by Amber on December 6, 2011 in Design
Bike storage and security is a serious issue. In London, you can’t just leave your bike leaning outside the dairy while you pop in for some milk. You need to lock that shiz up!
Chances are you live in a teeny little flat too, with not much lock-up space. In my current house we have 3 bikes littering the living room, which is a bit of a pain. I’ve researched how to best store my bike out-of-the-way, and my favourite find so far is Reclamation Art + Furniture’s Bike Valet:
“The Bike Valet is wall mounted storage unit and a valet for your keys, wallet, bike and items you need put down when you pedal in the door. Made from Urban Harvest Walnut with a natural hand rubbed, zero VOC oil finish.”
I can imagine this walnut unit working really well in a modern interior. Sadly, not with my bike – it has too many sexy curves – but for any straight lining fixie it’d be perfect.
For more of Steven Tiller’s smart, simple, and handmade designs take a look at reclamationartandfurniture.com
by Amber on July 15, 2010 in Style
Some good news, this morning I signed a lease on a little apartment in the middle of the city. I move in next week. Much excitement.
At the moment I posses nothing suitable to furnish a house with, so this will be a great challenge. I have set myself a budget of $100 for furniture (planning to borrow, buy secondhand and ‘find’ things), and $100 for accessories (that however is a lot of tea lights).
What do I need? A bed, a freestanding wardrobe, a big dining room table/desk, a stool to put my Big Ben teapot and books on.
A vase for the fresh flowers I am going to buy myself weekly, and a pin-board for my memories.
Fluffy towels, good china, solid cutlery.
I actually found a cute cutlery set this morning. Funnily enough the style was named after Pompallier Terrace, the street I lived on for a year and a half.
by Amber on May 6, 2009 in Design
… I see a crazed reflective surface. Like this cloud chair designed by Richard Hutten. Tana – colleague, total style inspiration and trouble maker is moving to Berlin. I’m suffering from that heady mix of jealousy and best wishes.
