Koyo Okada's Mt. Fuji

A beautiful book, a beautiful mountain, found here, on a beautiful blog.
Thinking of Japan.

trees

spotted this on the way to the studio this morning, very sweet!

Gropius

 

In Walter Gropius' home, I want one.

What IS it??

See who took the photos & more on Leslie Williamson's blog and buy her book Handcrafted Modern, so many beautiful & beautifully wierd houses to nosey around..

sunflowers

Someone planted loads of sunflowers along an otherwise barren bit of land by the flats on Englefield road, N1.
They span a whole block and look beautiful.
A welcome sight on my walk to the studio of a morning!

apple season

apples at the studio...

Hel Yes!

Went to Hel Yes! on weds evening, 

we had a most delicious feast including:

Seabass tartar with archipelago breadcrumbs, smoked beef with pickled mushrooms, Karelian hotpot, berries and sorbet with cinamon vodka, whipped lingonberry manna with spurseshoot milk & liquorice creme brule.

We drank delicious 'Fisu 69' shots(Fishermans friend infused Vodka, made by Tony)

Mixed berry & vodka slush, cinamon vodka, and berry bellinis.

We consumed a lot of berries!

The interior of this unassuming warehouse just off the City Road has been transformed by designers Linda Bergroth and Klaus Haapaniemi.

For more info go to the Hel Yes! site where you can also book a table, but hurry!

its only from September 15th - October 3rd...

Mr Fox

Mr. Fox can be seen looking out of our window.

He was made by the supremely talented illustrator Emily Warren.
Come visit him soon?

wedding

what a lovely day!

thanks A & N

the other side of the glass

Invaluable.com

Lot 40: Reversed painting on glass in carved frame

20.5" x 8" painting, village scene. In carved frame.
Minimum Bid: $30
Bids: 2
Watchers: 1

forest

just discovered, via stork bites man
Allison Schulniks wonderful & weird animation for Grizzly Bear
click on the image  to watch it.

wild things

Bodil (erstwhile Shelf girl , sadly went back to live in Sweden) and other half Charlie have a beautiful gallery near their home in Dalsland, Sweden.
The current show is 'Wild Things' showing the work of 24 international artists.
On until 22nd August, if anyone is nearby this summer.
See more here

rooftop

This is the way to start the day.
In a deckchair!

kingsland road

lush leaf on a stormy day, on a wall near junction of kingsland & middleton rds.
Anyone know who put it there?

rabbit

chocolate brown rabbits....
(no you can't eat them!)