PJ Harvey - The legend

From her recent appearance on Jools Holland, she may look slightly crackers, Kate Bush-esque and new on the scene but this lady has had as many transformations over the decades as Madonna. Quoted by the king of grunge, Kurt Cobain, as one of his favourite artists, that in itself shows she's got to be good right?
Here is a performance in front of hundreds and thousands in Sydney, Austrailia at the Big Day Out Festival - no backing, just her & her guitar. Amazing.



Here is her latest performance on Jools Holland - Mezmerizing!

The road to Patternity

Patternity "encourages viewers to change perspective & embrace the overlooked – enhancing the everyday". It may sound like a brain washing worthy speech, but once you see these deisgns you'll never look back.
Founded in August 2009 by Art Director Anna Murray & Textile & Surface Designer Grace Winteringham 

they aim to encourage people to see, enjoy & be inspired by the patterned world around them. Based in East London they work on a range of products and projects, some of which, notably their range of tights, can be bought through their online shop. All are unique & a one-off.

These are amazing! £42 a piece - yes a piece, not a pair, its art here! Perhaps not a great price for the student/unpaid interns amongst us, but they are machine washable, ladder resistant &  for works of art that you can wear repeatedly, I'd love to buy them all!
Visit http://www.patternity.co.uk/ for more details

Great Scott(s)! What time is it?

Yes I do most of my blogging at night time when my creative juices are in full swing, but now I can check the time so I'm not hitting the pillow too late with a super cool cartoon-inspired Jeremy Scott for Swatch watch!
His design talents on the catwalk have now transferred into pop culture inspired avant-garde watch designs.

The three that have been designed are named 'Lightning Flash', 'Winged swatch' and 'Opulence'.
At £40 they're perfectly priced for a full on collection grab or just buy one for fun. My fave is the lightning Flash, perfect with a pair of Liberty Print Nike collab high tops.