design republic commune.

Since blogging + joining pinterest and becoming over-saturated with digital design images, I think I have become more aware of what interests me aesthetically, particularly with architecture. I love muted palettes, exposed materials, things like this project and this project and this one. 

This project is a pretty good example of this - Neri and Hu's historic building redevelopment; Design Republic Commune in Shanghai, China.

Image credits: Pedro Pegenaute.

monday mix_twelve.

1 | Jets_Bonobo
2 | Know You_Bonobo
3 | You & Me_ Disclosure ft. Eliza Doolittle
4 | Night Air_Jamie Woon
5 | Dark Doo Wop_MS MR
6 | Alley Cat_Volta Bureau
7 | Ready [Gold Fields Remix]_Elizabeth Rose
8 | Get Lucky_Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
9 | Hey Now_London Grammar
10 | Retrograde_James Blake

Listen here.

This week's mix starts off with not one but two of Bonobo's new songs [yes. I am obsessed. His new album was released early as it was leaked online - my little sister and I must have been telepathic as we both bought it within a few hours of it being released early!] Also have some new Disclosure [Album due June], some new Daft Punk, and some newish James Blake.

Ps I figure Sunday night is close enough to Monday.........

cacti.

I have a current thing for cacti. I think it might have been fueled from visiting the succulent/cacti garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens here in Sydney the other weekend.

Anna, one of my housemates and I share the third floor of our big white terrace house, and we have a many a conversation about how we are going to align our house with our various pinterest folders - much to the amusement/disdain of the rest of our housemates. I still have scratches on my wrists from ripping out this spikey number out of our front garden to shove in our bathroom.

Beautiful pictures taken by Eleanor Yap.

lately.

For those of you who follow me on instagram you would have noticed this month I celebrated my first birthday in Sydney, and was lucky enough to finally meet my lovely blogging buddy Ella! I moved house to a beautiful large terrace with a bunch of lovely new housemates, was spoilt with a Tom Dixon Hex bowl from my Sydney friends, managed a quick trip home to a beautifully rainy Hobart, and had one of the most cultured weeks of my life - Anish Kapoor, 2 x dance performances (did any one else go to De Novo?! amazing), Bloc Party and have just generally been enjoying such beautiful weather in March swimming at the Bronte beach pool. 

All pics from my instagram

propeller z.

 I absolutely love the refined materiality and detailing of the stair in this project, BAWAG Contemporary by Propeller Z Architektur - beautiful.

building block.

Further to my previous post, I have now decided I want either one of these two Building Block bags, mainly because Building Block's AW13 collection's styling/shoot matches with the overall graphic/aesthetic/materiality of my blog/pinterest account nicely...

Meanwhile, thinking of writing a book, 'Confessions of a Borderline OCD Girl'

bag it.

I'm currently on the hunt for a new bag. I've actually only ever had 3 handbags in my life - I am rather picky with them! I particularly like how each of these bags is void of embellishment, and of a similar leather. I actually have bought a hide of similar leather, and am tempted to design and make my own when I have the time after the success that was my ipad-case making.

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