I recently spotted this gorgeous AirBnB apartment in Cape Town, all done up by architect Astrid von Brucken in Skinny laMinx Paradise is Here prints. Isn’t it a fresh, plant-filled treat? it got me thinking about all the plant-filled, botanical-themed, and frankly junglicious apartments and homes I’ve spotted around the web, so I hunted down a …
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Plant-filled homes
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Paradise wallpaper
So pleased to introduce you to our freshly-launched Paradise is Here wallpaper collection with Robin Sprong. I love it to bits! All my wallpaper designs are all printed onto a pre-gummed PVC-free wallpaper that is 100% recyclable, and printed with non-toxic latex inks. Robin Sprong will create and install made-to-order wallpaper that’s perfectly designed to fit your wall, so …
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Collaboration with Dark Horse
Last year, local high end bag company Dark Horse made the cutest little sling bags with details in our Rough Cuts prints. We liked them so much that this year, just after launching our Paradise is Here collection, we approached Dark Horse to create a bag especially for this collection. We love what they’ve come …
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Featured on Abigail Ahern
I’m pretty much in complete awe of the styling chops on UK designer, Abigail Ahern, who is the mistress of moody style, with a knack for mixing a heady cocktail blend of dark (like black walls) and light (like bulldog-shaped lampstands) in perfect measure. She’s a clever lady, and something of an icon to me, which is why I’m …
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Thank you!
It’s a week since we had a press launch of the Paradise is Here collection at SAM in Cape Town (followed by two Trade launches at Wolfe St Fabrics in Chelsea, and at The Silk & Cotton Co in Kramerville. Whew!), and I’m feeling so happy and grateful for all the support and encouragement we’ve seen …
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Fabrics 2014/15 – Paradise is Here
They’re here! The new Skinny laMinx fabric collection for 2014/15 is out, inspired by plants in the city (read about the inspiration here) and called Paradise is Here. The collection consists of four prints, each in three colourways, and this is what they’re all about: Zig Zag– in brazil, tarmac & pine nut This design …
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Inspiration – Paradise is Here
After my visit to Tokyo last year, I felt my eyes were opened to was how important plants are to a city environment, and my thoughts about this ended up with the fabric collection we’re launching this evening, called Paradise is Here. Plants in a city – but maybe particularly in like Tokyo, which was …
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