rustic interiors — spaces that are calm, but with a history. Their home is a wonderful mix of heirloom pieces, fleamarket finds and basics from Ikea — plus what Pelle has built himself, such as the kitchen table and the headboard in the bedroom. With a balcony herb garden on hand for adding snippets of fragrant flavour to the cooking, their home really is a happy and comfortable one.

Blooming Collections...

I fell in love with this Lotus Flower Chandelier the moment I saw it. Made of capiz shell edged in metal, and available in two different sizes, I think it transforms any room into an elegant space. When lit from within the pendants shimmer and shine like stained glass.





Anthropologie chairs are so pretty, the 'Conservatory Chair' is entirely handcrafted with natural mango wood and embroidered hothouse flowers, perfect accent chair!

Minimalism and Simpleness...

The interior trends at the moment are all about soft minimalism and industrial simpleness, all that I want my future house to be! Layers of white, lots of light, industrial lighting, rough and rustic, then when I saw these photographs, i was reminded of how much i love beautiful, simplistic interiors. The photos are styled by Kråkvik & D'Orazio, and shot by the amazing Norwegian photographer Siren Lauvdal.

Unique Wallpapers...

British designer Deborah Bowness' has been hand printing wallpaper for 7 years, winning many awards along her way and we can see why. Her unique wallpapers depict contemporary photographs of salvaged and restored items, with designs ranging from mirrors and bookshelves to pretty frocks and bags. She has worked for some amazing clients including Paul Smith, Selfridges, Polydor, Reebok and The Clarence Hotel creating bespoke interior commissions. http://www.deborahbowness.com/

Carlisle Train Station

The UK ad agency Mindshare has been working hard on the Carlisle train station in preparation for a TV ad for Homebase. The bright paint colors and trendy furniture have attracted a huge facebook fanbase, who hopes the installation won’t be removed after filming. The ad is expected to go live in the UK this spring and summer.

Lovely Packaging...

Lovely Packaging by Brooklyn based soap company 'Saipua'. Their soaps are carefully crafted in small batches using food-grade vegetable oils, butters, herbs and extracts. Each bar is hand cut and packaged beautifully and are sold in boutiques all over the US.

Marcus O Reilly Architects

The table is a unique and captivating coffee table created with driftwood washed up on local beaches around St Kilda by Marcus O Reilly Architects. The pieces of timber were trimmed to size, wire brushed, coloured, waxed and placed on a minimal raw black steel frame. Unique markings, stamps, holes and hardware in the wood alludes to the origins of each individual piece of driftwood. www.marcusoreilly.com