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Citta Design: Greece Under the Sun

I've shared my love for New Zealand homewares brand Citta Design many times before, and I thought it might be fun to share a few of my favourite pieces from their new  Greece Under the Sun collection....

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Amy Sullivan Illustration

I really like these modernist-style botanical illustrations and prints from Amy Sullivan, an illustrator and designer based in Colorado, USA. Amy has a love of Scandinavian folk art, vintage...

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George Nelson exhibition @ The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney

Last weekend Adam and I headed up to Sydney to celebrate our anniversary. I'll be sharing some photos from our trip a little later in the week, but first I wanted to share a couple of (poor quality...

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A Sunny Afternoon

It's not very often that you come across a homewares collection and love every single piece, but that's exactly how I feel about A Sunny Afternoon. This online pop-up shop and product line comes from...

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Sydney

As promised earlier in the week, here are a few photographs from our recent Sydney trip! Aside from one bad dining experience, we had a really great time in Sydney. Having not visited for around five...

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Rifle Paper Co. Recipe Tins

Hello lovely readers! I've been a bit quiet around these parts lately, hasn't I? I'd love to tell you it's because I've been relaxing on holiday or working on an amazing project, but the truth is that...

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Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods

Are you ready for some cute overload, stationery style? This super sweet range of paper goods comes from Malaysian stationer Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods (see, even the name is cute!). Run by...

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Mrs Eliot Books Serving Trays

On Monday I mentioned that I love a good tin. Well, surprise surprise, I also love a good serving tray. I know, shock horror! But when it comes to kitchenware, I just can't help myself. These lovely...

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Life Lately: September

Hello there, did you have a nice weekend? I finally had a day off to myself, but ended up spending it doing chores and getting myself ready for the week ahead. Don't you hate being responsible like...

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Orla Kiely Home Book

Homewares queen Orla Kiely has just released a new book, and it's gone straight to the top of my birthday/Christmas wishlist! Titled Home, this is Orla's second book and follows on from her first...

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Patterned Card Collection by Caren Barry

Caren Barry is a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in Cambridge, UK. I've been following Caren on Instagram for a while now, and was delighted to see that, after going freelance earlier...

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Oh Happy Day design blog party @ West Elm Melbourne

On Monday night I was lucky enough to attend a design blog party at the new Melbourne West Elm, organised by the lovely Jaclyn of Blog Society and featuring special guest Jordan from Oh Happy Day!. To...

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Marimekko Weather Diary Dinnerware

For my birthday last year my lovely boyfriend bought me a few pieces of Marimekko dinnerware. I'd been after some Marimekko for the longest time, and I'm completely in love with them, but this new...

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My Live Love Stationery

I recently spotted these great little notebooks from My Live Love on Etsy and wanted to share, because who doesn't love a good black and white geometric pattern? I know I sure do! Based in Latvia and...

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I Like It. What Is It? by Anthony Burrill

More exciting book news to share this month, with the release of British designer Anthony Burrill's first book, I Like It. What Is It? Published by Laurence King, the book brings together a collection...

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Hello Pants / Anna Dance

I recently stumbled across the work of Anna Dance, aka Hello Pants, an illustrator and graphic designer based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Anna has a quirky sense of humour (evidenced by her...

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Life Lately: October

October was a pretty good month, filled with creativity and adventures. Above is a selection of photographs from my Instagram feed, and some of my favourite moments included:+ A trip to beautiful...

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Going Danish

Some super sweet prints from Scandinavian freelance illustrator Mariann Doherty of Going Danish. All prints are based on Mariann's original illustrations and printed on 250gsm textured fine art paper....

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Wilsons Promontory

Last week I mentioned that we visited Wilsons Promontory National Park, and today I thought I'd share some photos from our trip. Wilsons Prom is located in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, and...

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Fish Creek Cottage

Following on from last week's post, I thought I'd share a few photos of where we stayed during our visit to South Gippsland. This isn't a sponsored post at all, I just liked our stay so much that I...

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The Design Files Open House 2013

This past weekend saw the return of the annual Design Files Open House. You might remember my posts about the 2012 and 2011 events, and this year saw Lucy, Lisa Marie and the rest of the Design Files...

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The Under $25 Australian Gift Guide (for cool ladies)

Oh, hi there December, where the hell did you come from?! I feel like you've completely snuck up on me, and I am not at all prepared for birthday/Christmas month (both mine and Adam's birthdays are in...

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The High Country, Victoria

In lieu of a proper holiday this year (our UK trip doesn't really count, as it was more about visiting family and friends!), Adam and I have been making the most of our weekends by getting out and...

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Wish You Were Here 2014 Charity Calendar

I don't often make snap purchases, but as soon as I saw this calendar it went straight into my shopping basket. Titled Wish You Were Here, this is the third annual charity calendar project from...

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Hello, 2014

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