Blue & Green inspiration (if not obsession!)

Blue & Green is all I see at the moment. My eye gets drawn into these deep blue - greens, icy blues, muted soft blues, bright greens, emerald and midnight blues... Gimme more! Of course in furniture for me, it reflects in gorgeous velvets, soft cottons and rich wools... 

But since it all starts there...here's a little inspo drawn from Mama nature... 

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Ghost Town. Or how nature decorates...

One website I often found myself going back to is Fast Company. This time what got me clicking their link is a story of this Ghost Town in Nambia called Kolmanskop. German miners settled there in the early 1900's following a "diamond rush". But it only lasted about half a century... as the resources disappeared, the town was slowly abandoned. So from 1956, the desert, the sand, the dunes just moved back in.

The result of time playing on the architecture is amazing. Aside from this incredible story, it's the fabulous light, the colours, the texture of the walls that grabbed my eye. I just wonder what the interiors would have looked like in their glory days. At the same time, the glory days maybe now... Aging gracefully, letting Nature take its course. 

These stunning images from French photographer Romain Veillon are a wonderful record of the ephemeral nature of what humans build and a reminder that if we let it, Nature will know how to take over.  

Hope you enjoy.

Anne-Claire

Via: Fast Company & Romain Veillon

Life's not a competition...

Hello followers... Thought I'd share something a little more personal today. This was part of my very insightful horoscope yesterday. Considering how rare horoscopes (ever!) get it right, I felt it was worth creating a little inspiration card to start the week on an encouraging note. Sure struck a chord for me. Feel free to pass it on.

xx

Picture is my own. © Bali 2010

Monthly Musings...

Early sketches for the Mr Cross Table range 

My poor blog has been lacking the love of late, my attention & time were caught in other places and priorities had to shift for a while. Hope to be able to get back into it in a more regular fashion. 

As I managed to get some time catching up with other blogs today I stumbled onto Meet me at Mikes latest post "Taking Stock" and really liked the idea of it. I enjoyed the way it made me wonder about things I would possibly just ignore and found it an inspiring exercise. So I thought I'd give it a go myself and will also try to keep it as a monthly subject.

Thanks for the inspiration Pip.   

Making : Birthday plans
Cooking : Spanish omelette
Drinking : Another coffee
Reading: Steve Jobs' bio
Wanting: A break
Looking: At my phone again
Playing: Sia 
Wasting: Too much water in the shower
Fixing: My kitchen taps (and failed)
Deciding: What to do for coming birthday
Wishing: It was warmer 
Enjoying: Spending time on my business
Waiting: For summer
Liking: Sleeping in this morning then waking up to see the sun shining
Wondering: Why is my cat always hungry??
Loving: My new furniture being prototyped
Pondering: Colours for the range
Considering: Keeping it simple
Watching: World Domination Summit's videos
Hoping: I could go next year
Marvelling: How passion drives people
Needing: A hug
Smelling: Jean-Paul Gaultier, my fav perfume for the last 20 or so years...
Wearing: Jeans... always.
Following: Inspiring people
Noticing: New growth on trees outside my window
Knowing: That good things are ahead
Thinking: Not too far ahead hopefully
Feeling: Impatient
Admiring: People with balls drive 
Buying: A rug & cushions from West Elm
Getting: Excited about it
Bookmarking: RAL colour chart
Opening: Another tab
Giggling: The number of tabs I have open at once
Feeling: Overwhelmed at times

Till next time... 
AC xx