L'Oiseau from Vitra

Today is my Mum's birthday and the family all gathered together on the shortest day yesterday to celebrate the grand occasion. Several birthdays ago, we gifted Mum the Eames House bird from Vitra, something that she loves and had admired for years previously. So this year, we gave her the latest version - Vitra's L'Oiseau (french for 'bird') designed in 2011 by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Made from solid maple and sanded smooth, this delightful creature is so lovely to hold and you can't help but admire the simplicity. It looks good wherever it may be placed. Happy birthday Mum!

Photographs via Vitra

One Bookcase, Four Ways Series by Emily Henderson

The Eclectic Sophisticate

 After having suggested some interesting objects and ideas to a client to finish off her  new shelves, I was entertained by this 'One Bookcase, Four Ways' series by stylist, Emily Henderson. 
Her styling team took the same bookcase and styled it four different ways to "show you the life-altering importance of styling. Start with simple furniture, layer on the crazy and you get a room full of personality."  Henderson is right on and she proves her case in this visual series.
Click on the captions below each photo to be taken through to how each look was achieved while reading Emily's classic and entertaining dialogue. Which one do you like?

Modern Traditional

Desert New Age

The Playful Scholar

Photographs by Jessica Issac via Emily Henderson.