I’m not great at finishing things, and my house is testament to my stop-just-short-of-done attitude. There are all sorts of little bits that I haven’t done, and now I’ve been here nearly two years they probably never will be. Years from now someone will move in here after I leave, and marvel at what sort […]
“Once Jennie had everything. She slept on a round pillow upstairs and a square pillow downstairs. She had her own comb and brush, two different bottles of pills, eyedrops, eardrops, a thermometer, and for cold weather a red wool sweater.” Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More To Life is the story of a […]
Almost nothing overrides my default sofa setting of low, Danish and uncomfortable. But seeing this beauty in a round up of this year’s Milan festival has me all of a shiver. It’s the New Life sofa by designer Damien Langlois Meurinne for Sé. What a lovely, lozengey shape. Look at the pink velvet. Langlois Meurinne’s other […]
Anybody? OK so it may not be the celebrity kitchen you speculate about most (I’m spending my daydreaming hours eating vegan snacks at Morrissey’s breakfast bar if you’re asking) but what would you guess it looks like? The RealEstalker trawls high-end estate agent’s windows to give you a glimpse of more celebrity homes than you […]
Just came across the blog of designer Camille Walala (via Darkroom), whose work and imagery is so upbeat I’m in total awe. Her blog is like a ten-step guide to getting a Positive Mental Attitude. She introduces a post on Palma de Mallorca airport: ‘JUST COMING BACK FROM PALMA DE MAJORQUA. Pure joy to stay stuck […]