Curiouser and curiouser

These rather mysterious and whimsical ceramics from Anthropologie are adapted from the paintings of the talented New Orleans artist Rebecca Rebouche. I wonder if these would survive the long journey to Australia intact?

 The medallion shaped dinnerware collection is named Curious Deciduous, and I would love to see a few plates displayed on my kitchen wall.

To view more of Rebecca Rebouche's beautiful artwork you can visit:

Rebecca's Blog

Website

Etsy store

Heal's Fabric Design

Over on the always inspiring Heal's Reveals blog you can find a little give-away of the newly released V&A Pattern Book 'Heal's', which I blogged about here a wee while ago. 

One of the designs featured in the book has recently been re-worked by Heal's into a new bed linen collection. The vividly coloured 'Indian Summer' pattern was designed by Jyoti Bhomik for Heal's in 1966, and has now been re-worked with intricate embroidery on a fresh white cotton ground. I love the eye-catching colour combination of turquoise, lime, orange and hot pink.

This is the original fabric design for Heal's by Jyoti Bhomik, spotted on the wonderful design blog Fabulous Vintage.

Pictured above are the updated versions of Jyoti Bhomik's design for Heal's, re-coloured for a contemporary audience. 

And here is the retro inspired bed linen design embroidered onto crisp white cotton.

New Year, New Fabric

It is too hot for doing very much at all today, so apart from watching a bit of cricket and a quick trip to the art shop, I have happily spent the afternoon doing a little bit of internet research. And now it looks like I will be heading to my favourite fabric shop here in Melbourne - (Amitie Textiles) to pick up a few of these fantastic SS/2012 Art Fabrics from Liberty.

First up is Ellie Ruth, an eye catching design featuring Bizzy Lizzies, first created in 1961.

Meandering Chrysanthemums is an archive design from 1966, reworked by the English textile design icon Zandra Rhodes for 2012.

Howell's Ladders is another archival design from the 1950's, selected by Production Designer and Art Director Michael Howells. I love this subtle colourway in a typical 1950's palette.

This 50's folk design Emily Bowyer was selected by Anna Buruma, in-house Archivist at Liberty Fabrics and curator at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. 

The polka dot floral design Clarricoates is loosely inspired by an archival print from 1965.

Fitzgerald is an all-over meadow floral design inspired by Liberty Prints from the 1930's.

Amy Hurrell is a vintage stylised floral design inspired by an undated artwork from the Liberty Archive.

 Glaister was inspired by a traditional trailing rose design from the 19th Century, elegantly brought into the 21st Century with a combination of pen and ink drawing and a background created from a watercolour painting of string.

Last but not least is this quirky conversational design Elevenses, which was inspired from a trip by the Liberty Art Fabrics team to Glencot House in Somerset. I love the painterly feel of the background - a favourite design!

There are many more designs to take a look at - you can view the entire new season of Liberty Art Fabrics here.

Hiccups at Myer

Just in time for Christmas - the Hiccups printed bed linen designs 'Sunnyside' and 'Around the World' are now available for purchase in the bed linen department of the recently launched Myer online gift store.

A happy swag of Dutch interiors....

....from the always inspiring in-store room sets found at the Kids Factory.

 The lovely Kids Factory stores are located in both Amsterdam and Breda.

You can visit their website here.

Hiccups in Debenhams

Pictured above are the Hiccups printed bedlinen designs 'Beautiful Balloons' and 'Sailing Away', as seen in Debenham's Oxford Street London homewares department.

Hiccups in De Zevende Hemel

The Hiccups collections are now sold in several countries around the world, and happily for me they are available throughout the Netherlands, which I was lucky to visit on my recent overseas trip. (I love Holland!) 

One of the stores I visited with our Hiccups Netherlands based agent Ben was the stylish children's boutique De Zevende Hemel (Seventh Heaven), in Zeist, which now stocks Hiccups bed linen. Here are a few shots of the interior of this lovely store which offers a range of beautifully crafted kids bedroom furniture, clothing, bed linen, toys, books and wallpapers. There are 6 De Zevende Hemel stores located throughout Holland.

Pictured above is the Hiccups 'Sailing Away' printed bed linen.

Lovely ceramics from Dutch company PIP Studio. I hope these will be available in Australia soon!

Typical Dutch gingham patterns

A wonderful collection of toys and kooky wall lamps.

For more information about Hiccups products and retailers in the Netherlands, please visit www.hiccupsforkids.eu

Another gorgeous boutique in Paris

The Serendipity boutique relocated to a much larger space in St-Germain-de-Pres in October of last year, and I would definitely recommend a visit if you are heading to Paris. The founders of Serendipity, Laurence Simoncini and Elisa de Bartillat have created and gathered together a wonderful collection of items to decorate a child's bedroom or playroom with style. Industrial style furniture is artfully combined with hot pink linen, giant scale knitted accessories, kooky one-off toys and hand-made lamps.  I love the bird house wallpaper. And those grey painted walls.... and those printed cushions.... bella!

Serendipity is located at 81-83 Rue du Cherche-midi, 75006 Paris

http://www.serendipity.fr/ 

A visit to Bon Ton Paris

Bon Ton stores can be found in several locations around Paris and every single one of them is worth a visit. The newest addition to the Bon Ton family is Bon Ton Filles Du Calvaire, located just a few doors away from Merci. Picture a large cavernous space with polished concrete floors, filled with lovingly styled vignettes at every turn. 

The chic products on offer include clothing for babies and children, bedroom furniture, bed linens, cushions, books, toys and games, and a great selection of kitchen items for budding chefs. Magnifique!