DWELL May 2012 - Pattern Diary Feature - Renee Rossouw

My ceramic project , Pattern Diary, made a feature in last month's DWELL magazine

in an article called 'The New Guard'. Thank you for the selection DWELL

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IKEA PS 2012 collection at MILAN Furniture Fair

I visited the Milan Design Fair this year. 

One of the highlights was definitely the innovative IKEA PS 2012 exhibition

at Ventura Lambrate

Visit ELLE DECORATION to see my photos and info

Like Idea | Newspaper Wrapped Display Area Flower Shoot

Really cheap way way to make a small display... I also

wrapped the plastic-half-cut-coke bottle to tie in. 

Pink Flower looks nice on the grey.

( photos : Renee Rossouw Cape Town )

Like Idea | Little Succuclents

my sister gave me these wonderful small succulents for xmas to add to my collection.

If you are in Cape Town, the Milnerton Market sell incredible Cacti for as cheap as R20 !

Also check out Cape Town Architect Gawie Fagan's wife's collection of potplants and

planter wall at their house Die Es in Campsbay.

( photos  �� Renee Rossouw, Cape Town 2011 + 2012 )

Like Idea | Top of Frame Little Still Lives

I love making these little still lives around my place - I really dont want pack my things away where

i wont be able to see them

  

(photo renee rossouw 2012)

Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!! - Back in January

Thank you to my friends Sasha + Dasha for the Matryoshka Dolls from Moscow ! 

xxx rr

Like Idea in The Times

A huge surprise was finding out that Like Idea was featured

in an article in the Times Newspaper recently about local design blogs - Thank you !

 Other South African Blogs featured was, Lar Leslie, Miss Moss, Elle Decoration, I Want That and

the Gardening Blog. 

Pattern Diary In Moscow - Renee Rossouw

Some of my ceramics are currently on display in Moscow

as part of a group exhibition called Identity. 

Thank you to my friends SashaDasha for sending me the photo !

RR Pattern Wallpaper 2011 for Robin Sprong , Cape Town South Africa

Ive designed some colourful patterns for wallpaper which will be selling through Cape Town Studio ? Robin Sprong. ( link )  . I have asked Robin to use South African designers Joom��s Springbokkie in my mock-up room. Such a great product

Food Fotos - Lemons, Custard, Toffee Apples and a Plant on the Piano

Took a few el random food-snaps at my mother's place. 

Some Chopped Lemons

And Custard

then small toffee apples with custard

some dry baked pastry shells

then stuffed with lamb

pretzel break ( not very popular )

and a plant on a piano

(photos : renee rossouw cape town 2011 )

Like Building | Concrete Chocolate Slab by Revel Fox (Architect) on Long Street Cape Town

edible concrete. not really. but

morning light falls beautifully on its formal facade

(foto renee rossouw 2011 cape town )

Toffie Food Festival - Cape Town

Last Weekend Cape Town City Hall played host to The President's First

Toffie Food Festival. The Building's orientation and stained glass 

windows permitted the most beautiful soft light into the rooms and onto the 

objects/food curated by The President to display.

paper flower 'growing' in the entrance lobby

the colour-coordinated fruit & vegetables spanning meters along the corridor

the other half of the corridor had brown bags of spices on display

the main hall

a PENCIL pinata by elle decoration's charl edwards

(PHOTOS : RENEE ROSSOUW CAPE TOWN 2011 )

Some of the photos are also here

at Elle Decoration's Posts on the Fair. 

Read some more info on the speakers there.