Category: 2017
Lust list x
Size isn’t everything but beautiful design is: Meet the Newton milk and sugar jug, a gimbally exhibit of executed ingenuity.
Separate and independent.
(All pics from Tonfisk Design)
Or the perfect fusion of function and form.
Laters, Kate x
Raise it up x
All I want for Autumn-slash-winter is a pair of Docs.
The reasons are multiple…
– Aesthetically pleasing
– A true classic
– One size fits all i.e. No different for either men or women.
Which is a very satisfying comment on life.
(All pics Pinterest)
Because these boots were made for walking.
Laters, Kate x
Trans-seasonal x
So here’s the thing – weather in London, in September – particularly this year – is unpredictable. If the sun does make an appearance there’s the flash of late summer burn, but just as easily the sun can disappear in an instant to be replaced by a cold wind and threatening clouds. What to do? One solution are the 2-in-one coats from Arket. Surprisingly simply yet remarkably flexible they’re an unfussy solution to an autumn – and potentially winter – dilemma.
The clever puffa-slash-underjacket comes in a choice of long sleeves…
(All pictures Arket)
Or vest.
I will be trying both the mens and the womens before making a decision.
Laters, Kate x
Hattention x
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NYFW x
(All pics Vogue)
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Bimba Y Lola x
Soft structure, long lines and great cutting make Bimba Y Lola a go to label for the pieces that matter.
(All pics Bimba Y Lola)
The hardest decision is choice.
Laters, Kate x
Anti-ageing? x
This post is a visual representation of ageing.
Bring it on.
Laters, Kate x
Time x
And so it starts..from fancy free summer to rigour and routine with no transition, like an open door has been slammed. Maybe that’s why this coat is so appealing – it shouts attitude, purpose and no nonsense.
Or maybe it’s that I love coats and autumn is the time when the craving is at it’s strongest?
All these are designed by Barbara Bui who combines a Parisian’s eye with a rock chick’s sass.
(All pics from Barbara Bui)
If you can’t escape, embrace.
Laters, Kate x
Earth. Food. Love.
Earth. Food. Love is the living proof that stereotypes get it wrong.
Set up by former footballer, Richard Eckersley and his wife, Nicola Earth.Food.Love is a revolutionary zero waste supermarket in Totnes, Devon, where all packaging is banned.
Customers are expected to bring their own pots, jars, bags to carry their produce home.
Amongst the razor blades and bamboo toothbrushes with replaceable bristles, there’s even a grind your own nut butter machine.
‘We want to live in a world where consuming doesn’t have to cost the earth. We believe returning to these simple ways will benefit not only our health, but the planet too.’
Fingers crossed this is the start of a new trend, coming soon to a High Street near you..
Laters, Kate x
Write out x
If approaching September means anything it means stocking up on stationary. Which underlines the enigma…why do we need to buy it every September? There’s the normal losses down the back of the sofa, chewed by the children, eaten by the dog. But the real reason is usually simply the lack of quality and that stationary belongs to the class of products blighted by the modern disease of built in obsolescence. They just want you to buy it again. So why not think outside the pencil box?
Tools to Liveby is a dreamy online shop that has done the hardwork upfront, sourcing beautiful stationary products from around the world that have stood the test of time.
The emphasis is on quality and the joy is in the detail, from products like these – brass pencil protectors from Germany.
To memorable packaging.
(All pics Tools to Liveby)
It puts the quality back into quantity.
Laters, Kate x
Maison Bentley Style 