Distillate


Distillate is a fantastic new website which features the latest fashion, homewares, handcrafted goods, photography, art and recipes. Unlike many other sites, Distillate ensures that their national and international content can be shipped here to Australia. There is nothing more annoying than falling in love with something only to find you can't buy it!

Distillate has recently featured The Small Object (above) who I featured here.






I am loving so many things on Distillate such as these embroidery bowls from Industreal.






And these log bowls by Loyal Loot available from ReForm School. (cute website hey!)




And this wooden block game from Design Museum Shop which I fell in love with after seeing it here and here.

It's clear these Distillate kids have great taste! Worth a visit!
xxx

Hello Sandwich interview on Design for Mankind













Oh my goodness! I am so excited it's here! The absolutely divine Erin from Design for Mankind's latest issue of Design for Mankind Magazine is here.
Have I mentioned before just how gorgeous Erin is? If you don't believe me just watch this video and you can see for yourself.
I am not quite sure just how Erin fits it all in. In addition to her amazing blog which has over 8,000 hits a day, she also runs The Bakery, makes weekly videos for her blog, and yet responds to any email I send within minutes! Talk about super powers!

I was lucky enough to come into contact with Erin when she saw my work on The Design Files (thanks lovely Lucy!) and she kindly asked me to be in her magazine. I have been in 'e-love' as Erin would say, with her ever since! Attached are some spreads from my interview (click on them to magnify so you can read the text) and you can download the entire PDF magazine here. The issue is amazing! I promise you will love!

P.S. Here is some more info about Erin.
And be sure to bookmark Erin's blog!

Pecha Kucha



Pecha Kucha is Japanese for chit-chat and is a forum where young artists, designers and other creative types to meet, network and show their work in public. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Chalk Horse Gallery in Sydney's Surry Hills will host a Pecha Kucha event tonight. Click here for tonight's line up and more details.

I will be talking at the next Sydney Pecha Kucha night which takes place later in the year. Stay posted.

I hope to see you there tonight!

Kotatsu







This rainy Sydney weather of late makes me wish I was in Tokyo sitting under a kotatsu eating mikan and drinking Chu-Hi's from metallic hologram cans. Oh bliss!

Have you ever sat under a kotatsu? It's a little coffee table which has an electric heater attached to its underside and is covered by a special blanket. Relaxing under a kotatsu is one of my most favourite things about trips to Japan in winter. I wish I could bring a kotatsu home from Tokyo one day. Or perhaps I could make my own kotatsu!

Wherever you are I hope you are staying warm and dry!

Love love
Hello Sandwich.
xxx