stylish nomad

… that's my home!
I've been travelling so much lately…
next stop Toronto!

Found the perfect purple panama for summer
from Paul Smith SS14 by Christy's.

deciduous diversion

What better playtime on this rainy, end-of-vacation-Sunday,
than Cubebot, by David Weeks Studio in NYC.

Made of tactile wood,
this Shinto Kumiki inspired modular robot,
will have everyone in the family
trying to strike an impressive pose.
Addictive and fun.

nothing but blue skies

Nothing but blue skies and beautiful sun,
down here in Verona. Thought I'd share some
Rimini sun power from Aldo Londi for Bitossi of Italy.

Rimini blu line is identified as Bitossi's signature.
It has been in production since 1953.
It features articles embossed by hand
with the typical texture of Rimini blu.

a bard's birthday

How fitting to be in Verona
on Shakespeare's 450th birthday?!?
Managed to manoeuvre the throngs of tourists
to catch a glimpse of Juliet's ill-fated balcony.

i've loved everything I've read, seen or acted in.
Later in the day, I climbed up the vineyard behind our apartment
and stumbled across a bush of beautiful pink roses.
My illustration was complete.

lips by your hips

Saw this eye-catching clutch by Lulu Guiness SS14
in a window in Verona.
Shiny, black lips for a dark night out.

Don't you just want to hold these lips
by your hips?!?
nothing like a little shiny black perspex
to get the night started.

goodbye gabo

Today is a sad one. one of my favourite writers, silenced.
RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Thought this chinti and parker
love tee captured the moment
– what he wrote about best.

He left a legacy of writing.
Pick up Love in the Time of Cholera
or 100 Years of Solitude to disappear
into his magical reality.

voodoo is the new vogue

Marni dazzles with this necklace which
verges on voodoo chic.

Marni SS14