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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Skinny laMinx Travels: Paris
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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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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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Lisbon: Grilles and gates
When I travel, I like to set categories for photo-taking, so that my eye knows what to look for, and this was especially useful to do in Lisbon, where there is SO much to look at. So here are the photos I took for my “Grilles & Gates of Lisbon” category (with a few brise …
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Pop up in Amsterdam
We’ve got a pop up shop in Amsterdam! Visit the rather spectacular Gustafson in Westergasfabriek, and you’ll find us there for the next three weeks. Everyone in Amsterdam has been so friendly and generous to me. I love this place! The management of Gustafson let us have the run of the place, and also offered us much …
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Best Things: Alexander Girard
I’m off to see the Alexander Girard retrospective at the Vitra Museum in Basel today. Pinch me, please! The first time I came across the work of Alexander Girard was in a vintage shop in New York City, where I opened a vintage Herman Miller fabric book and felt my heart drop out of my chest. …
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Printing in Holland
In case anyone thinks I’m on holiday in Europe, it is totally not true. The Big Fat Skinny Europe Tour is turning out to be incredibly hard work! But hard work in interesting, beautiful places is worth it all, no doubt. That’s why I live in Cape Town, right? One of the things I’ve been doing …
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