While attending the Design Indaba Conference at the end of February, I took notes and sketched each presenter, to remind me of who was who. It’s three days of awesome speakers (amongst themThomas Heatherwick! Stefan Sagmeister! Naoto Fukasawa!) but no matter how brilliant, it can be easy to forget who said what. During the conference, …
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Sketches in the Sunday Times
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One way to choose an outfit…
Messing around in my studio at the end of Monday afternoon, I made a drawing of a lady I’d spotted at the supermarket earlier, then cut away her dress, just for fun. And look at what happened next… OMG, she’s wearing the same outfit as I am! Chilly minimalism, anyone? At the supermarket, there’s plenty …
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Breathing new life into old favourites
The very first Skinny laMinx print collection was called Sevilla Rock. Although I put it into production on running metres in 2009, in fact, it was my very first attempt at fabric design, and it turned out rather well. The idea behind the collection was that I used beautiful rock paintings from the Cederberg mountains …
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Lessons from a Monkey
What a hot weekend! Early morning dips in the sea and Myyög have helped us survive, but mostly we’ve stayed indoors, watching and learning from the Monkey, who is an expert in the art of minimal movement. She knows exactly how to lie in a boneless heap for hours, occasionally making token signs of life …
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Shapes I like
Scultures Alphabetique – Paul Cox Left: Hannah Abelow R: Cecil Touchon Grass fabric in mink – Schumacher L: Work no.930 – Martin Creed R: Oil on linen – Lynne Woods Turner The Native Trees of Canada, by Leanne Shapton Photograph by Fan Ho, 1954 Weaving by Brett Wadden “Argolas” …
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Illustration: Tokyo-inspired prints for Sketchbook Series
My sketchbooks are filled with drawings and ideas, many of which never become patterns or designs on fabric. Last year, I launched the Sketchbook Series of high-quality giclée prints, so that I could allow some of my sketches to see the light of day. After returning from Tokyo last year, I added three more prints …
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Hot tip: Succulents are cool
I do like a good succulent plant, which must be why my studio roof garden is getting bigger, and also why my camera seems to be full of succulents pics.
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Out & About: Shapes I like
Who’d have guessed that the SABS building in Rosebank would have such interesting shapes and colours for me to snap? By the way, if you like the shapes and colours in this post, you might enjoy a new Pinterest board I started recently, called Shapes I Like.
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WDC2014 shop window
All week I’ve had pots of yellow paint out and yellow brushes drying, as I prepped for my brand new shop window, and today I put all the bits together. The yellow circle, of course, is to celebrate that Cape Town is this year’s World Design Capital. Looking forward to seeing what the year 2014 …
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