The Sliding House

Pretty impressive! See how it works on Wallpaper.com

Mad Men

Probably most of you have been watching Mad Men since the beginning, but we have only just discovered it and are now totally hooked! The storyline, style, art direction. It's nothing short of perfect!! So for anyone who has heard about it but not yet seen it, you are in for a treat. We've just finished the first box set (we watched the whole thing in 3 nights) and can't wait for the second. Too exciting!!

These are nice...

By Maison Martin Margiela from Totokaelo.

'Days with my father' by Phillip Toledano

Our words cannot describe this, so please look for yourselves. Go to this special place and be moved. First discovered on 2 or 3 things I know.

Loft living

Loft living looks like fun! Found here via here.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

His music is so beautiful! Listen to it here.

You have to read this...

We stumbled upon a blog the other day called Wooster's Rules. It's utterly charming and often hilarious but mostly very true!! Check it out here.

So cool...

Superb styling by Barry Kamen (stylist special projects) at Streeters New York (choose London option)

Natasha Bobbe.

Natasha Bobbe is an amazingly talented young singer/songwriter. We just love her music. Her songs are quite varied, so it's worth listening to a few. We can't decide which one we like the best. Listen here.

Artists' Studio

This is a very good book written by MJ Long, who is an architect and interior designer. It shows some interesting projects and collaborations with artists, designing their studios and living spaces. You can buy it here.

21st Century by William Eggleston

An exhibition of William Eggleston's work is on at the Victoria Miro Gallery in London, from 15th of January until the 27th of February and at Cheim and Read in New York from 7th January until 13th of February. See a film about him here.

Books

Great independent bookshop on Charing Cross Road that specializes in books on photography and fashion. Definitely worth a visit. See here.

Omega Speedmaster

This is such a beauty don't you think? We found it at 'A time to get' We both want one.

Take a look at this...

We recently discovered this great new magazine. Very inspiring. From here.

Borneo bag.

This bag is becoming a true classic. It's been travelling all over the world. We designed it with short handles as a bag that could go as happily into a meeting as on a plane, but we weren't sure if it would be as popular as the bags with long handles. In fact it seems to have definitely found it's place. From Nivaldo de Lima.

Oh so good!

Listen and smile.

Je t'aime

Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Listen and see here.

Films to watch.

Last night we watched 'She's so lovely' directed by Nick Cassavetes. It's such a good film with amazing acting by Robin Wright Penn and Sean Penn. It made us think so much of the brilliant 'A woman under the influence', starring Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk, which was directed by John Cassavetes.

Jeans.

This is such a great little documentary by Takayuki Akachi, following a girl travelling to over 50 countries in two years, wearing the same pair of jeans. See it here. Found on Nearness of Distance. Love the film, the idea and the jeans.

New Brasil bag.

Our Brasil bag has always been a favourite. We've made it in many different types of leather, but we're very excited about this new one. 

Well how about these?

Really, really nice! From here.

Creative Space. Urban homes of artists and innovators.

We reckon this book looks interesting.

Argus A, The First American 35mm Camera.

Now this is a good looking camera, don't you think? Read more here.

Good lighting

Good lights are so hard to find, but we think we might have found just the thing at Skinflint Design.

These would be nice for Christmas

Wouldn't they? From Totokaelo.

Vintage furniture online

You see, online is definitely the way to go. You can even buy vintage furniture online now at Bogen 33, a second hand online store based in Zurich.

Pink Martini

We like it.

Seven things we love.

The lovely If Jane has asked us to think of 7 things that we love. It's taken a while to decide which of the many things that we love to choose. We realized that the things that we choose don't have to be the things that we love the best, but just some things that we enjoy. So (in no particular order) here goes...

1. Sitting round the table with family and friends, sharing good food.

2. Going to our favourite market every Friday morning, never knowing what delights we're going to find.

3. Drifting off to sleep in a hammock on a sunny day.

4. Peter Beard's art.

5. Going for a picnic with our family to our special spot in Mallorca, with Nivaldo's delicious slow baked lamb, still warm with crusty bread.

6. The music of Gustavo Santaolalla, the films of Walter Salles.

7. We adore Brasil. The people, the music, the food...

Cafe de los Maestros

See the trailer here. It looks great!

Gustavo Santaolalla & Bajofondo Tango Club Live

Listen to this. It's amazing!!