It might be winter here in South Africa but there’s a new summer shoe in town: a throwback to the dippy hippy culture of the early 70s...wooden heels. Get a 2012 makeover via clever injections of neon leather, panels of contrast wood and updated shapes that only wistfully look back to the original clog shape.…

The words on everybody’s...and I mean everybody’s lips are iPhone this, iPad that. But one thing that has come to the forefront of the "i" industry are the 'Slide to unlock' iPanties: They are thongs that come in black and white and are made from 100% pure cotton. They are a hilarious take on the iPhone whereby the plays on words are displayed on the front of the panties.…

Trend alert!  It’s the revenge of the nerds!  Now is the time to express your inner geek and embrace the trend for thick-framed, square, 'nerd' glasses.  More fashion accessory than they are practical necessity, these specs play on some 1960s nostalgia thanks to some of their iconic ambassadors...…

For all intensive purposes, I am a rural lass. A lot of my childhood was spent playing in long grass, minding the snakes, and running with the dogs in the opposite direction of where the baboons were.

Time spent between farms and the beach just aren’t the same without big, blustery, rascally canines.

This is the same for everyone, right?

Wrong. Dating and Dogs. Not the homosapien type. I used to think I’d never date a guy…

Africology Relaxing Massage Oil:

This grass has a very pleasant and mild earthy smell which has a calming effect on the body and the mind. Vetiver is known to promote the growth of new skin tissue and eases anxiety and stress.…

So I heard that in an unprecedented joint venture, two of South Africa’s hottest designers have joined forces following a successful show in London’s trendy Kensington. Missibaba, luxury accessory design label established by Chloe Townsend, guru of all things leather, and jewellery artiste Kirsten Goss, recent winner of Design Indaba’s “most beautiful object in South Africa” with her Lily Pad Ring,…


The Gentle Author

For those who missed Paul Bommer‘sexhibition in Wilkes St last month or who have never heard of him, featured here is his fourth and last batch of his faux delft tiles from that show. Many of his tiles are inspired by stories in the pages of Spitalfields Life. Successively, Paul…

I was at Fashion Week recently, perching on my front row seat before a show, and I couldn’t help but notice the busy little fingers on either side of me.  “Tweet, tweet” went the front row and suddenly I realised… there go the spoils.…

“If you take any activity, any art, any discipline, any skill, take it and push it as far as it will go, push it beyond where it has ever been before, push it to the wildest edge of edges, then you will force it into the realm of magic.”

Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

 I was always inspired by that quote and happily for us, so was Bridget Henderson, a…

Annie Vought has set to design boom images of her newly developed pieces for her existent collection of handwritten, cut-out correspondence. the Oakland, California residing artist considered the countless email, SMS, instant messages and twitter posts received in her life, and…

The“Tree Hotel” was created by Stockholm-based archtects Tham & Videgard Arkitekter, in Harads, Northern Sweden. It is an Aluminum mirrored 4x4x4 glass cube and is suspended around the trunk of a tree. It reflects a 360 degree view of the surroundings, creating a camouflaged refuge.
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Supplied by
 Panasonic who claim that the balls, which were designed to light up upon contact with water, were in fact 100% solar powered energy, lit up the waters of
 Sumida through central Tokyo, Hotaru. …

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Belle's Patisserie has recently opened another store in the Blubird Shopping Centre.

They Serve Delicious Cakes and Pastries, both Sweet and…

Personally, I have an absolute, and I mean absolute fascination with eyes and lips. Not only do I feel that they are an amazing and sensual aspect to any women, but when it comes to the creative process of art, design or photography, one can literally do anything with them. For example, Rasmus Mogensen’s lip series…totally Wow! Since the age of 8, Mongensen’s dream of becoming…


Malée has recently opened in
 Hyde Park Corner. On entering the store you are sure to be greeted by gentle scents of warm Cinammon and Spices which match the warmth of the Staff.


The name
Malée comes from the founder's,
Zeze Oriaikhi's, grandmother who was affectionetly known as Malée.

The range consists of Premium Bath and Body Care…

Schutz's exhibition "Piano in the Rain" features her signature tropes of excess, taboo and mayhem, yet this time with a layer of sadness underneath. You get the sense her characters, though ultimately grotesque, are trying to connect, to impress, to perform,…

No animal permits, gardens or any inspections needed whatsoever to take these home with you! Louis Vuitton commissioned British Artist Billie Achilleos to work on four animals for the launch of My Monogram service on Small Leather Goods. The 30 piece collection…