It’s perfectly understandable if we feel despair about the #climateemergency, crazy global politics and brand new crises seem to emerge daily, but Seth Godin has a rather to-the-point take on the situation. He says: Doom is inevitable, but gloom is optional. My team and I are taking this to heart, because we know how simple daily …
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Choose the Sunny Side
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La Fonda de Sol
Have you been known to hoard things like paper napkins? I wouldn’t think I would, but actually, since 2016 I’ve had four unopened packets of Alexander Girard paper napkins in my cupboard – unused souvenirs from my visit to Vitra Design Museum in 2016 when I got to see the Alexander Girard retrospective, A Designer’s …
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Dimensional wallpaper
Three years ago, we collaborated with California ceramics company Heath Ceramics on the Dimensional textile range, inspired by their Dimensional tile range. Read all about that collaboration here. Since then, this range has been sold exclusively at Heath Ceramics stores in San Francisco and LA, and in the Skinny laMinx shop too. This week, however, …
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Threadcount Collective Reunite
10 years ago, Jane Solomon of FabricNation, Tracy Rushmere of Shine-Shine , me of Skinny laMinx, and Melissa Kerkhoff of Lula Fabrics, all had a textile collective that we called the Threadcount Collective. At the time, the textile industry in Cape Town was falling apart, and so the four of us would get together once …
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In The Press: Living & More
Massive thanks to Living & More Magazine in Germany for all the love on the pages of the March issue of the magazine. See the full spread here >> Living & More Germany Magazine.
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Colour Yum: Winter Seasonal from Heath
Colour names like Turmeric, Hickory, Black Plum and Bluejay from our favourite San Francisco brand, Heath Ceramics.
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Heading to Porto with Ace Camps
Are you coming to Porto with me in June? I’ll be there with Ace Camps, using the tiles of the city to teach you about how pattern is generated so that you can look at the riches of Porto’s azulejos heritage with fresh eyes.
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Making Friday: Weaving with Imisi
I got to learn the rudiments of traditional imisi reeds basket weaving from the Du Noon Urban Weavers.
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Cut Out Indecision
Did you know that there are over 70 fabric choices in the Skinny laMinx shop? It’s a LOT to choose from, which can be a bit mind boggling when you’re trying to decide which fabric to choose for an upholstery project.
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