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Urban Walkabout Launch Their Pop Up for Christmas…

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by Joanna in Australia, Retail

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Accessories, Australia Design, Australia Made, Christmas Shopping, Homewares, Jewellery, Local Artisan Shopping, Melbourne, Online Shopping, Perth, Scarves, Softies, Sydney, Urban Walkabout

(Image from here)

(Image from here)

So I rang up my local swimming baths. I said ‘Is that the local swimming baths?’ He said ‘It depends where you’re calling from. (Tim Vine)

There’s a great little group of passionate locals who established the very useful Urban Walkabout back in 2006.  They publish a series of free lifestyle guides featuring fashion, food and design destinations in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.

Their printed guides are a great way for locals and visitors alike to discover the best places to eat, drink, shop and more within a given area.

Urban Walkabout say it best: “Our printed guides include an illustrated map and business images and reviews that help direct readers to a carefully curated selection of boutiques, local artisans, galleries, designers, cafes, bars and restaurants in each location.”

And, best of all – you can pick them up for free.

This year, for the first time, Urban Walkabout have launched a new online pop up shop.   It’s a curated collection of unique product from local producers in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth – and, I think they’ve got some very cool wares on offer.

Wanna’ see some of my favourites?

Clem the Herringbone Koala

‘Clem’ The Herringbone Koala
Born and raised in Creswick, Victoria.
Clem is double stitched and lovingly constructed from offcuts salvaged from the local wool mill by the delightful toy maker, Robyn from Sillee Billee. He stands 23cm tall.
$40
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

Rosso Forte's Spremuta scarf.

Rosso Forte Scarf ‘Spremuta’
I love me a scarf… This one is a rustic still life of fruit and assorted produce laid out in preparation. Bold citrus colours are contrasted with light and dark accents. Billowy, lightweight washed silk. Designed and handmade in Italy. It measures 140cm x 160 cm. GORGEOUS!
$229.00
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

Baked Optimism Tin

Baked Optimism Tin
Created by artist Tara Daniel, this tin of Baked Optimism contains exceptionally cheerful baked beans. You can never have too much optimism. Or too many baked beans. I know a girl who loves her baked beans…
Also available in ‘Sliced Pessimism’ variety.
$20
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

L’ascari Man Candle

L’ascari Man Candle
Mancandle is for every man. They apparently allow any man to be able to enhance his space be it at work or at home by being able to customise the scent of his environment with one or a combination of up to four sophisticated fragrances.
With a 27 hour burn time they come beautifully presented in a glass amber jar (height 6.5cm) with screw top lid and packaged in a rigid sliding box.
Fragrances available:
Sawdust – cedar wood & sandalwood paired with patchouli & musk.
Open field – think freshly cut grass & green leaves teamed perfectly with Australian fauna. Fresh just doesn’t cover it!
Old oak tree – a deep earthy fragrance combining oak, woods, amber & citrus fruit. “Smells like a hot man” – as overheard in the Urban Walkabout office.
Espresso – dark roasted coffee beans
$29.00
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

InSync Roost Earrings

InSync Roost Earrings
These earrings by InSync are made from hypoallergenic stainless steel plated with 22 carat yellow matte gold. Each set comes boxed with details about the artist.
Iris Saar Isaacs is a Melbourne based design studio. InSync design studio maintains an independent approach to contemporary jewellery, whilst marrying industrial methods and materials.
$100
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

Vintage Rubber Stamp Set from High Tea with Mrs Woo

Vintage Rubber Stamp Set from High Tea with Mrs Woo
Make your Christmas cards stand out this year! A great box set of vintage-style alphabet and number rubber stamps which make beautiful labels and gift tags. Buy them as a gift or use them to decorate your own. Includes a set of 20 blank gift tags.
Made in Korea (so not strictly local!). They make my ‘haberdashery’ tendencies go bananas!
$50
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

