Journal

labour and wait

I have long wanted to visit Labour and Wait and it lived up to all the high expectations. Its a shop full of cool household stuff all of the most beautiful kind – I mean take a look and the pictures below. The store focuses on traditional and original designs from around the world – It’s […]

hello from london

Hello from London! We are having great time being tourists and checking out heaps of cool stuff too, loving London…

store visit nannie inez

I love a bit of serendipity and how instagram connects likeminded people. The Guys benign awesome design store Nannie Inzez spotted i was in town and sent me and email and i headed across town and boom! look what I found. Their store is seriously awesome ( i struggle to take a bad picture) The […]

bludot austin

Bludot Austin was our last stop on this amazing Away at Home USA Book tour – I cannot say a big enough thank you  to Bludot the team (well actually the Bludot family) in all their stores and Head Office have been truly beyond amazing, supportive, fun friendly and welcoming and HUGE thank you to you all […]

bottlecloth eco friendly table cloths

  My favourite shades may be blue and yellow but its important to think green too! Allow me to introduce eco friendly Table Cloths from Bottle Cloth… Concerned with the worldwide accumulation of plastic waste, founder Brenda saw reusable bags being used in supermarkets while on a trip to Australia in 2004. She immediately had […]

aquabumps art insitu

Just when I feel like I have been away from Bondi for ages heres a little something from Home… I have know the awesome team behind Aquabumps Eugene and Deb since moving to Bondi – I like their style, I have even styled their Home for Inside Out Magazine, remember it was on the cover… […]

uncommon objects

Uncommon Objects is the BEST vintage/antiques store I have found in ages! full (and I mean FULL) of all kinds of wonderful that won’t fit in my suitcase! They put it best… We relish the time worn and well loved. We are crazy about genuine patina. We cherish folk arts and parlor crafts from around the […]

hello from texas

I had never been to Austin before – everyone who had, has said what a cool city it is and it’s true Austin is cool! The coolest street in town is definitely South Congress Ave filled with cool places to eat, shop and people watch – be sure to check it out!

studio visit klein reid

  Whilst in New York I have made some awesome new friends James and David are Klein Reid, they produce an amazing collection of ceramics out of their studio that I had to visit whilst in town of course! click here to see and learn more – I love New York!  

win 2 tickets to melbourne workshop with the broad place

My friends at The Broad Place (who taught me how to mediate) are traveling to Melbourne to host an afternoon workshop at The Art Series Hotel on Saturday 2nd of May on the essence of how to live a High Grade Life. It will be filled with philosophy, ground breaking thinking and practical ways in which […]

NYC

store visit schatzi

Some times when travelling you find the best things by accident – I was just walking along Mission Street  and stumbled across Schatzi a really cool vintage Home and Personal Effects store that I loved! Schatzi 1908 Mission Street San Francisco

new stuff from castle and things

The Castle and Things  collection is always full of colour and fun, It’s true Im a HUGE fan and I’m loving these new things available now – click here to see more and to buy online

colourful san francisco

San Francisco is full of colourful street art especially off Valencia and Mission streets Im totally loving it!

cloth book

I may be away but I’m still keeping you up to date with whats happening back home! For over 20 years Julie Patterson founder of Cloth Fabrics has been designing and printing textiles ( all made in Australia) her work crosses many mediums including soft furnishing and rugs – She has a very distinct style […]

see you this wednesday nyc!

See you this Wednesday night for my next Book signing with Bludot 140 Wooster St, New York, NY 10012

store visit march

I must admit I love a city tip whilst travelling and to be honest I have been given a lot for this amazing trip Im on. Whether it’s something to do or see , somewhere to eat or a store to vist, i have love so many of these suggestions – feel free to keep them […]

bend goods

Whilst in LA I met the super cool guys from Bend Goods ( Thanks Daniel!! ) and visited their equally super cool studio ( and i mean SUPER cool) I love their mid century style and fun use of colours. Founded in 2010, Bend is a design and manufacturing company they design functional products for the home […]