1950's fabric patterns

I've been on the search for some new fabric (we've just moved into our new house and have a lot of old furniture that needs a makeover – most exciting!). So I've been trawling around looking for some inspiration and found these 1950's prints (some are original and some are just inspired by the era) from Sanderson. In the end I bought fabrics which look nothing like these (I will have to post them for you to see) but I do love these patterns a whole lot anyway.

Alphabet posters by Gumo

Look at these Alphabet posters (yes, I am a bit obsessed with the idea at the moment) by Sally & Andrew - the designers behind gumo. Apparently they love all kinds of objects from the 50's and 60's – especially ceramics. A quick cut and paste then and I've added their blog to my list… a nice one to go back to for sure.

Wayne Pate illustration

Deadline over and time to update things around here a bit! I'd seen these illustrations a while back in Elle Decoration UK so was super delighted to stumble upon them again and see some more of Wayne Pate's work…

Ecojot – baby colllection

I couldn't resist… some more Ecojot loveliness from their baby collection. I know quite a few mom's to be that will absolutely want one of these. Probably not for sale in SA yet but hey that's what the internet is for. Oh, and you must go look at the growth charts here… super cute.

Carolyn Gavin and ecojot

Carolyn Gavin is one of my favourite illustrators. She's the principal designer for ecojot - those gorgeous notebooks that you can buy at Exclusive Books. I've always felt drawn to her illustrations a bit more than most and have seen on her recently redesigned blog that although she now lives in Toronto she grew up in SA. So that explains quite a bit. Here are some illustrations that she recently did in collaboration with her daughter which she hopes might be the start of a book (me too!)…

Another happy day in Africa

I'm a long-time fan of Flowermill cards and stationary. I have their Birthday Calender on my wish list (anything that will help me be more organised) and couldn't agree more… for all the things we like to moan about down here it's so true that every new day is just another happy day in Africa! Happy weekend to you all!

Bruno Munari's ABC

So while I'm on the subject and search (for all things alphabetical and retro it seems) I also found this book by Bruno Munari. I'm definitely going to order one for my boys. There is very little imagery of this book available on the net but when I do get it I'll be sure to scan in some more for you to see!