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A Day In The Life of... Material Creative
All photography by Jared and Rachel Dobbs - Swift & Click Flat whites at the coffee joint they co-own, client presentation preparations, choosing colours for a fit-out, design installation...
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Happy Sunday - FANCY Spaces...
Happy Sunday, sun babes. I found some real nice spaces for you.I'd be quite happy having my office in the lounge if it looked this good. Let's check out the bedroom and kitchen, shall we?Yes, good,...
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Citta Design goes Copenhagen
Last week, I got a lucky little look at Citta Design's new Winter '14 range. Each collection is inspired by a city, this one by Copenhagen. Hardly surprising, given that my middle name is Scandi (it's...
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FANCY Reader Survey (tell me what you think and you could win $350 worth of...
This blog started way back in the way backs (years ago) as a way for me to escape the soul-sucking executive-level career I had, to discover all the awesome people making proper cool things, here in...
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Douglas and Bec's collaboration with emerging designer...
Very super cool to see an established NZ design brand collaborating with emerging talent... This brand new and beautifully simple Vanity Mirror is the result of a mentorship Douglas and Bec's Bec...
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C U R R E N T L Y - What NZ designer Jamie McLellan likes lately...
NZ Product designer Jamie McLellan in his office - looking sharp in Gubb & Mackie. My album of the year thus far is the new Warpaint album. Have also just now been streaming Beck's new album which...
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AND - Two NZ-designed art prints with a nautical flavour
Sargeant - An original fabric flag artwork, as a limited-edish art print. By NZ's Native AgentA2 Gentleman's Flags print by I Love Ugly.
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It's OURS, Charlie! Wellington Chocolate Factory!
Down in Eva Street, Wellington, in a building called Wellington Chocolate Factory, Rochelle and Gabriel are making bean-to-bar chocolate. As in, gently roasted cacao beans, each batch with a unique...
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Treat Yo Self... it's design Pick n Mix time
Leah Duncan, I love the way you do what you do when you do what you do. this image viaOlive & June, a nail salon (in LA) with a proper excellent brand and interior. Love the leather chairs, fresh...
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Design Diary - Tim Grocott, NZ Ceramicist
Design Diary is a new regular series on Fancy. Taus Ceramic has been a long time in the making. For the last 10 years, Tim Grocott's made his living as a TV editor. But he wasn't fulfilled in his job;...
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Inside Out March issue sneak peek
Inside Out and their style editor Jessica Hanson continue to be totally awesome - love this Wallpapers feature. (Photography by Amanda Prior.)The Kidding Around story has loads of super cute ideas...
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Two designers with serious vision reinvent a brand from the 1920's
New Zealander Kam Young and his British wife Emma are together Kiwi and Pom. From their design studio in London, the pair work on product design and branding and interior architecture.In 2009,...
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CURRENTLY... What home stylist Kate Alexander is loving lately...
What home and interior stylist Kate Alexander of Places & Graces has been liking lately...National radio! It sounds geeky but I love my mornings with Kim Hill and afternoons with Jim Mora. I learn...
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Good Morning, Good Morning, the sun will shine - it's breakfast time, Good...
Doesn't surprise me that the woman who makes these amazing leather bags has a bedroom this boho-lovely. I want to lay here and read Mary Oliver poetry (not joking, I love Mary Oliver)Uncomfortable...
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I could live in The Foxes Den
Put the kettle on for Fancy's newest sponsor, online store The Foxes Den. The Foxes Den is the imaginary home of a fox family, with things both beautiful and functional to be found in each room.I...
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Pick n Mix Yo
Goodies for all you goodies.Gold, geometrics and lotttsss of notebooks! Yeah, you know the way to my heart Kristina Krogh.Digging Kinfolk's short film series, Saturdays - the idea being to inspire you...
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Design Diary - Evie Kemp
When NZ illustrator Evie Kemp isn't making awesome animal art prints, she's hanging with her two cute pups, or working with Amy Clarke on their new textile print brand, Rust and Stardust. The first...
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Five Faves
•It's all about the grid this year. I'm so very into these tea-towels from Country Road••Happy cloud cushions! For nurseries and... my bedroom. •••Tan leather pouch from Baggu, available in NZ from...
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Digging Designworks' new digs.
Love me some Tom Dixon lightsCustom designed display case to show off great work and NZ Best Award pins.art prints and cushions and art prints and cushions and art prints and cushionsNZ design agency...
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Fancy Spaces (aka - interiors I saw and liked this morning)
Happy Cyclone Sunday everyone! (unless you had damage at your place or a big power outage or it was your wedding yesterday. Then I'm real sorry.)Idea: Instead of art over your bed, go for a shelf. You...
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