Design has always played a big part in my life, be it fashion, surface pattern, interior... in fact it is a bit of an obsession. Here is a peek inside my home and a peek at the things I love and that inspire me.
I wanted my sons nursery to be bright, cheerful and full of fun.
I was inspired by a combination of Japanese and Scandinavian design... we changed it when he turned two years old to make that transition from a nursery to a room for a playful little boy.
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My friend Emma is a textile designer and she painted this gorgeous picture for my son when he was born, I love Japanese tin Robots and Emma kindly managed to fit in my sons name and date of birth, it's a treasured keepsake. |
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This print is by Job Burgerman, my son was mesmerised by all of the little creatures in this picture and would stare at it for ages! |
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Tado are Mike & Katy from Sheffield, they are a very talented couple who design toys and lifestyle products influenced by Japanese pop culture, I love their work and had to have some of it in my sons room. They painted a mural in Christina Aguilera's sons room and it was fabulous... as I didn't have Christina's budget I opted for on of Tado's fabulous wall decals. |
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Had to have the bloom Coco rocker in dark wood, my son loved it and I was heartbroken when he grew to big for it. |
SO IN WITH THE NEW!
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This gorgeous self assembly bird mobile was very cheap and is by one of my favourite designers Junzo Terada, the framed prints are from a Junzo Terada postcard book, they were also an absolute bargain. |
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On my many trips to Japan before my son was born I bought a lot of Japanese toys and cute household things, most of them have now been passed on to my son..... a smiley face on anything makes life so much better. |
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This is the psychedelic Snugglephant by Elodie Details and is available at www.nordickids.com it is a fabulous website full of Scandinavian design clothing and accessories for little ones, this Elephant was one of those things I had my eye on before he was born. I had to have it. |
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I fell in love with this wallpaper the moment I saw it, it is 'Penguin' by Isak and is available in other colours. Sandra Isakkson is a genius and I love her work.... I have a feeling ISAK designs will feature more in my family life in the future. If you love Scandi design as much as I do you must check out the website. |
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The mini Panton chair was a must have, it is so adorable and to have a design classic in miniature is just even more awesome
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I was amazed when I found this early 1970s Oxfam stuffed owl toy that was still uncut and unmade, I thought I would have a bidding war on my hands and was amazed when I was the only bid and got it for £3.00. I cut him out and put him together and now my son has a lovely squidgy owl pillow that he likes to snuggle at bedtime. As you will see in future blogs, Owls play a big part in our home, Twit Twoo was one of the first things my son said and the obsession grew from there.
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