Nobody looks in the same place for treasure twice, right? Well, it depends on how you define ‘treasure’, I guess. For designers, like me, creative thoughts & fresh ideas are hugely valuable. This is the ‘treasure’ I look for, and I definitely need to look more than once to find it. Here’s what I mean: …
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Who looks for treasure in the same place twice?
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How to Look Better – tips for seeing treasures every day
9 Tips for seeing beauty and magic in your everyday life.
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On my bookshelf
Yes, yes, this is a shameless punt of a book featuring my Bowls print on the cover, but if you want to know who is currently designing the most interesting fabric, and how they do it, get your hands on Modern Fabric, by Abby Gilchrist and Amelia Poole, published at the end of 2020. Click …
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Making Friday : On the Promenade
The Sea Point Promenade really is my favourite place to take a walk. There’s so much to see! Waves & surfers, paragliders & windblown trees, dads with prams & nurses with wheelchairs, doggos & joggers all making up a passing parade that’s one of the enduring pleasures of Cape Town life. It also has some …
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Lifestyling
There’s been so much change and loss in the print magazine industry during this time of Covid, so it’s heartening to hear from JP de la Chaumette who used this time to launch a brand new online magazine, called Lifestyling.co.za. I asked JP to tell us more about the origins, plans and dreams for this …
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Best Things: Stripes
Do you know about the Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon? It’s that thing where you notice something once – a new word, an idea, a colour – and then it seems you just can’t avoid it. It’s everywhere. But is it really everywhere, or have you just become attuned to it? I’ve been feeling that way about stripes. …
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A colourful home : My Home is my Horst
Who likes colourful home decor? We do! And it’s always so exciting to see how stylish people with a real knack for colorful home decor incorporate Skinny laMinx fabrics, cushions and pillows in their homes, especially when they have a super-strong look of their own. German interiors stylist and author Julia Ballmaier has totally wowed …
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Notes from the Pillow Lab : What’s your Pillow Personality?
Take the quiz to find out your Pillow Personality.
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Cushion styling tips from the Pillow Lab
The top 5 tips from the Skinny laMinx Pillow Lab to help you mix pattern and palette with aplomb!
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