Displaying posts from October, 2008

My friend B sent me a link today to this photo on Flickr, by kaylovesvintage, saying she saw it and thought of me. She knows me well. It’s so cute I had to share.

While on the subject of cats, I know some of you were concerned about my friend’s cat Binky who needs a new home. Sadly, she hasn’t found anyone willing to take him. She has an appointment at the Humane Society Monday. I’m just praying he doesn’t mind being in a cage, or they will put him to sleep. (That happened to a stray cat I took there once). That will totally break Jenny’s heart, and mine. I told her if I can manage to make it through the front door (although I will be a blubbering mess, I am just typing this for crissakes), I’ll visit him since I live just around the corner. I really wish I didn’t already have 6 cats.

WINKS – weekend links. Here we list what has come in during the week, things we’ve found and things we think you’ll want to see. If you’d like to see your blog or website featured email us and if we think it fits with our readers we’ll link you. So what’s in this week?

• Cliff Spencer is a furniture maker. His website says so. He specialises in highest quality modern and traditional cabinetry, custom furniture, green materials, finishing & refinishing. But Cliff isn’t a furniture maker. He’s an artist. Wood comes alive under his hands. As the website says, “When the morning sun hits the swirling grain of the wood in one of our pieces in just the right way, you’ll see a different angle, a shape, a curve you hadn’t noticed before. It’s old world craftsmanship in modern times, using only the finest joinery, built to last for generations.” Live simply with beautiful artisan pieces.



• Kim and I have been waiting for some time to introduce you to Manvi Drona-Hidalgo and her blog Mochatini. Emails back and forth and now she feels she’s ready 😉 “With Mochatini, I hope to share with you things that inspire me, that I am passionate about, some upcoming artists, timeless classics with modern twists, my attempts at design and other musings.” Manvi is a busy woman. She also blogs for 2Modern’s Design Talk and Vogue India. Click on over and say hi! Oh and check out all the eye candy.

photograph: Annick Geenen

Thanks to my sister for pointing out that Kelly Hoppen’s site has recently been updated (or maybe I just haven’t been on it in ages) and is full of gorgeous photos of her interior design projects. This queen of contemporary design never ceases to amaze me. Her spaces are always timeless, livable and functional. Many more photos to see on her site.

Do you notice who takes the photos of your favourite rooms in interior design magazines? Do you file your tearsheets for future reference but never google the stylist or the photographer? I’ve been drawn to the work of Hotze Eisma ever since I stuck a post-it-note on a page of shots of stylist Reineke Groters in Elle Decoration a number of years ago. Since then I have found that whenever a photo of a wonderful and quirky home tugs at my heart strings it’s inevitably one of Hotze’s. I bookmarked his website months ago to share but somehow I never did. Go there now. You’ll discover an amazing talent and the most wonderful and prolific portfolio. Careful you don’t overdose!

Stalking again, this time in the leafy, exclusive and oh so expensive suburb of Toorak, Melbourne. Wonderful white voids cut with panes of glass provide drama. Inside blurs with out while water weaves its way where one least expects it. Hate to have to clean the glass but love the idea of opening walls and cut out windows.