:: Ahh, that’s better.

Posted by Vanessa on February 28, 2008 | Permalink

Luckily, I came home to TV, internet and a working phone!
And without further ado; I’ve been thinking about plates a lot lately (stay with me, please). We have some lovely simple plates that our friends gave to us, and some quite basic IKEA-y ones we got for ourselves a while back. But I’ve a craving for some more decorative ‘for best’ style plates, like this one from CB2. My strange plate longing was inspired by a designer in the back of a magazine that I have long since lost and it’s driving me crazy. Her plates were decorated similarly to the one pictured, only, well, more exciting (and pricier). Does anyone have the slightest idea what I’m talking about? A further hunt around ebay hasn’t inspired me further. I don’t think I want vintage plates though I’m a fan of some vintage patterns - I think I want something modern and elegant. You know, to go with my unrealised idea of the perfect dinner party where I don’t get all hot and flustered and yell at anyone who comes into the kitchen. Expect further plate-ery…

Appetizer plate from CB2. for $2.50

Categories: about us, shopping, style
Tags: elegance, plates, style

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:: 4 x London

Posted by Joelle on January 5, 2008 | Permalink

London inspires. I love living here - the buzz, the buildings, the buses, the mix of history and modernity, the diverse people going about their business, and the fact that there is always something new to discover.

And it seems I am not the only one inspired here. I’ve spotted lots of designers drawing from this great city. Here are four that I love.

Above:
::Top: embroidered cushions with the London Eye and Tower Bridge by Snowden Flood (also some great London crockery, tea towels and aprons on her site)
::Bottom: Routemaster bus coasters and tablemats by Ella Doran. Oh how I miss the jolly red routemaster bus that used to take me to work everyday, since replaced by a far less romantic modern bendy bus. Sigh.

Below:
::Top: Trellick Tower plate, London housing colouring book and mug by People Will Always Need Plates
::Bottom: Hornsey Road Baths vase, West London streetmap vase handmade by ceramicist Annabel Faraday

Categories: design, london, shopping
Tags: 4 x, architecure, buses, ceramics, cushions, london, maps, plates

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