Supermarket Sarah - Brie Harrison.

I have come out of blog hiding to show you this my friends Brie has a shop with Supermarket Sarah!

Midwinter and Jessie Tate

If you love Midwinter Pottery as much as I do then you better head down to Bulthaup this week as they have an exhibition of Jessie Tates iconic Pottery.





...."Midwinter Modernist: the iconic designs of Jessie Tait will look back at the career of an iconic figure from post-war British design history who sadly passed away earlier this year. Working for Midwinter Pottery for over twenty five years, Jessie Tait created an extensive body of work that captured perfectly the mood and spirit of the times, bringing contemporary abstract design to the kitchens and dinner tables of people across Britain.

Today her work is highly sought after by collectors and is now represented in the collections of many institutions, including the Victoria and Albert museum. Designs such as Festival, Domino and Zambesi, with its distinctive black and white stripes, remain as popular today as they were in the 1950s, with rare pieces exchanging hands for high prices at antiques fairs and at auction. The exhibition will include examples of some of her most famous designs alongside rare one-off pieces and prototypes as well as archive material and original artwork, some of which has been very kindly made available by Jessie's family."

Lucienne Day for Heals

A big week for design in the UK this week! Not only is it London Fashion week but it is also the London Design Festival. Be sure to pop down to Heals on Tottenham court road to snap up there iconic Lucienne Day 1950s revival prints and fabrics. Have a look here.

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone has a lovely Easter! I am taking a few days off so will be back next Tuesday...Enjoy!



Recycled Bunny by Ellie Bond available from the io gallery in Brighton.

Modern Patchwork

Patchwork doesn't always have to be about quilts and cushions! I love the way these designers have taken a modern look at patched fabrics.





Beautiful drawers from squint.
Fun chair from bokja design.
Patchwork dress from evie green pixie’s flickr photos.

My Favourites from the A/W 2010 Catwalks.

My favourite collection from the A/W 2010 catwalks. I love Kenzo's use of mix and match vintage inspired florals.





Also the amazing collection from the late Alexander McQueen, he truly was a genius....so sad :0(



Images via Style.com

Shops and Shopping - Not on the High Street and Anja Jane

This weeks Shops and Shopping post comes from a talented friend of a friend!! and her newly launched Anja Jane label available from Not on the Highstreet.





I love the printed scalf and cards!

Keeping warm in style!

Warm yourself in the knowledge that there are always stylish solutions to keeping out the cold!



Love these gorgeous blankets from Danish company ladak.
(Handmade from recycled materials with 15% of profits going to a homeless charity)

Shop Jill.

Love these suede printed purses from shop jill. Handmade in the UK.

Uncommonly Beautiful.

Funky recycled accessories from uncommonly beautiful. Check out their online shop here!

Sunday Upmarket and Rosie Wonders.

Another stallholder at The Sunday Upmarket
was rosie wonders. All handmade in the UK - I love the greetings cards and jewellery. Such fun :0)

Spitalfields and Custom Made.

On Sunday we took a trip to Spitalfields Market in East London. I hadn’t visited properly since the re-development and was a little disappointed! It didn’t seem as dynamic as before. Then we found the Sunday UpMarket located in The Old Truman Brewery. I had read all about it but had never been. It was great! Just like how Spitalfields used to be! It was packed full of independent designer makers and felt a bit more edgy and fashionable than it’s older neighbour! Not only that but there is also the backyard market to look round, all the stalls on Brick Lane AND all the gorgeous shops on Cheshire Street that I blogged about before here.
I also bumped in to Anna from Custom Made. Such a beautiful stall with such lovely things!

Ethical Inspiration....Blue!

1. Lucie Summers 2. Lisa Stickley 3. oh so good 4. mokimoe available from ecocentric 5. asking for trouble

Ethical Stationary...Lollipop.

Oh my gosh! How beautiful are these home accessory and stationary items. Designed and made in the UK by Lollipop - an environmentally conscious stationery designer.
Via snowhome.

Ethical Designers...Maxine Sutton

Printed teacosies and lavender hearts all lovingly handmade from mixture of natural fabrics and found/recycled/vintage materials from Maxine sutton.

Ethical Designer...Lisa Jones.

Cool teatowel from Lisa Jones Studio. Made from organic cotton don't you know!

Ethical Etsy...Alexandra Ferguson.

Recycled felt applique cushions from etsy shop Alexandra Ferguson

Cute printed vintage crockery from Ninainvorm's etsy shop.