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Faceture by Phil Cuttance

I've been wanting to share this project by designer Phil Cuttance with you for a number of reasons. Firstly the geometric, faceted design is bang ON-TREND at the minute, secondly these vessels have been creating a lot of interest in the blogosphere lately, and thirdly, because I thought the moody colours were right up your street! They look so dark and moody but so earthy at the same time. I absolutely love them. The Faceture collection consists of these lovely light-shades, below, vases and side tables.

The collection is made by designer Phil Cuttance and all pieces are created individually meaning no two pieces are the same. You can see the machine that is used to produce these pieces on his website here, where there is also a video where you can see him in action. The video is worth a watch as you get to see a real artisan at work. Plus the hip machine is worth a look too!

Phil makes his work in the above colours (pink, charcoal, blue and yellow) but can produce custom colours too. Each piece is hand-stamped and numbered at the base so you know you really are getting an individual piece. Check out his website for more projects by the designer.

-Laura.

Brown Dress With White Dots

Brown Dress With White Dots

Julia deVille

 

Julia deVille

To Flip Over: Pancakes

Pancakes, hot cakes, flapjacks - whatever you call them. Let's just say I think they are making a massive comeback!

Source: Marion House Book

For a special day

Source: Betty Crocker

With all sorts of delicious toppings

Source: Joy the Baker

Make em' romantic

Source: Sugarlaws

 

Delish!

Ciao,

Meagan from the Row House Nest

The Joy of...Stripes

Iris Van Herpen

Iris Van Herpen

The colourful world of Holly Berry

This week I visited the studio of weaver Holly Berry. I have been a fan of Holly's work since I blogged about her last year and am in the process of writing a feature about her.

The feature will be out soon but until then, here are some of the photographs I took while I was there. As you can probably see, Holly occupies a very colourful world.

Find out more at: http://www.hollyberryprojects.com/

Images © Clare Kelly

Martin d'Orgeval

Martin d'Orgeval

Anna Dove

Surface View

Have you ever considered a having a mural in your living space? I'd not really given the idea much thought until I discovered Surface View. I've seen large single-image murals in house tours before and thought they look great but never considered them for my own home as I thought they were quite over-powering. However, having seen the vast collection available on-line at Surface View I'm really warming to the idea. There are so many prints available that there's one for every home decor style. Whether you're a natural history fiend like us, a lover of William Morris-esque prints, or a map obsessive there really is something to match your taste. There are even some toned-down subtle prints for those of us who can be a bit scared of large splashes of colour/pattern!

I'll start with a few images that might be of interest to us natural history lovers:

Or how about this vintage map? I love the lettering in this piece and think it would look fantastic in a study/home office.

Or for something a little subtler, how about this grey leaf repeat pattern, originally designed by Terrance Conran in 1957?

And finally, one of my favourites is this 'Meadow' image by Ella Doran. It really works at bringing the fresh feeling of the outdoors, indoors. Especially if you go for a large-scale mural.

The images come in a selection of sizes from canvases and ready-to-roll murals to blinds and wall stickers. See the Surface View website for the full image/size selection. Get ready to be converted!

-Laura.