Designalogue

Whoops.  Its again been a while! ….. I’m sick of apologising for delayed absences and it makes  a very boring blog – so, lets just move on shall we?

I do promise that my next post wont be all about me! (also makes for a boring blog!)  But for now, please indulge me as I just had to sneak this picture (yes, blurry picture!) in of a project I have in the works:

I am really pleased with how its coming together and even more pleased that its now out of the confines of  my head and in the real world!

The turquoise velvet chair really had my heart a flutter as do the blinds that look so beautiful (um…if I do say so myself!) Still to come is a cabinet that I have designed, made from reclaimed timber in an ebonised finish using all natural finishes including bees wax.

My client and I are also investigating different heating options, and looking at using this groovy number which burns ethanol, a clean heating alternative which doesnt require a bulky flue and doesnt dry the air out. Very cool, but requires some further investigating…

As I am self imposing a ban on my self promotion here for a while…. I will just sneak this link in…… the lovely and clever Tess McCabe of Creative Women’s circle has included me in a profile series she is doing for the CWC blog.   here if you want to read a wee bit more about me!

And for the creative women of Melbourne out there (little red… I’m talking to you!) you might be interested in checking out the next CWC meeting, its always inspiring to here the triumphs and the woes of other creative women face in their own businesses.

Just saying!

I have written before about my love for glass genie bottles in an obsession confession (see here)

Its a continued and long loving obsession of mine, so imagine my delight when I came across some more genie bottle eye candy for me to drool over!

It was like the clouds parted I tell you!!

Jonathon Adler via House of Turquoise

Nathan Egan

Christopher Maya

John Ellis Photography

Via Desire to Inspire

Via Simply Grove

Via Bahrainidiva

Brown Design

Brown Design

By the way, in my collection of many, I’m still yet to come across a genie, so no wishes have been granted.

I am quite sulky about this!

I have been a busy girl of late with quite a few installations happening almost all at once! So in the spirit of sharing, and to appease my guilt at not attending to Designalogue Blog much of late, here are some ‘crappy snaps’ I have taken of an apartment I have been working on.  

The scatter cushions sent some serious love chills my way and I have to admit when I picked them up from my brilliant cushion maker, I had to pull myself together, be strong to and stop them from finding a home on my sofa! Such is the trouble with this line of work…

The photos don’t do the fabric justice, The fabric and colours are just stunning and I love love! 

Once I have proper photos that do the art the justice they deserve, I will tell you more about the paintings. But in short they are Google Earth images of the coast line of our home town and surround and are a mix of resin and silver leaf and even have a diamond or two!! 

That is all!

And good luck checking me outta there….

I spied this over at Dales’ HDI Blog and felt the need to on-share as it makes me sigh with a heart warming AHH. I love it. I love it. I just love it. I want to jump on that bed and wrap myself in the rainbow blanket before my eyes.  

Hmm. Too much? 

This bed of yum is one of Missoni’s ‘designer’ hotels set to open in both Edinburgh or Kuwait later in the year and also explains the Missoni product all over it! 

I’m checking me in, but think I will head Edinburgh way, as Kuwait is still a little close to the action for my comfort!

You know, I’ve been pondering a lately: I wonder what it means that I am a girl who is pretty much dressed head to toe in black day after day -HATES wearing colour, but have decorated my own home with a HEAP of colour? Really, is there a psychological issue here? 

Oh mother Oprah, show me the way…

Maybe she could do an ‘expose’ on people who need colour?

Just saying, thats all. 

Oh and another thing I feel the need to on-share. In case you lot over in other parts of the blogosphere world think I’m all crazy with the spelling – fear not, here in Australia – we spell colour with the U in it.

We also drive on the other side of the road to you and supposedly our water goes down the drain clockwise to your anti-clockwise. 

Don’t judge, diversity is a GOOD thing people!

Oh other non country specific spelling mistakes are just part of the quaint gal I am!! 

Today’s ‘Texture Junkie’ addiction is all about the feather: Cameroon Juju Hats - traditional wear for tribal chiefs and dignitaries during ceremonial events in Cameroon.

via the Shoot factory

via the shoot factory

Hout Bay Manour - via my Notting Hill

New york Social Diary

New York Social Diary

Room Goods

Via More ways to waste time

Via More ways to waste time

Ah just gorgeous! I need to get me one……..

Oh, so um yeah, this is my way of telling Fella that I have put on hold a Red Juju hat that I have loved loong long time!…and before the fella gets mad at me, lets take a moment and remember it IS Christmas, and then MY birthday AND, And I have worked very very very hard all year! And its Art!

And remember sweet fella- I love you!!

Psst – for the rest of you out there in the blogosphere-I’d really appreciate some help!!! If you comment about how fab they are – would really help me out!

And No its NOT manipulating, its educating!!!

And thats enough said really!

Todd Romano

Miles Redd

Via Living Etc

CMD

via Design Crisis

Anthony Todd

Via Desire to Inspire

Markham Roberts

Via Living Etc

Diamond Baratta Design

livingetc.com

via Wikimedia

The glamA continues…

I have finally managed to find me some pictures of this years Spring Carnival fancy pants marquees.

(Seems all it took was to look in the newspaper! whatta know!)

So this will give you an idea of the scale of these um, tents!

You thought it was a bit small didnt you! No, it fits a few!

This colour scheme and sofa push my ‘special’ buttons. For real.

I would like a light fitting like this in my house please.  Complete with weekly florist visits to ‘freshen’!

Oh. I hope this looks better in person. I hate those chairs. They speak Nana’s nursing home to me!

Doesn’t have the same overall awesomeness feel as last years displays-maybe its the photos? Maybe the budget got reined in? (yeah, pun intended!)

The race has just been run and the winner is ‘Viewed’ by seriously a slither of a horses whisker! it was quite exciting really!

All images via The Age

If you gave me a verbal description of this house:  Canary yellow walls, bright blue ceiling, timber veneered dining room, black marble fireplace – I would most likely have smiled at you ever so sweetly and thought to myself – EW, someones stuck in 1985 …or thereabouts (hey – don’t get time specific picky on me!)  

But it works! – I really dig it!

Its no wonder really. It is the work of a clever Melbourne designer Geoffrey Browne who is well known in these parts for his design fabulousness! He knows what he is doing – Indeed! 

He has no website (that I can find) to show more of his fabulousness – so you will just have to trust me when I tell you he is a clever fella with a whole lotta gorgeousness strings in his bow!! 

There are a few pieces I could live with out – Romanesque columns for one, but overall I think its a whole lotta fabulousness!

I know in reality I couldn’t really live with a white sofa – (I cant even wear white due to the spillage factor – Im a mess, its true!) but this white buttoned number does things to me… and the canary yellow -i want more, more, more! Ahh…

It is in fact currently for sale details here 

So I’ve told you before how here at Designalogue we ask some of life’s BIG questions. Well today is by no means an exception to this!!:

A friend of mine Ms Timmy, emailed me with a question the other day - ”Is it rude to pop a note in someone’s letterbox asking them to contact you with the colour names they have used painting their house?  Or should I just take a photo and take it to the store to get it colour matched?”

Personally I don’t think so. I think I would be flattered. But wondering if I am in the minority here?

SNAP! I spy with my little eye….

Drake Design Associates - Via Desire to Inspire

Did you catch it?  - Same chair!

Though the chair looks much better in the Drake Design room than in my lounge room! … must be something to do with the photography!!! yeah, that’ll be it!!!!?!!

(Update – have since swapped my chair for a slightly better than the old one -so some comments made MAY be out of context now!!)