Paper Potter Kit With Heirloom Seed Packs

Paper Potter Kit With Heirloom Seed Packs
I adore this concept! A clever and everlasting tool for pressing biodegradable seedling pots with newspaper. When seedlings are ready, plant them complete with the pot into the ground to avoid disturbing the roots. This beautiful kit includes heirloom seeds of beetroot and cauliflower varieties and paper strips so you are ready to get started straight away! This potter makes approximately 6 x 4.5cm pots.
$38
(Image from Urban Walkabout)

Do go and check out all the offerings at the Urban Walkabout Pop Up here. Unfortunately, shipping is only available within Australia BUT, if you’re planning a visit to Sydney, Melbourne or Perth there’s also the free Urban Walkabout App which brings you a mobile version of the well-known and loved pocket-sized Urban Walkabout guides, to allow you to curate the city your way.

Orla Kiely’s Thumb is Greener Than Mine…

07 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by Joanna in Design

≈ 10 Comments

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Accessories, Candle, Gardening, Home and Garden, Orla Kiely, Outdoor Furniture, Pattern, Print, Shopping, Surface Design, Terrace

Orla Kiely Petal Garden Print(Image from Print and Pattern)

Orla Kiely Petal Garden Print
(Image from here)

When one of my plants dies, I die a little inside, too. (Linda Solegato)

Lisa, I feel the same way, only it is a feeling I am quite used to because I am no gardener…

I am, however, a girl who has just had her deck done. As a result, I’m a happy little Vegemite – we can now sit outside and enjoy the balmy, BBQ weather down here. The only problem, is that with the temperate weather come the mozzies (that’s mosquitos to those of you who don’t speak Australian) AND mozzies love me with a passion. So, I have been hunting me down some appropriately attractive citronella candle vessels. Not quite as easy as one might imagine but I think I may finally have a winner.

And, here’s what I came up with – Orla Kiely’s planter in green:

Orla Kiely's Planter in Green(Image from here)

Orla Kiely’s Planter in Green
(Image from here)

Now, I know what you’re going to say – these beautiful babies are planters not candle receptacles, but work with me. Here’s a wee snap of the Orla Kiely planter with the gorgeous and fragrant (with lavender and citronella) candles in them:

MY Orla Kiely Planters (Snap by TSL)

MY Orla Kiely Planters
(Snap by TSL)

I think they work. Well, too bad if they don’t because they’re now in situ and the parents are visiting from across the ditch, so no time to change…

We bought our Orla Kiely planters from the very stylish Terrace in Woollahra. If you’d like to see more of the very talented Orla Kiely and her world of surface design, you can check out her site here.

Swash of London is Pretty Swish…

13 Thursday Sep 2012

Posted by Joanna in Design, Fashion

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Accessories, Colette, Cornwall, England, Fashion, Hyères, Japan, Liberty, London, Net A Porter, Penzance, Sarah Swash, Scarves, Shopping, silk scarf, style, Swash, Toshio Yamanaka

Dog Printed iPhone 4 Case by Swash

Dog Printed iPhone 4 Case by Swash
£38 from Net-A-Porter

It has, by my rough calculation, been far too long since my last scarf post…

Today I bring you the extremely talented duo from Swash, Sarah Swash and Toshio Yamanaka. The pair are known for their signature hand-drawn and painted artworks.

Like so many creative types I admire, Sarah and Toshio met at Central Saint Martins, then spent time in Sarah’s hometown of Penzance, Cornwall before working in Toshio’s home of Japan for a year. The brand emerged after they won the prestigious Hyères prize in 2004. They were later invited back to exhibit 100 framed drawings, a scarf retrospective and 3D sculptural installation.

Another important landmark in the partnership came in 2005 when Swash acquired their beautiful whippet Candy, who quickly became an inspirational talisman and recurring motif in their designs – clearly, a design team with impeccable taste!

