sasha + max studio

A dear friend, Alice turned 30 last week, so I made her a special necklace. Her style is minimal, but with lady like flair.  The Japanese bead by by Australian ceramic artist Natalie Fletcher of Peruzi , paired with some simple wooden discs and Elaine Ray's red beads were a perfect fit. Puzzle Bracelet This new bracelet in lovely neutral tones with a gorgeous mix of artist beads has been added to the Etsy store.  Use the code BRACELET20 to get 20% off any bracelet on the Etsy store -  code is however valid for bracelets only. Limited time only, so it is a great time to stock up on gifts.

Continuing my travel related posts, here are the London Highlights of the Forbo tour. The London Design Festival was huge - I wish we had more time (and energy!) The V+A Museum alone could have taken up two or three days! Highlights at V+A were the art installations, the Heatherwick Studio retrospective ( Thomas Heatherwick and team are multi skilled designers responsible for the Olympic cauldron and the new London Buses), and the Ballgowns exhibition, which had many designer gowns from the 1950's to now. Art Installation at the V+A Museum Entry We also visited two expos. The first was an interior design and architecture trade show, 100% Design at Earls Court - it was a fairly standard trade fair, much better than its Australian counterpart and the entry was certainly a highlight. Entry Installation at 100% Design  The second was called Tent, and was primarily furniture, accessories and lighting from more up and coming designers, although there were some oldies the...

Typical Amsterdam houses A work colleague and I were very lucky to win the Forbo award trip for a flooring design using marmoleum. The prize was an all expenses paid trip to Amsterdam and London for a week, to visit the Forbo factory,  have architectural and design tours, plus visit the London Design festival. Forbo's Krommenie Showroom The Forbo team looked after us very well, and we had a wonderful and hectic time, lots of food and great conversation, plenty of galleries and design talk, and a wee bit of shopping! My new shoes from United Nude Found an amazing shoe shop in Amsterdam, called United Nude -the store fitout was very cool, and the shoes are totally architectural, amazing colours, perhaps some not so great to walk in but very sculptural- I played it safe, I am an older chick, so bought 2 pairs in more muted tones, with relatively sensible heels, but will no doubt visit their on line store in the future as they ship to Australia. Restaurant De ...