I got an Amazon email the other day letting me now that Josef Albers Interaction of Colour has been released in a new, complete edition. Two volumes, hardbound, published by Yale University Press. Deliciousness! First issued in 1963 as a limited-edition set of 150 silkscreened colour plates, Interaction of Colour has been one of the …
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Interaction of Colour: New Complete Edition
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Cut Out Indecision Competition
Did you know that there are over 70 fabric choices in the Skinny laMinx shop? It’s a LOT to choose from, which can be a bit mind boggling when you’re trying to decide which fabric to choose for an upholstery project. I’ve invented a super-low-tech upholstery tool to help you make a decision. Just hold one …
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Herds in the wild
Not long ago, I met afan in our shop, and she told me about her daughter’s home in Stockport, where they’ve used our Herds fabric in the kids’ room. The curtains look fabulous… and so does the rest of this beautiful (and super-useful eco-friendly) home. Find a Herds pillow here, fabric by the metre here, and …
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Noticing arches
One of the best ways for me to notice what I’ve been noticing is the Collections feature on Instagram. Once I start getting a sense that something has been catching my eye, I make a folder and start adding things, and then (of course) I start seeing more and more of that thing. It’s a …
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Kimathi Mafafo
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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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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