Skinny notebook

My sister gave me a little easter gift of a skinny notebook by Sarah Hough - looked her up on the web because this little book is just to good to use I think. Beautiful designs.

Street furniture

Street furniture by Naho Matsuno Japanese designer - I would like this to spin and become a round about for kids of all ages.

Flower lamp

road side scholar has a great section on lamps well worth a look. This one is by designer mary ann williams, and is made out of 100% felted wool.

Clever packaging

These arrived by email from a friend and they made me smile

ecojot

I came across this fab range through Victoria E's blog . Ecojot are made by the mirage paper co based in Ontario. The whole range is made from recycled paper. I have always been disappointed that to many manufactures recycled had to somehow look mean wholesome, little bit rough or lumpy and bumpy. Here is an example of good quality design which just happens to be recycled.

willow and stone

Lovely new shop called willow and stone opened in Falmouth selling reclaimed and reproduction pieces - My sister who is just crazy for old objects went weak at the knees when she saw the shop recently when visiting from Scotland.

Irana Douer

Came across this work on creature comforts and thought they were wonderful

annaloucah

Annaloucah is producing some beautiful jewellery at present - they are bold statements. Would love to own them all.

posch bags

posch bags

by luce beaulieu, canada

reversible bags with 2 different designs
hand -made from 100% cotton knot-tied shoulder strap

authentics

This company Authentics (Germany) was featured on the television last night - they create beautiful products out of plastic. I love plastic products - find the sustainable issue conflicting but the shapes, forms and colours you get with today's manufacturing processes are wonderful.

Passchal

Passchal are an american company making products made from recycled truck and tractor tire inner-tubes that are collected from tire centers before they are discarded. The cleaning process can take up to three days of soaking in an environmentally friendly solution.

Untouched world

Found this link through my friend Alix now living it up in New Zealand - great clothing store Untouched World store in Wellington with an ethical vision.

lost and found stool

I love this stool from Demakersvan, made from leather it was made using a shoe stitching machine.

Lotta jansdotter

Discovered Lotta Jansdotter through an article in the latest Craft - love her simple graphics and colours

St. Bartholomew’s Church by Maxim Velcovsky

Article about St Bartholomews church by Maxim Velcovsky. Simply beautiful interior shots

Hidden Art

'Hidden Art is a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports and promotes designer-makers, a process that offers benefits to the overall design community'

It is great place to see what is new and fresh in the designer makers sector. Most of these makers come out of Falmouth College of art, Falmouth.

Mercadoimaginario

Came across Mecrado imaginario on Flickr, it is a Brazilian site. The colours, shapes, styles are all so brilliant - it makes me want to quit the job and do the same.

Inspiration book

I came across this inspiration book on il bloggo. It is so lovely to see this type of personal collection as it gives you a real incite into the person behind the blog.

Childrens clothes from UNIFORM studio

I stumbled on these delightful children's clothes by UNIFORM studio - they are great. There are echos of Quaker style in them. The colours are fab as well - earthy and soft hues a great change from camouflage gear my son wants to wear

Studiomama

I just love this shelving, makes me want to chuck out all my furniture and start again.

BUT would my children climb the wall!!!

This custom-made bookshelf is made out of 12mm oak planks. It is self-supporting and has no visible fittings so it can be dismantled and re-used.

Studiomama is based in London and owned by the designer Nina Tolstrup. She trained as a designer at the prestigious Les Ateliers school of industrial design in Paris.