REcreative
http://www.REcreative.uk New Art website created by and for young people as part of the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project – a £1 million initiative by the luxury goods brand to engage 13 to 25 year old Londoners in contemporary art in partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts and the Tate, Hayward, Whitechapel and South...
Syddor Sagor
Hand Made clothing is like nothing else, you are wearing time and love in each stitch from a careful creator. Each dress invokes the magic of old fables told to us as children by Hans Christian Anderson. Mick Lindberg’s ‘Syddor Sagor’ collection makes us free to be any character we choose, and only then do we become more ourselves....
ONCE – To Love & To Cherish
Lets encourage each other to consume less but cherish more the things we buy and wear. {Once} is a platform dedicated to promoting the skilful practice of craftsmanship and design. Whether it’s’ music, weaving or cooking we are most alive when we are making. All of us can make something but for the times when...
Made Once
Artisan Mick Lindberg and designer Ruchi Mehta have collaborated with Tablet as part of our ’Once’ project. Here we offer a bespoke service enabling customers to choose from a selection of fabrics and colours on an exclusive made to order collection. For a swatch book of colours and fabrics please contact us on enquiries@tablet-living.com or click on the shop to...
The possible ranks higher than the actual
iframe> Academic research led to intrigue when I was introduced to this film, by a university lecturer, whilst researching artisans and sustainable practices, for my course in innovation in practice at Goldsmiths University in London. It is a film about mastery, by Italian-American film maker Tao Ruspoli. Unfortunately it has never been released, but there are six...
Tara Fitzgerald The BBC’s Waking The Dead
This blossom sleeved shirt was chosen by the wardrobe department, on the BBC’s ‘Waking The Dead’ production, they selected a few pieces for both Tara Fitzgeralds and Sue Johnstons characters (Dr. Eve Lockhart and Grace Foley) from Tablet s/s ’09. “Lydia, Have tried on the dress and it is absolutely beautiful! Thank you...
Sue Johnstons Shangri la
It was a privilege to be asked by actress Sue Johnston for some pieces she could wear on her journey through China and Tibet to find Shangri-La, the mythical paradise described in James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon. Sue is admired by women from all over the UK and in the world of classic television drama,...
Sophie Okonedo Secret Life of Bees Promo
Styling Sophie Okenedo in Vivienne Westwood jersey dress and jacket (below) – for the Secret Life of Bees promo tour after the Toronto Film Festival 2008. The Secret Life of Bees is a 2002 historical novel by American author Sue Monk Kidd and was adapted into a 2008 film by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Sophie plays one of the intelligent...
African cloth/western style
How exciting is this new label by Mick Lindberg called ‘Nondo’. It epitomises Tablet’s passion for beautiful things that are beautifully made. It is also the perfect beginning for our narrative on weaving and textiles which has instinctively always been the basis of our decision to buy the collections we buy, but has now crystallized into a...
Beverley Craven Rainbow Video
Beverly Craven still sounding amazing since her well loved ‘Promise Me’ hit of the Eighties. Last spring, she started touring to promote her new album ‘Close to home’. Beverly has been out of the spotlight for some time, “In 2005, Beverley was diagnosed with breast cancer. The devastating news forced her to re-evaluate her life...
The Olive Tree Shop
We spent another afternoon secret shopping, this time we were upstairs at the Olive Tree Restaurant hosted by its owner- actress Colette Brown. While photographer to the stars, Toby Meritt snapped away, we showcased Brazillian designer Andre Ungarato’s autumn/winter collection of knitted coats and dresses. ‘We live in Dreams’ Cupcakes by Alvina...
Local Organic Cotton Producers in Mali
Sarah Hickson is a photographer who has recently been in Mali exploring the country’s creative talent. As we look towards individual designers and small enterprises to inspire and work with, Sarah’s excellent photo journal blog’s gives us eyes and ears on the ground. Her time spent with women weavers and designer Awa Meiti, corresponds with...