Design Debate

    What I love about this brand is the hand made nature. I love that designer Thomas Lichtblau allowed the product to dictate his direction. For the 4 different types of Austrian honey he purely used kraft paper, glass and wood so that the colours of the honey would shine through. The only other distinction was 4 geometric shapes.  The brand also has all the types of process that I love - the minimal wooden box has 'Mein Honig' burnt on the front, twine and tags are used to distinguish flavours, stickers, embossing, and stamps all give that unique feeling.  Beautifully executed, see more at The Die Line .  

What beautiful textiles from Oregon company Non-Perishable Goods . Created by designer Shay Carrillo is a range of entirely made-by-hand products for home, woman and child. She aims to reduce disposable consumption and uses only natural fibres including linen, wool felt, vintage wool, vintage textiles, recycled denim, leather, cotton and paper.  Such gorgeous colours and patterns that reference cultures from around the world. Just beautiful. Found at San Fransisco Bay by Girl    

The  Ercol sofa   You may already be aware I am a bit of a Pinterest obsessive. Collecting images for my home (fictional one of course), wardrobe wonders, graphic inspiration, and art that catches my eye. I thought I would show you some of the best sofas I found. Green tufted sofa I want to  sink into that What matters to me when selecting a seat of choice is the curves and angles, comfort (or sink-ability) and colour. I like things that pop! Curl up with a book So whether we are talking Danish Modernism or tufted velvet explore my world of seats and see what you prefer.    I recon this one could be made Manuel Canovas fabric covered sofa Glamorous, this seat invites a glass of Champagne 

Tom Fruin Tom Fruin After finding this beautiful little stained glass house on My Modern Met  I just wanted to find more colourful glass. The stained glass in my local church is beautiful, rich with scarlet and blue. I wanted to showcase some modern artists who show great skill and understanding of colour and light.  I think what I am drawn to is the deep engaging colours that become even more saturated when light shines through. Definitely other worldly.  Christian Ryan Helen Whittaker Christian Ryan has a great quirky style that I think also incorporates movement and fun. Helen Whittaker is also based in the UK and I like the slightly more free elements of her work, I could imagine the stained glass windows to work as silk scarfs.  Nicola Kantorowicz Annie Rie I particularly like Nicola Kantorowicz Poppy Seeds, I think it is the scratchy nature, the mark making and use of dark and light. The little panels by Annie Rie...