Candy the Whippet

Candy, the Whippet
Part of the Cinerous Forest printed silk scarf
£229.17 from Net-A-Porter

Today they are based in East London. See what you think…

The Cinerous Forest printed silk scarf by Swash

The Cinerous Forest printed silk scarf by Swash
£229.17 from Net-A-Porter

Midnight Heligan printed silk scarf by Swash

Midnight Heligan printed silk scarf by Swash
£229 from Net-A-Porter

Heliotrope Snaffle wool, cashmere and silk-blend scarf by Swash

Heliotrope Snaffle wool, cashmere and silk-blend scarf by Swash
£321 from Net-A-Porter (yes – that’s £321!!!)

Chronometers wool-blend voile scarf by Swash

Chronometers wool-blend voile scarf by Swash
£321 from Net-A-Porter (No – it didn’t get any cheaper the 2nd time around…)

Conveniently, Colette in Paris and Liberty of London both stock Swash scarves. Of course, after picking up one of their gorgeous wool-blend babies, I won’t be able to afford much else, but hey – what’s a girl to do…?

Swash have a pretty swish website. You can check it out here.

Jamin Puech of Paris – Not Just Any Old Handbag

02 Thursday Aug 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Belinda, Clothing, Fashion Design, Handbag, Handbags and Purses, Jamin Puech, Pamela Stephenson, Paris, Shopping, Womens Fashion

My Jamin Puech Bag

My Jamin Puech Bag
(Image by TSL)

A woman’s mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag; even when you get to the bottom of it, there is ALWAYS something at the bottom to surprise you! (Billy Connelly)

I suspect one advantage of being married to Pamela Stephenson is that you learn never to take women for granted!

I was never a prolific purchaser of handbags kind of girl when I was younger. I was more of the ‘why would I need more than one?’ school. This may have had something to do with the fact that I tend to carry a fair amount of ‘stuff’ in my handbag, so transferring everything just to colour co-ordinate seemed like too big a chore.

My prerequisites for the appropriate bag-du-jour were not too complicated – a quality, mid-sized, black number that was capable of being carried over the shoulder AND one that zipped up (to stop any potential wandering fingers) and preferably had rivets on the bottom so that the leather wouldn’t scratch when the bag was on the ground.

This rule stood me in fairly good stead through my teens, twenties and well into my thirties. Somehow, I have now come unstuck. I say this, because I have this week started a serious wardrobe clean out*. I have discovered more handbags than I realised I had. There are two reasons for this.

Reason number 1 – LM. He is responsible for the purchase of three handbags (including the quirky purple Jamin Puech number pictured above)

Reason number 2 – the older I get, the more I like to wear colour. My plain-Jane black number is fine for everyday, but sometimes a girl just needs to inject some colour into her outfit.

Which brings me to Jamin Puech, another label I plan on checking out when I am in Paris. In a market that is becoming more and more uniform, personalised creativity and quality have allowed the duo at Jamin Puech to build up a strong reputation for designing unique handbags.

I like the brand’s quirky style – Whilst retaining its own identity, the trademark Jamin Puech relies constantly on new inspirations to create surprises. Evening and day hand bags exist in hundreds of shapes and forms: purses, pouches, reticules, shopping bags, clutch bags, bags or satchels. They are made of traditional materials as well as of modern ones and mix raffia, wood, wool, horn, plastic, with simple cottons or precious silk or special leathers.

Here are a few of the ones I particularly like – and I do realise the first one is black BUT check out the texture!:

Rosalinda Bag by Jamin Puech

Rosalinda Bag by Jamin Puech
Cow leather tote made of flower shape hemstitched patches, sewn together. A big zipped-up cotton pocket is sewn in the bag as a compartment.
Five metallic protection studs on the bottom.
Closure : Metallic zip-up.
Interior : Raw leather. A zipped-up flat pocket in cotton printed lining.
Delivered with a fabric pouch in printed cotton.
(Image from Jamin Puech)

Felix iPad Wallet by Jamin Puech

Felix iPad Wallet by Jamin Puech
iPad cover case in nubuck leather, with patchwork of four different colors.
Closure: a metallic tuck closure.
Delivered with a fabric pouch in printed cotton.
(Image from Jamin Puech)

