Pitch Stool

I love this little stool - recently launched by American designer Nicolai Czumaj-Bront, the ‘Pitch’ Stool is made up of reclaimed pieces of wood put together using a machining process, with the result that every piece is the same, and yet still has its' own individual character.

Silky Smooth

A refurbished hotel in Lyon, designed by Parisian designer Patrick Norguet - taking inspiration from the area's silk production history, I think he's created a really interesting interior space with a beautiful colour palette.

Skinflint

A few pieces from Cornwall-based company Skinflint – specialising in industrial reclaimed and salvaged lighting from the 20th Century, mostly from between 1900-1960. I keep coming across these guys and thought I’d stick a few images up – I think it’s always great when objects tell a bit of a story.

Mariskooli Goblets

I had a quick look in Skandium the other day, and not for the first time admired these little ‘Mariskooli’ Goblets by Iittala. They come in lots of lovely colours, ranging from £19-£69, depending on which one you choose – definitely one for the Christmas list.

Moustache

I like dramatic combinations of old and new – creating a fresh twist on tradition and heritage. French furniture brand, Moustache have captured this idea perfectly with their new range of products, launched in Milan this year - bold colours and playful, contemporary shapes, but with a nice feel of custom and tradition.

Sempe

I recently had a little look around the Phaidon store in Piccadilly, where I came across, ‘Panic Stations’ - a book of illustrations by French cartoonist, Jean-Jacques Sempe, now available to read in English for the first time. I recognised Sempe’s style from pages of the New Yorker, however leafing through this book made me want to take a look at some of his other bits of his lovely work too.

Pretty Pots

Handy little pots here by Az et Mut -
"Ideally, the pot Cavalier is draped over a city balcony...This planter is composed of flax fibres and resin; it defies the laws of gravity, sturdily embracing balustrades. Is there any faster way of creating a pretty jardiniere?!" extérieurs design, January - February 2009
...indeed!

Jennifer Behr

Couldn't resist popping in a few photographs from Jennifer Behr's new hair-piece collection after seeing her mentioned in this month's Vogue. Hand-made in her studio in Brooklyn, Jennifer's pieces are inspired by the richness of materials such as silks, feathers, stones, pythons and leathers.

Bokja

Designer label Bokja has been featured in October's Elle Decoration. Based in Beirut and now officially launched in the UK, Bokja is run by Hoda Baroudi and Maria Hibri - together with their team, they are best known for breathing new life in to well-crafted antique furniture pieces by upholstering them with with bright, folksy textiles from the 1960s and '70s. I love how much individual character each of their pieces have, and how the combination of traditional ideas, prints and colours can still have such a new and fresh feel.

My First Asymmetrical Table Arrangement

I found this arrangement tough, as I think I prefer a more random approach to putting things together, however these arrangements are very popular and so I hope with more practise i'll find them easier.

More from Kew

School Trip to Kew Gardens

Just a few photographs from our trip to Kew Gardens, where we visited the various exhibitions on show and took a walk around the scary tree-top walkway...no photographs from that, as both my hands were occupied gripping on to the side!

Origami Water-lily Shoe

A quick exercise on our first day of class - 'take an ald shoe and do whatever you like with it' was pretty much the brief, (love art school!) I decided to try and put to good use the massive collection of random bits of paper, giftwrap, old flyers etc. that I keep stuffed down the back of my wardrobe by making little origami water-lilies. I made different sizes so that it would look really textured and then attached them all to my shoe.

Anthropologie's Vertical Garden

I took a little wander around Anthropologie's newly-opened branch on Regent Street at the weekend. When I wasn't trying to restrain myself from spending lots of money on quirky nic-nacs, I was admiring their huge 'vertical garden' installation. 2oo-metres high and apparently made up of 18.000 different plants, it's irrigated with rainwater collected on the roof of the building. The rest of their visual display and merchandising is lovely too - their in-house team have created lots of interesting installations and details around the store, including lots of pretty fresh flower arrangements, a massive hand-painted whale hanging from the ceiling in the basement, and a front window display made up of hundreds of teabags hung with cotton string. Definitely worth a look.

My First Hand-Tied Bouquet

Using white Avalanche Roses, Cabbages, Salal and Dill - my first attempt at a hand-tied bouquet.

Winter Woolies

As a fan of all things cozy, I love Rotterdam-based Christien Meindertsma’s range of ‘Urchin’ wool poufs. Created using a specially crafted pair of giant knitting needles, Christien has exaggerated the simple and traditional chain stitch to make these organically shaped little rounds in a variety of lovely warm colours.