Earthsong tiles . . .

a wonderous selection

of handmade ceramic tiles

from

earthsong tiles

the ecooler. . .

the ecooler

beautiful design & alternative idea for cooling rooms
without the use of electricity.

In the designer's own words:
". . .based on a hollow ceramic tile that can carry and transfer water. using a designated connector,it can be connected to other tiles, creating a natural cooling screen. 'ecooler' is a combination between two traditional middle-eastern elements: the mashrabiya and the jara. the mashrabiya is an architecturalelement that bears social values as a mediator between the inside and the outside. it is designed to allow air and light into internal spaces. the jara is an ancient jug used for cooling water by seepage and evaporation through the clay. unlike today's air conditioner that creates separation between the user and the environment while exaggerating climate conditions, the 'ecooler' system takes responsibility and allows you to live in harmony with the environment. "

Nautilus chair . . .

" Nautilus chair"

by

John Franzen

his work is inspired by nature.

leaping hares . . .

leaping hares

hand printed hessian cushion

from

helkat design

nestrest . . .

absolutely love this . . .

thoughts of summer evenings

reading a book and rocking gently in the breeze

in a dedon, nestrest

celtic wall hangings . . .

based on Celtic Art,

these wondeful wooden wall hangings

by

Jack Dolan

Emery & Cie . . .

beds for dreamers

from

Emery & Cie

and so much more

fabrics, quilts, wallpapers . . .

story telling pieces . . .

unique "slow white" chair

made from collected branches

unusual, tactile pieces made by

Bo Reudler studio

they storytellers through their products

oakleaf . . .

ferchland oakleaf

windchime cones . . .

i do love windchimes & these brass cones

fired my imagination

lots of other wonderful garden ideas too

on GI designs site

stained glass door . . .

how wonderful!

stained glass doors

slide curtain to make . . .

wonderful idea

made from old slides

a curtain

it has the feel of stained glass

to make

here

bath or boats . . .

beautiful bath boat

by

weiki somers

( love the site design too)

recycled bottles . . .

recycled bottles

by

laurence brabant

driftwood bowl . . .

such an unusual use for driftwood

this beautiful bowl

from
west elm

pocket watch . . .

yay folks, im back, eventually

all unpacked, settled in and ready to get back to work.

its been ages

so i thought this appropriate!

pocket watch wall clock

to make

here

tabriz tiles . . .

i love the colours & patterns

used on these tiles

inspired by

the middle eastern artists of tabriz

from

fired earth

ebb & flow lamp . .

ebb & flow star lamp

from

edinbane pottery

on the isle of skye

(we had a wonderful visit

to this pottery last year)

wind shelf . .

beautiful simple curves on this

wind shelf

shyrdaks, felted rugs . . .

"shyrdaks"

from the nomadic people of kyrgyzstan

"patterns that tell stories

from the mountains of heaven"

felt rugs.co.uk