The San Francisco-based AphroChic blog has been around since 2007, and last year, the author Jeanine Hays launched the AphroChic website and online shop. Aphrochic is all about modern soulful style, where high-end design and ethnic culture synthesise to create a stylish and individual look.
I’m loving the product shots for the gorgeous new Aphrochic range [...]
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 [...]
Anyone who enjoys design will know that yummy textiles abound on the Marimekko website. This iconic Finnish company has been going strong since 1951, and is not afraid to push boundaries with their large repeats and strong images. I picked out some of my favourites here:
Siirtolapuutarha is Finnish for ‘allotment’, and those are the urban [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been a fan of Abigail Percy’s lovely jewellery, and always enjoy wearing the pendant I bought from her a few years back. So I was thrilled to hear that this energetic designer has turned her hand and eye to homewares, last week launching a textiles range under the label Abigail*Ryan.
Abigail*Ryan sees Abigail Percy teaming [...]
