▲ Stampel

I'm so inspired by the lovely and colourful work of Stampel in Australia. "Stampel has become known for unique, colourful, functional yet playful and environmentally responsible products". A little bit of everything to make your heart and house a happy place. Be sure to follow this lady on instagram for your daily dose of colour. 

▲ Obus

Loving beautiful flat patterns & floating shapes from Obus <3 Art on a dress, oh goodie, I'm in!

▲ PICHULIK DESIGN

"PICHULIK is a bespoke range of accessories handcrafted with locally manufactured ropes, and found materials in Woodstock, Cape Town South Africa. Inspired by African and Middle Eastern Ornamentation, PICHULIK creates statement pieces for bold and courageous woman."

Absolutely love the work of Katherine-Mary from PICHULIC. These are just a few of my favourites from the 2014 spring/summer collection. You can see all her work on the PICHULIC website or visit the Etsy shop for more of these beauties :)

▲ Green is the new Black

I was looking at some indoor plant decor inspiration on Pinterest and I saw so many beautiful things that I just had to make a board on here to share. So many amazing ideas to bring a little bit of life into your home. Green definitely is the new black… well, for your home at least. All images are from all over Pinterest.

▲ FANCYPANTS

Serious eye candy from little miss Amy Scheepers. I absolutely love het blog, Fancypants. It's filled with beautiful photography, cute fashion and dreamy places. Also make sure to look at her photography  portfolio <3 too much nice :) x

▲ met Liefde Giveaway

T'is the season to give & share and met Liefde is feeling oh so generous! 

We're giving away 8 dipped Deer antler napkin rings to make your Christmas table look amazing. We're also sending a little something-something to a friend of the winner. NICE.

All you need to do is go to the met Liefde Facebook Page, COMMENT on the giveaway post (so we know who you are) + SHARE this giveaway with a friend on Facebook or on your timeline. Sharing is caring  Winner will be announced 12 Dec <3

South Africa only x 

▲ Yuna

Have you heard Yuna? I recently discovered this talented singer/songwriter from Malaysia and I absolutely love her 'organic blend of contemporary pop, acoustic folk and soulful R&B. Visit her website here.

Also have a listen to COLORS on youtube.

▲ Kim Kyung Soo

So this is what's inspiring me today. This visual feast for Vogue by photographer Kim Kyung Soo is making it extremely hard for me to look away. I'm in love with the colour and texture combinations, perfection, reflections and unexpected composition. This is beyond beautiful. Satisfied.

▲ Lorde

If you haven't heard about this little lady from New Zealand... it's time.

Absolutely LOVE this.

More songs for you on SoundCloud, Lorde Music. 

▲ Oana Befort

Beautiful illustration and design by Romanian lady, Oana Befort. Really love her typography and linework. Simple illustrations with no strings attached make me so happy. You can buy Oana's work at her Etsy Shop and also visit her website to see all her lovely work.

▲ Nicole Levenberg

I have a little textile design obsession of late and discovering the work of talented artist Nicole Levenberg did all of that só good :) I love how she treats every single piece as an individual work of art and how she's doing something other than patterning like every other textile designer. Dreamy use of colour and fantastical compositions have me all excited! You can visit her website to view all her work.

▲ Friday Playlist #9

                                  (Right click on the LISTEN button and open via youtube)

Smallpools - Mason Jar - LISTEN

Smallpools - Dreaming - LISTEN

Eden Mulholland - Blueprint - LISTEN

Twenty Two Pilots - Holding on to you - LISTEN

Paul Otten - Breeze - LISTEN

Young Blood Hawke - Blackbeak - LISTEN

The Ugly Club - Under the great wave - LISTEN

Magic Man - Paris - LISTEN

Dan Croll - From Nowhere - LISTEN

Carousel - Pear Shape - LISTEN

The 1975 - Sex - LISTEN

▲ Charlotte Trounce

I recently discovered this talented London based illustrator, miss Charlotte Trounce. I love the basic shapes, innocent lines and flat planes of her work. Pretty as a picture ;) You can visit her blog here and her website to see more.

▲ met Liefde

I introduced you to my little side project 'met Liefde' a little white ago and I thought that I'd keep you up to date with what we're doing and show you a few new products :) It's been really great so far and we're loving every single moment of it. We're having little intimate house markets and preparing for a big market that will be in Joburg at the end of October. We're also taking online orders (in SA only) so if you are interested you can visit the met liefde Facebook page and take a closer look. You can email metliefde.lia@gmail.com or metliefde.claudia@gmail.com for a pricelist. Happy day <3

▲ Lemolo

Lemolo is a dream-pop due from Seattle. You need to be in a seriously chill mood to listen to this ;) I LOVE it <3 You can listen to all their dreamy tunes on Soundcloud.

▲ Protea cupcakes

My mom surprised me with these deliciously beautiful Protea cupcakes on my birthday. Proteas are by far my favourite flowers and I couldn't believe my eyes when she placed these beauties as a centre piece on the dinner table. Almost to lovely to eat... but we ate it anyway ;) Best mom ever! x  

▲ Zietsies Guest House

 

End of June can only mean one thing, Birthday Party! I've been wanting to go to Zietsies (in Brixton, JHB) for a long long time now, and this year was the year. We had a little cosy breakfast one cold Sunday morning and boy it was so much fun and the venue couldn't have been more perfect! The Glass Cage is a beautiful little dining area with a lovely view, chandeliers, plastic swans and a piano. We had an exquisite breakfast and a fantastic time. You can book Zietsies for breakfast, dinner or lunch. You can have a private function or just a small 'do' for two. Visit the website to see more :)

▲ Bye Beneco

These guys blew my socks off :) Love this song! Such a super duper band from Jozi. You can visit their Facebook page here to see where and when they're playing and listen to the other demo's on the Bye Beneco website. Support local music <3