Swim with the mermaids: Enter Atlantis

Welcome to the world of Atlantis, a world of mystery, mermaids and all homeware aesthetically pleasing. 'Mermaids' is the newest promotion project of Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, art director and co founder of Moooi, the Dutch furniture manufacturing company. 

The series of photographs enchant you to dive into the underwater world and swim amongst moooi's designs including 'raimond' by Raimond Puts, 'miyake' by Arihiro Miyake, 'heracleum' by Bertjan Pot and 'dear ingo' by Ron Gilad.

“To be submerged into water is to be in a place free from the constraints of gravity, free to explore a multi- dimensional universe. Here, like Atlantis, the world of Moooi is enveloped in water, fit for discovery. I invite you to join the mermaids in this alternative state of being.” - Wanders

The works will be on show at Moooi's showroom from September 19th-25th : The White Building, Portobello Dock, 555 Harrow Road, London W10 and at the upcoming London Design Festival, so if your planning to drop by make sure to bring you best swimwear; you're  sure to be in for a real treat.

"En Kopp Kaffe"

Check out these incredible illustrations from North Kingdom at www.designchapel.com. The design can be found in the form of wallpaper or individual prints in a limited edition of 25.

The work is called "En Kopp Kaffe" meaning a cup of coffee in Swedish.

I would love to have this on my kitchen wall!

Pamela Love. Classic Collection

If you are anything like me, you will like jewelry that other people don't have, the non conventional, original 'one of a kind' type. So I thought I'd fill you in on a secret, Pamela Love.

The New York based designer creates the most eclectically beautiful jewelry, each piece is unique, hand made and can make any outfit.

Pamela's signature pieces tend to include elements of nature and are hand carved and cast in precious metals. She is inspired by religious imagery, traditional African and South American jewelry and often collaborates with other designers for the likes of Zac Posen, Yigal Azrouel, Phillip Leff and Jordan Sullivan.

To bring some of Pamela Love into your jewelry box, visit www.pamelalovenyc.com. Definitely a must have.

Cowboys & Indians for Adults

My brother once had a Cowboy & Indian's party for his 5th birthday. I was only young at the time too but I remember the tipis my mom placed around our garden so well. Something about being inside those little tents made you feel so safe. I think I myself probably sat in there acting as my alter ego at the time, Pocahontas.

Since that day, I have been big a fan of tipis so you can imagine my excitement when I came across these beautiful grown up tipis by Montreal based designer Alexis Tricoire. The tipis are wrapped in a living blanket of grass and ivy and even work as an outdoor bedroom (I wouldn't recommend sleeping there every night but once in a while might bring us adults a little bit of excitement). Very 21st Century Pocahontas.

Jewellery by Tom Binns

I love jewellery by Tom Binns. The way he combines classic, Dada and gothic themes is beautiful.  Each one of his pieces are so intricately made, just like a piece of art.

Binns has now adorned icons ranging from Beyonce to Cate Blanchett and Michelle Obama to Lady Gaga. Which is your favourite? Will he capture you too?

Head over to Dover Street Market or http://www.tombinnsdesign.com/ to bag a piece of your own, I know I'll be buying the safety pin necklace.

Away in the clouds...

When I was young, I would spend all my time in the treehouse in the back of the garden, be it with all my friends or for some alone time. My treehouse could not be measured against these but it still felt like a magical, invite only, secret place . I'm not even sure that my siblings and I allowed my parents to come up. Now at 23 years old, I still love treehouses so I wanted to share a few incredible  ones with you.

Fashion Drawing by David Downton

Ileana Makri's Little Treasures

Check out these great pieces from Greek designer, Ileana Makri's new collection. Each piece is individual, fun and so enjoyable to look at! I've added the Viper to my wish list but its a little out of my price range...Daddy, can you see this?
Ileana Makri is available for purchase at Browns, My Theresa, or Net-A-Porter.

Rose Gold Snake
18k Rose Gold with diamond
£825

Python Ring
18k Rose Gold with champagne diamond
£1,580

Viper Pendant
18k Rose Gold with diamond
£823   

The Do-Good Dame

Yes, it's that time of year again... This Thursday the 18th of March, we are all invited to go about our day making fools out of ourselves: wearing big plastic red blobs on our faces and doing silly things. But you guessed it, it's all for a good cause: Red Nose Day and with Vivienne Westwood involved its all the more exciting!


