A few weeks back, I was invited by Kate Baxter and Daniel Nelson to a styling party at Another Country’s new store in Marylebone, London. This was as part of their #anothersummer campaign. I was given a styling budget and free rein to use whatever was in the shop to style. […]
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Thornback and Peel’s silent auction for Music as Therapy during London Design Festival 2014.
Thornback and Peel’s prints are quirky, cool and quintessentially British. I was most excited to learn that they have upholstered three mid-century modern chairs with their new Autumn/Winter design prints, in a new colour palette. Even better, they will be holding a silent auction for them during London Design Festival, […]
Colour inspiration – The Love festival in London and Hokolo.
Last Saturday, I had a fun time with the family, walking around the exhibits of London South Bank’s Festival of Love. It was indeed colourful! The structure above was built by Morag Myers Cough. Love these on trend, colourful geometric wall patterns. Here’s my son showing off his new ‘Awesome’ […]
Block Peg board – a fun way to display!
Hi all! Back from Italy and a really fun time was had. I thought I’d pop in to show you my new find, this Block peg board. So many endless possibilities but for now, I can display my Marimekko mug collection. I’ve got lots more exciting things to share with […]
Will of Bright Bazaar and Toby wedding dolls – created by Sketchinc, Great.ly maker
Hi all! As you all may know I have a Great.ly shop called Little Big Bell shop where as a tastemaker, I sell a curated collection of design goods. One of the first makers I introduced was Becky Kemp of Sketchinc. I met Becky on Instagram. To date, I haven’t […]
Heal’s Discover: The Modern Craft market – My design picks out and about
I was recently invited to the launch party of Heal’s discover: The Modern Craft Market. It was a wonderful event packed full of home grown talent, crafts and creatives. The market which will run till February 16th, consist of a curated group of independent designers, Royal College of Art graduates […]
Cath Kidston Spring Summer 2014 – a sneak peek.
London last week was rather damp and drab, so I have decided to show you Cath Kidston’s new Spring/Summer 2014 collection. Hope this brings some sunshine cheer. There are seven themes to their new collection – Safari, Painterly Rose, Tea time, Budgies, Field rose, Patchwork and spots. I have picked […]
Heath Ceramics LA – Edith Heath and Adam Silverman. BlogtourLA .
During Blog Tour LA, we were lucky to visit Heath Ceramics, kindly organised by Veronika Miller of Modenus after a tweet request. I have always yearned to visit this special place. I have summarised below a brief history of the company, which I found most interesting. Edith Heath, the Danish founder of Heath Ceramics, was […]
A visit to Kelly Wearstler’s LA office and shop – part of BlogtourLA with Modenus
The blogtour LA with Modenus has started and what an amazing start it was. I am in awe of Veronika Miller for organising such an amazing itinerary for us, considering she has just finished a blogtour in London. The highlight of day 1 was our visit to Kelly Wearstler’s office […]
Designjunction 2013, London Design Festival, my picks.
To complete my report on the London Design Festival, I’d like to show you my picks from one of the main design venues, Designjunction. On close analysis of my photos taken at the show, I noticed two recurrent themes. The first is the trend for metal. Copper, Brass and Gold […]
Donna Wilson 10th Anniversary, London Design Festival 2013.
Donna Wilson, famed for her knitted creatures and home accessories, is celebrating her company’s 10th anniversary with an amazing exhibition of past and new collections. It is also part of the London Design Festival 2013. The theme is ‘The Three Little Bears’ . Here we have ‘Who is sitting in […]
Wrong for Hay launched at the London Design Festival 2013
Yesterday was the start of the London Design Festival. As I wasn’t working, I took the opportunity to explore some of event sites. After navigating the corridors of the Victoria and Albert museum to see their main festival attractions, I headed towards St James’ park in Westminster. I had pre-arranged […]