I must have colour on the brain! Check out this amazing service from Japanese company Felissimo. For 20 months you too can be mailed 25 coloured pencils until you accumulate the full collection.
I don’t know what I love more, the idea of having 500 lovely hues to play with or the lucite display cases that are sold to house this insanely large collection. Instant artwork before you even start to draw! My daughter would go bananas for this gift.
What good timing. I was just flipping through Lonny Magazine’s latest issue and spotted not only a feature on John Robshaw (whom I just wrote about in my last posting), but also Lulu de Kwiatkowski (designer behind label Lulu DK). Her LA home is profiled and I had to share some photos.
It’s a given that each room is filled with stunning fabrics, but what I love the most is her free-spirited art collection. These pieces add such character to her house.
Below: How great is that underwater photograph in the living room?
I get excited just flipping through my Slim Aarons coffee table book. Imagine what I’d be like with a framed photograph over my fireplace, like this one!
Below: I believe this is one of the designer’s own beautiful pieces.
Below: I’m not sure what I love more, the amazing wall hanging or Lulu’s son’s bed and bedding.
Below: Hamptons beach wallpaper made from a friend’s photograph. Another totally original idea.
The entire house has that great mix of feeling totally together, but relaxed and livable at the same time. You can tell that a lot of personal attention went in to filling the space as opposed to buying pieces out of a magazine. I’m feeling inspired. You?
On that note, here are some final shots of LuluDK bedding and fabrics. Lulu DK fabrics also happen to be available at Y&Co. Sorry, I can’t help it!
All of this talk about kids’ rooms and playspace has got me thinking about fabrics. I can’t wait to add colourful drapes in my daughters’ rooms and I’m dreaming up a long banquette in the basement lined with amazing cushions and pillows.
Now, for the sake of full disclosure, all of the fabric lines listed below are available at Y&Co (my sister’s company) – but, come on, tell me they’re not stunning!
Below: I smile every time I see this photo for John Robshaw Textiles. Classic. As a designer and entrepreneur, I also can’t help but admire how this company has grown and maintained its roots with local artisans in India. Beautiful collection all around.
Vanderhurd has the most stunning collection of fabrics. Hand-printed, hand-embroidered, hand-woven, it doesn’t matter. I’ll take it all, thank you. Seen below: Flower Cut Out 15, Flower Cut out 5, Grande Etoile 6, Grande Prisme 5
Below: Handprinted Belgian linen fabrics by Santa Barbara based Raoul Textiles. The Suriname print featured at the bottom of this post is one of my personal favourites.
There is no shortage of amazing stuff to fill a playroom. I don’t even know where to begin, to be honest. It seems every day I find something new to love. I’ve posted before about some great playroom furniture. Here are a few more pieces that stand-out (for today, that is)
Below: Stek is a company based in the Netherlands producing some very cool furniture for kids. Why does it seem that everything I love is coming out of the Netherlands these days? Found via Bloesem Kids.
Below: Felt covered stools by Bookhou.
Below: Kalon Studios is an LA and Berlin based company that is producing some really beautiful, sustainable products. They
are focused on “contemporary form and innovative design”. Their hut hut rocking horse is a stunning sculptural product – probably too nice to keep in the basement! They also now offer more affordable (and colourful) pieces in five sustainable resin colors. Thank you Coochicoos for introducing me to this line.
Below: Ferm Living recently launched a line of floor cushions – aren’t they great? I also love Fatboy bean bag chairs . I sort of feel like a basement wouldn’t be complete without some sort of comfy piece to flake out on.
