WARDROBE // Block Shop

These are the most beautiful scarves I've ever seen (and I am a scarf addict). They are from an Indian based printing company called Block Shop run by two sisters from the United States. The company makes each scarf by hand using hand carved wooden blocks and non toxic vegetable dyes. The scarfs are a blend of Indian silk and Indian cotton. Its too bad that they've been so popular that they've completely sold out. 

Images from Block Shop.

Geometric

Beautiful make-up bag from Munich based label Lara Kazis. Such an amazing shape and texture.

Waxed Canvas

Waxed canvas bags by HOI BO

Page from a Book

Material Revolution Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials for Design and Architecture by Sascha Peters.

Memory hood, an abstraction of human emotion, designed 

by Max Schath. 

A Late-Summer Morning

This morning I was having trouble getting out of bed to go to work. School is starting soon and there is an impending busy-ness that comes with that. Today I just wanted to hang out in my apartment and listen to music and read a book.


Two things managed to turn my mood around this morning. One was a delicious mini watermelon that was as tasty as it was colourful. The second was my new tote from Bookhou that I picked up this weekend from the store on Dundas West. While I was in the shop I got to meet Piper and Lliam who I see so often on the bookhou at home blog.


I'm looking forward to fall, the sweaters and scarfs and warm tea all make it my favourite season, but for the first time I can remember I'm also feeling a little bit of sadness at seeing what was a wonderful summer come to an end. I know there are still plenty of hot summer-y days ahead but the evenings have begun to cool off, a sure sign of fall on the way.

Cozy Up with Nanna van Blaaderen

Last week fashion designer Nanna van Blaaderen opened a show in Amsterdam featuring her new collection of knitting designs inspired by forms in nature using all natural materials and textures. The collection is called 'Species. A Tribute' and will be displayed until the end of the month. Such beautiful photographs too.