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Furniture By Decade | 1920’s
Guillaume bought me this great book the other day on 150 years of furniture design. It’s such an interesting read to see the evolution over the years in one hit. The book inspired me to capture some of my favourites from the decades. Today I’m starting with the 1920’s and typical to the era, it’s not surprising that all of my choices have some form of polished metal in its frame. You can see the full round up at the end.
The Styled Print Giveaway | Print By George
For week three of my giveaways, I’m giving one lucky reader anywhere in the world a chance to win a gorgeous Print By George photography print of their choice.
I was introduced to Georgie by Sian of Est. Magazine earlier in the year after she did a feature on her. I first saw the print of Bondi Icebergs (below) on Instagram, which I raved about. Sian then told me that Georgie had just relocated to the west coast of the New Zealand’s South Island from the UK to be with her Kiwi beau and she put us in touch. A couple of weeks later, Georgie and I were catching up over coffee in Auckland and we hit it off immediately. This Instagram world is fantastic for connecting with people!
Indie Home Collective Online Store
I love online shopping. I’m not sure if it’s because I spend so much time online and it’s a natural extension from that, but it’s something that I’ve been hooked on from the beginning. I guess it also really started to take off at a very convenient time for me, when I started having children and I didn’t have that freedom to go out and hit the shops. A couple of weeks ago, I got the news that Indie Home Collective was about to open their online store so I waited in anticipation because I knew that the owner, Claudia Kozab would do a mighty fine job with it. She didn’t disappoint.
The Styled Office with Hay Accessories
It’s been a while since I’ve had a good look at the Hay office supplies. They’ve stepped up their accessories an extra notch again, from an already impressive range. What I love about the Hay collection, is that not only do they look super cool and would make any desk quite enviable, each item is actually very practical.
I had to start with their desk, because while a lot of us would love to have a huge one to work on, it’s not always possible because of our lack of space. For me, having a family of five in a three bedroom house means that I’m using living space to work in. I usually divide my time between the kitchen table when everyone is out, and then hide away in my bedroom when they’re home and I need to get stuff done. It’s not ideal and I’ve been working on getting this alcove in the entry sorted as a dedicated space, hence the hunt for gorgeous accessories. I imagine that a lot of you might be in a similar situation. So without the luxury of having an entire room to yourself dedicated to a workspace, this small and beautifully designed Copenhague Desk would look unobtrusive and stylish placed in a multipurpose room.
Totokaelo Online Store
Totokaelo is an online store with a flawlessly curated collection of art and object for the home. I seriously had to contain myself with the amount of images to show here today because it’s one of those rare stores where I would happily purchase pretty much anything – if finances (and space) allowed that is.
Alvar Aalto Tea Trolley
It all started with this image. Everything about it spoke to me, the artwork, the Panton Chair, the herringbone floor, and then of course the trolley. This impeccable piece of design, the Tea Trolley is by Finland’s world-renowned father of bent wood furniture, designer and architect the late Alvar Aalto.
Citta Design’s Winter Collection
Tuesday morning saw the media launch of Citta Design’s 2015 Winter Collection, Deco Deco, inspired by the city of Paris. It took me a moment to take in the jaw-dropping venue of Silo 6, which set the scene for the stunning new collection.
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Lets talk about love. Yes it’s that time of year where things get a little cliché and quite frankly you either love it or you hate it. I’m personally not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day, but I do see its merits. I figure, unless you’re in the first eighteen months of a relationship when you’re all starry eyed, sometimes you need a little nudge to dedicate a time to say, you’re kind of cool and I appreciate you. My parents gave me that idea. Years ago when we spoke about how they go away for a couple of days each year to celebrate their wedding anniversary, I kind of snuffed that idea. Why don’t they just do that kind of thing throughout the year spontaneously? They pulled me up on it. My step mother told me that if you don’t dedicate a day to celebrate your coming together as a couple, then every day is just going to merge into another, especially as the years go on and you’re not so “starry eyed”.
