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Creatively Speaking – Brendan Young and Vanessa Battaglia

Emma Stergoulis Design

Mar 15, 2013
4 min

Creatively Speaking – Brendan Young and Vanessa Battaglia

Photographer Max Jamieson I recently posted on the amazing faux cow hide rugs created by design duo Young and Battaglia. As I delved in to a little bit more about the duo’s background I found out that they are based about 10 minutes from where I grew up as a child in a small town called St Neots, Cambridgeshire… Unfortunately being in Sydney they are no longer just round the corner, but I was fortunate enough to have Brendan agree to an interview (through the marvels of techn

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Jan 30, 2013
1 min

Say it with junk – Brigitte Herrod

I love it when people come up with quirky ways to use otherwise useless things… such as these fine and quirky pictures by UK graphic designer and artist Brigitte Herrod. The designs reflect ability to look twice at everyday objects and come up with a different perspective – that “why did I not think of that moment” springs to mind, using typography, quirky sayings….. and …. well…. JUNK! Most of her work is available to order through UK site Rocket St George. Well they make

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A Very Belated Happy New Year – Let the Adventure Begin

Emma Stergoulis Design

Jan 14, 2013
2 min

A Very Belated Happy New Year – Let the Adventure Begin

Just before by yellow moon boot got bitten and my horse threw me into a bramble bush…. I think that was then end of my riding career! I hope that you all had a lovely festive break. Another year is beginning and as with every year I always raise the glass of bubbles with a few hopes for what the new year may bring. That said one thing, I have learned after a few new years now ( not going to say how many) is that, that wish for the winning lotto ticket just does not seem to

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Oct 4, 2012
1 min

Glamper Vanning

Yep… I have to admit, given the choice of a luxury hotel room, or a camp site my sense of adventure takes a bit of a runner! Having said that who could resist the charm of these retro custom hand built caravans by The English Caravan Company. UK based Joiner Richard Stark was asked by a client to refurbish an old caravan, he enjoyed it so much that he started The English Caravan Company in Feb 2010. Richard now makes three styles of caravan which take influence in their sty

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Stone Walls and Paper Tiles – Louise Body

Emma Stergoulis Design

Sep 20, 2012
1 min

Stone Walls and Paper Tiles – Louise Body

Louise Body – source aluncallenderblog.com Louise Body is an internationally acclaimed British designer whose collection includes wallpapers and fabrics. Louise’s wallpapers have been included in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s selective wallpaper archive and as part of collaborations with iconic british designers and brands such as Paul Smith, Dr Martens, Liberty, Ted Baker, Selfridges, Laura Ashley and Topshop who have all chosen Louise’s designs to adorn the walls or coll

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Aug 30, 2012
2 min

All Rugged Up – Luke Irwin

Anglo-Irish Luke Irwin has had a varied career, from the world of theatre, PR and antiques when a chance meeting at a lunch party in Dorset in the UK had Luke sat next to a 12 year old boy. The boy engaged in conversation with Irwin regarding his father who owned three mills in Napal, and was regarded as a Tibetan master weaver. This chance meeting struck Irwin with the Eureka moment that we all dream of…. and well the rest is history. Luke Irwin is now one of London’s lead

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Aug 29, 2012
1 min

Bone China – Phoebe Richardson

If your idea of a fine piece of china contains florals and pretty scenes, then this post may not be for you. Phoebe Richardson is a London based Graphic designer who strives to put a little something different on your plate. Inspired by 16th century medical engravings and bones from the Natural History Museum in London, Richardson has created the aptly named “Bone China” collection. The name is not the only little sneak of humour in the collection which, like an anatomy clas

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Aug 7, 2012
2 min

Sew Illustrated – Toni Bowater

I am a bit of a hoarder when it comes to magazines especially cookery magazines. As we are well into Winter in the southern hemisphere there is a real emphasis on slow cooked and homely food… That together with a focus on the Olympics, the good old British winter pies and stews are the forefront of most of these magazines. As I flipped the pages of Rick Stein’s Lamb Curry, Sticky Asian Honey Ribs and Walnut Stuffed Pork ( all pretty damn good by the way!!!) I stumbled upon t

