From Trees to Fabric

Obsessing over the reclaimed tree bark fabrics from Uganda on source4style. They come from mutuba trees cultivated on eco-certified farms.

Construction is half the battle, fabrication makes or breaks the design.

Click on a swatch and scroll down to read the process; http://source4style.com/premiumsearch/?c=tree-bark

The textures are unreal. Inspiration.

A Heavy Heart

Drafting with love.

Retail Therapy

Chic boutiques.

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Lili Vintage

Angelique's

Town & Country

By-product

Math gave me nightmares in my youth, I only appreciated geometry. This is a previous project recycled.

Studio

Welcome to my workplace.

Garment District

Ecstatic to be back on tables, patterns and machines... Assisting my friend with production in NY.

Stack In Time

Bangles from Africa!

Book of Memories

This is an awesome photo album from Vietnam made of wood with hand-painted art - each precious photo page protected with a sheet of crepe paper.

Tiny Friends

They keep me company...

British watchdog

Indian doorstop

Swiss incense burner

Khussas

Gifted by my Dad, these bejeweled beauties are traditional footwear from Pakistan - worn in ancient times by royalty and still very much in fashion today. They are flat-soled without a left/right side distinction, completely hand-made and embroidered. It's true that the most exquisite things in this world are made from a pair of patient hands.

Global Treasures

They say the best way to get to know someone is by visiting their home. These are traces of our travels.

Wooden sculptures from West Africa

My mumzy's collection of Latin American ceramic houses

Guatemaltecan girl scultpure, Soapstone eggs from Nairobi

Stone monkeys guard the entrance

Nepalese jewelry pots

Teapot houses from England (the one on the left looks like our old house)

Guatemaltecan weave

Senegalese sculptures