I was in Sea Point yesterday, killing some time before yoga, and popped into the CAFDA bookshop, where I spotted this entire shelf of yellow-jacketed books. I can’t believe I hesitated for even a moment, before I bought the whole lot for the shop. Colour blocking here we come! I must say, I was intrigued by the sheer …
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Inspiration: Yellow jackets
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Zakka Show & First Thursdays
*Zak’ka (from the Japanese) has been described as ‘the art of seeing the savvy in the ordinary and mundane’, & refers to objects that improve your home, life and appearance. The interest in Scandinavian design forms part of the Zakka movement, and can include contemporary handcrafts too. I’ve just got back from a trip to Tokyo …
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Last thoughts on Tokyo
It’s just over a week since we returned to Cape Town, and as I make worried eyes at my ever-lengthening To Do list, our Tokyo trip already it feels like so long ago. So, time for one last look at my photos, with some thoughts thrown in. Thanks for sharing this trip with me, on …
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Tokyo textures & colours
My Tokyo obsession isn’t wearing thin yet (other posts on the topic here). I spent the weekend watching japanese movies and experimenting with making tsukemono and o-nigiri, so let’s maintain the theme, kickstarting the week with more textures, patterns and colours from our trip.
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Thoughts on Tokyo – Plants
It might be paved, tarred and concreted, but plants are very, very important in Tokyo. In front of every store and every home we saw a carefully-tended cluster of pots and plants arranged just so, there are plant and flower shops around every corner. Long-limbed trees are given posts to rest upon, and every hedge and …
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On holiday – Japan, here we come
Just more than a year ago, I Instagrammed this pic of a favourite (now departed) mug in the washing up rack, with the caption, “I want to go to there”. Well, on Monday, we ARE going to there! Japan, here we come. Paul and I have an apartment to stay in, a Japan Rail …
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Sofa, so VERY good!
My inbox has been all a-bulge after these two fantastic sofas covered in my Bowls print landed therein: This completely maxed-out one in the Persimmon colourway is from the always brave-hearted Dan Saks of Saks Corner. (I’d LOVE to see the entire room setting that this sofa will inhabit. It must be wild!) And the …
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Cute critters
Every weekend, when I do a whip around the flat with the duster and hoover, there are certain bits I enjoy cleaning more than others. These three little animals I bought at the African Toyshop in Joburg a few years back are inevitably a place to pause while dusting. Actually, there are little animal clusters …
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A balancing act
I don’t know about you, but August has been manic on this side. I’m trying to finish my new products catalogue before heading to Japan in early September, and everything is so tightly packed, and one thing so contingent on the next, it seems impossible to exhale. Any upset, and it’s all liable to come …
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