some eye vitamin

a little colour never killed anybody!

if you're looking for a more classic option, there are yet 7 more colours to chose from.

lemon prescription

a little colour boost never hurt anybody, especially in winter... this zesty yellow is an antiscorbutic agent, that's why it's prescribed by the doctor!

a hazardous colour combo

i just happened upon this picture taken last spring (remembering the interminable roadwork) and i kind of like it... though the colour combinations are less than orthodox with the mix of neon orange, neon yellow, piggy pink, plum and mustard yellow.

folks, i'm ordering of the birchwood lamps as shown on the left and i'm also ordering muuto chairs as shown on the right. also on the list: the floor lamp shown in post entry 15.11. so in case you want to join in let me know!

a neon yellow firework

remember the made-in-zurich-hand-printed-cushions? well, i have a new version to show you with a neon yellow flower print... striking the right balance between old fashioned and today's taste for neon.

unfortunately it looks like these will be the last pieces printed on linen. the 3 makers have started printing on cotton now as it's less susceptible to wrinkling. bad idea, if you ask me! i'd go for beauty over convenience.  

the other print that is currently available is the neon orange dragonfly. unfortunately this one is already printed on cotton (same beige colour).

get organised

 

today it's raining... surely that's an improvement with respect to snowing?

this easter i'm on a mission to uncover as many chocolate bunnies as possible and, alternatively: finish this year's tax declaration (>90%). so you imagine how ardent i will be at the task.

it is funny to notice what lame excuses the mind falls back on just to escape for a few minutes. for example: while i'm working at a bloody chaotic desk all year round, i suddenly need to get all the stuff out of the way to work on taxes. it's the desk, the computer, the calculator and me, basta. files and miscellanous paper all strewn over the floor (what a sight it must be from above). 

every year i tell myself: next year you're going to be incredibly organised!(and i believe it). so case in point with these two(excuse the expression) super stylish helpers: the acrylic stuff box and the "accordion" archive folder. i want!

and now let me get busy with my taxes... wish you happy easter!        

please note that the shop will be closed tomorrow friday and saturday march 30.

there you have it...

yes, we're in the dead of winter, it's dark long before we leave our workplaces in the evening and apart from the occasional mandarine we don't see much colour. we wear mousy colours and so does nature. And it doesn't help that we're in christmas cookies withdrawal...

so frankly, it's uplifting to see the zingy colour of next spring/summer: tangerine ahoy!

i usually don't care much about colour trends in fashion i just happen to really like tangerine, so when i came across this leather bag collection and saw the tangering: bang, i ordered.

while i'm still waiting to get all the ordered bags, now in january i got a second batch with the big tote bag in red and black and the little tote bag in fluorescent yellow and... tangerine! needless to say that i have snatched one for myself :-) thereby heroically resisting the indigo blue one. below one of annabel's lovely pro pics.

 

made in zurich

new screen print cushions are here! olive green beetle on beigewhite cotton or neon orange dragonfly on beigegrey linen (lovely texture!). also on stock again: the print with the sparrows and the dragon fly in gold. click on the label cushion below to see more pictures.

all the family members

i've had these magnetic frames for many years now, but what's new is the neon colours. a dash of zingy colours that's very welcome on grey days like this one.

if you're lucky you can use these magnetic frames on your fridge. other than that they will stick to any surface where magnets hold.

a couple of years ago, francis gave me one of my favorite gifts ever: an album containing the most ugliest photos of him, me or us together; pictures of horrible moments on trips, big smiles with salad between teeths, a grease stain on a silk blouse, pimples, worst ever seen hair days, unintended grotesque faces etc... photos that make you blush of shame and that you would gladly bin instantly. seriously, one shouldn't. each time i leaf through that album i have to cry with laughter and i'm so glad he sneakily kept these pictures!   

warm-up

 

ladies, some of you will remember about the new leather bags that are in the pipeline (cf post 3.10.12).
there will be a tote bag in two sizes and several colours and this smaller bag shown here. 

what you cannot see from Annabel's lovely pictures (but that i remember from when i saw them) is that the bag is made of 3 individual parts; you can actually unbutton one part and use it as a clutch. so chic for all the work apéros that you lazy lot will be enjoying in december while i will be grafting!

can you guess the colours i have ordered? 

watch out for pictures of the tote bags that i will post next week.

let the music play

ok, i'm not into the street parade anymore at all. but i would still wear this t-shirt, if only i could get my head through the opening...

printed t-shirt for babies.

snoopy in the house (2)

this is snoopey scarf two. it's made of modal (little did i know that modal was actually made of birch!) so very soft to touch and 120cm large.

below some details where we see that snoopy is just as busy as we are, playing the guitar, declaring his undying love and writing the typewriter... it's a tough life! 

wish you a nice week-end.

snoopy in the house (1)

snoopy & colleagues are old childhood friends so i couldn't miss out on that silk scarf. it comes either in black or dark blue to set off the colours and a spritz of neon. personally i prefer the dark blue, i'm also getting one for my mother. they cost 39.90

for many years you would not have caught me dead wearing one around the neck but somehow i like the look of it now (one of a million ways you notice you're getting old!) but usually i would wear it as a head scarf at the beach or to trick on a bad hair day... i have made a picture but my problem today is not a bad hair day but a bad face day, so this one is censored (push that delete button)!

i have another scarf with snoopy on offer, it's much larger and of soft modal. watch that space.

right on time

the right timing is of essence for most things, but alas, i'm not particularly good at it. so i've effectively waited for weeks to post the picture of the cushion cover with handprinted sparrows until the 3 pieces i had were long sold. congrats.  

but now comes to good bit: i might get some more cushion covers. in the future. (they probably are in the process of being printed in zurich right now).

ready, steady, go!

slowly airspace is getting a bit scarce in the shop and i don't know yet where to hang this mobile! next time you're in the shop you will have to watch out for it and admire the real colours as the shades are too blueish on these pictures. btw: this mobile has a little sister, same family but different in character, you'll see what i mean...

a new space invader

talking about mobiles... you know i can't resist them and in paris i gave in to temptation again and ordered two very graphic mobiles in a striking colour palette, with, yes you guessed it! some touch of neon. (i have become so predictable, haven't i... must do something unpredictable soon again!)

this will be my first shipment from LA ever. hello california! fortunately the paper mobiles come flat packed, but YOU will have to fold them. or the person you will give it too, hi,hi. i'm told it's very easy though.

shopper

a little bit of neon goes a long way! skull & neon is a combination that is not everybody's cup of tea, i know, i know... mind you, i like it (maybe it's because i'm an aquarius - a good excuse for anything!)

if you're tired to store countless migros/coop paper bags at home and haven't one yet: buy a shopper. this one is big and strong enough to hold all your grocery shopping and your laptop too. if you're a bubbly mind this handprinted shopper is made for you.

a little bit of neon (2)

more neon in homeopathic doses...
i snapped these pictures of a magazine, the belts are not on sale in the shop.

a little bit of neon

let's have a break from room4 today!

i know some shriek with horror but i really like touches of neon around the house, especially in combination with natural texture, be it wood, linen or a woven fabric. it's all in the mix...
printed t-towl 19.50