Leather Care

We're a little bit excited about some new dust bags for our Paper Windmill leather goods. Your next bag or wallet will now come in a cotton bag that you can use to store your leather bag in when you're not using it. Keeping the dust off your leather goods (shoes included) will prolong the life of the leather.

All our products are made from the highest quality materials. Please take care of your product by following these few basic guidelines.

Clean your leather handbags frequently and with a proper leather cleaner. Use a soft cloth or microfibre cloth to clean off dirt every couple of weeks. Moisturising the leather with a proper leather cleaner will prolong the life of your bag.

When storing your bag, make sure you stuff it (using tissue paper, bubble wrap or similar). This prevents creasing in the leather and allows the bag to hold it’s shape. Store you leather bag in a dust bag to prevent scratching and dust.

If your leather bag gets very wet, make sure you dry it out throughly and clean and moisturise it before packing it away.

Avoid harsh chemicals because they are subject to damaging the product.

More often than not, we don't have that 10 minutes to clean a bag before we shove it in the cupboard, but it's a good habit to get into and whilst you're spring cleaning your wardrobe, maybe ive your leather goods a little TLC as well.

We *heart* books

Books are a huge part of our life. You will find piles everywhere and shelves filled to the brim in this house! My husband can't understand my need to buy more and more and more!! But luckily, my love of books has been passed on to my children who love to read.

Cook books are also piled high, but as I admit to everyone, I am no cook. I do love to sit and flick through them though, and that's what this pile is for. Today I am looking to shake up the meals I'm dishing up week & in week out. It's just all getting a little boring at our dinner table at the moment.

These are a few of my favourites right now;

Notes from my Kitchen Table by Gwyneth Paltrow. I also love reading the recipes (as well as other bits and pieces) on her website Goop. Healthy and delicious, they are worth having a look at.

FOOD by Mary McCartney. Of course, the photographs in this are beautiful and 90% of the reason I bought it! Luckily it also has some really yummy vegetarian meals in it.


Recipes and stories from a hungry cook by Marion Grasby. It's time I stretched my asian cooking skills a little, and I find the recipes in the book are 'doable'.

The Urban Cook by Mark Jensen. This one requires a little reading, but if you're interested in sustainable food, this is really good.

So I'm going to enjoy a little time in the sun today reading and dreaming. Happy Saturday!

Open Sydney 2012

 Henry Davis York Building - Source: Open Sydney 2012

Carrying on from yesterday's post, if you're in Sydney, make sure you add Open Sydney 2012 to your diaries this November.

This is your chance to take a look inside some Sydney's landmark buildings, including the newly restored 7th floor Grand Ballroom of David Jones (which once hosted a banquet for the Queen).

There are both free and ticketed events running over the weekend, culminating in a huge list of city buildings open on Sunday 4th November ranging from the City of Sydney Fire Station to No. 1 Bligh Street - Sydney's first 6 Star Green office tower. There is even download a Sydney Open 2012 Planner app to plan your day.

It's time to be a tourist in your own city and enjoy everything our harbour city has to offer this Summer!

Icons by Icons - An Exhibition

 Architect - Luigi Rosselli

I am a huge fan of architecture and design. In my next life, I'd like an unlimited budget to design and build an amazing home, so I was pretty excited to find this exhibition of inspiration!

An exhibition hosted by Studio Becker’s Fiona Lochtenberg presents 24 iconic houses by 12 iconic australian architects, tracing the evolution of each of their styles from one project to the next.

It features works by Australian architects;
Denton Corker Marshall, John Wardle, McBride Charles Ryan, Sean Godsell, Alex Popov (PopovBass), Durbach Block Jaggers, Glen Murcutt, Ian Moore, Luigi Rosselli, Peter Stutchbury, Donovan Hill, Kerry + Lindsay Clare.

The collection is on exhibit at until November 10 at Studio Becker, 52 – 54 Turner Street, Redfern, NSW.

Christmas is Coming!!

Yes, it is that time of year again...Christmas is nearly here. And to celebrate our favourite time of year, we are offering FREE gift wrapping on all purchases from now until Christmas. All orders placed will be wrapped - just leave us a message at the checkout!