London Black in News

SAO PAULO - bruna & laurita, iguatemi, 01/25/12

2012-02-07T04:03:00.000-08:00

Terence Conran Exhibitions

2012-02-06T22:57:00.000-08:00

Fuji and I went to the Terence Conran Exhibition at Design Museum in London.

Sir Conran is the most achieved in the world of contemporary design in the UK.

There was lots to see-ish, You should explore his works. I hope it inspires you as it did to us.

Terence Conran Exhibitions

Cups and Cookies

2012-02-06T10:47:00.000-08:00

Congratulations for Diamond Jubilee

It is so cold! And on a day like today, or any another other day really....I love a nice hot coffee and bit of chocolate!

Fuji baked lovely soft choco cookies for us with some crunchy peanuts butter.

(Brownies are undoubtedly one of my all time favourites: she said)

To celebrate the queens 60th year we used our vintage jubilee cups and saucer.

Maisy seems to be enjoying the snow too!

ALL THESE FASHION WEEKS

2012-02-06T10:36:00.000-08:00

With three fashion weeks behind (SP, Stockholm and Copenhagen), the 'crazy season' is only starting, I will take you with me in the coming weeks to some of the major fashion events on the planet but as well to a few less-known fashion weeks.

Feb. 9 - 13: NEW YORK Fashion Week
Feb. 14 - 15: OSLO, I'm member of the jury at the Vixen Blog Awards
Feb. 16 - 21: LONDON Fashion Week
Feb. 23 - 27: JAKARTA, Indonesian Fashion Week
Feb. 28: ROMA
Feb. 29 - 7: PARIS Fashion Week
Mar. 8 - 11: LISBON, Moda Lisboa

Rio de Janeiro, January 2012

Camden Passage Market

2012-02-05T07:13:00.000-08:00

More pictures of Camden Passage Market

vintage cups

2012-02-04T14:43:00.000-08:00

I went out with Fuji to London, it was sooo cold but was always fun!!

We went to Angel in north London, and hunted for lovely vintage items.
There were a lot of lovely items in the market, especially these vintage/antique cups.

They make me want to have lots of tea parties with my friends.

Camden Passage Islington

COPENHAGEN - fashion week a/w 12, day 3, 02/03/12

2012-02-04T05:07:00.000-08:00

COPENHAGEN - fashion week a/w 12, day 2, 02/02/12

2012-02-03T03:01:00.000-08:00

Deep dark chocolate cookies

2012-02-02T10:16:00.000-08:00

I just had to show these cookies! My mouth drooled when i saw them!

Divine Baking

website for recipe: http://www.divine-baking.com/2011/04/deep-dark-chocolate-cookies.html#more

STOCKHOLM - fashion week a/w 12, day 3, 02/01/12

2012-02-01T23:50:00.000-08:00

STOCKHOLM - fashion week a/w 12, day 2, 01/31/12

2012-02-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

mood board for modernism

2012-01-31T11:05:00.000-08:00

I'm currently in the process of starting an art project in the school. What i do is entirely me choice and therefore chose modernist architecture. After an introduction I moved on to inspiration. Throughout the week I've been collecting up pictures, despite the fact that not all relate to architecture the pictures come together to make a good mood board.

STOCKHOLM - fashion week a/w 12, day 1, 01/30/12

2012-01-31T02:39:00.000-08:00

Cleaning Tip (Taps)

2012-01-30T02:57:00.000-08:00

Hi, monday morning is my cleaning day.

My task of the day was clearing my bath tap ( toooo much lime scale )

it's splashing water every where. and as it's no longer unscrewed, I'm finding it not so easy to clean.

I did try a couple different ways of cleaning it but none were very easy .

I've been watching my daughter make stuff out of balloons this weekend,

I thought they were quite flexible and tuff. With a little imagination I found that this is the easiest way to clean taps.

You can just cut the top off a ballon, and depending on the tap size you can adjust the opening.

Next you just put in the cleaning liquid, I used vinegar (best use a white vinegar).

I have used the bleach before it was too strong and it peeled off the chrome and damaged my taps.

RIO DE JANEIRO - gabriella, ipanema, 01/28/12

2012-01-30T02:25:00.000-08:00

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, bonus 2

2012-01-28T06:07:00.000-08:00

not just chocolate

2012-01-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

Perfect!

My friend spent a romantic weekend with her husband in Bruges (Belgium).
She kindly brought back some beautiful chocolate which 'my' name on the package.

I love these kind of presents!! ... and I love chocolate! Preferably dark.

before after

2012-01-27T04:41:00.000-08:00

I do like this.

