Made By Hand

Made by Hand is a Brooklyn based project that produces short documentary films that highlight local businesses and their hand-crafted products.
The latest film takes a look at Jesus Martinez and his NYC cigar shop, that was started in 1974 by his father.

Diana Vreeland - The Eye Has To Travel

What a guy!

What a great space!

Love these!

Ivan Tucakov and Tambura Rasa - Cinnabar Mix

This is great! Listen here.

Really loving this magazine!

 See more here.

One Self - Bluebird

Great book about creative thinking. See more here.

EAMES: The Architect and The Painter

So inspiring and wonderful!!

Thomas Heatherwick at the V&A.

What a genius this guy is! The exhibition is definitely worth a visit. See more here.

Brilliant documentary!

This guy is amazing. Check out the trailer here.

Searching for Sugar Man - Check this out!

Delicious!

This is just what we want right now.
Found at the wonderful Modern Hepburn.

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How true! Found at 16 House.

Ray and Charles Eames Sculpture.

Found at 16 House.

Not normally into sweet things, but...

Found at Modern Hepburn.

Manhatten.

Love these ladies!

Gorgeous Linen.

Image from Lyla and Blu.

Beautiful Lemons

By Alice Sheppard Fidler.

What style!

What a face!

We're back!

Sorry we've been missing for a while. We've been in Brasil staying in Trancoso, which is just the most amazing place ever! Everything about it is pretty much perfect. The people are wonderful and full of smiles. The beaches are long and deep and the sea is pretty calm. The area where we stayed is called the Quadrado. It's just a small area of grass surrounded by little painted houses that were originally lived in by the local fishermen. Some of the original residents still live there which is so nice, but there are also lovely restaurants, little hotels and some shops. Everything is kept in the original style. Horses graze on the grass, people play football and school children come to play in their break time.  Standing proudly at the end of the grass is the second oldest church in Brasil. All of this overlooks the sea. We stayed in a hotel called Jacare do Brasil, which was recommended by Brazil for Insiders. We had such a lovely time there and can't wait to go back.

Donna Summer

The wonderful Donna Summer died today aged 63. Her music brings back so many memories. She was the disco queen! See this video.

Bill Cunningham New York

It's been over a year since we posted about the documentary 'Bill Cunningham New York' and finally it came to London. It's totally amazing and so inspiring! What an extraordinary man he is. For those of you you haven't yet seen it, please try to get hold of the dvd. I can't recommend it highly enough! if you didn't see the post last year then see the trailer here.

Secondhand Rose.

Check out this little film about Secondhand Rose. The original vintage wallpaper shop in New York. Watch here.

Bob Marley Documentary

A really good film (if a little too long!). See the trailer here.

The Joy of Bossa Nova!

Check out this beautiful playlist from Muse Radio.