Bella Done Bag by Jamin Puech

Bella Done Bag by Jamin Puech
little messenger bag, in cow leather with contrasted colored selvedges. A large flap closed with a wood button like an apple with 2 leaves.
Handle: to be worn like a hobo or on the shoulder; cotton handle: 29 cm. (adjustable)
Interior: One small zipped pocket inside on the back
Delivered with a fabric pouch in printed cotton.
(Image from Jamin Puech)

Caroube Bag by Jamin Puech

Caroube Bag by Jamin Puech
Little evening bag in openwork cotton with embroidered flowers and various sizes beads all over the bag. Its base is in plain leather.
Closure : Metallic clasp with decorative pearls.
Handles : To be worn on the shoulder. Thin leather plaited handle: 49 cm.
Interior : Cotton printed lining. Cotton lace piping around the metallic closure.
Delivered with a fabric pouch in printed cotton.
(Image from Jamin Puech)

Now, I do have to add a small disclaimer. Not ALL the Jamin Puech bags are for me – after all, I’m just a conservative Kiwi girl from the bottom of the world and some of their bags can get pretty avant-garde BUT I just love my purple number with its pink & orange detachable pom-pom, and I am confident there will be plenty of choice for me when I visit the store in Paris!

If you would like to check out the Jamin Puech site to find out where your closest store is, or perhaps buy from their on-line shop, you can access it here.

In Sydney, Jamin Puech is stocked by Belinda at 29 William Street, Paddington.

* because I am putting off the under-bed clean out

Epice Spices Things Up…

18 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Art, Clothing, Design, Fashion, Fashion Design, Menswear, Paris, Printing, Scarf, Shopping

épice scarf
(Image from here)

épice scarf
(Image from here)

Well, it wouldn’t be a trip to Paris without one or two beautiful scarf acquisitions now, would it? And, one of my favourite scarf labels has got to be épice.

Launched by Bess Nielsen and Jan Machenhauer in 1999 with the goal of creating gorgeous textiles for pleasure – subtlety of colour, softness of touch and beautiful weaves and prints, an épice number guarantees you many admiring comments (I know because I always get them when I’m wearing my, to date, sole épice scarf).

épice scarf
(Image from here)

épice scarf
(Image from here)

And, for you fashion forward boys who like to accessorise… Don’t think you miss out. Epice has been creating their mens collection since 2006. With the same authenticity and style, and quite fabulous enough for us to ‘borrow’ when the urge strikes…

épice scarf for men (& sometimes women!)
(Image from here)

If you are lucky enough to be heading to Paris, the Epice showroom is at 79, rue des Archives, 75003 Paris. Otherwise, their website is charming. You can get to it here.

My Infinite Home by Hanemaai

25 Monday Jun 2012

Posted by Joanna in Design

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Accessories, craft, culture, Interior design, Living Simply, Luggage, Maya Angelou, Minimalism, Netherlands, Shopping, Suitcase, T.S. Eliot, Textile Design, Travel, Wood

My Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer

My Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer
(Image © Hanemaai)

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. (Maya Angelou)

How brilliant is this concept by Hanemaai? Seriously? A choice of two portable objects for storage that have the double function of a suitcase and a personal ‘show ‘n’ tell’. You carry them with you or put them down as personal shelving. Best of all, they transport what you need, and show what you have chosen to take with you. In these days of accumulating less stuff (which I have yet to master), and living more simply and sustainably, this gorgeous design by Jolien Hanemaaijer has got to take the cake.

This project started from Jolien’s personal experience with extensive traveling and having to live out of one suitcase. She had to make choices about what to bring and what to leave behind. While making these choices was hard, it also allowed her to get rid of unnecessary things. In Jolien’s words, “the important and good items that you decide to bring are the objects that define your identity.” What would you choose?

The suitcases are made from bended beech, leather and metal. The objects kept in place by elastic bands that are pulled through small holes in the wooden frame. If you want to bring a lot of luggage, you simply adjust the elastics.

