It may be an oldie, but it’s certainly a goodie, which is why we’ve just re-released one of my very first tea towel designed (from way back in 2007), called Borrowed Spoons, in three yummy colourways called Graphite, Spruce and Shell. Read more about how this design first came about right here, and find the Borrowed Spoons tea …
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In the shop: Borrowed Spoons
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Best Things: Casa Cubista
I’m starting to get very excited about my upcoming teaching trip to Lisbon with Ace Camps. It’s going to be an amazing exploration of tile, pattern and printing in a beautiful part of the world. Hope you’ve signed up? If you’ve been needing a nudge, I recommend a look at the Instagram feed of Portugal-based stylist, editor and …
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Best Things: Chu Suwannapha
You know when photographs make you feel absolutely starving and greedy, like you want to absorb what you’re seeing through your pores so you don’t miss a thing? That’s how I find myself feeling whenever I see anything Chu Suwannapha puts on his Instagram account, or produces for his label Chulaap. Chulaap was only launched …
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New: “Oddjects” fabric
We have a brand new print on fabric, called Oddjects, and available in yummy colourways like Tangerine, Cocoa, Pollen and Olive. Read about how this print came about right here. We’ve taken the opportunity to try out a brand new product too – our gorgeous new Clutch Bag, which has a handy pocket inside for your phone, …
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Making Friday: From Sketchbook to Oddject
Notebooks are very useful things to have with you. They’re good for recording fleeting ideas, and good to look back on to see where you’ve been. For two years, I’ve kept this little “Ceramics Ideas” notebook alongside my other general notebook, jotting down ideas for shapes I’d like to make in the Monday morning ceramics classes I’ve …
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Pattern on pattern
If you took part in our hugely fun #SkinnyPhotoStudio this weekend, you’ll realise I’m a fool for pattern on pattern, so here’s even more to rattle your eyeballs: It all started in Mauritius, in 2009, when my bloke disappeared whenever he stood still in our little cottage in Flic en Flac. Since then, it’s definitely become a thing. For instance: Inspired? …
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Spoons again
Josh Vogel makes spoons. Lots and lots of beautiful carved wooden spoons, and in his new book, The Artful Wooden Spoon, the former architect and founder of Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. shows us what he does… as well as how you can do it too. It looks like a gorgeous book, and reminds me of when …
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Throw a Confetti Sushi Party!
Has it ever been done before? Well, if you ask me, it’s high time Confetti Sushi Parties became all the rage, and you should be first off the mark. Here’s how: Ingredients: One Brancusi Stripe table runner in inkspot A dozen Simple Stripe table napkins in mint Confetti Chopsticks Sushi Cute sunglasses Skinny laMinx gift tags on …
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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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