…that’s me. Who says the whole birds thing is over? Shut your face. While there are new species of our feathered friends to put to work in the service of design I’m still interested. Pelicans anyone? Don’t even try to tell me it’s not a trend.
The Danes are white hot at design. Fact. So it’s no surprise that Danish company Hay has many decorator-obsessives in a tizz – even if their presence outside of Denmark is not enormous. Myself, I sometimes look up the Dot blankets, available here, on the internet just so I can sit and imagine them in my […]
A rare moment when I’ve bought something I want for someone else. Not that I’ve handed it over yet, mind. I was very pleased to happen upon this charming drawing in Magma that seems perfect as a wedding present for some bike enthusiast friends of mine. Did I mention I hadn’t handed it over yet? I […]
One of us here at My Friend’s House is a clock hater. The other one of us spent design-week-in-a-day spotting nothing but clocks and can’t resist sharing the findings. Clockwise from top left: Bias Clock by Rich Brilliant Willing from Areaware; clock2, which was broken when I saw it, by Useless Rethinking, who were unphased by that. The designer present from UR […]
Is it possible to have a three day hangover? I’m just emerging from the fog that has engulfed me since attending a party for Timorous Beasties and Brinton’s collaboration on Thursday. The main event was for their huge carpets in petrol blues, greys and ochre – yes maybe my friend did drop a slice of […]