pretty funny

We value a sense of humour in those we surround ourselves with so why not in the products (particularly the mundane ones) that we constantly use and see?

The January edition of the Australian Magazine 'Home Beautiful' has done a great little piece on Nick, the self-taught designer and founder of Two Ruffians and a 'pom' to warm my british heart. His designs are whimsical, colourful and confidently done despite being a relative novice artist. Within this novice approach however, his products carry a certain childlike innocence of wit that I so admire.

I went to Melbourne and all I got was....

The beauty of being new to a place is that everything is suddenly fresh. In London I cringe at tourist souvenirs. Mousemats/T-shirts/Teatowels sporting the iconic tube map or Street Name placards are such regular sights, they bore me. Not so in Melbourne. 


Here, I love all products that remind me of where I am. I love the Old Tram Signs that depict the traditional black and white tram destination blind from the Melbourne W-class trams because I know all of the places on the list. I love that these products will allow me to take a little bit of Melbourne back home, providing me with my own nostalgia of my time here, for future times.

An original Destination Blind as seen in The Chapel Street Bazaar

The Victorian 'Hookie' Turn

The products as shown above are just some of those from the company: Make me Iconic. The story behind Make me Iconic is a lovely one. Its founders, born and bred Melburnians, returned to the city after 10 years away, last year and fell in love with it again. The company was born out of wanting to make products that brought the stylish, contemporary and unique elements of the city to life that they so loved.

pony love

Printed at my good friend Rosie's Sydney printing house and stocked at my workplace, Moss on Fitzroy Street, I love the gorgeous designs from Pony Rider. Their designs feature on a whole range of homeware items: cushions, quilts, 'teakins', flags and brilliant adhesive 'wall dots'.


I particularly love, love, love the Ribbons! I doubt I will be returning to UK without one....