sharing: a pair & a spare

it's that time of the week again...

introducing: a pair & a spare

'a chronicle to Geneva's day-to-day addiction to Do It Yourself fashion'... full of how to's and never ending inspiration.

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loving: undergraduate modular shelving by andy martin

i'm a self-confessed re-shuffler & re-arranger who also currently happens to be blessed with ever changing & evolving tastes... so when I first spied the Undergraduate modular shelving created by London-based designer Andy Martin it was love at first sight.

the design consists of a series of shelving units, in multiple colours that can be stacked & assembled in any-which-way your heart so desires.  cleverly created with rubber pads and sheets of wood the processis not to dissimlar to that of Lego... only this is an adults version, allowing for the creation of a personalized & functional piece of furniture.  how much fun would this be?  and once more, as your storage needs change & envolve, so to can your shelving.  the design is as easially disassembled as it is assembled.  love.

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sharing: sf girl by bay

i love stumbling upon new blogs... so i've decided to start a weekly post in which i will share a recent blog discovery...

 

introducing: SF GIRL BY BAY

BOHEMIAN MODERN STYLE FROM A SAN FRANCISCO GIRL

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back to school



image: harrods

as a university graduate i've never really paid much attention to polytechnics or institutes of technology, nor have i had reason too.  when i cast my mind back to that ever so important career decision making time at high school i can't even recall them being presented as an option.  i'm not entirely sure why... but i'm guessing it had something to do with the fact that traditionally they have been the place of trade training... & not that of private school leavers (cringe worthy i know, but not all that unlikely to be true). 

recently however, in a quest to reinstate some creativity in my life, i've discovered my local institute of technology & the extensive range of short courses they have on offer.  

EIT offers short courses over nine different subject areas.  there's everything from barista training, to an introduction to gas, arc and MIG welding (whatever that may be), as well as interior design & accounting for non-accountants... to find out more you can download a copy of their 2012 brochure here... i've got my eye on soft furnishings.  the joys of short courses are that they are open to all members of the public, are relativity low cost & tend to fit nicely around the 9-5 work schedule of most. 

so if you're up for it, i challenge you to try one.

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ingenuity

 

 

my queen's birthday weekend was spent exploring highway 35 between whakatane & gisborne. if you ever get the chance to drive this road, i highly recommend it. after travelling some 926km in a mere 2 1/2 days i returned home experiencing a combination of exhaustion & exhilaration... my body wanted to sleep but my mind was alive savouring every single aspect of the epic journey.

there is something refreshing about being in the back of beyond... my love for the new zealand landscape has been rekindled ...& the simplistic, resourceful nature of the 'east-capers' way of life has inspired me.

 

so whilst i am feeling all patriotic & newly enthused i want to share this photo with you all... & it's quite fitting giving Foxton Fizz's recent resurgence in the media. it's from Stack's refurbishment of Air New Zealand's - The Aviation Institute.

image: Rebecca Swan

this weekend you'll find me fossicking in the second-hand stores, i'll be on a mission to find old crates... i've got a seating dilemma that needs solving... & i think i know just the answer.

 

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the best part of my years thus far have revolved around testing the bounds of fashion... somewhat battle weary, i think i have finally arrived at what is my own definition of 'style'. 

lately, i have been catching myself initiating a battle once more. 

 this time the campaign has extended beyond the limits of the wardrobe & out into other rooms of the house... it's a constant struggle that has involved a great deal of rearranging, reshuffling & rationalization. 

it's going to be an uphill battle with numerous obstacles... but what i have learnt so far, is that by surrounding myself with the things that i love i'm slowly, ever so slowly, edging closer to creating a place that is unmistakeably mine, a home.

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