Saturday, 5 October 2013

Conversation Pits...

Conversation Pit: Imagine a world with No TV or Ipads where people actually talk :) : Jasper Conrans house
Terence Conran's Conversation pit in 1974 book "The House Book"
Modern relaxing conversation Pit
Modern conversation Pit
1960's Conversation Pit
Conversation Pit. The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement
The TV and modern technology has taken over the home hasn't it? Where as at one time the sitting/living room was a room focused around a fire where families and friends could converse now we are all facing that big flat screen TV whilst tapping away on our Ipads. I am starting to get really bored with TV, and other than a few awesome series (Game of Thrones, The Wire, Breaking Bad etc...) really would not miss my TV anymore if it disapeared into the ether.

I am all for the idea of a conversation pit like the ones above, especially the one in the top image, then even if the conversation did get dry I would have the hills to look at :)

What do you guys reckon, should we blow up our TV's?


P.s ... Havin a night mare with adding links on my new computer so will add them when figured this thing out but for now all the images can be found on my PInterest... link top left of blog :)

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Product: Clyde Oak's Root Basket

The Clyde Oak, Root basket. Perfect for storing vegetables and hanging in your kitchen
I love this Root basket from Clyde Oak. Inspired by traditional basket making of North Carolina's Cherokee peoples, the root basket is the perfect balance between form and function.  Ideally hung on the wall to keep root vegetables dry and accessible within the kitchen.  At $39 it is also a reasonable price for you lucky American Readers although I bet shipping to the UK would sadly cost a fortune. 

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Cafe Hopping...

Being a shift worker and having 4 days off a week, I am a total sucker for a bit of cafe hopping. A latte here, a cup of tea there... with friends or even on with just the company of a good book (either to read, or to pretend to read, the perfect disguise for a bit of people watching). These are some of my favorite cafes from Pinterest, each chosen for their relaxing properties ... now all I need is a 
tele-porting devise

Caravan Restaurant
Julianna's cafe, Atlanta
Mistral cafe, Paris
The Budding Vegetarian Cafe, Galway
Es JaƧ Coctail Bar – Mallorca
Attridge &Cole , Belfast