Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Inspiration Profile - Niki, My Scandinavian Home

Here we are at the end of a short week and I am finishing off with a Inspiration Profile all the way from Malmo, Sweden. Meet Niki, the editor behind My Scandinavian Home. Enjoy and have a great Easter all.NikiName:NikiWhat do you do: I am the editor behind the daily interior design blog My Scandinavian HomeWhere do you live:...

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Kinfolk Magazine

Cover photo by Parker FitzgeraldHave you come across Kinfolk magazine yet? It is a beautifully designed quarterly publication from Portland, Oregon. Kinfolk celebrates all things about small gatherings and on simple ways to spend time together - whether it is over food, travelling or other meaningful activities. It...

Monday, March 25, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Inspiration Profile - Kirsten Matthew

It's the end of another busy week and we have a great Inspiration Profile for you today. Say hello to Kirsten Matthew, editor of Urbis magazine. She'll be a busy lady this weekend with the Urbis Designday so I hope all you Auckland readers are checking it out and for the rest of us in New Zealand, we can read the new issue...

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Ilse Crawford Speaks

Ilse Crawford is one of my favourite interior designers - and here are two great videos where she talks about two past projects and what she believes makes great interior design.Crawford makes a great statement about places being more like a home, on a more domestic and 'human' scale - her examples of the office environment and how the spaces could be better utilised for interaction and working comfort...

Monday, March 18, 2013

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Moby Celebrates L.A. Architecture

I am off on a overseas trip at the end of May and on my way to Europe, I am stopping in Los Angeles for 5 days. It looks like I need to check out the Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. while I am there. Remember Moby? Not only is he a DJ and musician, he is also an architecture blogger (who would have thought?). Here he riffs about L.A. architecture.(Psst, I think...

Friday, March 15, 2013

Colour on Doors

Here's a peek image from a job that I worked on last year - a fully refurbished traditional villa. The clients and I worked on a pared back scheme while highlighting certain traditional details. We used muted colours, rich rugs and crystal chandeliers throughout the main living areas.I'm looking forward to next Friday as we...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Inside Out Magazine's Alternate Covers

I know how essential a good magazine cover needs to be to catch the eye of possible reader and to entice them to pick it up. So imagine being given the responsibility to choose the cover?! It must be damn hard at times.The latest Inside Out magazine is out now and the images above were the four options for this edition - which...

Monday, March 11, 2013

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Paris Fashion Week - Creative Runways

Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2013Chanel Fall/Winter 2013Paris hosted their Fashion Week recently and I just love checking out the creative fashion runways  - Chanel and Louis Vuitton were standouts this year.LV's catwalk was decked out like a five star hotel lobby with models walking in and out through the doors - you...

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Striking Auckland Home

Featured on Remodelista this morning is this cool New Zealand home by architect Andrew Lister. Located in Waterview, Auckland, this is the home of Japanese actress, Yuri Kinugawa and  Kiwi producer, Owen Hughes who met on location of the New Zealand film, Memory and Desire. The house was Lister's first commission...