Friday, 7 October 2011

Noir C'est Noir





Black is Black...
In total contrast to last week's all-white kids' decor post, I'd like to share these photographs of Ugo and Léa's bedrooms in a loft in the suburbs of Paris. 
Loyal Milk readers will recognise Serendipity founder Laurence Simoncini's stunning home and will have probably been as excited as I was when I opened the current issue of the magazine. Or were you? What do you think about black and grey rooms for children? Are you keen on black with pops of colour? Is it something you'd like to try? Do you think it's 'suitable' for kids? Is it something you could live with on a day to day basis? I'd love to know your thoughts on this one.

Quite honestly, if we had the right space, I'd be giving this a go, my eldest son Dylan (almost 16) really loved these rooms.

Thank you for your response to my request for photos of children's rooms. I am putting together my first post about a lovely little girl's space in Berlin and hope to have that online early next week. Then we'll be flying off to Scotland, Poland, Egypt, India... it's going to be fun, I hope you enjoy the ride!


Photos: Karel Balas
Courtesy of Milk Magazine, Merci !


I for Imagination





Amazing what you can make with an old tin can and a few pieces of driftwood isn't it?

 Reduce- Reuse - Recycle




Anderson Children


Tea at Yuyuan


Picnic in Vermont


Kyoto Goshu


Carnegie Hall


Cake at the Ritz




Special Occasion Garments For Children

Designed, handmade & handfinished in Australia.






Thursday, 6 October 2011

Give me Three #56





A Coyote, an Owl, a Fox, a Chicken and a Bear

Amelia McIssac's beautiful masks have all been handmade from wool from her own sheep and plant-dyed from her own garden using traditional techniques passed down through generations. The limited collection is available from Kalon Studios, in time for Halloween.



Fun With Fables #5









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Studio Morran Calendar 2012





Camilla Engman is in a league of her own.
She's one of my favourite artists and illustrators, as you well know, and never disappoints.

Her first Studio Morran Calendar went on sale yesterday, and it looks beautiful.

Such a pretty colour palette, don't you think? 




Think Different



Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It’s life’s change agent; it clears out the old to make way for the new … Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life


R.I.P. Steve Jobs
1955-2011