Since I spotted a couple in April, I’ve been adding to my collection of beautiful book covers. I’ve been meaning to post about them ages ago, but this image on Design*Sponge yesterday reminded me to get on with it. Read this Design*Sponge interview to find out all about these book covers, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith for …
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Cover collection
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Jug fans
Jug fansI got such a sweet note from Kajsa Aronsson, who is one of the three designers who make up HAPPYsthlm, and a big fan of ceramic jugs, just like me. Her daughter took this photo on her mobile phone, showing two old jugs, and a modern one too. She tells me that the big …
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Critically silly, critically cute
Critically silly, critically cute Paul and I got all Halloweened-up for the Critical Mass ride in Cape Town this morning. He was a cat, with neoprene ears and cats-eye specs and I was a devil with carrot horns. Never forget, folks: the fridge can be your wardrobe too! But Edith is the hands-down winner of …
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Connections
I’ve been having a bit of internet fatigue later, not getting as much pleasure from time online as I used to. But no matter how fatigued, you’ve gotta love the internet when this kind of thing happens: Over the weekend, I got a mail from Ahjan Amaro, who is a monk at Abayagiri, a Buddhist …
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Sjoe, maar dis mooi!
Sjoe, maar dis mooi!Kamersvol Geskenke is usually a pretty spectacular annual shopping market, but this year they’ve got themselves a seriously beautiful venue this year at the Morgenzon Wine Estate. I dropped off my things last Saturday morning, and the doors opened last night (Tuesday) – styled to perfection, I have no doubt! I …
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Old books
Old booksI bought these two books at Folio in Rondebosch a few weeks ago, and they really are treasures. Modern French Interiors was published by Thames and Hudson in 1958, and Decorative Art: The Studio Year Book 1955-56 was published by The Studio Publications. They’re both absolute feasts for geeks like me.
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Where would I be without a Slingsby (or three)?
Where would I be without a Slingsby (or three)? Paul and I spent lots of Sunday walking in Silvermine, accompanied by Peter Slingsby. Actually, it was one of his amazing maps, not the real him, but his maps are so saturated with his humour and his dedication to mapping in close and useful detail every …
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Kamersvol is a full time job!
Kamersvol is a full time job!I’ve gone all scarce again, and if you read Jesse‘s blog, you’ll find the same thing’s happened, and it’s because we’re afflicted with the same Kamervol Geskenke* bug. I’m packaging up things, building display units, cutting little tags etc etc, all to meet the Saturday delivery date for the market …
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Can’t wait to get my hands on ’em
Can’t wait to get my hands on ’emThe amazing, painstaking and endlessly energetic Lynn Russell of Satsuma Press has been hard at work, printing my designs! She sent me these two pics of the greetning cards and gift tags with my Seeking and Round Birds designs printed in leafy green and silver sage. Letterpress adds …
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