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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Best Things from LA #01: Alvin Lustig & Doyle Lane
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Space for Life & Diggi Dot
While putting together my Colour Book, I paid a visit to the treasure trove that is Space For Life in Howe St, Observatory, to see if there were any pieces that might work with the new Diggi Dot range. I chatted to Stefan Frylinck, who loved the fabrics and had lots of ideas. It was …
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A new lease on Space for Life
Space for Life, as you’ll know if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, is the go-to Cape Town store for fans of mid-Century Nordic furniture, ceramics and glassware. Everything is brought in from Denmark, and then painstakingly restored. I’m a big fan, but the last time I tried to visit their Foreshore store, …
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