POAA

I stumbled upon POAA when I was searching for Cj's Solas lights. POAA is a Netherlands-based online lifestyle shop, newly founded in March 2006 by a bunch of design freaks trying to bring the latest and greatest on design. *Hey.... that's what exactly written there. I'm not making this up.* And I have to agree with them. I soon found pieces that I've never seen anywhere else before, like that Cut Here Tattoo by Tord Boontje, or that Rainbow maker. Another good thing is, they ship worldwide! :)

Here are the pictures of my top picks: Hidden Royalty Light (available in hanging or foot version), Pantheon Throw, Bunny / Hippo Doormats, and Linde aluminium candelabra (available in matte or chrome finish).




Above pictures are taken from POAA's site

Cj O'Neill

Being featured in the recent edititon of Elle Decoration UK for her Solas lights has led me to search for more of her creations, and look what I've found... more lovely plates!! ;-)


Cj's New Heirlooms pieces was actually vintage ceramic pieces rejuvenated with hand cut and printed transfer patterns, making them one off pieces. They are available at selected stores in the UK, Sweden & France. Read more about her here.

decor8's FUNtastic magazine swap!

If you've been searching for a U.S. magazine that you can't find in your country, Holly of decor8 has the answer to your dilemma. She's looking for ppl outside U.S. who'd like to join the fun. Be sure to check her rules of the game first, before you shoot her an email.

I've just emailed few friends about this, and thought some of you might be interested to join this magazine swap, too. As for me, I'm already in. ;-) What can I say..., I have too much love for magazines. I can't possibly miss it! :)

millicent & frank

It's an australian company run by Jacqueline Morony. Too bad I somehow can't click on her profile to find out more about her. Safari browser viewing problem, I think. But it's obviously that she's a multi-talented person with passion for photography, wall hangings, and home decoration objects.

Her mirror-backed flourish centerpiece would be great to brighten up some dark corner or just to jazz up a blank wall. And that letter me placemat or the black acrylic flourish centerpiece would be an excellent piece for party conversations.

via lola-news!

   

Iconic Panels by B+N Industries

Ouch! these wall panels are so gooood indeed!! They just blew my mind once I saw them at MoCo Loco. They can be sawn, nailed, screwed, glued or mounted on walls. Genius!! I wonder if they can be used as table tops, too?

FinnishDesignShop

If you haven't been checking Design Finland lately, then you should. Through links found on this blog, you could find numerous finnish designers and manufacturers. For a start, you could try FinnishDesignShop. I particularly like the Oka hanging coat rack (it hangs from ceiling! so cool!), Seth Andersson Salad Servers, Nanso Bedlinen, and ORIGO aprons.


And if you're a bag lover, don't miss Cho Cho bags by Finnish textile designer Kirsi Paivaniemi. Happy Browsing!

Hooray to Singapore!

Tomorrow, Aug 9, is a public holiday here in Singapore, as we celebrate our National Day! We just love seeing the National Day Parade's fireworks from our windows. Even Tamara was so excited seeing the one from the NDP's rehearsal. :)

Happy 41st Birthday to Singapore! Cheers.

Alinea, France

I've been loving Alinea for quite a while. It's time to share few pictures from their site. I'm pretty sure they stock more gorgeous pieces in their stores, 'coz I can't find the ones I saw on the magazines. Anyway, they're here for your visual treats! Enjoy!

Anaglypta & Lincrusta

Although they've been around for centuries, I first found these 2 brands when I was searching for foil wallpapers not too long ago. Nope, they don't have the foil wallpapers here, but they sure have beauuutiful heavily embossed wallpapers that resemble fine plasterworks.

They are both are manufactured by Crown Decorative Products Ltd., in Darwen, Lancashire, UK. Anaglypta is the more affordable and lighter version of Lincrusta. You could view their wallcovering range here (partially under construction though), or at FYHome. All pictures are taken from FYHOME site. Enjoy!

Patrick Jouin

A truly remarkable designer, Patrick Jouin. Used to work as a designer at Phillippe Starck's Paris studio, he's now making his own marks along with his design team. His creations, both in spaces and products, are just amazing! Check out what he has done for MIX VEGAS Restaurant & Lounge at THEhotel at Mandalay Bay! Superb!

And his Ether Light is like still water drops! Must be so refreshing to see them hanging in your living room every morning before you're off to work.

And another favorite of mine is the Pistache Toy. Too cute! :)

Just brilliant, don't you think? :)

Good looking sweets

I don't post many food stuff here, but I was born with sweet tooth, so for good looking desserts like these, I'll always have extra space in my tummy, and in my blog. :)

I found Alicat's flickr's site few days ago, and her pictures are just good enough to eat! And she seems to have pretty serving dishes to go along with them. Heaven! Don't forget to check out her blog, too!

I need Caspari!

Well, I know the party's over, but really, I think I need these pretty paper plates from Caspari, just to feed my addiction for plates! Have you ever heard a girl addicted to plates before? haha, now you have! ;-)

I first found them at Plum Party, but Catering Supplies stocks much bigger range of Caspari Paper Products. With beautiful patterns like these, I'd need more parties to host! :)

Tamara's Birthday soon

I know it's already half way through July and I haven't been blogging at all. So I thought I'd drop a quick note today to let everybody know what I've been up to. I was caught up with some work and health issues after my return from Jakarta, and now, I'm busy preparing Tamara's first birthday party this coming Saturday, July 22.

Here's a picture of French Bull's plates I'm planning to use to serve the cupcakes at the birthday party. I'm thinking of stacking them up with cups in between. For some reason, it's just so hard to find a 3-tiered cake stand here in Singapore, or even the 2-tiered one.

I've been doing some cutting and gluing for the past few days, and... yessss, I knooowwww..... it'd be much faster if I had a sewing machine to make these party streamers, but I have no plan of using sewing machine frequently, so... gluing, it is. And I still have few more to go! Arrrghhh!! ;-)

Tamara is chattier now and she always wants whatever Natassja is eating, even though she only has 3 teeth. :) I'm both anxious and excited about Tamara's party. I just hope it would turn out fine.

I'll see you again after the party is over. Cheers!

Break & Parties!

Natassja has been on term break since May 29 actually, but since I got too occupied with my work, we could only fly down to Jakarta next Monday, June 5. We'll be back around end of June.

With all the birthdays coming up, we are all excited to go home. :) We didn't go back home last June, since I was still heavily pregnant of Tamara at that time. And this year we have an additional birthday to celebrate! with baby Aaron, my nephew, turning one year old! Yay!

So pardon me, folks, I have to take a break for the whole month of June, I have 7 birthday cakes to eat, including my own. Ha! ;-)

Have fun with these links:

• SOMA Gallery, UK
• Share - Dutch Design
• Wonen & co - I wish they had the english version, but they sure have pretty pictures from the exhibition last april.
• aharef via Micasa
• Drole de Maison via Creations d'en bas...la-bas
• Casa & Ideas via Print + Pattern
• pluma cubic via Art Esprit
• alex noriega via lola-news!

See you all in July!

les invasions ephemeres

ah, what can I say about these wall stickers by Sofia Antonovich?.... I'm just speechless looking at her wonderful collection... truly, truly divine!

With all the deers, flowers, fireplace, mirrors and chandeliers, butterflies and dragon flies, and all those parisian things, I bet you'd fall in love with her stickers instantly! They come in solid colors and pretty patterns. Either one is just simply beautiful!
I remember seeing this before along with Les Dona Rosa stickers on one of the French magazines. I can't remember which magazine... I guess I'd been flipping too many magazines! :)

Thanks to austravi for introducing it to us!