One of the things I like to do when I travel is to look up people I consider to be colleagues in other cities, hoping to meet with them to chat about what it’s like to do similar kind of work in different parts of the world. While in Jaipur, I got in touch with Jemma …
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Best Things: Designers I met in India
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Skinny laMinx Mobile Covers
So happy to let you know that we have a limited quantity of our gorgeous mobile covers available in our shop on Bree street. They even come with a cute little pouch! We have limited stock available in these models: iPhone 4, 5 & 6, and Samsung S5, so be sure to pop in and check them …
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Inspired by: Pastel colour blocks
I don’t have a lot of pastels in my own home, but I’ve been having fun, imagining how Skinny laMinx fabrics might fit in with some feisty pastel interiors I’ve spotted around the web. The home of Anki Wijnen and family (via Our Gathered Home) is a perfect match with our Orla in Strawberry, Gridly in fog, and …
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Skinny laMinx Stripes
After all the dottiness last month, we’ve now gone a bit nuts about our stripey patterns. Take a look at the colourful and fun Simple Stripe design. Isn’t that kids’ apron just too cute? Or is it just the effect of our little model, Finn? Our more grown-up aprons also look good in Simple Stripe, but …
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Sinnerlig in SA
Remember my drooling blog post a few weeks back about the IKEA / Ilse Crawford collaboration? Well, I have some good news for you… The Sinnerlig Collection will soon be available in South Africa! I got the scoop via the ELLE Decoration blog. Hop on over to find out all the details!
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Yo! Terrazzo!
Do I detect a whiff of a terrazzo trend?
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Best Things: Tile inspiration
Ever since we started looking for tiles for our bathroom renovation, and came across these wild and trippy handpainted cement tiles at Moroccan Warehouse, I’ve found my head turning towards tiles quite compulsively. What I find so exciting about tile is the way that pattern gets built up so compellingly, and often in ways that surprise, …
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Best Things: Studio Ilse for IKEA
Some of the readers of this blog will recall that I used to ardently wish that we had IKEA in South Africa. In fact, I was so desperate that in 2009, I even made a tea towel about it! I’ve since had the IKEA experience for myself (reality seldom lives up to dreams, sadly), but …
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Best Things from LA #01: Alvin Lustig & Doyle Lane
Two discoveries made while in LA, courtesy of long-time Skinny laMinx fan, Melinda Forster and her journalist friend Andrew Romano, will stay with me for a long time. ALVIN LUSTIG Both discoveries came out of a visit arranged by Melinda to her Andrew’s extraordinary mid-century house on the hills in Silverlake. Andrew has an investigative journalist’s love for for …
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