it's all about art

Wednesday 30 November 2011

Este MacCleod

Este Maccleod - black italian figs with vino

Este MacCleod - summer's day with watering can
just received these great prints by Este MacCleod featuring decorative plant-pots, orchids, and hand-painted furniture with sensitive detail, we've been a fan for ages so it's great to finally have some of her prints to offer...these are my two favourites

Sunday 27 November 2011

Clare Stiles stylie

Clare Stiles - crosshatch cuffs
Clare Stiles - butterfly cuffs
Clare Stiles - dragonfly cuff
Orders for these gorgeous printed aluminium cuffs by Clare Stiles keep coming through, including Japan today! Thank you to Elizabeth Tesitor in the US for all your positive feedback on our customer service (& we hope you continue to enjoy all four of your special cuffs!)....these are great for Winter, the aluminium heats up as you wear the piece so they act as little radiators. Smooth as velvet and non-scratch, we like your style Clare!

Thursday 24 November 2011

Nicola Becci - such a star

i love these new pieces by my long-time favourite yellow house jeweller Nicola Becci, hand-etched words oxidised on silver pendants, brooches & earrings. I know which one I'd love to unwrap on Christmas day!

my favourite - oval pendant - Nicola Becci
round pendant with brass heart - Nicola Becci

silver brooch with brass heart & stars

Monday 21 November 2011

Lee & Holly's Open House

Looking forward to Lee & Holly's Christmas Open House - lots of talented folk and i have heard rumours about home-made cakes...Graham Carter has some great deals and Lee is selling older work at crazy low prices! The little reindeers are paper decorations, supplied flat on a piece of A4 paper which you cut out and fold into little figures by mibo

Wednesday 16 November 2011

@ travilla book launch

fantastic evening @ the Altitude in London, celebrating the launch of Andrew Hansford's book on Hollywood costume designer 'William Travilla' - published by Carlton Publishing Group. Andrew's dedication and passion shone through - we especially liked your red sequins glue-gunned onto your suit! Marilyn's original gold lame dress was worn by Strictly Ballroom professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff - what a responsibility! Travilla's images are licensed by us @ Art House Licensing & have been made into beautiful cards by Five Dollar Shake
 
Gold lame dress & the most famous white dress from 'Seven Year Itch'

Dressing Marilyn by Andrew Hansford

Sue with Beth from Five Dollar Shake
Kristina Rinahoff
Andrew Hansford

Friday 4 November 2011

photographer gareth iwan-jones

New pics from photographer Gareth Iwan-Jones' shoot for the SHE feature, included on his home page collage of images, to see central image scroll down from Jonathan Ross, I'm alongside Dawn French! Great to find the other shot of me on his blog, sitting outside The Yellow House with my ceramic lady by Jane Muir.

Jehane Boden Spiers - Gareth Iwan Jones

Gareth Iwan-Jones photography


Thursday 3 November 2011

reviews on 'Travilla' book

Altitude - 'Travilla' book launch venue



Excellent to read the latest reviews on our associate Andrew Hansord's new book on William Travilla & Marilyn Monroe - including a review from The Financial Times, The Telegraph and Vogue. As we also license Travilla's exquisite costume images, we've been invited to the London book launch at Altitude on November 15th... with Vogue and other major publications attending also, we think it's time to dust down the vintage tassle cocktail dresses and add our own bit of glamour (or comedy!)...