Mad Men is back!!!

Starting tonight on BBC4. Too excited...!!

Brigitte Bardot

So lovely! Listen to her here.

Lassco

This week we went to Lassco, which is an amazing architectural salvage centre in Vauxhall. It's a real treasure trove where you can find fireplaces, bathrooms, flooring, lights, so many wonderful things. it's really worth a visit if you're looking for something special for your house. There's also a lovely little cafe where we had a really good coffee and honestly the best croissants that we've tasted in a long time.

Nivaldo in the Observer magazine.

The bike and the bag. Nivaldo for Wallpaper in the Observer Magazine. So exciting!

Definitely!

'Men only' by Paul Smith for women. Yes!!

Wallpaper limited edition bikes for sale...

... and of course the bag to put it in. Bike made as a collaboration between Kinfolk, Coat and Brooks and the bag made by Nivaldo de Lima for Wallpaper handmade issue. Read more about it here.

Paula Morelenbaum, Jaques Morelenbaum & Ryuichi Sakamoto

A great collaboration from these three artists and friends, recording the music Antonio Carlos Jobim in the late composer's Rio home, where his own piano could become part of the recording. Read more about it here and you can buy the CD here.

Watches and flying...

Found here.

The Historic Lighting Company.

The Historic Lighting Company.  A company with great integrity run by two very lovely people . Original and handcrafted lighting and all that goes with it. The real deal! 

Good look!

We love the cut off sleeves on her denim shirt, don't you? From Garance Dore.

Have you been to the Ace Hotel?

It looks like fun. See here and you can see this video about Roman and Williams who designed it here.  

See the video and listen to some of the songs here

Do you know Willy Rizzo?

We only just discovered him. During our move (which is why we've been away for a while), we came across a coffee table designed by Willy Rizzo and fell completely in love with it. Before buying it, we looked him up and saw all the great work that he'd done. Starting as a photographer in the sixties, when he photographed so many interesting people, he then went on to design the coolest furniture in the seventies, eventually returning to photography. His furniture designs really sum up the coolness of an era. We now have a very slick coffee table in black edged with brass, which opens up into a drinks cabinet!

Monmouth Coffee Company

Monmouth Coffee Company is family run business with real integrity, a huge amount of style, great atmosphere and of course the most wonderful coffee. The shop in Borough market is always a treat, busy, bustling and spilling on to the street.
The shop on Maltby Street in Bermondsey is really special. During the week it's their production and training site, but on Saturday mornings they open for coffee. It's a bit of a well kept secret, but really worth the visit. They're joined by other food producers selling their produce. (Ask them to tell you where to go for the special home made beer, mozzarella and salami. It's around the corner and you wouldn't find it if you didn't know it was there.) There's nothing much else there, but it's a really nice thing to do on a Saturday morning.

Nivaldo in Wallpaper

Nivaldo de Lima for Wallpaper

Nivaldo was asked to design a set of wash bags and a special travelling bike bag for Wallpaper Handmade issue. Click on the images to read more.

Classic!

Great film, amazing music! See here.

Basket weaving on the island of Mallorca 1898. This postcard was sent to us by one of our lovely customers.

Oh yes!

To all of them!
Found on this great blog.

Let's just go!

This is exactly what we want to be doing. We're thinking up a plan.
Found here.

Relocation Sale

We're relocating our business, so we are offering a 30% discount on all our items for two weeks. Please type in the following code in order to access your discount. NDLRELOC.

Happy Fathers Day

To our lovely Dad's.
Top photo Louise's Dad. (Louise on the right)
Bottom photo Nivaldo's. (Nivaldo is the one on the bike)

Lovely things.

Beautifully crafted pieces from The Old Faithful Shop found via here.

Just four words...

When we saw the cover of this book we had to buy it. Just for the title!

When in Soho...

...pop into Fernandez and Wells on Lexington Street.

Louise Bourgeois

"Once I was beset by anxiety, but I pushed away the fear by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning." Louise Bourgeois.
Found here.

Django Reinhardt - J'attenderai Swing 1939

This is so beautiful. Django Reinhardt and Stefan Grapelli. Watch it all the way through. It just gets better!

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

As usual Robin Wright Penn, is understated yet so powerful in her role as Pippa Lee. It's so rare not to be disappointed when seeing a film after having read the book, but in this case it was just a perfect adaptation of Rebecca Miller's novel, probably because it was adapted and directed by Rebecca Miller herself. An interesting story, beautifully shot, sensitively acted. There's a great cast in this film, including Alan Arkin, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves but thankfully not a hint of 'Hollywood' about it! Really worth seeing. Watch the trailer here and an interview with Rebecca miller here.

A good way to start the day...

Breakfast at La Fromagerie.

The Jacksons Variety Show 1977

Guaranteed to make you feel good! Watch here.