I discovered Frankie Magazine about five years ago when I was travelling in Australia, and haven’t stopped loving it ever since. It’s the most amazing source of inspiration for any young creative person. I’ve looked into buying a subscription but, with postage, it works out to be a little too expensive. Luckily though, we’re in [...]
Filed under: Design Stuff on July 29th, 2010 | View Comments
I just realised that I’ve never told you about the online shop, called Touch-it Design, run by a very proud South African, Nicolette. It’s a shop filled with beautiful products from all around the country, each with their own story. Nicolette also writes about different designers and products on her site, and so it’s a [...]
Filed under: Design Stuff, Handmade Things on July 27th, 2010 | View Comments
I think my regular readers would have noticed that I do not have very much time for Babazeka at the moment. My newly born Bubba (shes 2 months today) is taking up almost all my time and I’m enjoying being a Mom so much that I don’t want to give it up. When I do [...]
Filed under: About Babazeka on July 26th, 2010 | View Comments
Look at this AMAZING stuff that I found through Try Handmade. I decided that UK-based Roddy & Ginger deserved not just one picture in yesterday’s post, but instead their own post all together. I’m obsessed with pretty much everything that they’ve designed and printed, and would love to own it all!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Filed under: Design Stuff, Handmade Things on July 7th, 2010 | View Comments
I was so pleased to come across the this fabulous blog today! It’s strapline is “People not factories” – I love - and it’s all about showcasing different handmade products and designers from around the world. They’ve got quite a few different bloggers writing for them, which is great, keeping the finds and topics fresh.
Squiggly [...]
Filed under: Handmade Things on July 6th, 2010 | View Comments
I spoke highly of Pick n Pay recently, and today I will again. While I was waiting in the check-out queue yesterday I noticed these shoppers.
It was the striking design that caught my eye, plus the fact that they looked so “earthy”. But the shopper was sold when I read the tag and it said [...]
Filed under: Green Issues, Social Upliftment on July 1st, 2010 | View Comments
