South Africans are always keen to lay claim to people who are making it big beyond our borders. One of these is Paula Smail of Henry Road fabrics, and today we’re lucky enough to have an interview with Paula herself. I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning more about this energetic and personable fabric maven, now living [...]
Thanks to Zsófi, one of our readers from Hungary, I found out about an amazing company in Budapest. Young designer and applied artist Szilvi Kauker is passionate about the tradition of cement and mosaic tiles. So, after studying art, design and horticulture, she started her own company called MOZA to design and manufacture the most [...]
Remember those gorgeous picnic blankets and napkins blogged about here a week or two ago? Well, the talented Cara Rosa and Chloe Townsend of Twine are back on the blog, this time with the second of our four downloadable giveaways.
When coming up with this wrapping paper design, made specially for us, the Twine gals combined [...]
Really, this is a bit of a crazy post to do, when Summer’s starting to beat down on us all here in the Southern Hemisphere, but I’m so taken with the Nos Da Collection of woven woollen blankets and cushions, that I just can’t resist, even if it makes you feel a bit scratchy.
The collection [...]
This idea makes so much sense to me. I’ve never really enjoyed covering the pretty pattern on a dish with food, as I’m not sure which to pay attention to. In order for the food to be the star of the show, these traditional Jingdezhen patterns have been painted on the underside of the serving [...]
