Romancing the colour palette
I love BIG colour and who else but home grown fashionites, Romance Was Born, does it so well??
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Tags: , Fashion
Bright shining mecca of design
If you were wondering where all the cool kids in their watermelon sneakers were hanging out, well, it appears to be Koskela's new space in Rosebery. Good grief, its overload of inspiration!
The space itself is every stylist dream, the muted texture of the distressed brick walls and cracked concrete flooring contrasting with the vivacious pops of colour (strategically) strewn around.
The bright 80s neon pink and vibrant yellow of Kate Banzai's wonderful screen prints and bedspreads dominate one corner which are the perfect complement to Kosela's chairs and everpopular lampshades.
Next to that sits a shrine to kids - beds made from branches made up with bedlinen from Rachel Castle, decorate with knitted toys and covetable velvet cushions. Am in love with the huge wombat made from a tree trunk.
Wander further along past the workroom to spy a selection of art installations, Kosela tables with fluro yellow dipped legs, a selection of goodies from Bonnie and Neil. And if thats not enough there's a homewares section replete with ceramics, knitted cacti and a wide selection of arty teatowels (only thing missing were the Materialistic ones...).
Also housed in this design tardis, is The School, the syling school and workshop from stylist and author Megan Morton. Where you too can learn to style with style... so to speak.
All images taken at Kosela. Check it out yourselves and absolutely don't forget to leave enough time for the taste sensation of lunch at the canteen Kitchen by Mike.
Kosela: 1/85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery NSW 2018
Enjoy! x
PS. Flamingo!
Tags: colour, screen prints, shopping
Designer type
Nice work from British lad, George Simkin. Although the name sounds like a fabulously intriguing character from a Graham Greene novel, George is actually a talented designer, illustrator, film maker (the list goes on) hailing from London with a website full of clever and well-crafted work. Favourites include the simply beautiful illuminating Christmas type and his Splendid poster...
Enjoy and keep an eye out from more work from this talented Pom.
Fab poster - could not have said (or drawn) it better.
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Tealight type - watch the film here - very clever and very beautifully done.
Taking handcut lettering to the extreme for magazine front cover.
Again, very well said...
All images from George's website...
Tags: Illustration, poster, type, typography
Love birds
I don't subscribe to the American Hallmark day of enforced love but today's blog is about romantic birds. Well, one in particular. The flamingo.
I stumbled across this splendid jumper on the Liberty website. Ahhh, covet! After I wiped the saliva from my jaw I remembered that the flamingo is a terribly romantic bird and that also today is 14 February. Sooo, it seemed churlish not to share some lovely stuff featuring the pretty flamingo...
London based designer Markus Lupfer is working his bedazzler.
This jumper is sooo covetable but for a whopping 270 pounds maybe not...
Marc Martin and his infinitely lovely screen print.
Sharon Montrose of the Animal Print shop once again captures the simple beauty in animal grace.
(Check out her Little Darlings series - hate to say it but "too cute".)
My all time fav screenprinter, Charley Harper's, Flamingo Ago-go. Brilliantly lovely.
And on that note, I will leave you with some words from the most romantic bird I know, Carol Ann Duffy...
Valentine
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.
Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.
I am trying to be truthful.
Not a cute card or a kissogram.
I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.
Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.
