Catch the Obus

You want to go somewhere a little folksy? Somewhere cool and interesting with a touch of nostalgia, but you also want to be comfy and relaxed. So what do you do? Jump on the obus. I was poking around Melbourne's great lane ways when I discovered this great label. Totally Melbourne designed and made, obus somehow makes the improbable wearable. Now, I love to wear interesting clothes and I love to have eye catching and different clothes in my wardrobe, I I like to be noticed but I really hate to stand out. I am not an attention seeker and my clothes have to be easy to wear (mainly because I throw them on in a delirious morning haze without the benefits of a good strong coffee). Obus can deliver all of these things... and they stock a healthy range of Melissa rubber shoes to top it off! 

sleep deprived?

I haven't done an all-nighter for work since I was a student (or if for some reason you call New Year's Eve 'work'), but I know someone who has been doing them for the last few weeks in the name of design and that's the lovely Elissa of Kelani Fabric Obsession. She's been toiling all hours of the day and night to bring you her new website, what I would call Australia's next online textile design hub, and one of the only places you can order designer fabrics including Amy Butler, Echino, Anna Maria Horner, Lara Cameron, Sprout, Trefle...the list goes on! She also specialises in beautiful Japanese fabrics too. Perhaps she should pick her favourite fabric, whip up a new set of bedlinen and take a long rest when she's processed all the orders she's been taking lately! Visit KFO here while it's still spring's hot little secret!

Let's hear it for the boys!

I sometimes forget that the world of design involves the male species too...for those of you getting a bit flowered out, meet two of my favourite, crazy, multi-talented designers. Jaime Hayon, from Spain, can design anything, enjoys bizarre publicity shots and I've seen him illustrate an entire wall in one sitting on video. Jonathan Adler from the US started as a potter and now has a retro-poppy empire online. And that's about all the testosterone I can offer you today!

My Beautiful Backside

Words like 'butt' and 'bum' were forbidden in my house when I was little (how times have changed!) However 'backside' was acceptable which means I would have been able to refer to these uber chic and super expensive retro couches which are aptly named 'My Beautiful Backside'.Designers Doshi Levien won't be dropping them into stores til early 09...but at least you heard about it here first, with plenty of time to start saving up!

behind the curtain

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, seeing what cool designer's studios look like, these are a few of my favourite things! Kate Spade, the queen of NY style, has added a fascinating element to her website called Behind the Curtain where you can see all the goings on of her headquarters, from the books they release, parties they attend and the way her staff style their working environment. A true chic-peek!

thou shalt not covet...

...but on a cold windy morning in the middle of winter when you've run out of cash, it's hard not to dream of a day in the life of a trendy designer enjoying the millions their creativity has bought them on some island in the Bahamas!