happy new year

*gelukkige nuwejaar* godt nytår*gelukkig Nieuwjaar*happy new year*onnellista uutta vuotta*gelukkig Nieuwjaar*bonne année*ein gutes neues Jahr*kali xronia*ath bhliain faoi mhaise*buon anno*godt nyttår*feliz ano novo*bliadhna mhath ur*feliz año nuevo*gott nytt år*es guets Nöis*yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun*

happy christmas

(slightly modified Edward Gorey)
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo* Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta* Joyeux Noël et bonne année
Frohes Fest und guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr* Καλὰ Χριστούγεννα καὶ καλὴ χρονιά!* Beannachtaí an tSéasúir* Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo* God jul og godt nytt år* Feliz Natal e próspero ano novo*
A Blythe Yule an a Guid Hogmanay* God jul och gott nytt år*
Yeni yılınızı kutlar, sağlık ve başarılar dileriz*Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Holiday Delivery info: December 23rd, 2008 ist the last day that orders will be shipped before Christmas. We will then be making merry and shall resume shipping on Dec. 29th, 2008. Thank you, all of you, for being such grand customers!

Information zur Lieferung in den Weihnachtsferien: Der letzte Versandtag ist der 23. Dezember.
Danach wird uns erst einmal weihnachtlich - und zum 29. Dezember nehmen wir den Versand wieder auf. Dank an euch alle! Ihr seid großartige Kunden!

fabric slippers

There is an English shoe company that will take any fabric of your choice, which you supply, and make a pair of bespoke slippers for you! Here are some of my fantasy slippers. The company is called Shipton & Heneage and more info can be found here.

kay nielsen

These are some of my favorite Kay Nielsen illustrations from one my most beloved books..."East of the Sun and West of the Moon".

wiener werkstätten

The fabrics shown here are from the Wiener Werkstätten. Over 18,000 fabrics were designed by 90 different artists of the Wiener Werkstätten in the years from 1913 to 1932. The designs above are from some of the most prominent textile designers, Camille Birke, Franz von Zülow, Josef Hoffmann (who alone created 6,204 designs!) and Carl Otto Czeschka.

happy 3rd advent

Wishing you all a very special third advent Sunday!

couture remixed

I am hoping to find the time over Christmas to go see this exhibit at the Kunstgewerbemuseum here in Berlin. The museum has over 50 Stephan Hann "creations" on display. Stephan Hann uses unusual materials to create his own fabrics and then uses these fabrics for his recycled haute couture. The top image is a dress made of silk and newspaper strips and the bottom image is out of tetra packs. The exhibit runs until March 1, 2009. You can find the German info here.