Julia Sarr-Jamois is one well dressed lady and whenever she pops up on street style blogs, she looks super. So it was great last month being able to check in on her daily outfits on the Vogue blog. Proving that December isn't just for black! Thanks
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Young, my housemate is super lovely and super talented. I absolutely love this Crane standing light she designed (which is also the nickname for our house). It's just so simple and elegant. Check out her website for lots of other great bits of product and furniture design!
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Last night Tom and I went to Nicer Tuesdays and to be honest I didn't really know much about the line up (embarrassingly) but I was swiftly blown away by the work of Alex Chinneck after a few minutes of him talking. If you don't know his work, Alex is an artist who draws inspiration from architecture and spaces. His conviction and dedication to an idea is so admirable and it shows in the execution of his work. As he said his ideas are admittedly quite simple but take months and months (sometimes years) worth of planning - he said his working process is 5% idea and 95% planning, engineering, consulting and making, which is a process I think we can all learn from.
The project photographed above is called 'From The Knees of My Nose To The Belly of My Toes' is an installation in Margate. It addresses the issue of Turner Contemporary in this area. I think it is a great piece of public art as it is accessible, fun and communicates. If you have two minutes to spare there's a great process video pasted below and if not check out Alex's website (where these pictures are pinched from) some other time.
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Beads are the best. There I said it. In fact, I bloody love them! My mum is one who knows best, that I am notorious for not finishing sewing and knitting projects but beading is something I really love and need to make more time for.
I remember being blown away by beading, when seeing a beaded bouquet resting on a grave stone on holiday in France, when I must have been eight or so. And for the rest of that holiday, my family and I attempted to recreate the bouquet we saw, making up techniques and using whatever beads we came across. Which looked a lot more like a bundle of flowers, pictured below. Perhaps, it is that they are like mini gems - maybe that's what makes them so alluring.
The next time bit of beading that I came across that blew my mind away was at The Power of Making exhibition at the V&A. It was a Haitian voodoo flag on display (similar to the ones below). Which showed beading in a very different technique; they were 2D and creating a narrative, rather than being floral and (slightly) twee. They are great and the time spent making them is awe inspiring.
After having missed out on a fantastic Cadbury's beaded bag on ebay, I am determined to do some beading over the Christmas holiday and finally break my pattern of in complete projects!
Beading should be seen as a material, rather than a style - not limited at all in it's forms and style
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