LINDAUER DESIGNS

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, bonus 1

2012-01-27T04:35:00.000-08:00

What to do...

2012-01-25T09:49:00.000-08:00

I've previously mentioned how i enjoy knowing what my possibilities are, to know what kind of things I have the time and ability to do.

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 6, 01/24/12

2012-01-25T06:25:00.000-08:00

Cake in Jar

2012-01-24T07:07:00.000-08:00

I am so hungry! I am on a diet and I keep looking at all these lovely foods.

These cake jars caught my eye, as they're presented in such a lovely way, it's defiantly an idea I shall copy!!

I am baker

coconut whipped cream

2012-01-24T05:36:00.000-08:00

How about this a brilliant idea.

Lovely alternative of daily/ sugar /gluten-free whipped cream.

I love my cream on top of coffee, cakes I would even like with some roast meet and hot indian curry.

I feel less guilt with this coconut whipped cream.

Nutty Kitchen

cook for life

Strawberry Icebox Cake II

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 5, 01/23/12

2012-01-24T04:56:00.000-08:00

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 4, 01/22/12

2012-01-23T05:18:00.000-08:00

More photos of Day 4 on my Visual Diary.

my dream wedding

2012-01-23T04:34:00.000-08:00

Ahhhhh lovely, these kind of setting are what I would like for my wedding.

Well if the next one comes up........

Style Me Pretty

Clever Marketing

2012-01-22T14:45:00.000-08:00

I am so easy target for marketing.

This innocent smoothies were so cute, I had have to buy one or two or three or more.

I thought that I had a good excuse for buying these smoothes.

These wooly hats, it did look good for my daughter's Babie doll's little head.

But they were too big, they were fine for my-scene doll's head though.

Oh yes! They are defiantly good for you!!

(This was couple month ago)

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 3, 01/21/12

2012-01-22T08:12:00.000-08:00

More photos of Day 3 on my Visual Diary.

DIY

2012-01-21T12:32:00.000-08:00

Iv'e always enjoyed knowing what i can make. I say "knowing what i can make" because in the end i never actually make anything no matter how much i want to. The best things are the little odd bits that you can easily make with common recourses and in little time.

other sites;

make a sweater to a hat

http://psimadethis.com/

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 2, 01/20/12

2012-01-21T05:43:00.000-08:00

More photos of Day 2 on my Visual Diary.

Auction House

2012-01-20T13:11:00.000-08:00

I went to the viewing for tomorrows antiques and general auction.

I found a few items I like, but I am still wondering which one I really want !......?

Tring Market Auction

SAO PAULO - fashion week inverno 2012, day 1, 01/19/12

2012-01-20T05:24:00.000-08:00

More photos of the 1st day on my Visual Diary.

one I shall copy

2012-01-19T08:40:00.000-08:00

I love this one! Inspiration for the wall in my study. I'm just scared of the squeaky chalk noise.

STILIZIMO

wall-covering pin-board

2012-01-18T13:09:00.000-08:00

More ideas for my study.

This a beautifully made DIY headboard.

How about if I put a cork behind fabric instead foam, can I use as big pin-board.

ISABELLA & MAX ROOMS

A beautiful fabric, beautiful work, perfect!!

Wallpaper

2012-01-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

I'm currently decorating my study, as the room is very white I need some inspiration.

Wallpaper may be the most effective and simple way to add character to a room.

I love these wallpapers but unfortunately I don't know where I can get these papers.

LONDON - lola, ramillies street, 01/17/12

2012-01-17T09:45:00.000-08:00

BARCELONE - ivona, jazz, olya & anna, 01/13-15/12

2012-01-16T12:30:00.000-08:00

my collections

2012-01-16T05:41:00.000-08:00

Beautiful morning again! always helps start the day.

It's a bit cold but coffee tastes better on a day like this.

As part of introducing myself, I thought i would introduce my collections.

I love collecting a lot of different things and if possible ones which are original.

Candleholders are the one I collect most.

Fritz Nagel and Ceasar Stoffi's candleholder : 1965/70's made in Germany and is

my latest purchase. I bought it from an antique fair in Belgium last summer.

I had an eye on this candleholder for quite sometime and finally

found the lovely original ones.

When you get closer and look through them, they gives you the feel of walking into a metal woodland. Of course it's a great sculpture too.

Loop Candle Holder

I love this, it's made from nickel and think it's better than the steel ones.

This one is a present from my friend whom runs a lighting company.
They are made as christmas gift for his clients.
A beautiful, simple design. Each piece is very, very heavy, before I opened the package I thought he brought me a brick for my present. It's very special as it's a limited edition.

