small space big style!

I am just in love with all of this. Too good. Cleverly found by Soph,  I had to share it with everyone. Just shows you don't have to have a big space to make a big impact....

found on tumbler - open house

art deco in vogue

I have always loved the masculinity of Art Deco - dark lacquers, gilt a chunk of turquoise and bob hair cuts! while having a play on pinterest I came across these images showing a more feminine side - care of vogue. divine!

we had to put in some skiing!

Muggy Melbourne

it is really hot & MUGGY in Melbourne...... we should be working but instead we are wishing we were here...

Soph

Lex

Something to lean weary heads on at the end of the day

we are doing a couple bedrooms here at Stamp and have been checking out a few bedheads for big and small girls and boys. We are loving that our Clients are loving a bit of colour!

stunning bedside tables as shown at Maison & Objet Paris

Hot off the Press! - this just through from Gervasoni - Leti & Co at Maison & Objet in Paris care of Brownlow Interiors.
Love the side tables. We upholstered bedroom side tables for a client last year. Such a good effect at bringing the room together.

cheeky Dutch house by denieuwegeneratie

                   Soph found this amazing house on design milk.

denieuwegeneratie is a small Amsterdam-based design firm with three young designers. They designed this partially buried home, built into the landscape of a nature reserve in The Netherlands. It emerges from the hill on two sides with large glass fronts framed in lark wood. Dutch Mountain was embedded into the artificial hill to both camouflage and act as thermal insulation for the house. The rectangular house is, for the most part, a large open space. The interior spaces are built out of wooden structures that will make it easy for the family to make changes to in the future if need be. A private and eco-friendly home that they’ve personalized to make their own sounds like the perfect mixture in this unique space.

 

 

 

 

teapot chandelier!!

 

skateboard stairs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the trip - from the start

as some of you will know my reasons for being some what absence over the last weeks (months..!) is that we caught the travel bug after Anthony Wiggle Garden to us, otherwise known as Anthea Peers to her boss at Christies and Anthea Heather to her now husband, invited me to be her bridesmaid in London this September. In a great rush of excitement we set of for a 6 week excursion in bits of Asia and Europe. I was inspired by so many beautiful things and want to share a few of the beautiful things  I found along the way in my next posts.
Here are some highlights - enjoy!

 beautiful statue from Callian - a lovely small town in the hills behind Nice

this is an external hall of the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang, a stunning example of Colonial architecture

Freddie and Greedy excited to be out of the car while driving from Paris to the South of France

My niece ChiChi doing some exploring through hidden doors in Sanur, Bali

amazing bathroom at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang. I love the marble finishing at the base of the tub

the ammmmmmmazing stairs from the Conran Shop in Paris. So simple but so good

the Foundation Maeght in Saint Paul de Vence. An fabulous art foundation in one of the most incredible areas of the world, where Impressionism started....

this stunning old merchant traders house is an incredible example of Colonial architecture in Penang, right on the water front of the Malacca Straights. I first came across this house 3 and a half years ago and each time I go back to Penang I cross my fingers it hasn't been pulled down for some hideous high rise 

NGV GARDEN DAY - 20th October 2011

Visit some of Melbourne's most beautiful private gardens through the NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) Women's Association's Garden Day. Always a date for the diary this is a truely unique experience to see some of Spring's best work. Tickets are available through the NGV website in advance                                 ( www.ngv.gov.au/whats-on ) or on the day from 10am at 2 Heymount Close Toorak or 159 Koyong Road Toorak.

A great day!