Ballgowns exhibition @ the V&A

Finally got round to seeing the Ballgowns, British Glamour since 1950 exhibition at the VandA last week. As you can imagine, there was a delicious selection of gorgeous gowns, from an array of top class designers. It was great to see the newly renovated fashion galleries too, which proved to be a classy setting. If like me you are a little late in seeing the exhibition, fear not, you still have until January 6th 2013 to get up close and personal with these beautiful examples of British craftsmanship.

London Design Festival Pt3 - Deborah Bowness

i instantly fell in love with Deborah Bowness' quirky wallpaper as soon as i saw it...

London Design Festival Pt2- Jan Kath Rugs

I have come to realise that Jan Kath is like a king in the rug world and it's not hard to see why. His designs blew me away at Super Brands, with their gorgeous colourways, exceptional quality, with that quirky originality. His rugs will be soon be available at Front's new London showroom if you're interested!

Loved these cute little cloth workmen at the Front stand.

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.