Celeste Watson

Melbourne based graphic designer Celeste Watson has created this illustration as a means to point out the ridiculous cost printer ink. If you have bought an inkjet printer in the last few years you will have rejoiced in the amazingly low prices they are available for. However, you have probably quickly been shocked to find the price of the ink cartridge refills reaching almost the same cost of the printer itself. 

We're getting ripped off to say the least. According to a report made by The Guardian, the cost of printing ink is the lowest it has ever been, only a couple of dollars per litre. However, when we buy it in the form of print cartridges it is costing more than $4000 per litre, almost double the cost per litre of the world's most expensive perfumes. 

Watson has 're-branded' some Hewlett Packard Ink Cartridge packs in the form of Chanel No. 5 perfume bottles to highlight the devious sales tactics. Watson claims "I like throwing design back in the face of its expected audience, but in unexpected ways."

Beach Towel Giveaway

The Home Journal has a gorgeous giveaway this week... and since I'm a contributor and not allowed to enter the competition myself, I thought I should share so one of you could possibly win it!

Up for grabs is a Beach Candy cotton turkish towel in mandarin. It's so lovely!

The competition is open until midnight on Friday (24.1.14), so hop across here to enter.

Isabel Lundah's Swedish home

This gorgeous Swedish home belongs to Isabel Lundah, marketing manager of Iittala and owner of clothing label RAH. The combination of old and new is carried out perfectly to create a warm and homey, yet artistic and contemporary feel. I love the mix of neutral colours with bright yellows as well!

Photos by Sara Svenningrud for Residence Magazine

Peter Jensen SS2014

If you know me at all you will know I like big t-shirt style dresses. I just like sleeves... And these designs by Peter Jensen are so so great. The Diana SS2014 collection is full of desirables...

Photos by Paul Bliss

Art-filled Chelsea Apartment

Allan Schwartzman, 54 is an art collector. Even before owning a space to that could display his art, Schwartzman amassed exactly the right pieces that he'd need one day in his dreamed-of New York apartment. He explains "before I started buying art I thought I'd collect it. I knew someday I would move, and just hoped it fit whatever place I moved to."

When Schwartzman found his luxury Chelsea high-rise 11th Avenue Residence designed by Jean Nouvel, he started over with all that he had in storage - modern Brazilian furniture and his collection of art. What was originally a three bedroom apartment was converted into what he calls "a deconstructed one-bedroom."

The windows within the apartment which are of various size and are strategically positioned offer a panoramic view of the Hudson River and cityscapes to the North and East. These windows dictate how the furniture and objects were placed.

Despite the density, the apartment is not the obstacle course that it first appears. Thanks to Schwartzman's installation skills, the eye can easily take in the whole or focus on one object without another intruding.

All photos by Jason Schmidt and found here.

Affordable Sofas

This Christmas and birthday, seeing as though I celebrate them within two weeks of each other, Jorge and I are buying our first sofa. We have been living with a red suede two-seater which my parents found on the side of the road for the first two years of our married life and now it's time for it to go. Thank the Lord! Ideally I'd love a Jardan or Tuckey sofa; handmade, Australian made, beautiful... but far to pricey! So for our first sofa I've narrowed down the options to these beauties... 

Let me know what you think of them, or if you know any others I may like! And no rush... we plan on getting a bargain in the boxing day/week sales!

Vue 'Hugo' from Myer

'Hawkes' from OzDesign

'Jericho' from ClickOn Furntiure

'Citti' from Plush

Xmas Ideas

So before I start, I thought i'd apologise for being away from the blog for a bit... Work has been crazy busy and my weekends have been so full that I haven't had a chance to open my computer, let alone write a blog post. So I hope you haven't been missing me too much!!

Anyway... Christmas is less than a week away! CRAZY! But unfortunately this year I am working straight up until Christmas Day so I'm feeling like I'm missing out a bit on the excitement and preparation of getting ready for Christmas. So today I thought I'd share my inspiration for Christmas styling and decorating if I had the time to do something!!

All photos here.

(Ps excuse the french in the second last image...)

The Home-Journal

This week on The Home-Journal I discuss Pantone's 2014 Colour of the Year. What it is and how to use it in your homes...

Read it here.

The Non Program Pavilion

Located in the South of Spain, in Salobreña is this small pavilion, surrounded by a remarkable landscape. Designed by Jesús Torres García Architects, the Non Program Pavilion was created through the idea of disappearing in the landscape, attempting to erase the division between the intervention and the area. This concern of integration reaches the point where the landscape generates the architecture itself. 

Goo Collection

Sisters Sally Davies, Lisa Nicol and their mum are the owners and makers of the gorgeous bedlinen, and baby wears company Goo Collection. The range of products features designs that are great for design-conscious mums. No longer fairytale characters and superheroes, this bedlinen features simple and stylish designs in soft colour palettes. Aren't they great!!