Here it is, at last. My little (biggish) corner of the Silk & Cotton Co. showroom on Somerset Road, Greenpoint, opened to the public yesterday. Let’s take a tour: Eagle-eyed blog readers will recognise lots of the furniture from my studio showroom. I think I’ve been subconsciously assembling this shop in the background for quite …

Hope you’ve all entered the giveaway for my new Pincushion print at I Want That? Well, don’t stop there, as I’ve got another new print for you to try your luck at too. I’ll post more pics of my Cutlery design once it’s launched at the shop opening tomorrow, but in the meantime, here’s the …

Today was the Day the Wall got Painted in my space at Silk & Cotton. I got a professional in, as I feared I might not have the energy to paint a 7m x 3m wall, and I’m so pleased I did, as it took just one day, and it looks awesome. I was planning …

Last week was all helter skelter and heaving things about as we got ready for Saturday’s Open Studio, and this week sees paintbrushes wielded, powertools out, and lots of thoughtful expressions, as we prepare for… The Skinny laMinx showroom! 21 sq/m of Skinny retail delight inside the Silk & Cotton Co. in Greenpoint, Cape Town. …

The Open Studio on Saturday was such a great success. Thanks so much to everyone who came and enjoyed looking at my studiomates’ work, and at my things too. It was great to see and meet you guys. It was so busy that I  didn’t manage to get out my camera long enough to take …

No more blogging from me this week, as I’ll be, getting ready for the Open Studio on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you at our studio at 33a Buitengracht Street. Use the Google Map to find it.

I just got the Saks Corner newsletter in my mailbox, and it’s full of things upholstered in Skinny laMinx prints. Here’s a deco sofa (made up to order) in my Duikers print. Coolsticks! Check out the dining chairs and extendible table with nifty panel insert too, by reading the Saks Corner newsletter, and visit the …

I’ve been finding myself slightly reluctant to blog lately. This is partly because my To Do list is so insane, and partly because there’s just so much news, and not much of it has pretty pictures associated, so all I could imagine posting was a long bulletted list, which sounded kind of boring. Then, I …