Kangaroo wallets

You can hear the crickets around here.   A major lack of posting due to our move to Singapore!  I've seen many amazing things and am gathering a lot of inspiration, I just haven't had time to put together any posts.   These beautiful handmade Kangaroo leather wallets by Georgie Cummings caught my eye on The Design Files this morning though.  So elegant and different from anything else on the market that I've seen.  Want!

Images via Georgie Cummings

Lisa Madigan @ kaleidoscope

I've always admired Lisa Madigan's artwork, but these new pieces are beyond fabulous.  The black is so moody.  I so want one!   This collection of works is being featured as part of the La Femme group exhibition at the Kaleidoscope Gallery in Sydney, opening tonight.

Not only is Lisa a talented artist, she is also a stylist and has a beautiful homewares shop in gorgeous Berry NSW and her home makes my heart skip a beat.

Lisa Madigan's shop in Berry NSW

And a snapshot of her divine home.  Sigh.

All images via Lisa Madigan

Orla Kiely + Method

I am officially obsessed with Orla Kiely. I also love Method.  So you can only imagine my excitement when I came across this collaboration today!  Followed by massive disappointment of course, because these lovely items aren't available to us in lonely little Australia :(

 

 

Method and Orla Kiely Launch Limited Edition Collection of Hand Wash and Cleaning Products

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Method, the leading innovator in premium, eco-chic household and personal care products, launches its first collaboration with designer Orla Kiely. Four signature prints from the Irish-born designer will now be available as a limited edition collection of Method hand washes and home cleaners in exclusive fall fragrances.

“We love Method’s fun and eco-friendly approach in designing their cleaning products so it’s been wonderful to bring our bright, colorful prints onto the bottles to complement these lovely new fragrances”

Orla’s graphic prints adorn her ready-to-wear clothing collections, house wares, furnishings, perfume and accessories. Method designers worked with Orla to select four bright and fun prints that would complement Method’s iconic bottle designs and inspire four unique fragrances – pear ginger, vanilla chai, bay leaf and primrose.
“Working with Orla and her team was a natural fit given the mutual love of color, patterns and design shared by both our brands,” said Sally Clarke, creative director of Method.
Method used Orla’s patterns as the starting point for the fragrance development with this collection. The coral-colored floral print inspired a primrose fragrance – an updated twist on a classic rose – while an herbaceous, rich bay leaf brings the iconic green stem print to life. The pear pattern inspired a fresh fragrance with a hint of ginger to create a bright, clean aroma that carries across hand wash to cleaning spray and dish soap.
“We love Method’s fun and eco-friendly approach in designing their cleaning products so it’s been wonderful to bring our bright, colorful prints onto the bottles to complement these lovely new fragrances,” said Orla Kiely.
Available this fall at Target stores nationwide and on methodhome.com, the Method + Orla Kiely designer collaboration includes gel and foaming hand wash, dish soap and all-purpose cleaning spray ($2.99 - $3.99). The biodegradable and naturally derived formulas are free of any dirty ingredients, like parabens, phthalates, triclosan and EDTA. And packaged in recyclable bottles made with 100% recycled plastic (PCR).

That little blue box

A good friend turned 40 this week.  When thinking about what to get, I thought - is there anything more exciting than receiving that iconic little blue box, tied with a white ribbon?  It really is hard to beat for such a special occasion.

Armadillo & Co

I've always loved Armadillo & Co's rugs.  I do plan on having one someday.

 

Number love

We all know I'm in lust with everything House Industries does.  Particularly when they combine with Heath Ceramics.  Despo want some of their new Heath Neutraface Tiles!  If only our house number had more than one digit in it.  Maybe I could put 0008 out the front?

All images via House Industries

Bonnie & Neil at home

Loving these images from The Design Files yesterday.  I have always loved Bonnie & Neil products (and may have included some on my list to Santa....) - and it's totally fab to see them in situ in their very own home in Brunswick.

All images via The Design Files

Modernist Adelaide

A truly beautiful home in the Adelaide Hills, home to Anna Dimond and her family.   So beautifully restored to it's original glory, it's like stepping into the home of the Brady Bunch!  Found via The Design Files.

 

This bathroom is my idea of perfection.   Those fish scale tiles in grey marble?  The Tom Dixon Beat Light?  Straight to the bathroom inspiration folder!  I want this in my house.

All images via The Design Files

Sabrina by Zuster

The new Sabrina range by Zuster is stunning.  Those girls are always coming up with something new, relevant and completely gorgeous.  Wanting pretty much all of it.

All images via Zuster

Luxurious bed linen

This time of year just makes me want to crawl into bed and stay there.  The weather is turning chilly and I feel the urge to hibernate.  And it's not even winter yet!  My thoughts have been turning to how to make our bedroom extra cosy for the long months ahead.  Comfy looking linen sheets like these from Abode, could be a good start.  Don't they just make you want to crawl right in?

Or how about this beautiful marled cotton?

I'm also desperately wanting one of these grey heavy knit throws.  Couch.  DVD.  Me.