Loving :: Erin Lightfoot

These beautiful limited edition porcelain bangles are made in Brisbane by Erin Lightfoot. Aren't they divine? They are available in Erin's Etsy shop.

All images: Lightfoot

  


Thanks Marina for telling me about Erin's work!
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DIY Affordable Art - Part 3: Origami

If you're a long-time reader here, you may remember that Roxy (aged 7) is somewhat obsessed with origami. When she discovers a new thing to make she'll fold dozens of them.

Last year when she was six she had a thing about origami fish, so I created an installation in the hall near our front door.

When she was five she loved making origami cups, so we made garlands from them.

Recently we bought some new, very small, origami paper which is 5 cm (2 inches) square.  So Roxy set to work making every origami design she's learnt in miniature, including chatterboxes which she asked me to write on in teeny tiny writing.

Last weekend she called me over to see what she'd created (the photo below on the right). She calls it "origami patchwork", and it's made up of dozens of tiny chatterboxes! I loved it and immediately went looking for a frame so it could be on permanent display.

You can find chatterbox directions here - to make Roxy's patchwork origami complete steps 1 - 4.

So now we have three 'artworks' in our home that only cost a few dollars for a packet of origami paper. I used a box frame we already had for the origami patchwork, but you could also stick the chatterboxes to a piece of card with double sided tape and the blu tac it to the wall. They would also look pretty great in a larger size attached directly to the wall.

Email me some photos if you try any of these ideas!
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Fiber + Chairs

Unexpected.
Creative.
Awesome.

Knitting, weaving and the Eames Wire Chair.

Here on flickr.  Found via Lushlee.

knitting: plainliving   styling: Akira Ishikawa   photo: Osamu Koizumi

Donna Wilson in collaboration with SCP and Ercol for La Fabrika in Brussels.

Found via all the mountains.
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Looking forward to...

This fabulous geometric print fabric (swoon!) coming soon from Prints Charming. I like the stripes too, but the design and colours in the geometric print are just my thing.

Image: Prints Charming
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Loving :: Linus Dean Rugs

Well, loving is an understatement. These are the coolest rugs I think I've ever seen. Strong colours and simple typographic designs make these beauties stand out from the usual suspects. They are designed by Sydney graphic designer Linus Dean (great name!) and hand loomed in Tibet and Nepal from silk and wool. To die for don't you think?

Image Source: Linus Dean
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