Home is where one starts from. (T.S. Eliot)

My Infinite Home by Jolien HanemaaijerMy Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer

My Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer

My Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer
(All images © Hanemaai)

My Infinite Home by Jolien Hanemaaijer

Jolien Hanemaaijer Traveling With Her Infinite Home
(Image © Hanemaai)

Jolien Hanemaaijer currently lives in the Netherlands. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague) with a degree in Textile Design, she started her own design company called Hanemaai. If you’d like to learn more about here fab’ designs (this is not the only one!), you can access her site here. She is definitely a designer to watch, I reckon!

(I am off taking a wee sojourn to sunny Queensland over the next few days which means my response times to your comments may be a little slower than usual. I do love hearing from you, so please don’t stop! – It may just take me a little longer to get back to you. Cheers!)

Scarf Alchemy at Liberty!

15 Friday Jun 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Art, Best Of British, Clothing, Colour, Design, Fashion Design, Hermes, Illustration, Liberty, London, Pen and ink, Scarf, Scarves, Shopping, style, Surface Design, Textiles

Puppy Passions Silk Scarf by Silken Favours

Puppy Passions Silk Scarf by Silken Favours
100% Silk, 90cm x 90cm
My favourite!
(Image sourced from Liberty)

I know, I know… Not all of you are scarfaholics like me. Never the less, I just had to share these wee finds with you. The so-kitsch-they’re-cool Silken Favours hand drawn illustrative prints turn the cutesy into the oh-so-cool with their gorgeous range of scarves.

Discovered at the Liberty best of British open call in 2011, Victoria Murdoch is the creative talent and creator behind Silken Favours. Finding her inspiration in the natural world, Vicki uses traditional, intricate and very time-consuming pen and ink techniques, evoking imagery that is both otherworldly yet also strangely familiar. She takes a playful and warm-hearted approach to her subjects.

Have a look and see what you think…

Precious Pussies Silk Scarf by Silken Favours

Precious Pussies Silk Scarf by Silken Favours
100% Silk, 90cm x 90cm
(Image sourced from Liberty)

I Love Everything Silk Scarf by Silken Favours

I love Everything Silk Scarf by Silken Favours
100% Silk, 90cm x 90cm
(Image sourced from Liberty)

Kaleidoscopic Crustacean Silk Scarf by Silken Favours

Kaleidoscopic Crustacean Silk Scarf by Silken Favours
100% Silk, 90cm x 90cm
For the Cancerian in your life!
(Image sourced from Liberty)

But wait! – There’s more…

In the event you are not a scarfaholic, you can pick up one of Silken Favours gorgeous  illustrative numbers in a silk cushion. One such as this, no less:

Butterflies Beasticles Silk Cushion by Silken Favours

Butterflies Beasticles Silk Cushion by Silken Favours
Silk cushion featuring butterflies in a heart-shaped design with a pale pink background on the front, black reverse cover and pink piped edging. 45cm x 45cm
(Image sourced from Liberty)

AND, if that wasn’t enough, I have still more!

Nope! It’s not a set of steak knives. It’s this wonderful discovery I made a while back where the gorgeous Liberty’s scarf alchemist, Lauranne Plat teaches you, me, and everybody, how to tie scarves like only the French, the Liberty style queens, and Hermes employees know how. Click through here to check out the You Tube vid’ if you don’t believe me… She’s gorgeous AND practical.

And, one last thing… While the Silken Favours collection is available exclusively through Liberty, Vicki Murdoch offers a bespoke service where she will design a personalised scarf for you or a loved one for £475.00. Bargain! You can see more here.

Oh – the Liberty sales started this week (online included!)!

Lily and Lionel and This Sydney Life?

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Clothing, Colour, culture, Design, Fashion Design, In Pursuit of More, Liberty, Lily and Lionel, London, London College of Fashion, Scarf, Scarves, Shopping, Sydney, Vancouver

'Paris by Night' scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘Paris by Night’ cityscape scarf by Lily and Lionel
Shira – this one is for you!
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

The very lovely and energetic Shira is a blogging buddy of mine over at In Pursuit of More. I’ve never met Shira. She lives in Vancouver, I live in Sydney. Shira has just cleaned out her wardrobe. Good for her. I mean that. I always have the best of intentions when it comes to purging my closet/pantry/drawers (or whatever else requires a clean out), but then I get side-tracked. Mainly because I would rather do almost anything than that. Even iron.

