Graham and Green

Happy Monday bloggers!

There are some wonderful contemporary home furniture and accessories on the market at the moment, but Graham and Green;s Spring Collection seems to have gone above and beyond the usual. Their quirky designer led furniture and home accessories scream out quirky, original and above all, modern! I just LOVE their lighting ranges, the top hat lamp shades being the most jaw-dropping! The founder of Graham and Green, Antonia Graham has said that

"I would like our style to be global, glamorous, individual and hopefully life-enhancing!”

Having been inspired at an early age by Eastern textiles and decorative arts, I would say that she has definately achieved this! You can shop online on their beautiful website or you can download their catalogue or you can visit their two shops in London.

Enjoy! Kelly :)

Parisian Cafes

There's something about Parisian cafes they are just uber cool & eclectic. I'm dreaming of Paris right now...

Whilst exploring the inspiring boutiques, galleries & fascinating streets in the Montmartre area I stumbled across this amazing cafe. The walls, ceilings & almost every inch of the cafe is adorned with old photographs, letters, love notes, poems, doodles, cards, maps & even money...What a beautiful idea! The cafe had a lovely vintage feel & the unique decoration came from locals, travellers & visitors to the cafe. I really love the idea of keeping a part of you in Paris by leaving a little something behind...how nice would it be to pin something & return in ten years time to see it still displayed.

I hope you enjoy looking at the images as much as I did. You may also like the texture & colour posts.

You can find the 'Le Tire Bouchon' Cafe & Piano Bar located on 'Rue Orvins' in the Montmartre area.

Textures in Paris

Colour & texture are two of my most favourite things, I love the beauty that you can find within the everyday & the mundane. Here are a few snapshots taken whilst walking around the lovely inspirational Montmartre area.

You may also like the colour post & Beth's Paris post from yesterday.

A big thank you to Hannah (once again) for helping me edit a gazillion photographs!

Colour in Paris!

Apologies it has took me little while to go through all of my photography, comp shop & research from my inspiring work trip to Paris with Beth Nicholls from Do What You Love. Visiting Indigo & Premier Vision was just fantastic & I have lots of trend information to share. However, just roaming the streets of Paris was really insightful. I just LOVE the shops in Paris from the beautiful vintage boutiques & book stores to the inspiring artisan shops.

Here are a few snapshots taken outside a florist & cafe near the Moulin Rouge! I can't help but look for colour... I love finding bursts of bright shades on a grey winters day.

Hope they brighten up your Thursday!:)

More Paris posts to follow over the next two weeks...

*A big thank you to Hannah (a lovely work placement) for helping me edit a gazillion images.

Beth has posted some inspiring images over on her blog also, you can read them here & here.

For more information about the surface pattern e-course that we run click here.

Marni at H&M

It's almost time for the launch of high street label H&M's new collaboration with a designer brand. I am especially excited about this one because it promises to be the most authentic, stylish and gorgeous one yet.  Marni at H&M's collection designed by Consuelo Castiglioni herself is a wonderful one, full of signature combined prints and strong colours. It is bold, stylish and best of all affordable.
The collection opens in 7 days (March 8th) in selected shops and online so don't miss it! Here are some of my favourite looks, for more click here. Hope you like it. Love Moni!