Oh Deer!Spruce is a fab design studio in Austin, Texas, doing wonderful upholstery projects. They gave me a big thrill when, not long after releasing my Sevilla Rock collection, they asked for samples, and not long after that, they placed the first yardage big order I received. It’s so exciting now to see what they …
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Befores and Afters
I’m thrilled to bits that the chairs I’ve had covered in Sevilla Rock are featured on Design*Sponge’s Befores and Afters today! This one was a gift for Peter Slingsby, who let me use his records of Cederberg rock art. Thanks Pete! This glider was a rather lucky find in a very cottagey furniture store. And …
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Night Market 1
HandMade Now!When we do markets together, Jesse and I work as the Hand Made Now! team. Here’s our stall at Friday’s Night Market at the Old Biscuit Mill. Jesse’s beasties got their own little cave… … and we sold teatowels and wallets and beasties and badges like crazy, especially after the first few pints of …
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Night Market 2
More about the marketUsually, the Neighbourgoods Market has a strong food bent, but the Night Markets showcased more design, and here’s what caught my eye at this Friday’s night market. REBOUND BOOKSLovely stand of notebooks from Rebound Books. Check out their website for more. SENYOLSenyol’s work impressed me so much, I spent money I really …
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Night market
Night Market tonightCapetonians, come to the night market at the Old Biscuitmill in Woodstock tonight! It’s going to be fun, with live music, beer, and nice things. Jesse and I will be selling some of the nice things. See you later!
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October Market – fresh!
Oh dear, most of my market pictures from the weekend turned out rather blah, but I rescued a couple. Jesse and I added a couple of fresh touches this time round. Firstly, we made some display changes, adding a lacy Irish linen cloth to raise the tone, and a wooden cube to boost table space… …
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Magnets at last
A new arrangement with my employers at Strika means that I now spend Wednesday mornings in my studio. It’s fantastic to have 5 hours straight studio time: I get to see my studio mates for a change, and the time has been very productively spent too. Look! I’ve finally got around to cutting some new …
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Springy market
On Saturday, Jesse and I were selling our wares at the new extension of the Neighbourgoods Market. It worked a treat: no more food queues blocking our stall. Yay!Those clever What if the World boys created a glorious Spring vibe by filling the place with branches of cherry blossoms. My teatowels have not been a …
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At the market – bounty!
Saturday was a very, very cold and rainy day, and it was the day that Jesse and I had our stall at the NeighbourGoods Market. Most sensible people were still warm in bed long after we’d set up shop, which was great, because I had lots of room to take plenty of pics. First, our …
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