From the Nesting Place instagram a little shot of our 10 year old denim slipcovered sofa with the stump table on casters we made from a fallen tree, pouf and the signature piece in this photo is the Angel Wings. The angel wings are available at Joss & Main, I found mine there a few months ago, another one of those 100% needless, frivolous purchases that ends up setting the tone for an entire space– and I’ve already hung them in three different places, I like them so much.
Ok so you know how you see something once that makes your heart flutter and you tell yourself that if you see it again, and are still all aglow, that you simply must have it? A person, a place, a thing? In this instance, it’s both a place and a thing because it’s a photograph of a city and though I’m unsure if it’s Brooklyn or another favorite place of mine — well I can’t be sure. But I’ve seen it a few times in the styling work of Petra Bindel, who I’ve been following for years. Here’s the photo. Do you know who the photographer is and is it available for purchase?
Tokyo architecture studio Sinato added a L-shaped wall into the centre of this apartment in Japan to partition off space for two new bedrooms . (more…)
London Design Festival 2014: British designer Bethan Gray has created a colourful collection of upholstered seating for furniture brand Workhouse .
Launched at the designjunction exhibition, Bethan Gray’s Ella collection includes a sofa and armchair with a continuous curved back and arms that thin towards the front.
This allows the seat to widen at the edges, creating more space for the users.
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Both designs are supported by four wooden legs, in the form of a pair of decorative bulbous designs for the two at the front and more simple capsule shapes at the back.
The supports can be coloured to match the upholstery or left natural, with the option to have all four in the more simple versions.
The material on the sofa back and arms is tufted into triangular patterns around the rear edge of the seat.
A plain-back version of the sofa also features in the designer’s pop-up shop at department store Harrods.
The designs are manufactured entirely in the UK, an important feature for the designer.
“It’s been a wonderful journey to work on this collaboration with Workhouse, and be able to support authentic British craft and manufacture,” said Gray, who was named Best British Designer 2013 by Elle Decoration magazine.
“The way Workhouse produces its furniture exactly resonates with my own design ethos – combining simple, elegant design with high-quality skills and craftsmanship.”
The seats were presented in bright yellow and blue colours at designjunction, which took place last month during the London Design Festival.
Others products launched at the exhibition include a seat that looks like an optical illusion and a circular lightweight chair made from coloured carbon fibre.
October is when we start to think and plan our Christmas Craft Projects. We have plenty of gifts and decorations to make. Here are some products from our lovely sponsors that we have spotted recently.
Gleeful Cheerful Echo, Art Gallery Fabrics (AUD \$4.15 for 0.25 metres fabric), Stitch Piece Loop
Tilda Tiny Treasure Fat Quarter Bundle 5 Piece B (AUD \$25), Sew Creative Supplies
