Toast AW 2012 Lookbook

 

 

 

 

The AW 2012 House & Home lookbook from Toast in the UK has been released - and as usual, it is beautifully presented.
The first photograph above was apt for the weather we had today - a shock of wintery blast in the middle of our spring. Brrr.
See the rest the great images here.
Photographs via Toast.

Whare Kea Chalet in Vogue Living

The Whare Kea Chalet in the Southern Alps.

 

 

This is Whare Kea Chalet, found high in the Southern Alps and accessible by a 20 minutes helicopter ride from Wanaka. Connected to Whare Kea Lodge, this chalet is used as a winter base for heliskiing daytrips and for overnight stays in the summer. Vogue Living has highlighted this chalet's use as an artist residence - imagine staying here for 10 days to be inspired by the remote location and its dramatic surroundings? Stunning. Read more about it here.
Photographs via Vogue Living.

Snow in Wellington and at 292.

Earlier today - Snowdrop flowers surrounded by snow at the Minty's HQ.



Snow flurries at 292 - has been like this for most of the day.

Wellington has been having a unusual winter - first it was so mild, we got excited about an early Spring. However, Mother Nature surprised us with once in a lifetime 'polar blast' that we have not seen in Wellington for a long time, if ever. For those who don't know Wellington (or New Zealand) very well, we just don't get snow here, just the rare dusting on the hills every few decades. How today has changed that...
Photographs by Charlotte Minty.