I’ve just come across the work of Kimathi Mafafo, the artist behind a series of beautiful embroideries, which were made in collaboration with the expertise of Ghanaian tailor, Mustapha Saadu. You’ll be able to see these works on the Ebony Curated stand at the Cape Town Art Fair, but if you’re not able to see …
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Kimathi Mafafo
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Colour Yum: From above
The image above of tulip fields in Lisse, Netherlands comes from the book Overview: New Perspective of Earth by Benjamin Grant, which I discovered in an extraordinary post on Yellowtrace about arial photographs of the earth. I’ve picked out some particularly fascinatingly colourful ones to share here, but highly recommend visiting the original post on Yellowtrace …
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Colour Yum: Flowers
I met friends at Chart Farm last weekend, and when my photo of a rose turned out looking so oddly colourized, 50’s style (no filters, just the light), I took some of my other flower pics and dipped them in a saturated colour rinse-out, just for fun. Sometimes mixing things up is a good way …
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Trends: Well-rounded
“A seed pod, cocoon or pregnant belly” is how Selvedge Magazine describes the felted bags of knitter, felt maker and designer Cecilie Telle, and those words sum up exactly a trend I’ve been noticing lately, of soft capsule shapes, arches and pods. Could it be the sound of ‘The Future is Female’ cry echoing through the …
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Lovilee’s room makeover
So thrilled to see some of my items from the MRP Home x Heather Moore COLAB used in this gorgeous room makeover from Lovilee blog. Missed the MRP Home COLAB? Read all about it here.
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Jaipur daydreams
I’ve been daydreaming about what my life might be like if I lived in Jaipur
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Thinking Pink
Looking for a sweetly feminine selection of Skinny laMinx goods? We’ve put some ideas together in our Gift Guide this week, and more here too: Breeze Coasters I’langa Chair in Flower Fields Table Runner in Ovals Soft Buckets in Orla and Flower Fields Tray in Tall Protea Change Purse in Orla Teatowel in Borrowed Spoons Table Mountain …
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Skinnylaminxenstein: Dreaming
I’ve been re-reading this book by Tokuhiko Kise and Hiromi Karatsu of Truck Furniture, which tells the story of how this couple dreamed up and built their home / workshop / showroom / restaurant / garden in Osaka, Japan. It’s an inspiring read, as their motivations are so simple – all about living a good, rich, …
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Accidentally Wes Anderson
I came across the @accidentallywesanderson Instagram account while in Jaipur, and it changed my whole photographic approach to the Pink City.
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