I've been bursting to tell you this bit of news for 8 months now: just unpacked in Marimekko shops around the world are two Mielie cushion designs that form part of their Domino spring collection. This design also spans a range of clothing and bags. We are delighted to have been part of the process, which started with Zanele and I visiting their head office in Helsinki in may last year. Special thanks to Outi of Mum's our awesome Scandinavian distributor who made it happen.
Unfortunately I can't show you any photo's of the cushions themselves - you'll just have to pop into your nearest Marimekko outlet.
Check the collection out here:
http://www.marimekko.com/eng/interior/f ... /frontpage
and here:
http://www.marimekko.com/ENG/bags/novel ... /grid2.htm
Oh, and if you live in Africa and have never heard of Marimekko, you will probably recognise this classic Unikko design by Maija Isola / Kristina Isola for Marimekko
http://www.marimekko.com/ENG/interior/f ... ko_201.htm
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The reason for my blog silence is that I've been working day and night on a completely new, completely different range of bags, due to be launched at Design Indaba at the end of the month. Here is a little blurry glimpse.
It's been an exhilarating, gut wrenching process in which we learnt new fibre and leather crafting techniques and took the plunge and had our own fabric commercially printed. All the elements are now ready, and all that remains is to put all pieces together - can't wait!
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For the second year running we celebrated our annual staff party at Muizenberg beach with fish & chips. It was a blast - literally and figuratively - the wind pumped, but this didn't seem to dampen any spirits!
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People of Sweden, visit our fantastic Mielie distributor, Outi Puro of Mum's, at the Formex show. She will show you Mielie's delectable range of products.
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Things have been so hectic of late - I am doing a bit of freelance and we're also dreaming up a brand new bag to be launched at Design Indaba. Hence the silence on the blog front.
Unfortunately I can't really show you any images so I thought I'd write an update on my veggie garden, which has been christened Happy Chaos II, my house being Happy Chaos I. After a gruelling war against the aphids, my artichokes are finally starting bear fruit - or flowers? And oh my, are we going to get creative with tomato recipes around here. Any ideas, anyone?
I also harvested a little potato puppy!
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Hi - I'm back after a great Christmas break filled with family, friends (old and new), sunshine and mountains of food. I hope your Christmas and New Year lived up to expectations and that your year ahead is creative, productive and prosperous.
I have GREAT news - see this pic of Zanele standing on sandy plot of land?
Soon she's going to be standing in her house!
That's right, Zanele and several other Mielie weavers have each been allocated a plot, water connection and toilet. They will soon receive building supplies and will then need to find a contractor to build their houses. We are all so excited!
I will post pics of the house building in progress.
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I spent yesterday's public holiday screenprinting t-shirts. They came out beautifully! The one with signage from little shops in Woodstock and Salt River is my favourite.
Ntsaphokazi took delivery of her special order today - two AJ bags that she wove herself for her mum and aunt as gifts. If you know her mum or aunt, don't tell, ok?
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