Antiques... well, they're homely aren't they?

Audrey Hepburn

2012-01-15T09:26:00.000-08:00

Personally I think Audrey Hepburn represents both class and elegance but still brings out an element of fun. There's no doubt that she is among the greatest female icons.

Sparkle

2012-01-14T07:50:00.000-08:00

I've been helping take photos for my mums shop and this is one of the vintage dresses which i found particularly stunning. We all need a bit of glamour in our wardrobes and this brings it.

FLORENCE - pitti immagine uomo, bonus, 01/10/12

2012-01-13T03:43:00.000-08:00

INSPIRATION

2012-01-12T12:52:00.000-08:00

RECYCLED FASHION SHOW INSPIRATION

HI THIS IS FUJI. MY SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY HOSTING IT'S YEARLY RECYCLED FASHION SHOW. AS ALWAYS I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT. THIS YEAR THE THEME IS THTE 'SILVER SCREEN', YOU CAN INTERPRET IT HOW YOU LIKE AS LONG AS THE COSTUME RELATES IN SOMEWAY TO THE THEME. I'VE NOTICED THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE SOME FORM OF DRESS, BECAUSE OF THIS I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF MAKING A "ROCKER" COSTUME.

TODAYS POST IS JUST OF INSPIRATION. THE CLOTHES AND JEWELLERY ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECYCLED OR DIY BUT HOLD POTENTIALLY GOOD IDEAS.

I'VE BEEN COLLECTING UP IMAGES AND THESE ARE BUT A FEW OF THEM. I'LL POST AGAIN LATER THIS WEEK.

my little gallery

2012-01-12T04:42:00.000-08:00

Hi, it is lovely weather this morning. After the school run I went out for a walk with my puppy (maisy)

She is a 14 week old Golden Retriever. I am finding this quite a challenging stage at the moment

as she only likes to relieve herself inside the house. Hope she changes her mind soon, (touch-wood).

What is good is that you can go for a walk in the woods without
looking like a strange woman walking alone.

It is just the second day of posting. When I look at other peoples blogs

I'd love to know how this person lives,

what's his/her interior like, what they're interested in, and how they've created things.

Yes, I am nosy but this is my interest and I love getting lots of lovely ideas from other people.

So I thought I should introduce myself too.
Well slowly, I have to clean my house first before I can take photos.

My favorite room in our house is the Kitchen, especially around the washing area.

I don't have a view to die for so I made it into my own little gallery.

This way the area doesn't have the stereotypical domestic vibe to it.

Despite not looking practical, it's a surprisingly easy space to use.

I can leave lots of washings in the sink or around it without it being blatantly obvious.

Most of the time your eyes go to the paintings, and when you have friends over for dinner or tea

you don't feel the annoying urge to wash up so that it looks tidy,

that way you can enjoy your time with your friends and relax.

I love my paintings

they are my over 15years of collections

I will introduce my lest of kitchen when presentable!

but I have little picture when I sold my old kitchen table on the eBay .

FLORENCE - pitti immagine uomo, 01/11/12

2012-01-12T00:58:00.000-08:00

Just Got To Do It!

2012-01-11T05:50:00.000-08:00

A Happy New 2012!!

My daughter Fuji and I have decided to achieve lots of new things this year..

This Blog is one of them. But this is the one tricky one! Continuing is the key word here.

And Achieve!! (for Fuji Studying is the top of the list ! .......this is mum talking)

As I do a job as a buyer for antique and vintage items I thought it would be more fun introducing people to where we went and what nice stuff we saw sitting in the shop windows and the items we found!

Last weekend we went to LONDON, Spitalfields Market.

1st Saturday of every month the VINTAGE MARKET is on. We had fun shopping there.

These are the items we got

Well my mobile photograph skills are in need of a lot improvement,

meanwhile I borrowed a couple of much better pictures from this sweet blog.

A pencil full of lead

Here is a photographer's beautiful photos too

JEREMY FREEDMAN

Yes these are the photos I took..............pretty bad....

Lets hope we all have a lovely 2012!! xx

FLORENCE - pitti immagine uomo, 01/10/12

2012-01-11T00:37:00.000-08:00

OSLO - marianne, korsvoll, 01/08/12

2012-01-08T20:45:00.000-08:00

OSLO - tina, bislet & siri & bogsdaveien, 01/07/12

2012-01-07T09:10:00.000-08:00

TOKYO - harajuku, 12/02/11

2012-01-04T03:43:00.000-08:00

LONDON - flora, broadway market, 01/02/12

2012-01-03T06:56:00.000-08:00

MELBOURNE - laura & jamie, 12/20-21/11

2012-01-02T05:04:00.000-08:00

HANOI - tamay & pamay, 12/22/11

2011-12-31T06:02:00.000-08:00

Tamay and Pamay are wearing the traditional costume from the Lao Cai, a province in the mountainous region of North Vietnam, where they usually live.

