It’s official. I love cushions. I’m addicted to making them, looking at them and just generally having them around. I spend my days thinking about the next cushion designs – colours, textures, materials – you name it! I’m quite serious, I love fluffing up the duck feathers and feeding them into the covers until they’re [...]

What a beautiful day in Phonehong, Laos. On Christmas eve 2008 we went for a midday walk to the temple in Phonehong, the village where I spent the first few months of my life. Along with many others, my grandmother and great-grandparents contributed to the building of this temple. My grandmother  (who you see in [...]

This gorgeous pha bieng is another one of my mothers. It is worn in a similar fashion as the silk brocade sash as previously posted. The colour on this is amazing. I am hoping my mother and grandmother are saving some of there private collection for me because I actually don’t own one! This silk [...]

This intricately woven brocade is my mother’s. She bought this piece from her visit to Laos about 10 years ago. She paid a hefty sum for it by Lao and Australian standards. This piece is worn as a Pha Bieng or sash during special occasions. They are highly valued by Lao people because they reflect [...]

I pulled these out last night and have been looking at them together for hours and I love it! I particularly like the bright coral linen against the pure black silk. I have decided to back the cushions with the coral linen and have the black silk and white stripe cotton on the front, just [...]

When we were in Lao we drove down a dusty road to visit a women’s collective near the village where I was born, Phonehong. I forget exactly where it was but I’m sure it will come to me as soon as I’ve stopped writing. When we entered the old building there were about 30 women, [...]

New collection of silk-backed cushions. These are backed in silk and can be flipped around for an interchangeable cushion. Will be added next week to the store . . . see the homepage for a preview!

Currently adding these wonderful range of table runners to the collection. Lovely colours to complement any modern home. Made of quality cottons, silk and hemp. Be quick, limited numbers!

I’ve had these three fabrics out for over a week just looking at them and touching them occasionally. They have been moved around and placed with other designs and colours over the past month but have managed to always find each other again so I figure that they belong together in some spiritual way. These [...]

The other day the sun paid a visit to my studio. This blurry photo was the result of being overly excited and captures the rush of emotion the morning the sun came to visit on a cold and dreary Melbourne morning.

Just added to our collection, fab new cushions. I love the way these feel with soft but 100% durable natural hemp canvas and lao cotton. Material sourced from Lao is made on a traditional loom and fabrics are naturally dyed. Available in two sizes and with or without 100% duck feather fill. Gift-wrapping and delivery [...]

Our journey to Lao took us to this market in Vientiane where we were greeted at the vehicular entrance by great big bowls of rice. Actually, there were great big bowls of everything at this market – like flowers, fish chicken, you name it.

I just love this picture showing Hmong women in Laos. I’ve been exposed to these textiles throughout my life so I’m quite used to seeing these fabrics in colour. Seeing them here in black and white is like seeing them in a different light. It allows me read the patterns differently and my eye treats [...]

I’m currently going through boxes of divine hand-dyed silks and cottons to piece the new collection of cushions together. Look at what what I found! I should really get a good piling system going but they look so good together all messed up. In their own chaotic way, they complement each other well. Do I [...]

It’s finally up folks. We are currently in the process of filling our collection with gorgeous designs so please check back regularly or join our mailing list!

I thought that we would introduce these gorgeous 100% silk shawls to begin our collection. These luxurious, intricately woven shawls are not only worn as shawls but are often used as wall hangings or thrown over the back of a sofa to add a bit of colour. We have limited numbers of these. They are [...]

I’ve just had a conversation with my father about organic Lao cotton which I am excited about! Memories of pink Lao cotton curtains flash before my eyes (let’s just say it wasn’t  a nice shade). *Note to self – find out more about cultivation and harvesting processes and how the local community is involved in [...]

We are overflowing with beautiful textiles from Lao and Australia. It’s always difficult knowing where to start when you’re surrounded by so much visual stimuli. Should I start here or there or with this or that? It has been a good 6 months since I began to formally collect my thoughts so I hope that [...]