The Skinny laMinx stockist list is growing, and I wanted to let you know about a couple of exciting new additions recently added to our list of international stockists: Purl Soho – NYC When I was in NYC in September last year, I popped into the gorgeous handmaking mecca that is Purl Soho, on Broome …
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New international stockists
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At FoodWineDesign
I had a crazy week up in Joburg, working on the FoodWineDesign Fair, and returned just in time to take the day off for my birthday. In a nutshell, that’s a list of excuses for having neglected my poor, news-hungry blog of late. But, of course, I’ve been instagramming up a storm, so here’s an …
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Service Interruption
Based on high recommendation from the store owner, I bought this gorgeous tape dispenser from Kiosk in New York earlier this year (such a great store – see here). It’s already paid for itself 100 times over, as we’re not only using it to box loads of wholesale orders, we’re also boxing the entire studio, …
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A visit to Heath Ceramics
A major highlight of our recent trip to the US was the trip we made across the San Francisco Bay to Sausalito, where we finally got to visit the Heath Ceramics factory and store. Heath Ceramics is my largest stockist, and one of my oldest too, so this really was something of a pilgrimage. Paul and I …
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Cloth Paper Clay
On our US trip I saw bison in Golden Gate Park, I watched Steve Earle in Williamsburg, visited Agnes Martin paintings in Chelsea and spied a snow-topped volcano too. But the best sighting of all was when I spotted, in real life, Lynn Russell of Satsuma Press, in Portland, OR. Lynn and I are both …
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USA Trip – Pattern
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USA Trip – Type
Everywhere we went, we were overwhelmed by the amazing signage and general array of typography we saw. Many pics consequently snapped: And while the next pic isn’t particularly exciting typographically speaking, I have to say I got a thrill every time I spotted the window of RH Gallery in Duane St Tribeca, where it tells …
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USA trip – Colour
Lots of colour! Uploaded here in rainbow formation:
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USA trip – 2nd leg: San Francisco
After our week in NYC, Paul and I will be heading for San Francisco. Paul’s mum lived on the West Coast when she was a child (she saw Elvis performing on her 13th birthday), so apart from the fact that it looks like an amazing part of the world to visit, it has a bit …
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