Tuesday, August 30, 2011

THE COOLEST THING I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME...







images via fastcodesign.com


How inventive is this totally cool pop-up Indian restaurant! Dishoom Chowpatty Beach is in London's Southbank and is a stunning example of what a little upcycling can do... Check out the walls made from rolled newspapers and the railway sleeper seating. Not to mention the jam jar lights and drop dead gorgeous vintage bentwoods repainted in all of their fabulousness! The restaurant wanted to celebrate all that Chowpatty Beach in Bombay represents. Colour, fun, nostalgia and good times. I want to go for a Pim's and a curry here don't you?

xx M & E

Sunday, August 28, 2011

ARTIST PROFILE: KIM DAVIES




images via www.inspiredlines.com.au

Did you catch our feature on the very talented Kim Davies of Inspired Lines? We are love love loving her work, in fact we couldn't help but purchase one of her portraits for our cluster wall in the showroom and will show you as soon as it is hung! If you have ever wanted your very own commissioned artwork contact Kim via her blog www.inspiredlines.blogspot.com because she is having a fabulous giveaway! If you purchase a commissioned portrait medium size or bigger you will receive one of Kim's gorgeous prints as a gift from her! (but only until end of September) Check it out her work is beautiful!

xx

E & M

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mint and Raspberry: Delicious






image 1 via google. image 2 Ivy and Piper, image 3 & 4 via minimaison.wordpress.com, image 5 via aestheticoiseau.com, image 6 via houzz.


With these windy winter days we are yearning for some fresh spring combo's. Mint and Raspberry has always been an IvP favourite and the flamingo wallpaper is such fun! I tried to convince a client a couple of years ago to wallpaper her beach house foyer in the Cole and Son fun print but we went for something more tropical instead. Have a sunny Wednesday!

xx

M & E

Sunday, August 21, 2011

GETTING CLOSE NOW....


A sneak peak at our new look.... We have been patiently waiting for fabric from Europe, lamps from the US and custom made furniture. Our new look is full of our IvP colours but with our other current favourites also. Come along to the new workshops we would love to show you what we have been working on over lunch! More pics soon...

xx E & M

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Roll Up Roll Up: New IvP Workshops!



Hi all we wanted to introduce our new Ivy and Piper workshop dates. With a brand new topic and an elegant Ivy and Piper Lunch grab your girlfriends and come along to learn how to create your very own look book. We often have workshop clients say they don't really know what their look is so this workshop we show you how to organise and understand your style. You will take away with you your very own Ivy and Piper Inspiration Journal and we want you to bring along pictures of a room of your own for exclusive Ivy and Piper decorating advice. All this for just $150.00 (don't forget the champagne too!) Email us for reservations see you there.





xx



E & M


Sunday, August 14, 2011

Mag Review: Jonathan Adler








Did you catch our designer Bio in this issue???? We love Jonathan Adler and his amazing products and interiors. But above all we love his style the way he confidently combines colours and pattern. A master at his craft but with such a sense of humour! We had to post his manifesto found on his website. Don't you think we should all have a personal manifesto just like this? Love it... so true. We love how Mr Adler tries not to take himself too seriously after all designing is fun!

xx

M & E

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

AND HERE IT IS READERS!!!!

Welcome to the 'Style Issue'! We hope you love it! This issue we decided we wanted to celebrate all that is different in decorating and have toured the homes and projects of those who have inspired us with their confidence creating in their unique 'look'. Gorgeous cover stories from House of Honey and work from Black and Spiro along with Designers in the City and more! Happy reading we hope you feel inspired too embrace your style whatever that may be.

xx

E & M

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

FANCY FLATS AND FAB FABRICS!




When you go on a fabric hunt you must wear suitable footwear and I have put my silver fancy flats to the test in recent weeks looking for gorgeous cushioning fabrics for the new showroom which is almost complete. And in our search we came across these gorgeous Viant florals!!!! I spy some Ivy and Piper favourite colourways too. We are loving the lilac, aqua, pink, orange and green combinations. So fresh so IvP!

xx

E & M

Sunday, August 7, 2011

CUTE AS BUTTON



Thanks to Will at Bright Bazaar for his gorgeous post on Josie Curran's houseboat. How divine and loving the colour, colour, colour! I think our favourite is the cluster wall with the cute antique cot (just like Penelope's)... then again that dining room is gorgeous and the lounge and the bedroom... oh so inspiring! Don't you just want to take a trip down the Thames in this little number?

xx Happy Sunday

E & M

Monday, August 1, 2011

Spotted: Ivy and Piper in H & G

Spotted 1 very chic Ivy and Piper houndstooth lamp shade and stunning silver lamp base in this months House and Garden. So thrilled for our product to be listed in the decorating pages this issue. Houndstooth is one of our all time favourite designs so classic and oh so easy to add to your pattern mix. Perfect for a lamp shade in fact this one is one of our top sellers.

must dash madly preparing for the launch of our issue any day now stay tuned!

xx

E & M