Thanks to Vivienne we can all do something to help out, by wearing one of her 'Chari-tees', T-Shirts designed for comic relief, available at T.K.Maxx. She has always had a passion for things that matter and has never been afraid to make a political or cultural statement through fashion.
Working closely with Comic Relief on the range of T-shirts, Westwood comments, “I once did a collection called ‘I am Expensiv’, meaning that we are supported by the suffering of the whole world in our privilege bubbles and we must try and help people a bit. Comic Relief does a lot and I try to help where I can. My main problem at the minute is climate change. I do believe we are an endangered species and I think it is great to try and do anything you possibly can even if to help just one person. But Comic Relief does more than that.”


Many of Vivienne Westwoods’s collections take inspiration from history and the Red Nose Day T-shirts are no exception. They feature bold black and white prints of historical figures and icons. So, what do you say? Go grab yours and do your bit for Comic Relief! You'll look good too!

Fashion: From idea to finished product (Guys,this is also for you!)

I recently came across this video from one of my favourite artists David Shrigley.

Shrigley's work is always so witty, comical and clever and as I am more acquainted with his drawings I was hesitant at first as to what his videos would be like and whether they would meet my expectations. However, I am happy to report that they are just as good! This particular video appealed to me as it is a collaboration with Pringle, and I love fashion and the whole design process. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I did.

A Valentines Gift for the Royal couple

Sitting on the tube the other day I came across a great photo. Normally I just sleepily flick through a random Metro that has been left next to me, and laugh at all the pointless and ridiculous things featured in what is meant to be a newspaper, BUT for once I found something worth sharing with you all!

After all this suspense and wondering what this hyped up photo could be, I will give in and tell you... it is an incredibly cool mural of our favourite royal couple William & Kate by Londoner street artist Rich Simmons.

The mural called God Save the ***king, transforms Sex Pistols punk rocker bass player Sid Vicious, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen into the royal couple, trying to make them accessible, as 'a modern breed of royals'.

Sadly, Nancy and Sid's relationship did not turn out so well; she was stabbed to death in 1978 and he died of a heroin overdose whilst on bail after being charged with her murder. William & Kate: We are sure that you will have a happier ending!

Happy Valentines day everyone!

"Your Love", A Graphical Overture

This music video was shown to me by my music expert of a sister, Ilana.

Not only do I love house music, but mixed in with a video filled with fun flashing drawings and colours....even better! The track is called Your Love, the first single from the Aston Shuffle upcoming album due to be released this year. If they are not a band you are already familiar with, go check them out and let me know what you think!

Although the video is hectic enough to give you a seizure, I still finish watching, feeling energized, inspired and ready to find plenty of other creative masterpieces to show you.

Getting to Know Graffiti

I've always liked a bit of street art, walking around the meatpacking district in New York just to see what surprises there may be on each wall entices me, but it was only after watching Banksy's movie Exit Through The Gift Shop that I really decided to look at it a bit more.

The movie focuses on Thierry Guetta otherwise known as Mr Brainwash, a frenchman living in LA, obsessed by his video camera. He was introduced to street art when his cousin, an artist called Space Invader, flew over to make his mark on LA...for Thierry it was all about capturing every aspect of life but then he started to see the creativity of street art and decided to become more involved.

He decided to follow other street artist such as Shepard Fairey, and eventually Banksy, to show behind the scenes of street art in the making and from there was encouraged to try it out for himself.

Three years later, Mr Brainwash is now backed by Phillips de Pury and his works go for up to $120,000. There are speculations on whether Mr Brainwash is actually a hoax by his mentor Mr Banksy himself, increasing the hype even further. Did the curious french cameraman get lucky or what?! A movie definitely worth watching!

Take a look at these great pieces of street art by Mr Brainwash, Space Invader, Shepard Fairey and Banksy. Try match the piece to the artist - I promise to tell you if you are correct...you may even get a special mention in the next post!