It’s a week since we had a press launch of the Paradise is Here collection at SAM in Cape Town (followed by two Trade launches at Wolfe St Fabrics in Chelsea, and at The Silk & Cotton Co in Kramerville. Whew!), and I’m feeling so happy and grateful for all the support and encouragement we’ve seen …
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Lookbook 2014
The Paradise is Here fabric collection is pretty different from what I’ve designed for Skinny laMinx before, but in May, while I was hiding away at the ThinkTank, shooting our Lookbook 2014, I was very happy to find how well these crazy new prints integrate with the existing fabrics. The Lookbook is organised around five …
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Fabrics 2014/15 – Paradise is Here
They’re here! The new Skinny laMinx fabric collection for 2014/15 is out, inspired by plants in the city (read about the inspiration here) and called Paradise is Here. The collection consists of four prints, each in three colourways, and this is what they’re all about: Zig Zag– in brazil, tarmac & pine nut This design …
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Inspiration – Paradise is Here
After my visit to Tokyo last year, I felt my eyes were opened to was how important plants are to a city environment, and my thoughts about this ended up with the fabric collection we’re launching this evening, called Paradise is Here. Plants in a city – but maybe particularly in like Tokyo, which was …
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Featured: Etsy #dayinthelife
I was delighted to be asked to take over the Etsy Instagram feed last week, participating in their #dayinthelife feature, where they invite Etsy sellers to show some behind-the-scenes images of their shops. Welcome to all our new Instagram followers!
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Clearing the Decks – now online
We felt so bad about leaving our online fans out in the cold with our Clearing The Decks sale last week, so now we’ve moved the sale into our online shops. Hooray! From 12- 18 June, there will be 50% off selected fabrics in our online shops. International Shoppers: visit our ETSY shop South African …
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The stickers are in!
To all the Bree Street shoppers who’ve been anticipating fresh new stock of the Label and Sticker packs (part of the Sunny Day collection I designed for Chronicle Books), you’ll be glad to know they’re back in stock! Each pack has 240 cheerful stickers and labels to use in the Kitchen, Office, or to add …
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Clearing the Decks
In mid-June, we’ll be launching a brand new fabric collection, which is very exciting, but also a little worrying, because we’re looking at each other and thinking the same thing: “WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT IT ALL?”! There’s only one thing to do: Please come over and help us to clear some space by coming …
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Making Friday: Inspired by Stig
One of my long-time favourite designers is Swedish all-rounder Stig Lindberg. If you’re also a fan of Scandi design from the 50’s & 60’s, you’re sure to know some of his things, some of which are still in production. You must, for instance, recognise the Bersa design (below) – possibly his best-loved ever – but …
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