After visiting the incredible Alexander Girard retrospective on the Vitra campus in 2016, I returned with the exhibition catalogue – Alexander Girard – A Designer’s Universe, and thought I had the ultimate Girard book. But after a recommendation from my friend and fellow Girard fan Sara Smedley, I recently splashed out on the monograph Alexander …
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Let The Sun In
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How to Wear a Twilly Scarf
We love having Twilly Scarves as part of the Skinny laMinx range of accessories, because a Twilly really is an enormously versatile accessory. It’s almost like a piece of jewellery! And there are soooo many ways to use this little fabric scarf. The history of Twilly Skinny laMinx certainly didn’t invent the Twilly Scarf. It …
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Pops of pure Skinny laMinx colour!
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the pattern choices at Skinny laMinx. Enter the magic of our colour blocked Colour Pop Pillows – fifteen glorious pops of pure Skinny laMinx colour, piped in a coordinating tone, made up in Square, Oblong & Round shapes. Colour Pop Pillows are intended as the dots, dashes and commas …
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Oddjects is back!
💥FLASH QUIZ! 💥 Question 1: One of the shapes below is called BOUBA and the other is called KIKI. they’re both nonsense words, but can you guess which name belongs to which shape? If you’re like most people – across cultures, languages and ages – you’ll likely have called the soft, friendly shape BOUBA, and …
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Cherry Season
It’s Cherry Season in Cape Town! I tried making a Cherry Clafoutis for the first time, and it turned out really well, using cherries I bought at the amazing OZCF Market (a must visit when you’re in Cape Town). But before baking, of course I had to use my cherries to make patterns, and to …
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Hello, Twilly!
Twilly? What exactly is a Twilly? In a nutshell, a Twilly is a shortcut to chic. And that’s exactly why Skinny laMinx has launched a range of wonderfully chic cotton voile Twilly scarves! And what’s a Twilly for? Well, it’s a wonderfully versatile narrow scarf to knot around your neck, to wear as a headband, …
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Ordinary magic
Some thoughts on ordinary things.
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Recipe: Cherry Tomato Tart
I made this tart for my Dad’s 80th birthday and promised to share the recipe
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How patterns keep me fit
Here’s a random (but unsurprising) fact about me: I use patterns to help me reach my exercise goals.
What the heck?
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