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Aug 2, 2012
2 min

Reinventing the Discarded – Karen Ryan

“Body” Chair Yesterday I posted about a hotel which show cases (as part of it’s luxury element), through the concept of it’s interior designer Rabi Hagh, new and old designers along side each other. Many of the designers showcased in the hotel are also part of the exhibitions in the Rabih Hagh Gallery in the UK. One of the designers exhibited is Karen Ryan who graduated in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in 2001. Karen considers herself a “design agitator” wit

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Wish You Were Here – Picture Postcard Juliette Blaxland

Emma Stergoulis Design

Jul 19, 2012
2 min

Wish You Were Here – Picture Postcard Juliette Blaxland

Synonymous with a holiday is the dying art of postcard writing…. my brother (not much of a writer) told his whole trip backpacking to my worried mother through postcards, sending one from every location as a log of where he had been…. but to be honest I cannot honestly tell the last time I wrote a post card. With the intervention of text and email being so much faster to tell your stories, they seem to be a little bit of a dying art. In my travels though I did stumble upon so

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Devonshire Tea and Vintage Nostalgia – Kidston Style

Emma Stergoulis Design

Jul 17, 2012
3 min

Devonshire Tea and Vintage Nostalgia – Kidston Style

source splendidvintage.com Having landed in the UK, fresh from the Queens Jubilee, we planned a trip with family to sleepy Salcombe (Devon UK), hiring a cute little apartment over looking the estuary. Whilst the weather did not go to plan – meaning that I was forced to go clothes shopping- well I needed some warmer woolies it was supposed to be summer you know!, it was a great time to catch up with family and spend time with my new nephew. And I did manage to get in a few pic

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Emma Stergoulis Design

Jul 12, 2012
1 min

London Scene – Dianne Goode

With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (now past but not forgotten) and the Olympics about to take place in the UK it is hard to get away from the London style and it’s iconic influences as the brits show how proud they are to be…. well British!! When you think of London you automatically think of Red, from the postboxes, telephone boxes and the buses which are truly a British institution. Old Street – Source Dianne Goode Dianne Goode has created a collection of hand painted silk c

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Decoupage Design- Inspiration from a Postcard

Emma Stergoulis Design

Jul 10, 2012
2 min

Decoupage Design- Inspiration from a Postcard

Glade Bar – The Sketch London – Source sketch.co.uk Taking inspiration from an early 20th century communion card which depicted an image of a “Glade like scene”, London Based Carolyn Quartermaine and Belgian Didier Mahieu have taken the art of “decoupage” to a new level, using their internationally renowned skills in the world of illustration and installation to transform The Glade at Sketch in the heart of London into a hand crafted enchanted fairy tale forest. Taking the im

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“Cor Blimey Gov” – It’s the Queens Jubilee

Emma Stergoulis Design

Jun 4, 2012
2 min

“Cor Blimey Gov” – It’s the Queens Jubilee

(source House of Holland UK – Tea Towel) Well the Brits will be enjoying a nice long weekend to celebrate the Queen’s sixtieth year on the throne. To help them along many of the london designers have put together a great range of fun and kooky memorabilia to clutter up the kitchen….. so I thought I would share a couple. P.S I cannot promise that my post will not contain some very bad cockney rhyming slang…but just humour me!! Firstly we have the “Pretty Women” moment tea towe

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Emma Stergoulis Design

May 29, 2012
2 min

Paper and Patience – Helen Musselwhite

There is something about the texture, colours and thickness of paper, which combined with a high level of skill and patience can be turned into something so very beautiful. The intricate “paper sculptures” of UK artist and illustrator Helen Musselwhite certainly do not disappoint in this regard. I cannot imagine the hours that go into each one of these pieces……, not to mention the steady and delicate hand!!!! “Each piece combines the hand cutting, folding and scoring of a w

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Emma Stergoulis Design

May 8, 2012
1 min

Etching to Up-Cycle – Jo Gibbs

Motivated by a concern about the lack of sustainability in relation to the production of new fabrics, Jo Gibbs takes other peoples trash and transforms them into a new “laced” treasure. Coming from a background in textile design London born Jo Gibbs’, the inspiration of the delicate fabrics used in the fashion industry is evident in her finished products, which one could describe as “up-laced”. As a result of a fascination with etching and masking Jo Gibbs, through her compa

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