Debut

It's funny to me how things never happen in isolation - a couple week's back I wrote about Fable wines, and then last week Debutant, from De Kleine Wijn Koop (they have google translator on their site), shows up on The Dieline.



With a spellbinding design by the talented peeps at Fanakalo (read more about them here), it made one of my American non-wine drinking work buddies say, if he were to drink wine it would be this. Indeed.

Click on the image to see it bigger and marvel at it's awesomeness.

What Women Want

Women can make a difference in this world. We have proof: three Nobel prize winners this year.



I strongly believe women are an under-used, under-utilised and sometimes abused resource in our world. Thanks to Ansie, I have an exciting opportunity to share.



Today, more than 600 million girls live in the developing world. Approximately one-quarter of these girls are not in school.
Adolescent girls are uniquely capable of raising the standard of living in the developing world. It has been shown: she will reinvest her income and knowledge back into her family and her community. As an educated mother, an active citizen, an ambitious entrepreneur or prepared employee, a girl will break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
That is the Girl Effect.
Yet, despite her proven potential, she is more likely to be uneducated, a child bride, and exposed to HIV/AIDS. Less than two cents of every international development dollar is directed at her.

If this moves you, you can do something. Go to the Girl Effect website and see how you can be someone who helps a woman make a difference.

Knysna by the Sea

I spent one of my favourite of all time holidays in Knysna - how could I not? Being on the water, good food, beautiful forests near by, boats, trains and going to Featherbed and having the best fish I've ever had. The only thing that would've made it better was if I stayed at this house that I spotted on House & Leisure's website this week.

















I love the black exterior, corrugated iron roof and walls inside, the wood panelling, the lived-in feel... it looks like bliss.

Meant to B

This is Meant to B love, I think.



Meant to B is a luxury handbag maker - all ostrich skin, and you customize every step. What colour leather? What message on the inside? What colour suede for the inside? And more... I want that black clutch now!!

Tretchikoff on Remodelista

After writing about Vladimir Tretchikoff a while back, his work jumped out at me on the remodelista website.



A whole bunch of his prints are just perfect for that big wall.

Pinning is Winning

I finally gave in. After all my paranoia about Pinterest, I have finally signed up.

Don't you wonder how they make money? Are they selling our information? Why do you have to sign up through Facebook? (If you're interested to know, I've put my Pin It button on a browser I don't use for anything else. Who knows if it keeps anything safe?)

It's awesome. Addictive. Fun! Do you Pin? Let me know, I'd love to follow you, see what you are up to, and what you love! It'll be grand!



PS: I've added my Pinterest link on the nav bar. Maybe one day there'll be a twitter link and maybe other stuff. Who knows? If I keep going, the sky is the limit!

Merchants on Long

Merchants on Long is a place after my own heart - they stock contemporary African design, from fashion to homewares, in their beautiful shop in Cape Town.











Not only are their wares beautiful but the building itself is something else. You can read about the renovation on their website.



Plus, you can read more about Hanneli, the proprietor, who was featured in the September 2011 issue of House & Leisure magazine.




I can't wait to pay them a visit!