Gone travelling.

Dear Design Undercover buddies,
i hope there are still a few of you out there that come visit once in while to check if i finally got my ass back in gear and start posting again... 2009 has been a bit of a mad year for me, and all the life changing events have made me loose track of my blog. Other things/events and new people in my life took priority... whats happening now?
well,after loosing my job a couple of months ago i have decided to take a year break from Ireland and go travelling for a bit.
I am leaving next sunday and will be going exploring South East Asia for 3 months and then on to Australia. Once settled there i hope to pick up from here and start a new special Design Undercover down under!
I hope you re all doing well, and really hope you come check up on me in a couple of months time.

All the best,
Nathalie

Voting ends in two days! Miss Landmine Cambodia 2009

The project's manifesto as per their web site:

EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO BE BEAUTIFUL!
* Female pride and empowerment.
* Disabled pride and empowerment.
* Global and local landmine awareness and information.
* Challenge inferiority and/or guilt complexes that hinder creativity-
* historical, cultural, social, personal, Asian, European.
* Question established concepts of physical perfection.
* Challenge old and ingrown concepts of cultural cooperation.
* Celebrate true beauty.
* Replace the passive term 'Victim' with the active term 'Survivor'
* And have a good time for all involved while doing so!

Go support these beautiful women!

And while Naty is cuddling with koalas...

...I'll be moving to my own little blog-space at Olive Singley. Would love to see you there!

Finally!

The instigator of whimsy, Katherine Pont, has posted photographs of her most recent collection "Tick Tock Order" from her label Mine (I've been anticipating this for months now).

Every girl needs a lion skirt, no?

By and available from Beyond the Valley - GBP87

In my head...

..I think I've been wearing this my whole life.



Feather and Crystal Headpiece by Karin Andreasson from Beyond the Valley - GBP100

Music posters

some cool posters from bands i like ...designed by The Small Stakes

Birdnotes

This is lovely...from Bodie and Fou

ACE

Loving the coolness factor of this hotel Ace

Evelyn and Anne...

So...I am in the middle of reading American Eve, by Paula Uruburu. It's a hypnotic account of Evelyn Nesbit's life, America's first "it girl". If old school glamor and intrigue are something you delight in, I definitely recommend it.



But the point of this posting was to say that I had no idea that Evelyn's alluring image served as the model for Anne Shirley! As in Lucy Maud Montgomery's hallowed heroine in Anne of Green Gables. I am flabbergasted. I thought that AoGG promoted the importance of spirit over beauty. Have I been living all these years having gotten the wrong message???!!!!

Well, I cam across Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic, the other day in the bookstore. If you, like so many girls, grew up with Anne, it looks like an excellent read. Hopefully it will shed a little light on Anne's mysterious creator, and perhaps her inspirations.





Oh the nostalgia!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am going on a beer hunt....

Not to be confused with a bear hunt... Yeah, I thought that was pretty cute too.

ANYway.....two years ago I stumbled upon an ale of the pumpkin variety on tap at Brooklyn's beloved Spuyten Duyvil.



I've been trying to remember it's name ever since leaving NY and I finally found it! Southern Tier Brewing Company's Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale is like pumpkin pie and beer had a love baby. While this beer is making it's seasonal rounds, no other beer will do.

Carl Sagan is goin' for it!

If you are into awesome things....you might enjoy this.



Thanks to the Mental Floss Blog.

On Sundance...

I am FREAKING OUT over Man Shops Globe, on the Sundance Channel. Is everyone watching this!!????? Basically a camera crew follows this gentleman around the world as he shops for "found objects" to fill the Anthropologie stores. Where does one apply to become his assistant????? (dramatic sigh...) It does my heart good to know that there is someone out there turning antique theatrical backdrops into wardrobe doors...



Also, I only just started watching old Iconoclasts episodes. So fantastic! The most recent was Robert Redford on Paul Newman. I could watch those two banter for hours! Oh Paul, how you are missed!

FOTC prints

being a big fan of Flight of the conchords you can imagine how happy i was when i came across this cool print! more to choose from at the Poster Cabaret

Loveliness

I was raised on a strict regimen of Merchant and Ivory films, and BBC dramas. So it's only natural I should find these two blouses to be the epitome of loveliness. Goodness how I love Le Train Bleu.com!!


Pippin Apple Blouse - $119


Fonssagrives Blouse - $129

Please Vote!

Guten Morgen!

I'd really appreciate your stopping by to check out my submission for this month's design competition on Exuve.com. The Cafe Demel Dress, is made of caramel coloured silk with honey and butterscotch coloured beading and embroidery on the sleeves. Twas inspired by the heyday of Viennese Cafe society.



If you like it, please take a second to cast your vote! There are ten days left to vote and the winner has their garment produced and sold online, so do drop by when you have a chance! Vote HERE

Missing....

Bruxxels

I mean really...

...this is untouchable.



My mum and I watched last night for the first time in years. I am ashamed to say I don't own Funny Girl on DVD, that's soon to be remedied.