In store artists workspaces..

at one of our favorite interior stores..what a lovely idea!

Vintage Barcelona 1964

This is brilliant..Barcelona back in the day, life in the city and its personalities from music in Placa Real and Jamboree, the artists at La Massana, the barrio Chino, its lovely ladies.. Robadors, Romeo and Juliet at the Liceo.., palomas, La Paloma! The bourgeoisie in their vintage cars, park Guell, Encants, the Apolo, Barceloneta, Barcelona by night, Sant Jordi, antique book fairs, Tapies, La Merce, and the old folk...aaahh if only we could book a little trip back in time! 

More Jewels..

More Jewels..by one of our favourite Spanish jewellery designers..come on out for a little Autumn shopping tour with us..

These boots are made for ...

(found these really beautiful pictures of the Notting Hill shop on merton road blog)

On a quest to find the perfect boots for this Autumn/Winter I popped into  Fiorentini and Baker in Notting Hill a couple of days ago whilst in London for an inspiration trip (feeling very inspired!) Being very indecisive when it comes to my own choices I tried them all on, and loved them all. Fiorentini and Baker is a collaboration between British shoe designer Deborah Baker and Italian interior designer Gianpaolo Fiorentini that resulted in beautifully classic shoes for men and women using supple soft leather, soft suede and original vintage fabrics to create wearable and durable hand crafted shoes by artisans that ensure that your beloved boots will grow " old as gracefully as the stars that inspired them" ..so just have to decide which ones to buy now!

Around Town

Out and about on a lovely tour this morning I was lucky  enough to come across the work of Maarten De Ceulaer in one of my favourite design stores here Open House, De Ceulaer  trained as an interior designer before deciding to concentrate more on objects. Open House is one of the few places to be showcasing his balloon bowls, of course I fell in love with the colours their organic shapes as well as the shiny smooth surfaces! Having investigated his work further I discovered his pile of suitcases project, and loved the concept and colours. He vision of design is as follows " to use my work to tell stories, to stir people's emotions, to tickle their imagination or to make them wonder. A project can result from an observation of the society around me, or a reaction on something that simply crosses my path, but can as well be the expression of a very personal thought or feeling that I want to communicate to the world. I want to explore materials, and investigate and play with production techniques and crafts. Some projects are more functional in the traditional way, while others perform a function on a different level, the emotional aspect of objects is of equal importance"...