London Design Festival

Once again, there was an incredible selection of design gems at Super Brands London, as part of the London Design Festival. Here are some of my highlights...

Schelling and Borsboom

Pluma Cubic

Melody Rose

Melanie Porter

Alex Garnett

Ginger and Jagger

BookCrossing Books

Walking past a phone box on my way home a few months ago, i caught a glimpse of an abandoned book inside. Never one to walk past these kind of things, i stepped inside and not only did i find a book, but also a wonderful story! My new book was part of a social sharing experiment called 'BookCrossing'.

Billing itself as the worlds library, BookCrossing is a wonderful way of connecting people through books, by creating a social network of book sharers all around the world! The social experiment, which started in 2001, encourages you to release your books into the wild, for others to enjoy, whilst tracking its progress through a central site. Now, i love anything with a story, so this was right up my street. The weird thing is once i looked back through my book's history, it actually originated from a small town up north, very close to where my parents live...small world, eh?! i love David Attenborough, so was well chuffed with my find. And after enjoying The Trials of Life for the past few months,  i'll be sending it on its merry way soon. Now where do i leave it...

Random acts of Kindness

There is nothing like an act of selfless kindness to warm the heart. And yes, they were delicious. A lovely surprise on my morning walk to the station.

Columbia Road Flower Market

LFW S/S'13 Christopher Kane

LFW SS'13 - Erdem

It was the colour palette and textures that drew me to Erdem Moralioglu's show. Sherbety pastels were punctuated with acidic oranges and neon yellow, giving a day-glo pop to the heavily embroidered and appliquéd fabrics. His signature lace was toughened with the welcome introduction of snakeskin, bringing a harder edge to the otherwise typically feminine collection. Inspiration for the show came from Zenna Henderson, a 1950s Sci-Fi novelist, (hence the silhouettes), leading Erdem to create an otherworldly concept, of woman who were trying fit in on Earth...By splicing colours and textures that don't usually mix, Erdem created a desirable and once again incredibly wearable collection.