OLIVER'S TWISTY TALES

One of the most fun bedrooms to decorate or design is a kids bedroom and I really think it is because you get to really use your childish imagination and make it into a space that you wished for as a kid. It is a really magical space for them, as it is not just their own space but can be used to assist in brining out their creativity and learn to love their toys, and objects. Thinking about how to connect to their creativity and sensibilities can really be shown through funky accessories that can really accentuate their knowledge, learning capacities and want to be in their bedrooms.

I am fortunate enough to be teaming up with a really great kids online store called Oliver's Twisty Tales. I am so excited about this collaboration because we get to think like little kids and create some really cute designs for their interiors. We are starting off with a small collection on textile designs, which will be available soon as scatter cushions. Oliver's Twisty Tales has so many great little pieces for a little boy or girl, especially if you are looking for something different or vintage inspired. 

Here is a preview of the textile designs we are developed together and I have created and we would love your feedback. So please comment below and let us know which designs out of the two categories you like best. 

Make sure to head over to their website to have a look around and find out more about Oliver's Twisty Tales, especially as it is coming up to Christmas. They are perfect if you are looking for a cute little gift! 

JDZ x 

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE

Living a good and happy life is all we want to achieve and I believe this is not just achieved through material things but can be complemented by beautiful homewares and accessories that assist in creating your 'perfect' lifestyle. Have any of you ever been to Greece? I am dying to go and it is on my list of places I must visit, along with all of Europe again. Europeans seem to know how to live the life and are always striving for fun, happiness and a life that is good. This brings me to my new online homewares discovery of CITTA Designs, a New Zealand based design house that specialises in textile & homewares design.

Their 2013/2014 summer range is based on the inspirational life and culture of Greece. The designs are to captivate the culture and good feelings that are associated and cultivated around summer, lying in the sun and living in the present moment. A philosophy I believe so strongly in, so you can only imagine my love for this collection, 'Greece Under The Sun.' It is a really tough thing sometimes to translate emotions that we associate with a certain belief or inspiration and them communicate them successfully through your designs so they are able to connect with your clients. When it is achieved and achieved well, it makes for great design. This is what I felt immediately when I started sorting through the CITTA Designs catalogue, I immediately got it! It communicated to me the love of colour, Mediterranean, life and summer. The designs have meaning as well as purpose, which I really love. The colours are exciting and beautiful too, blues, oranges, yellow, white, reds all connecting us back to those days in the sun and the sense of living the good life.

To find out more make sure to head over to their online store and website by clicking here. Take some time to watch their video too, it really explains what they are about and how they go about giving you the opportunity to live the good life through their designs.

Check out some images from their 2013/2014 Greece, Under The Sun collection.

All images sourced from their website. 


Happy Wednesday,

JDZ x