Azzedine Alaia Boutique, Paris
Qantas First Class Lounge, Sydney
It is very exciting to hear Marc Newson is the brains and creative talent behind this years New Years Eve fireworks in Sydney. It is worth looking at his website to get a glimpse of what he does best. His product design is beautiful!!! Although he now lives in the UK it is encouraging that he is commissioned for such fabulous projects here.
Kranzbach Hotel by Studioilse
Not only is this a magnificent photograph but I know you will enjoy reading about this amazing Designer and looking at her other work. I can pick her work in a minute. It is pared back, somewhat Scandanavian and always edgy…opulent, there really are not enough words to describe!!
All very festive !!! and I am just loving the smell of the fresh pine trees propped up at the entrance to greengrocers. Off to choose and cut our own tree out at Kangaloon in the Southern Highlands this weekend…..the countryside is always lush and green and misty……perfect.
This is oh so elegant……whether it be home…interiors…..soft furnishings…..fashion or accessories……navy and black with a touch of gold!!!
Very understated.
Such an enjoyable time was had by all at the Becker Minty Christmas Drinks and Shopping Night. So pleasant to browse at one’s leisure through their exquisite collection of gifts….something for everyone !!! even for those who want for nothing. As usual the wine…Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon was perfect and the canape delicious.
My favourites were the new Neom Organic Scented Candles, the very English Floris perfume and for complete indulgence the handmade French velvet slippers by Matthew Cookson. Indeed the Very Best Of Everything.
Eccleston Square Hotel, London
Wallpaper Magazine has listed it’s Editors Top Hotels for travel. This look I adore!!!
There is something very slick about simple grey (or shades of grey) and crisp white. The bedcover reminicent of the pin stripe suit and the drapes look very much like grey flannel to me.
Koskela 91 Campbell street Surry Hills……The Country Trader 197 Young Street Waterloo……ici et la 7 Nickson Street Surry Hills……davidmetnicole 382 Cleveland Street Surry Hills……Doug Up On Bourke 901 Bourke Street Waterloo……Ondene 12 Transvaal Avenue Double Bay……Orient House 45 Bridge Street Glebe
January is a fabulous time to be in Sydney ….usually the weather has settled, the Festival of Sydney is in full swing and ….we have more time!! Take a day to have a fossick around and gain some inspiration for the new year.
Remember……Plan your route so as not to miss any of the above, take notepad and pen and/or digital device and enjoy stopping for coffee/lunch….. to discuss/jot down what you have seen, must have, will be going back to get, going home to measure up for.
Find the latest coffee shops you have read about, enroute. I just might have to share a few of my favourites before xmas.! Have fun.
What fabulous fun was had by all at The Country Trader Extravaganza. Billed as the Greatest Show on Earth, it was all of that and more. The Circus theme had everyone in the mood from the minute you arrived…..like entering the big top with all the entertainment that goes with it !!!!
In addition to the ever expanding collection of divine antique pieces….large and small, the massed Christmas decorations were breathtakingly beautiful and hard to resist.
Very festive indeed….not to mention the most beautiful Christmas pudding I have ever tasted (very similar in flavour to the one I make but somehow twice as good when you haven’t slaved over it yourself….or was it the accompanying Moet & Chandon!!!!)
Geoffrey Clark does nothing by halves….ever.
Courtesy Suzie Anderson,Hopewood Country House
Last weekend I was thrilled to vist another of Suzie Andersons Open Days at Hopewood Country House in Bowral. She displays her French and Country homewares, soft furnishings and ….gorgeous Chrismas decorations in stunning room displays with such style and exquisite attention to detail.
It was divine to browse endlessly, trying to absorb it all and then enjoy afternoon tea in the glass fronted Pavillion overlooking the garden…. chatting about which pieces I would pop back in to purchase.
I was thrilled to see on her website that she will continue to open on a Thursday until 15 December!!! More chance to shop, particularly for those Christmas presents and the decorations I just can’t resist…and it probably won’t be nearly as busy.
Wallpaper Magazine Editors Travel Picks – Patagonia, Chile
You may well think I am hooked on the neutral palette given yesterdays fashion post from the Sartorialist. Those of you who know me also know that neutral is my great love in life, both fashion and home. When I do venture into ‘colour’, people comment. It is very out of character for me.
I do adore this guestroom. I have spent many years designing hotel guestrooms….most of which do not have this view!!! I could see this working somewhere like Lake Jindabyne.
It is very sometimes difficult to convince hotel groups – the words are simplicity and elegance and yes !! a neutral palette. Some even still insist on ‘dressing’ the bed…..what could look more divine than this crisp white bedlinen….and hotels have the capacity to have it crisp!!! I strive for this ….however never achieve this level of crispness.
I will share more of these beautiful hotels with you over the next few days.
