Hello Pretty is Winding Down

After more than ten fulfilling, magical years beginning in the good old days of 2012, Hello Pretty is retiring and heading off to the beach with a drink with a tiny umbrella.

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Tree Ring Lights by Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs.

I have fallen head over heels for these Tree Ring Lights by Judson Beaumont of Straight Line Designs.  They look like they came straight out of a fairy tale, and I’m a sucker for a fairy tale.

According to www.thisiscolossal.com, the lights are made out of a beetle pine shell topped with mirrored Plexiglas that allows the embedded cool fluorescent light to shine through in the dark. Sturdy enough to be used as a stool or a table, the Tree Ring Lights look perfect for midnight picnics.

They were debuted in the Summer Lights show at the duthie gallery in Canada.

Now to find go find the perfect spot for them in my garden.

Ox + Monkey collaborations

Spotted at the IDS West (along with Chris Perron who we've blogged about before), was the work of design and fabrication duo, Ox + Monkey.  Founded by Jeremy Clement (Monkey) and Kez Sherwood (Ox), they collaborate on projects such as “high quality aluminum bicycle trailers, furniture, custom metal fabrication and art projects.”  They work with builders, designers, artists and homeowners.

As for their name, according to Chinese astrology, if both the Ox and the Monkey can co-operate, the result will be a fun and formidable team - a goal I feel they have definitely reached!  With Kez being an artist and designer, and Jeremy having a strong engineering and fabrication background, a dynamic, creative and highly capable team is really the only result.

Check out their website, www.oxandmonkey.ca to keep an eye on their projects… That’s where my eyes will be firmly planted.

Paris in Color by Nichole Robertson

As a serious book fanatic, I window shop on Kalahari and Amazon when I can’t sleep.  My wishlist runs into the thousands, and I know that one day I will have to design my home around my books, and find a very patient and resilient cleaning lady that doesn’t mind all the dusting.  And as a book purist, I am devoted to hard copies, as opposed to e-readers.

That, combined with my fervent wanderlust, secret romantic inclinations and love of beautiful things, makes this book PERFECT for me.  (My birthday is in October. *hint hint)  “Paris in Color” by Nichole Robertson is a beautiful collection of colour coordinated photograph’s of Parisian details.

The book came about as a result of a happy accident - her photography and blogging hobbies took a turn when she took a few photos of similarly coloured environments, and it quickly became an obsession.  And on sharing her obsession, others also quickly became obsessed.  Part of the appeal lay in the fact that it wasn’t the over-glamourized version of Paris - “I didn’t want the Versace-on-the-red-carpet version of Paris, I wanted the Converse and t-shirt Paris.”

Soooo… while you’re getting a copy for yourself over here, feel free to order a second copy for little ol’ me.  I can be reached at the hellopretty.co.za offices!

Crocheted miniatures by Suami

The Pug!  The tiny little Pug!  The mini dragon!  *squeals*

These tiny crocheted creatures are adorable!  Japanese crochet wizards, Suami, have just about made my eyeballs explode from the teensy cuteness that is their work.

I’m a clumsy oaf, so once I got beyond the awesomeness, I struggled to get beyond the skill.  I make even tying shoelaces look rubbish, so I find myself staring at my hands, wondering how ON EARTH someone could produce something like this, and then on such a small scale.

Hi five Suami.

Buy some of their itty-bitty animals over at their Etsy store, and send us pics.  Only you have to buy more than one.  They have to have friends - they’re too sweet to be lonely.

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