Sidewalk Style

We found this beautiful Danish design teak sideboard on the street the other day. It was raining and the last thing we felt like doing was heading out and carrying it into the garage. But it was worth the effort.
We didn't have space for it in our apartment but selling it on ebay made someone pretty happy and funded a birthday weekend.
I love seeing furniture on the side of the road sidewalk styling it!

The Brothers Size

Photographs by Giselle Haber

My super talented friend Imara Savage has impressed me once again in her work directing Griffin Theater play 'The Brothers Size'.

I went to see this play in a mad rush from work and with a million things to do, but once the play started I was completely engrossed and work was miles from my thoughts.
Its such a powerful piece of writing and the performers take you on the journey.
Its a gift to laugh out loud in the theater so thank you Imara and team for the powerful experience.
To quote the Time Out Review 'Please live large and see it'

Home Love

Love this home on Design Sponge. Especially the deadwood clothing rack (genius) and the fact they have painted over ugly tiles with blackboard paint (simple)

David Bowie the Owl

The new house protector. Made by Anna-Wili Highfield

New York Times T Magazine

Panda made for the Earth Hour Awards

When I first started this blog I did a post about my dear Cousin Anna-Wili Highfield but I couldn't resist doing another one today.
I'm very excited as I have been working for Anna-Wili over the past few months, helping her out with the business side of things as demand for her work booms.
My work so far has paid off and now I have a creature of my very own! We call it Bowie, as it looks like it is out of the movie The Labyrinth.

Work with Miss Wili has been super busy as she has just been interviewed in T magazine for the New York Times!
And last but not least is her super cute Panda that she did as a prize for Earth Hour in Collaboration with World Wildlife fund.

More Craft

I got a bit excited about a dear friend's baby's first birthday the other weekend and set out on a bunting marathon. I think I might be a bit bunting obsessed at the moment, I'm finding myself putting it into ever job I'm working on (perhaps it will become my signature).
I also made little Noah a stuffed creature as his prezzy but had to give him away.
We missed him a bit so last night I made a new one. His name is Alfred the butler.

The last image is a quote from my fav animation Ren and Stimpy. It makes me smile when I wake up. I must say I have been inspired by the Castle quotes with this one. I am in love with all their stuff.

As a side note, I can't seem to figure out why blogger desaturates all my images...any ideas? I seem to really have to pump up the saturation and blacks before uploading and then it still doesn't come out very clear....hmmm.

The Crab Shack

The pelicans already sit on the roof. Image from The Sunday Collector

Image 1 is from Milk and Honey, of a NY Bar.
Image 2 is of 69 Colebrooke Row London
Image 3 I Love Tilly Devine Sydney
Image 4 The Book Club London

Image via Folke

I've just embarked on the most exciting project yet, we are opening a bar!
It s a crab shack style bar on a small wharf north of Sydney.
I'm having too much fun looking for references for the design......here are a few bits of inspiration.

Japan

Wrapping paper from Japanese $2 store Bondi Junction

Hello Sandwich gift wrapping zine donates money raised to Red Cross

I can't really comprehend what is happening in Japan.
I watch the news, hear people's stories on the radio and see these intense images online and I get overwhelmingly teary.
But then something happens in my day and I forget it all. The media is so god damn strange how it can effect you so strongly for a moment like that, but if it's not immediately effecting you or your family, the overwhelming feeling can vanish.
And whilst I can switch on and off from these feelings, there are so many people who can't escape, living in makeshift shelters in freezing conditions.

Ebony from Hello Sandwich has collated her Japanese cute knowledge into a wrapping paper zine. It's a really fun piece to look at and she is donating all the money raised to the Red Cross to help rebuild Japan so really worth the purchase.

She also has alot on her blog about other places to donate.

My heart goes out to you all in Japan.