German magazine The Weekender has a 16 page Skinny laMinx feature in issue 22.
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In the Press: The Weekender
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Skinny laMinx Travels: Paris
Ten days in Paris! I’m spoiled rotten, really, I am. Six days were all about relentless hard work at Maison et Objet, with a home base a rather groovy apartment on the very vibey Rue Faubourg st Denis. All of the early morning commutes and late-night conversations were with Binky Newman of Design Afrika, our European distributor, Marian Counihan …
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We’re at Maison et Objet
Au revoir, everyone: I’m off to Paris, because from 2-6 September, Skinny laMinx will be exhibiting at Maison et Objet! Find us in Hall 1, on Stand A80, and if you can’t join me in Paris, see what I get up to on Instagram @skinnylaminx. A bientot!
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Best Things: Ilse Crawford at Maison
I’ll be in Paris in early September to put up a Skinny laMinx stand at Maison et Objet. I’m a little daunted, but super excited, and I like to think that Ilse Crawford might also be feeling a touch of nerves about Maison, where she’s to be feted as Designer of the Year. Our shared feelings about Maison (well, my speculation …
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#BriseSoleilSA competition
Not too long ago, when I wrote one of my BEST THINGS posts about all kinds of breeze brick walls and screens, I started the Instagram hashtag #brisesoleilSA, hoping to start a record of brise soleil walls and screens across South Africa. As you’ve posted your pics, we’ve been putting them onto a Google map. Take …
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Best Things: A day at Vitra
While I was in Amsterdam recently, I took a rather indulgent day off, flying to Basel for the day in order to get to the Vitra Design Museum where a massive retrospective of Alexander Girard’s work is currently underway. The Vitra campus is basically one big photo opportunity, as it’s dotted with buildings by Tadao Ando …
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My pics of Lisbon
Travelling is such an immensely stimulating time, and to keep all the overload in check, I like to set categories for photo-taking, so that my eye knows what to do. This was especially useful to do in Lisbon, where there is SO much to look at, so my categories of Tiles (obviously), Blue Tiles, Signs …
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Just about all the tiles in Lisbon
I took so many photos of tiles in Lisbon. SO MANY! I’ve already showed you some of my blue tiles, and I have a whole heap of subway tiles still to edit, but this post is just a mashup of all kinds of tiles, some handpainted, some press moulded, some unusual, some ugly, but most just …
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Graphics, Signs and Words in Lisbon
Some of the signage, graphic design and graffiti that I spotted on my trip to Lisbon.
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