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ON FRIDAY - Good-looking, minimalist 2017 planners (Plus, we're giving some...
On Friday's A5 DiaryDay to a Page because we've gotta lotta stuff onOn Friday's new Monthly Desk Planner. Love this.Get your paper bag out and breathe slowly into it, because... it's ALMOST 2017! What...
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NZ Modernist Furniture Collection
Mid Century specialists and long-time friends of Fancy Mr Bigglesworthy hunt the world over for the best-of-the-authentic-vintage best, restore it respectfully and offer it up to the...
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Studio Visit - We visit designer Will Worsp's Raglan workshop & Auckland...
NZ designer and maker Will Worsp at his Raglan workshopRight hand (crafts)man, Faustin DupratHeading from the workshop to the studio & showroomWords to design by - 'Stay Simple, Stay True'Sideboard...
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New Opening: Culprit, by Walker Mitchell Interior Architects
Truss love.I want one of these black trolleys (spot the pink wheel hub) at my placePhotography by Josh GriggsSo I've decided that the inaugural meeting of the NZ Design Appreciation Society (NZDAS)...
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New Zealand gets an Aesop Store - Designed by NZ architects Pattersons
New Zealand, we've officially unlocked a new Bonus level. We finally have our own Aesop concept store!Around the world, Aesop collaborates with the best local architects to bring each store to life....
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Homestyle Summer Edition - We take a preview perve...
Photography by Prue Ruscoe, Styling Karen CottonThe summer issue of Homestyle is out this week! Love this home from the new issue - natural materials, restrained design and a pared-back palette in...
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Minimalist Infinity Calendar by The Urban Hunter (plus, we have some to WIN)
The Urban Infinity Calendarby NZ lifestyle blogger and designer Shelley Down (The Urban Hunter) ticks a bunch of boxes. First, minimalist good looks; second, it tells you what day it is (don't pretend...
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New Hutch / Father Rabbit opens a Flagship in a heritage warehouse - LESSSS...
Floor to ceiling windows, huge black steel roller door. I could live here. Look, there's even a bed for meA place for everything, and everything in its placeA flagship store for Father Rabbit has just...
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Fottutamente bello. It's Italian for fucking BEAUTIFUL. We look inside the...
Just... woah.I've been so busy opening a store that I haven't made it to Auckland in months. And goddamn, so much good stuff has opened since I last visited! I'm going to need at least a few days next...
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~ W I N ! $150 of designer journals + planners from MiGoals to Get. Shit....
I'm sort of an international expert (self-rated, but it counts) on Journals, Diaries and Planners. I have letters after my name. (I don't). So you can trust me to recognise a really, really good one...
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Terrace Kitchen brand identity and interior design, by NZ designer Ryan Romanes
Spotted - the Terrace Kitchen brand identity by NZ designer Ryan Romanes. Named after the now-extinct Eighth Wonder of the World, the Pink and White terraces, Terrace Kitchen is a new all-day eatery in...
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Sleepwear for grown-ups
Laing founder Anna MurrayYour new sleepwear comes in its own cotton bag - love that.We love a good follow yo' dreams story as much as we love quality goods, which makes today's post a double...
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Sunday, everyday
Style and substance - we stock the complete Sans [ceuticals] body collection ( from New Zealand, but world class)Sphaera soaps, handmade in Wellington. (Sweet Orange and Calendula, yum)We're super...
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One Lovely Day - a beautiful new NZ book, just in time for summer daydreams...
Photography by Danelle BohanePhotography by Content & CoPhotography by Couple of Night OwlsPhotography by Bayly & MoorePhotography by Coralee StonePhotography by Couple of Night OwlsCaptured by...
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Back again! Let's begin with some Fancy SPACES...
Happy New Year, lovers! I hope you had a good looooooong break, ate all the things, filled yourself up with Vitamin D, and are ready for 2017 to come thru! I thought you might appreciate us leaning...
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Real World
Imagery by one of my #girlcrushcombos - Stylist Gem Adams (Blackbird) and Photographer Heather LiddellKicking us off this year with a golden trifecta - a story about a very good-looking new brand, a...
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Studio Visit - NZ Illustrator Loryn Engelsman
Loryn fills sketchbook after sketchbook with everyday-weirdo characters and observations on life.One of many editorial illos Loryn has created for NZ's Metro magazineLoryn's workspace is an old...
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Get out there...
Steve and Mark of Hatchet on a weekend hike.A double happy today - some super nice graphic design, and a new NZ brand started by two mates who're chasing their dream.Hatchet is Steve Cornwall and Mark...
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A few Fancy Spaces:
Whaaaaaaat is this! Who did this!Love: the built-in bedsides and built-in low window sill, bay-leaf-green linen throw, and framed prints that don't have to go up on a wall...I have to admit, I've never...
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Arepa
Styling and photography by David GrrBeing sort of a shallow aesthete, I admit Ārepa first caught my eye because I thought their packaging design and imagery looked super nice. But the brand - cool as...
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