i’ve never ridden a bike in london. truth be told, i’ve never ridden a bike anywhere. a nasty incident when i was younger put me off for life, but it’s getting harder and harder to ignore the lure of the bicycle, especially now beg bicycles are on my radar! beg bicycles combine gorgeous retro charm [...]
i stayed in a wonderful apartment in stockholm last week with my travelling companion katie (confessions of a design geek) which we found through airbnb, a global network of accomodations offered by locals. airbnb provides a community marketplace for you to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world, and with listings in over [...]
pancakes are the way to my heart, and this delightful photograph by nina broberg for ikea livet hemma of a lover’s breakfast looks blissful to me! i’m in stockholm today for the furniture fair; d’you think if i stop by ikea they’ll serve me up some heart-shaped pancakes in one of their show bedrooms? and [...]
i’m lucky enough to have indulged my wanderlust a little over the weekend, and whilst in paris stayed in a rather stylish little design hotel south of the city; an ideal hotel if you will. the newly renovated (in fact, there are still renovations going on!) ideal hôtel is located in port d’orléans and offers an [...]
1. macaron | 2. macaron | 3. mixed macarons | 4. macarons gregory renard à la tour eiffel i’m in paris for the weekend attending maison et objet, and hopefully indulging in a few of these delectable little treats too! i’m looking forward to sharing all the new designs and emerging trends from maison with [...]
when i stayed at the lloyd hotel in amsterdam last year, i was shown a little preview of their soon-to-be launched sister hotel, the exchange. now recently opened, the new hotel is located on one of the liveliest and oldest streets of amsterdam and is part of ‘the red carpet’ – an urban renewal project [...]
i recieved a wonderful little bottle of olivers & co black truffle oil for christmas, and it has proved to be a revelation in my kitchen! i was (naturally) initially seduced by the dainty little bottle and beautiful packaging, but as soon as i uncorked the oil the heady aroma of tuber melanosporum filled the [...]
now i realise that bright white luggage is entirely impractical, but these ultra-luxe valextra calfskin trolleys certainly tick my checklist boxes of super sleek, smart and stylish. if only they checked the bank-balance box too…
with all the dismal weather we’ve had these past few days i’m dreaming about about getting away from it all and cosying up in a snug little bolt-hole, and one of these adorable mini caravans would be just the ticket! these refurbished mobile homes are housed inside the factory-setting of silke lorenzen and sarah vollmer’s [...]
