Sunday, December 28, 2008
A new year often triggers a desire to start new habits, try fresh looks and generally buck trends!
Because of the perceived demarcation of time, it’s a good time to set goals and resolve to do thing differently. In particular I like the New Year for reassessing my style for the year ahead – it’s mid [...]
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Best wishes for a lovely few days! Be safe, be happy, be warm. Or cool! I am feeling the humidity today. So is an abstracted photo of snow falling really appropriate when I’m wearing a summer frock, bare shoulders and sandals? I will be back in a few days with my 2009 style resolutions. Until [...]
Monday, December 22, 2008
It’s all a bit design orientated today… but who is to say that’s a bad thing? Design geeks for life!
Learn something new - Nike presents art based video workshops on zines, cinematography, skateboard design and more.
Create a reading list for the holidays with The Economist - its pick of the best books of 2008.
How do [...]
Friday, December 19, 2008
Glee! The television commercial for Miss Dior Cherie is finally available in a high quality form. Just as gorgeous as the print ads, Sofia Coppola has worked her magic… bicycles, macarons, flowers, cute boys. The song is Moi Je Joue by Brigitte Bardot. Swoon.
Friday, December 19, 2008
The last time I did a display investigation was in October , so it’s about time for a Decemberist shop window survey of Ponsonby Road, AKL. Things are a bit low key here but there’s still some cuteness to be seen!
From top to bottom: Mason’s Men’s Store, Mei Mei, Widdess (with the cute lil knitted [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Check out these teeth gnashingly good pieces of zipper costume jewellery made by Kate Cusack:
I do like - they remind me of corals and sea anemones! However what really stands out is the use of zips as an object of beauty in their own right, rather than for pure function.
“In art school,” Kate explained, “I [...]
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
What do you get when you combine bibliophilia with an aesthetic obsession?
A personal curatorship that amuses and inspires!
Red and orange and yellow and green, indigo, violet and blue…
The power of colour can not be underestimated for bringing interesting new dimensions to your life. Gorgeous and so easy… anyone can do it!
Make your whole life seemingly [...]
Monday, December 15, 2008
Are you or a loved one infected with a dreamy wanderlust? Are you a known Francophile? Do you swoon at the thought of puffed macarons? Then perhaps this gift combination would tickle your fancy…
The Paris Wallpaper City Guide will go down a treat when you are plotting an excursion to the fair city - [...]
Monday, December 15, 2008
The last week has been hectic! A lot to do and not much time to do it… I’m sure you know how that goes. As mentioned earlier, I went to a farm. It’s amazing how different the pace is out there - so peaceful. I also pranced around and produced a Christmas tree of sorts, [...]
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Today I went out to a wee farmlet, to celebrate a family birthday. It was about 25 minutes drive from the city. In between socialising, I wandered around, saying hello to the various ducks, pukekos, friendly cats, cows, chickens & bunnies. I took a few photos (it was quite windy) and then dashed inside for [...]