A FREEZING/HOT ENTRANCE INTO 2012

2011-12-29T02:44:00.000-08:00

Dec. 30-31: Cracow

Jan. 1-5: London

Jan. 6-8: Oslo

Jan. 10-11: Florence, Pitti Uomo

Jan. 12-14: Barcelona

Jan. 15-18: London

Jan. 19-24: São Paulo Fashion Week
Jan. 25-26: São Paulo
Jan. 27: Rio de Janeiro
Jan. 28: Rio de Janeiro, streetstyle workshop at Instituto Rio Moda

Jan. 30 - Feb 1: Stockholm Fashion Week

São Paulo, January 2011

SYDNEY - woolloomooloo & paddington, 12/14-15/11

2011-12-29T01:01:00.000-08:00

Some more Sydney beauty on my Visual Diary.

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER - LONDON

2011-12-24T03:28:00.000-08:00

And finally I can share with you the last chapter of the Esprit "Make a wish" campaign and make my own wish for you all to have a cosy, happy and merry Christmas with the people you love.

More wishes from London here & there.

HANOI - phuong, carl & linh, nhà thờ, 12/21-23/12

2011-12-23T01:57:00.000-08:00

More photos from Hanoi on my Visual Diary.

MELBOURNE - lily, prahran & marina, federation square, 12/17/11

2011-12-21T19:53:00.000-08:00

MELBOURNE - jemimah, renee & sahara, cbd, 12/16/11

2011-12-19T07:45:00.000-08:00

More Melbourne atmosphere on my Visual Diary.

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER - NEW YORK

2011-12-17T22:54:00.000-08:00

More wishes from NYC here & there.

SYDNEY - woolloomooloo & paddington, 12/14-15/11

2011-12-16T06:46:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY - potts point & woolloomooloo, 12/14/11

2011-12-14T23:31:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY - leah, verena & catherine, surry hills & paddington, 12/13/11

2011-12-13T01:08:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY - kitty & hannah, surry hills, 12/10-11/11

2011-12-12T01:35:00.000-08:00

I took some pictures of Kitty's band: Dampvamp while they were rehearsing yesterday.

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER - LOS ANGELES

2011-12-11T17:35:00.000-08:00

More people and wishes from L.A. here & there.

SYDNEY - ruth & her friends, surry hills, 12/09/11

2011-12-10T01:25:00.000-08:00

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER - SYDNEY

2011-12-08T20:04:00.000-08:00

More wishes from Sydney here & there.

SEOUL - hongdae, 12/07/11

2011-12-07T10:11:00.000-08:00

SEOUL - sinsa, 12/05-06/11

2011-12-06T08:21:00.000-08:00

OSAKA - tomoyo, chieko & sou, horie & america mura, 12/04/11

2011-12-05T03:45:00.000-08:00

OSAKA - yukari, madoka & mimore, horie & america mura,12/04/11

2011-12-04T08:27:00.000-08:00

TOKYO - hiroko, takashi & midori, harajuku, 12/02/11

2011-12-03T03:22:00.000-08:00

MUMBAI - girija, phoenix mills, 11/27/11

2011-12-01T03:56:00.000-08:00

More Mumbai flavours on my Visual Diary.

MUMBAI - mriga, bandra, 11/29/11

2011-11-29T22:39:00.000-08:00

MY SHOES - NOW

2011-11-28T01:24:00.000-08:00

You can now purchase the "SIX by FaceHunter" desert boots on farfetch.com.

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER - SHANGHAI

2011-11-27T02:56:00.000-08:00

More wishes from Shanghai here & there.

DECEMBER 2011 - ASIA & AUSTRALIA

2011-11-25T22:52:00.000-08:00

Nov. 27-30: Mumbai (1st time!)

Nov. 1-2: Tokyo

Nov. 3-4: Osaka (1st time!)

