Sweet sweet babes for your Friday from the gorgeous mind of Emma Leonard.
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I just couldn’t help sharing these beautiful pics (with interview) of my friend Claire and her delicious Gigi. I am sure so many of you that visit SH are lovely young mum’s too and with that in mind I am positive you would love Claires new blog venture.
Remember Daimon Downey from yesterdays technicolour home post? Well aside from his musical streak it seems he has an artistic one too. Below are the results of his collaboration with Bay & Fyfe and their damn delicious scarf collection.
You like what you see? Well there is another additional style to those shown AND Bay & Fyfe are offering 30% OFF at the check-out of their online store using the discount code “bffriends”! Yay! This will be limited so be sure to use it soon.
Despite living in a mountain-bound town, deep in the South Island of NZ I feel like I am surrounded by some of the most creative and ambitious people I have ever come across. Included in that are Hannah Aubrey and Hamish Acland with their joint venture Mons Royale. Hamish put his years in the ski industry to good use when he sprung to fill the gap for modern, fashion friendly Merino “first layer”. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect for the talented Miss Aubrey to enter with her top level design and branding skills and it was a match in business and in love. AAwwwwwwww. Their hard work has payed off with the brand enjoying success on an international level – all administered from their small town base.
Enjoy Hannah’s wee rundown below.
WHAT: Home sweet home
WHERE: Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. Great views of mountains and lake, and heaps of sunshine.
WHO: I live with my boyfriend Hamish. He and I both work on our merino apparel business: Mons Royale, as well as my own graphic design business.
DESCRIPTION: Hmmm. Hamish and I rented this house about 3 years ago. It came unfurnished, which was a bit of a blow at the start, as between the two of us we owned absolutely no furniture! To get us started, we bought our table – which is this rad industrial design, made by Christchurch company F3 Design, matched with old school chairs I picked up for $18 for 8. We also bought these beautiful caramel leather couches from Trademe.
Over the years, I have added bits and pieces that are full of character, and mostly always have a story behind them. Like the booze cabinet we got for a steal at a second hand store in a tiny rural town. I just sanded it back and painted it this diesel / egg plant colour … and my deer antlers bound by barbed wire that my high country farmer bro made me.
I guess you could say my style is more rustic than anything, with a natural colour pallet and muted colours. Favourite moments of this house include, cocktails and dancing until the wee hours with friends, and waking up to man friend cooking bacon and eggs on the BBQ, and eating them on the deck on a glorious sunny day overlooking the lake and southern alps! Bliss.
It’s graphic, it’s bold and it’s just a little bit sexy. The current range from House of Baulch.
Take this slash of colour and wack your Wednesday with it. Spotted in the latest juicy issue of Inside Out in all its creative glory, is the home of musician Daimon Downey. I love the zaps of colour against the clean white of the walls and I espcialllllyyyy love the painted pressed metal tiles in the kitchen.
Check back tomorrow to check out Daimon’s recent artistic collab. It’s worth your while promise.
The reality is our generation have embraced tattoos like no other and while I watched my self scheduled tattoo deadline of 30 years old pass on by, I still appreciate the real art and self expression in it all. Check out the other beautiful images from this wedding that stirs together tradition and modern elegance.
Image: Feather and Stone
If you don’t recognise the name I am certain that you will recognise the strong graphic artwork of Colleen Pugh under her Dear Colleen brand. Her “when life hands you lemons, make a gin and tonic” print has popped up on walls and blogs across the world for the good reason that it speaks the truth! UK born, Colleen has just moved to NZ’s southern most city where she is soaking up the creative scene and making it her home. By the looks of things she is doing a fine job.
WHAT: These are a mix of shots from my home and my studio. I tend to split my time between the two depending what kind of work I’m doing. Plus some days I just want to work in my pyjamas and that’s a bit frowned upon outside of the house!
WHERE: Both my home and my studio are in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. I’m still pretty new to the city but so far it’s making a pretty good home. I’m originally from a big town in the south of England so I’m still getting used to such a different lifestyle but the positives out weight the negatives.
WHO: It’s just myself working directly for Dear Colleen at the moment, although I do have a great team of local and national contacts that I call upon regularly to help me out with specific projects. The studio is in a shared space with lots of other creatives to keep me company. I happily share my home with my boyfriend Scott and our beautiful blue collie Castro.
DESCRIPTION: I moved down to Dunedin around 8 months ago and it’s the first time in my life that I’ve felt I have a good home and work space. Up until now I have been living in flat shares and trying to run a fast growing business from the corner of my bedroom. Last year was pretty brutal; I moved 5 times and had to over come some big visa issues. So much upheaval definitely gave my business and myself a bit of a kick in the guts. I’m so grateful that people stuck with me through it and I managed to keep a float. 2012 is proving to be a much better year. Knowing that I’m in one spot for a while has given me not only the physical but also the mental space to get a whole new line of designs together. My boyfriend Scott is also a designer and works from a home studio. I love that I can just take over his drawing table and spend the day working with him, it’s a real blessing that comes from both being self employed. Although I’m not sure Scott would see it as a blessing when I’m using up all his expensive art pens and well, everything else.
Remember how I told you I have a little leaning toward the non-traditional wedding dress? Well check out THIS bride below and her leaning! I think it is super striking and really incredibly individual to go the way she has and I love it. Awesome pics by Aussie photog mover shaker Christine Pobke and you can check out the rest of the wedding details and pics here.