Anyhoo, the lovely Shira and I have a mutual passion for scarves. (I feel I should mention here that Shira did not purge herself of any of her scarves – so, it seems she’s not that virtuous!) We got into a short discussion about this yesterday and I thought it was time for another post about my scarf du jour…

Let me introduce you to the wonderful, covetable* scarves of Lily and Lionel.

I just can’t decide whether I prefer the ‘Cityscape’ range…

'New York Cityscape' scarf by Lily and Lionel

'New York Cityscape' scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘New York Cityscape’ scarf by Lily and Lionel
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

'City of London' by Lily and Lionel

'City of London'  cityscape scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘City of London’ cityscape scarf by Lily and Lionel
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

Or, the slightly quirkier, more British, ‘Beside the Seaside’ range…

'Gift Shop' scarf by Lily and Lionel

'Gift Shop' scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘Gift Shop’ scarf by Lily and Lionel
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

'Eastbourne Beach- scarf by Lily and Lionel

'Eastbourne Beach- scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘Eastbourne Beach’ scarf by Lily and Lionel
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

'Beach Huts' scarf by Lily and Lionel

'Beach Huts' scarf by Lily and Lionel

‘Beach Huts’ scarf by Lily and Lionel
(Image © Lily and Lionel)

All the scarves shown are 50% cotton, 50% bamboo and 90 x 200cm.

The fabulous accessories boutique Lily and Lionel was founded by London College of Fashion graduate Alice Stone. According to her bio, “an on-going family heritage within the textile industry, combined with her love of fashion, has allowed Alice to create a gorgeous selection of scarves and leather accessories.” Alice’s grandparents – the original Lily and Lionel, established the family roots within fashion during their early years. Lily was a dressmaker who had a strong talent for design, creating and making all of her own clothes, whilst Lionel supplied apparel to some of London’s most glamorous boutiques and stores.

Oh, a couple of questions… Do you have a favourite? And, are there enough fellow scarf lovers out there for a regular fortnightly or monthly scarf-centric post?

Lily and Lionel sell online through here and at one of my favourite stores ever, Liberty in London.

*I think I’m leaning towards ‘New York Cityscape’. Are you reading, LM?

The Amazing Hand-Embroidered World of Paschbeck Fummel+Kram

22 Tuesday May 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Caro & Co Concept Store, Clothing, Colour, craft, Design, Embroidery, Paschbeck Fummel + Kram, Scarf, Scarves, Shopping, Silk, Surface Design

If you had not already worked it out after reading a few of my posts (here and here), I love scarves. Maybe it’s because I really love colour but tend to wear a lot of monochromatic clothes? I don’t know. What I do know is that accessories are my friend.

I have just discovered the fabulously funky world of Paschbeck Fummel+Kram. Perhaps I have had my head in the sand and the rest of the world has already discovered the hand-stitched and appliquéd doodle-like designs that oh-so colourfully adorn scarves and bags and shirts and more; or perhaps I can introduce you to the super-stylish Paschbeck Fummel+Kram for the first time…?

Let’s begin with a couple of their wonderfully generous scarves. These are core pieces for the label and are made of quality cotton or silk, hand-woven and hand dyed. The colourful embroideries are elaborately manufactured by hand. “The production of a single piece takes about 6 weeks”, according to Angelika Paschbeck.

