SLØ - an invitation to slow down...

SLØ - is an invitation to slow down, to take it easy and find beauty and happiness in simple, everyday's things that life brings to us...

SLØ - is a new, beautiful and inspiring magazine by Sophie Denux who also brought us Toc-Toc-Toc and the talented product designer Caroline Gomez 

SLØ - is also a reflection and expression of the Slow Design movement - a growing trend that seeks a holistic approach to designing and takes into consideration a wide range of material and social factors as well as the short and long term impacts of the design. It is also about going back to the basics and appreciate the work of a designer, her/his choice of material, the craftmanship involved in the production of the design rather than focusing on the price. It's about going for quality rather than quantity (something that I expressed here).

SLØ - is a little break in our busy lives...

You can buy it from here but I'm also going to France next Saturday for a week so if it is something you would like to order from the shop please let me know, as I will not be far from Caroline and I can bring a few copies back to London. 

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In MILK Decoration no 5, you'll find....

In the MILK Decoration No 5 which will be back in stock at the end of February, you will find gorgeous family portraits like this one which is about the Jeffcot family. 
Natalie, Nick and their son Arthur live in the north of Melbourne in Australia and have created a fun, little bit kitch but happy family home. As they run the fabulous Arthur's Circus, an online shop dedicated to vintage toys, their home is very much inspired by the old toys they regularly find during their family outings.

Natalie is also a great photographer! You can see her work here
All the PAUMES Books will also back in stock at the end of Feb' Enjoy!

Dans le MILK Decoration No 5 qui sera de nouveau en stock a la fin du mois de Fevrier, vous trouverez des supers portraits de famille comme la famille Jeffcot.

Natalie, Nick et leur fils Arthur vivent au nord de Melbourne en Australie et ont crées ensemble une maison fun, un peu kitch mais joyeuse. Comme le couple est derriere le fabuleux magasin en ligne Arthur's Circus, qui est dédié aux jouets rétros, leur maison est fortement inspirée par tous ces vieux jouets qu'ils nichent.

Natalie est aussi une super photographe! Vous pouvez voir son travail ici
Tous les livres de PAUMES seront également en stock a la fin du mois de Février. 

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In the shop this week: MILK DECORATION No 5

I came back from Paris yesterday with a batch of the MILK DECORATION No 5.
The book is totally delightful and exactly the kind of interiors I love and I aim to recreate in Mila's bedroom at home or in the shop so I think you will love it too.
The intro below by Marie Montuir, Editor of the TV show Interieurs also summarizes the spirit of this book very well:
"Not so very long ago, when I was a little girl, interior decoration for kids was strictly codified. Dreamy pink for girls, navy blue for boys. The lounge and the parents' bedroom were adult sanctuaries. On Sunday mornings, when the boys come bounding in far too early, screaming how much they love us and scattering cornflakes in between the sheets, I sometimes regret that slightly rigid division of territories. I get my revenge by hanging their pedal car over their bed or plonking a vintage lamp down on their desk. But they love it! Even worse, I have to ask their permission before putting their Star Wars "AT-TA" walker in the lounge. It's as beautiful as a modern sculpture..."

I'm glad decoration codes at home have changed and while it would be nice to have most days our lounge looking how I had envisioned it when I slaved over DIY: i.e calming & relaxing rather than looking like an extension of Mila's bedroom with plastic, colourful toys disrupting the simplicity of the few, carefully selected objects I displayed, I would not changed it for the world.
I'm as guilty as her anyway. While I ask her on a daily basis to take her stuff back to her room, the rabbit lamp that I took home for her bedroom is still proudly sitting in our lounge near my beloved Paulistano chair (see page 5 of our catalogue) and Mima le Chat print has very much find its place in the more grown-up quarters.

 

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