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Bompas & Parr

July 11, 2010

We know that food tastes better in a spectacular setting, where our surroundings are inspiring and complement the various elements of the food. There’s nothing like sharing a feast with friends under olive trees in Provence in summer, for example. It just tastes better than it would eaten under the bed, or in the laundry. [...]

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Animal index

June 23, 2010

A fun touch for a cookbook or any book collection. Use the pig silhouette to divide your books on terrines from your vegetarian cookbooks! Slip them in between books for organisation or just as a whimsical accent. You can buy these little dudes online. ShareTweet

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Melting cups

June 19, 2010

Joon&Jung are masters of the tactile, with ceramics, textile and homewares all second-take-worthy interpretations of everyday objects. But these Melting Cups are super gorgeous glazed little things. The conceptual product design duo are based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Originally from South Korea, the pair say they not only like “adorable shape of design, but story [...]

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This & that: rise and shine!

June 18, 2010

Newspapers, double-shot soy lattes, honey on toast, a boiled egg, sun streaming through the window on to white linen sheets. Ahhh the day begins with so many lovely things. There might be nothing better than waking up next the person you love and planning a day together, really. And so in a tribute to all [...]

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Eveleigh Markets

June 7, 2010

One thing that would almost send me back to London are the Borough Markets. At that massive under-cover food market, French cheeses are piled up under the industrial-building-height ceilings, and pheasant, rabbit and other game hang from rafters. Pork pies, fresh custard, truffled sausages, crepes made to order.. the place is a veritable produce extravaganza. [...]

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Food, art, or both

June 4, 2010

One fashion and food enthusiast is bringing the drama into photography. Luxirare writes about Macarons and Scorpions, edible Crayons and turquoise blue parfait, even Egg Nog. But it’s the photography that leaves us spinning. Her post on Sushi Handrolls is awesome. Sure the use of dry ice may be a bit over the top, but [...]

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Il Baretto

June 2, 2010

Having the most perfect looking waiters, with dark hair and blue eyes, will only get you so far. Il Baretto also serves good food, making it one of the best places to have lunch in Sydney’s Surry Hills. The wooden panelled Italian eatery is teeny tiny, with its kitchen in full view at the door [...]

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Ways with tea

May 13, 2010

Daily news, delivered in the form of a doily. Saves me leaving tea rings on my newspaper, while also being usefully amusing. Doily news. Peter Bruegger presented his moustache mugs as part of the London design week last year. The fine bone china mugs are available in six tache styles. I might enjoy effortlessly masquerading [...]

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Bearable lightness

April 29, 2010

I’ve collected these images from rooms in a Sydney apartment posted on Apartment Therapy. Painting the walls white or close to white, and decking a space out with some individual things from outside IKEA, as much as I love that place. I like Hindsvik for vintage things, and am planning on getting a little table [...]

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Totes and groceries

April 22, 2010

More than one million plastic bags are consumed globally every minute. The habit of supermarket convenience living is having a massive impact on marine wildlife as turtles, fish and sea dwelling creatures swallow the bags. If that’s easy to swallow as a consumer, then let the fact that they look awful be the deterrent and [...]

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Popcorn, pigs and ponderings

April 22, 2010

Right, as much as I love this dear blog, I am getting one of these as a kind of on-hand serviette for recipes I think up at odd hours. Today someone was telling me about bacon-fat popcorn. It’s for recipes like that. I might do a drawing of a popping pig to make it pretty. [...]

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You are here

April 21, 2010

Blame it on my urge for going. Maps… street maps, globes, how to get there. These various very cool designs have me on the look out for new routes with old maps. All pictures from Etsy. ShareTweet

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Things to love today

April 11, 2010

Things found in books… ShareTweet

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Things for sale

April 1, 2010

All illustrations by Antonia Pesenti. ShareTweet

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