Manuel Canovas - Pergola

As many of you know in my past life in London, one of my jobs was managing the trade showroom of Colefax & Fowler at the Chelsea Harbour Design Centre. It really fed my love of textiles, working with such gorgeous brands as Colefax & Fowler, Jane Churchill, Larsen and Manuel Canovas; all of which are part of the Colefax Group. I have started stocking Colefax Group Fabrics at my shop hope & glory, which I'm really excited about. Had a really lovely customer in yesterday, Michelle, we were chatting fabric, cushions, blogs, interiors etc etc. Michelle being the motivated girl that she is makes new cushions every season for her sofa, now that is dedication, I salute you Michelle! She told me about a blog Ada & Darcy that she follows and how she fell in love with a cushion featured and she was desperately trying to find a fabric similar. Michelle mentioned that the design was a pergola and it had pinks, turquoise and limes in it.

images via Ada & Darcy blog

As soon as I saw these images I knew instantly that it was Manuel Canovas Pergola. This is a fantastic large scale print with a number of colourways, it was available as a velvet, shown on the cushion is the cotton.

via taj housing

  

via anne ginger

via anne ginger

I don't have Michelle's details, but she did take my endless inspiration and my hope & glory blog addresses, so I'm hoping that she will see this post and 'if you do Michelle, according to my price list this is not a current fabric, but I'm making some enquiries to see if I can get it in for you!


Best wishes

Vanya

Crowded House!

Just heard exciting news iconic kiwi band Crowded House are set to play at Alana Estate winery February 19th, supported by Super Groove and Seth Haapu, will been a fantastic night. I saw Crowded House in London and they totally rocked it - awesome!

Book your tickets and accommodation now, this one will sell out fast!

Fresh & Fabulous

Freshen up the house for Spring, I love ringing the change of seasons in simple ways; fresh seasonal flowers, taking down heavy winter curtains, changing art work around, putting heavy dark frames away and keeping out lighter ones; and of course fresh coloured cushions, all these little changes signal warmer days aren't far away.

Jane Churchill Aqua Check (self piped)
inner feather & down
size: 45 x 45cm
NZD$60

Jane Churchill Aqua Sprig (self piped)
inner feather & down
size: 45 x 45cm
NZD$65

Jane Churchill Sylvan Stripe (self piped)
inner feather & down
size: 40 x 40cm
NZD$65

Jane Churchill Red Check (self piped)
inner feather & down
45 x 45cm
NZD$60

Add a dash of glamour!

The Bird Cushion
45 x 45cm
Silver print on linen with silver velvet reverse
Dacron inner
NZD$99

The Zebra Cushion
45 x 45cm
Silver print on linen with silver velvet reverse
Dacron inner
NZD$99

this shows the linen vs velvet on the Bird & Zebra Cushions

presenting the Manuel Canovas Present Cushion
Made from glamourous silk satin with silk satin ribbon
feather & down inner
30 x 21cm
NZ$65

reverse of the Present Cushion

in front
Aqua Stripe Feature Cushion (two available)
made from Colefax & Fowler silk/linen stripe
feather & down inner
30 x 21cm
NZD$35

Palm Flower Cushion
Made from Manuel Canovas silk/linen with gold silk embroidery,  self piped
47 x 47 cm
feather & down inner
NZD$80

back cushion
Gold Embroidery (two available)
Made from a Colefax & Fowler silk/linen embroidery
Self-piped
feather & down inner
46 x 46cm
NZD$70

front cushion
Velvet Damask feature cushion (two available)
made from Colefax & Fowler silk velvet, divinely soft
30 x 21cm
NZD$65

h&g Spring/Summer '10 Inspiration

The inspiration for hope & glory for the upcoming seasons of warmth and sunshine (fingers crossed!) is 50's pastels and english florals. How do I make the decisions for the shop's direction? Its all about what I'm loving right now! This feels like the most authentic way to lead the shop, especially, as from the beginning I decided to only stock things I love and would have in my own home.

So to give you a visual idea of my inspiration, without further ado....


50's inspired pastels and brights

picture credits 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 11 unknown
5 - Martha Stewart
7 - Fryd
10 - Coastal Living
12 - via Bliss

English Florals

image credits
1 - House to Home
2, 5, 6 - unknown
3 - via Brabourne Farm
7 - Domino via Dress Design Decor
8 - House & Garden

Flowers, Flowers and more flowers

image credits
1-3, 5-7 unknown
4 - Adamle Photographique

Doilies (of course!) and summer fruit

  

image credits
1&3 unknown
2 - oh hello friend

and of course vintage and general fabulousness 

image credits
1-3 unknown
4 - Miamizeiss
5 - Coastal Living
6 - Norman Parkinson Photography via fffound