by Jeannette Davison | May 11, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
One of my favourite New York finds, Marianne Van Ooij, has sent some great news. I met her last December at the Museum of Arts and Design as a participant in their Open Studio Program. She will be exhibiting work in several places as part of New York Design Week...
by Jeannette Davison | Apr 18, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
Bernadette Wyer is the brains behind Izzi and Popo. A great little shop selling antiques and specialty items from Belgium. It’s been delighting locals now for six and a half years. In that time Bernadette and husband Harry Silman have built it into a...
by Jeannette Davison | Apr 8, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
I’ve been going to the Yarra Store since before I came to live in Warrandyte. Owner, Rosemary Barry has helped me give my credit card a run on several occasions. Linen, local Yarra Valley produce, homewares and ladies clothes are all available here. Aaaaah the...
by Jeannette Davison | Apr 8, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
These beautiful little Japanese wooden name stamps typify what Oku Den is all about. They sit in an equally beautiful antique Japanese cabinet in the centre of the store. There are thousands of name stamps in all. The stamps were registered and used in place of...
by Jeannette Davison | Feb 24, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
Remember Marianne from the Open Studio program at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York? She designed the gorgeous “Dressed for Dinner” dinner service. She has just emailed me today to say that one of her other brilliant designs looks set...
by Jeannette Davison | Feb 17, 2011 | Furniture & Homewares
The New York collective electricity bill for lighting must be off the scale. Cruise down Fifth Avenue around Christmas time and you get a sense of it. These beautiful light fittings and lamps are a collection of the most interesting ones I saw while in New...