Nov. 5-7: Seoul

Nov. 9-16: Sydney

Dec. 17-20: Melbourne

Dec. 21-22: Hanoi, Vietnam (1st time!)

from Dec. 24: Christmas in Switzerland

Sydney, October 2011

LONDON - soho & shoreditch, 11/23/11

2011-11-25T02:54:00.000-08:00

LONDON - yasmin & yulia, mayfair, 11/22/11

2011-11-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

LONDON - harper's bazaar fashion festival, le village, westfield shepherds bush, 11/17/11

2011-11-22T09:59:00.000-08:00

To see the other people I've photographed that night at the Village in Westfield London, visit my Visual Diary.

BIELSKO-BIAŁA - neo fashion jamboree, 11/19-20/11

2011-11-21T05:04:00.000-08:00

To see more of the city and of the event, check out the 3 posts on my Visual Diary.

ESPRIT AROUND THE WORLD WITH FACEHUNTER

2011-11-18T06:09:00.000-08:00

I'm very proud and excited to finally unveil the outcome of my 2 week-around-the-world trip from last month.

The concept:

The Berlin episode:

The Berlin city guide,

with -among other things- photos of people holding their Christmas wishes:

The 5 other cities will be up in the next weeks.

BUENOS AIRES - palermo soho, 11/15/11

2011-11-17T04:57:00.000-08:00

SANTIAGO - majo & marion, 11/14/11

2011-11-16T07:45:00.000-08:00

BUENOS AIRES - palermo soho, 11/11-12/11

2011-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

BUENOS AIRES - puerto madero & palermo soho, 11/10-11/11

2011-11-12T08:35:00.000-08:00

RIO DE JANEIRO - marina, ipanema / joana, lapa / fabiola, outeiro da gloria, 11/09/11

2011-11-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

RIO DE JANEIRO - carol, ipanema, 11/08/11

2011-11-09T07:36:00.000-08:00

AMSTERDAM - jordaan, 11/03-05/11

2011-11-06T22:59:00.000-08:00

NOVEMBER 2011: SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE & ASIA

2011-11-04T05:51:00.000-07:00

Nov. 3-5: AMSTERDAM / THE HAGUE (Dutch Fashion Awards)

Nov. 7-9: RIO DE JANEIRO

Nov. 10-12: BUENOS AIRES

Nov. 13-14: SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Nov. 15: BUENOS AIRES

Nov. 17: LONDONFrom 6PM, I will be style hunting at the Harper's Bazaar's night of fashion at The Village (Westfield London Shopping Centre)

Nov. 18-20: BIELSKO-BIALA, Poland"Neo Fashion Jamboree" a fashion festival where I will be exhibiting my photos

Nov. 21-23: LONDON

Nov. 24-27: TBILISI Fashion Week, Georgia

Nov. 29. - Dec. 1: MUMBAI

London, October 2011

LONDON - charlie, london bridge & alannah, somerset house, 10/18-19/11

2011-11-03T06:12:00.000-07:00

PARIS - fashion week ss 12, bonus 5

2011-11-01T12:45:00.000-07:00

PARIS - fashion week ss 12, bonus 4

2011-10-31T06:29:00.000-07:00

PARIS - fashion week ss 12, bonus 3

2011-10-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

SIXby6Bloggers - I DESIGNED MY 1ST PAIR OF SHOES

2011-10-25T06:32:00.000-07:00

Footwear studio SIX London and online store farfetch.com gave the opportunity to 6 bloggers: Susie Bubble, The Man Repeller, Caroline's mode, The Cherry Blossom Girl, Style Salvage and me to design our own pair of shoes. After brainstorming independently, we all went to Portugal to visit the factories where our babies would be product and finalize their design. Last month we presented for the first time our shoes in Paris during Fashion Week. And now I can finally tell you the launch date. You will be able to purchase it from November 22nd exclusively on farfetch.com and sixlondon.com.

That was our trip to Portugal:

If you want to see the other blogger's shoes, behind the scene photos and watch the video of the launch party, click here.

KIEV - kiev fashion week, 10/22-23/11

2011-10-24T07:17:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK - anna-katerina, meatpacking district + mari, lower east side, 10/17-18/11

2011-10-21T02:09:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES - sophie & presley, downtown, 10/15/11

2011-10-20T07:44:00.000-07:00

SYDNEY - dannika & monika, surry hills + ash & nicole, bondi beach, 10/12-13/11

2011-10-18T04:47:00.000-07:00

I can now unveil that my around-the-world trip from Berlin to London, via Shanghai, Sydney, LA and NY is a shooting for an Esprit photos and films online campaign to be launched mid-November starring some of the people above.

SHANGHAI - xin tian di & french concession, 10/10-11/11

2011-10-16T07:03:00.000-07:00

PARIS - fashion week ss12, bonus 2

2011-10-13T19:30:00.000-07:00