Interior design and styling, homewares, furniture, home appliances and the personalities behind them
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Everingham & Watson is inspired by the Australian lifestyle. School friends Susie Everingham and Liz Watson introduced their brand to Brisbane with a pop-up shop in December 2011. They had so much fun and such a good response, they decided to start an online store.
They’ve established their own line of E&W original items, including pineapple and Australian map blackboards, hand printed tea towels, stationery and jewellery. Everything has a deliberate Australiana theme. There’s also a selection of enamelware and colourful ceramics.
Who is on Instagram? Who knows about #photoaday? Who wants to have some fun and be creative with their phone and interiors-inspired photos? If you read this blog, you know you do!
Fellow blogger Fat Mum Slim came up with the super fun idea that is Photo a Day on Instagram and I thought it would be cool to start a specifically interiors version. Before doing this, I asked her permission rather than just ripping it off. We have manners here in the blogosphere. Thankfully she said yes. Thanks, Chantelle!
Content from various Pacific Magazines titles is being collated into a new Homes destination, the newest section of the Yahoo!7 Network, launched yesterday. Articles from Better Homes and Gardens, Home Beautiful, Diabetic Living, Your Garden and Better Basics will all be under one roof at Homes, which also has features to help consumers find inspiration and make purchases.
I was delighted to be asked to write a trend report for Luxury Home Design, which is out today. I picked metallics, and by that I mean accessories and furniture in gold, silver, copper and bronze tones.
Let’s face it, silver and gold will never go out of fashion, but copper (or rose gold) hues seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Yesterday I featured those gorgeous gold and silver objets from Mr Pinchy & Co and I’m currently lusting after the brass, stainless steel and copper homewares from Georg Jensen’s Ilse collection (yes, it is my birthday on Sunday!).
This weekend I’ll be attending Nuffnang Blogopolis 2012 in Sydney and I’m so excited to spend an entire day talking about blogging, learning about blogging, listening to and being inspired by bloggers and just well, soaking it all up!
It has taken me a very long to time to actually think of myself as a blogger (like I had to pass some kind of test, make a certain amount of money out of it or have a certain number of unique visitors) but I’m there now. It’s been 14 months but it feels like I’ve been blogging forever (in a good way)!
Welcome to a new feature: Etsy Tuesdays! Once a week I’ll bring you my pick of best homewares from Etsy, where you really can buy just about everything these days! I’d also love to know about your best Etsy finds or favourite sellers, so get in touch!
Today, I’ve tracked down the best neon (or fluro, call it what you will) accessories for your home for your online retail therapy pleasure…
Above: fluro pink cushion by AquaDoorDesigns, $48.
Above: Grey linen cushion with neon orange stripes by paleolochic, $29.51. [Read more...]
A new brand inspired by a brass crab in a back street shop on holidays is producing some of the coolest and most on trend decorative pieces I’ve seen in a long time.
Mr Pinchy & Co (named after that crab) makes ornaments inspired by the everyday and, frankly, random, in a variety of finishes. First came the crab, but later a milk crate, hand grenade, skull, whale jawbone, lightbulb and more.
“Whilst on our travels we came across a small and very simple sea crab in a brass homewares store down one of those many unknown back streets you seem to be drawn to when abroad,” says Michael Beer, who founded the brand with wife Louisa. “Falling in love with its simplicity, rawness and character we hashed out an idea for a brand that would embody these traits but with a more raw design emphasis and after locating a group of artisans we were happy with, Mr Pinchy & Co was born last year.”
Already stocked in Coco Republic, they’re now looking to build relationships with smaller boutique stores and interior designers and stylists.
“We always saw Coco Republic as our top echelon retail partner and it was extremely gratifying to be recognised by such an icon in the Australian design industry and be stocked by them. We think it’s very important to have a presence in the boutique stores too. We see potential strong stockist partners as the guys that are offering a lifestyle experience to their clientele; unique homewares, fashion, jewellery and even food.” [Read more...]
Swedish architect Thomas Sandell turns his attention to wine and all of its accoutrements in this stunning collection for Georg Jensen. Known for his daring design ideas, Sandell brings his signature balance and intelligent touch to each of the pieces.
Wine can be a complex passion, with every step of its production and enjoyment inspiring strong feelings from serious enthusiasts. Inspired and authentic, this state-of-the-art set allows the wine lover to celebrate his or her passion to the fullest.
This coming week I’m looking forward to attending the Writing about Interiors, Style and Design evening class at Sydney Writers’ Centre. I know I shouldn’t really need it, right? But I think you can always learn something new and it’s great to hear other people’s perspective on things.
What are you doing this coming week? Jen x
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