Trinkets, Props & Collecting Lots...

The last few months have been crazy busy, we've hardly had time to post. We've been scavenging, making, collecting & hoarding for the new Uneeka shop which is finally opening on Fri.

We've found ourselves in some funny places, thanks to Mummies, Badgers, Brothers and friends for all the help and fun along the way.

Dream Collaboration

Uber textile extraordinaire Donna Wilson and queen of vintage cool Supermarket Sarah have created the  'dream home' together. With Donna's playful, fun and beautiful items and a super mix of SS vintage it's the perfect collaboration. I want it all...

Inspired Etc...

I've just been reading an amazing new book called Etcetara by Sydney born stylist Sibella Court.

There are few books in the world as lovely as this. Etcetera is the biblio equivalent of pottering around a junk shop you’ve stumbled across in a back alley of Paris – there’s so much to see, and so much to inspire. Court is a creative curator with a magpie eye – her home and styled shots reflect her passion for colour, texture and fascinating ‘objets’.

She throws together unexpected and wonderful ingredients from the past and the present to create beautiful interiors where every object tells a story.

Soto Store

A sleek new menswear store new has just opened in Berlin called SOTO, brought to you by the guys that run fashion blog highsnobiety.com

The store will be carrying Nike Tier Zero, Vans Vault, Opening Ceremony, Band of Outsiders, Velour, Libertine Libertine, Sperry Topsider, Band of Outsider for Sperry Topsider, Deluxe, Bedwin and The Heartbreakers, Baxter of California and more...

The interior of the store is minimal, yet warm, proposing a mix of vintage wooden furniture, antique factory lamps and run-down warehouse furniture, carefully upgraded with glass and vintage wood. Most of the brands are represented for the first time in Germany, some even exclusively available on the European market. Make sure to pass by on your next trip to Berlin.

Temsuyanger Longkumer

Whilst visting the Twenty 8 Twelve store in Westbourne Grove I saw the most amazing exhibition by artist Temsuyanger Longkumer.

An exhibition of Prints, Drawings, including three dimensional constructions featuring works from his current series 'Superstar' ~Portraits of remarkable ****** I have met~ .

I loved these wonderfully decorated animal skulls.

 

  

 

A Fresh Way to Start

We never managed to come together this year but we Shapes had very merry New Year Celebrations and we hope you all did too...

So with the hangover put well to bed, we've been looking for fresh inspiration for the New Year ahead and have come across fabulous Hove shop I Gigi General Store.

Selling a wide range of paired-down chic products I Gigi have a wonderful Women's Boutique a new Menswear collection and a General Store which includes a haven of beautiful gifts and unique pieces for your home.

The shop is said to have a calm, welcoming atmosphere where you can browse at your leisure or do some serious shopping. The muted, earthy colour palette is chic and modern and yet utterly timeless allowing all their pieces to fit seamlessly into any home.

Their website has some beautiful photography and styling, here's a little taster of some of the lovely things they sell.

I think we'll definitely be making an excuse to travel to East Sussex at some point this year to browse the shop ourselves and get a quick fix of Brighton whilst we're there. A definite date for the new diary.

In Need of Inspiration

Times are a changing, Christmas lights are going up everywhere and a trip to London is in order me thinks! I'm looking forward to visiting all my favourite shops whilst there next month and one I definitely won't be missing out on is Few & Far.

I love the stores concept of changing collections every 3 months, the windows are amazing and feature the largest and most exciting pieces from each.

I would absolutely love to work here but will have to keep using it as a great source of inspiration for the time being!

Roll on December...

Wild Wallpaper

Devon based print maker Emma Malony produces the most amazing range of prints, wallpapers and t-shirts. Her designs include intricate interpretations of wolves, snow queens and firebirds. Much of her current work starts with designs cut with blades, which is then transferred onto screens enabling her to experiment with colours and repeat patterns.

With most of the prints incorporating monotype drawings, smoky loose lines, flat colour and delicate patterns, the outcome becomes a unique, majestical, almost life like illustrative style.

I love the new Beastly Chronicles wallpaper, inspired by the stories of Edwardian author Saki.

Milkmade

As if there wasn't already enough reasons to want to go to California,  there is now another one! Multi label men's and women's boutique Milkmade in Venice is a new discovery for shopping inspiration.

Established in 2008 Milkmade has a great offering of international labels such as Sessùn, Harvey Faircloth and Our Legacy the shop has fantastic interiors with a woodsy meets your-best-friends-home kind of feel.