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's  Scarf 'My Dog' in Petrol

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s Scarf ‘My Dog’ in Petrol
Hand embroidered cotton scarf with silk appliques and lots of wee tassels
120cm x 120cm
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's Scarf 'City Map Hong kong'

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s Scarf ‘City Map Hong kong’
Screenprinted scarf topped with hand embroidery
110cm x 110cm, hand wash
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

And then there are the hand embroidered clothes. Yes, I said hand-embroidered!:

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's Simple Top in Grey

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s Simple Top in Grey
Light summer top with hand embroidery and lace appliques on both sides
30% silk, 70% cotton
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's T-Shirt 'Rich Summer'

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s T-Shirt ‘Rich Summer’
Front and back are hand embroidered. Each t-shirt is unique.
100% cotton
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's Knit Cap in Dark Grey

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s Knit Cap in Dark Grey
100% alpaca, hand-knitted in Peru with and finished with hand embroidered silk
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

I’m seriously lusting after one of these beaded bags. (sigh)

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram's Glitter Bag

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram’s Glitter Bag
Canvas covered in hundreds of beads, sequins and silk embroidery
24cm x 22cm
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

And, if – like me – your budget doesn’t quite reach to one of the hand-crafted items shown, every time you purchase one of these notebooks, you sponsor a street child in India for a month. I think they’re just beautiful.

Image of Paschbeck Fummel + Kram Notebook in Pink

Paschbeck Fummel+Kram Notebook in Pink
Also available in purple, orange and grey
Hand-crafted notebook with 2 different papers. Both the cover and the back are hand embroidered.
(Image sourced from Fummel und Kram)

Angelika Paschbeck is the founder, owner and head of design at Paschbeck Fummel+Kram. She founded the label back in 2003 (where was I?). At the beginning, the label consisted of only a small line of hand-made pieces. Today there is a full-scale collection made up of selected vibrant scarves, bags, womenswear – all full of humorous designs, embroidered (and sometimes dyed) and made from high quality natural fabrics and inspired by influences such as childhood memories and current affairs.

You can purchase items from the Paschbeck Fummel+Kram range online here. I’m starting to save my pennies now…

In Sydney, there is a small selection of Paschbeck Fummel+Kram available at Caro & Co Concept Store in Westfield Mall, Pitt Street.

Richard Weston – an Unlikely Fashion Designer

03 Thursday May 2012

Posted by Joanna in Fashion

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Accessories, Art, Britain's Next Big Thing, Clothing, Colour, Design, Eveything Begins, Lake Como, Liberty, Richard Weston, Scarf, Shopping, Silk

Richard Weston
The man behind Weston Scarves

Last year we watched a fabulous series on the goggle-box – ‘Britain’s Next Big Thing’. If you didn’t see it, it featured three of Britain’s retail giants asking members of the public to supply them with the next bestselling product by allowing unknown designers and producers to pitch directly to the retail industry’s power-brokers and have the opportunity to get their product stocked in prestigious shops. One of the retail giants was Liberty of London – one of my all-time favourite places to shop. It was compelling viewing for a wee arts and crafts hunter-gatherer like me!

There were some amazing designers, but my favourite was the unexpected and delightfully quirky Professor Richard Weston, a Professor of Architecture who creates his stunning and unique scarves from high quality scans of precious stones and fossils. He was so passionate about his unusual product – it was a joy to watch.

I’m a wee bit of a scarf collector but I don’t (yet) have one of these beauties. The Weston Silk scarves are each unique pieces inspired by the forms, patterns and colours found in nature. Richard Weston’s collection of luscious silk scarves are handcrafted and then printed on the banks of Lake Como with his unique mineral, stone and fossil designs.

Have a look and see what you think…

Image of Elestial Quartz Weston Silk Scarf (Draped)

Image of Elestial Quartz Weston Silk Scarf

Elestial Quartz Silk Scarf - 138cm x 138cm
(available from Everything Begins)

Image of Mexican Smoky Fluorite Scarf

Image of Mexican Smoky Fluorite Silk Scarf

Mexican "Smoky" Fluorite Scarf - 138cm x 138cm
(available from Everything Begins)

Image of Weston Fluorite Silk Scarf

Image of Fluorite Silk Scarf

Fluorite Silk Scarf - 138cm x 138cm
(available from Everything Begins)

Weston Scarves are available from Liberty (here) or Everything Begins has a selection (here).

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