Our home has made it onto the pages of another new Japanese interior book, A Girly Interior in London, published by Editions de Paris. Just inside the front cover there is a beautifully illustrated map that puts Stoke Newington right up there where it belongs as an exciting and diverse London neighbourhood. We have already been asked if we can get hold of some prints of the London map for friends and customers in Stoke Newington so I will see what I can do.
When stylist Emma Cassi came to visited us in East London she was stunned by the cherry blossom mural in Olives bedroom. A mural as grand as this is a big statement but we really pulled it off. I think that there is a fine line between a mural that really works and one that is too twee or too contrived or quite frankly just not painted very well. I consider myself to be incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to work with a wonderful scenic artist Susanna Burton who bought my ideas to life quite beautifully. If you would like to discuss ideas for your children’s room with us please get in touch with us info@olivelovesalfie.co.uk
Activity is hotting up at the Elephant Parade, the beautifully creative conservation campaign, designed to highlight the plight of the endangered Asian elephant. Elephant Parade, London’s biggest outdoor art event on record, is here in London until July 2010.
We are really excited not only because we have a great love of Asian elephants but Vicky Scott, one of the artists we have been working with at Olive Loves Alfie, was given her very own elephant to decorate. We are heading out on the 22nd of May to track Vicky’s elephant down, to take some photos that we will post here, and to say hello to Vicky and her elephant. Olive has promised to empty her piggy bank in a bid to raise £2 million to help save one of our favourite animals.
All of the elephants are going up for auction at the end of the exhibition.
So don’t miss Meet The Artists day and the 250 elephants in and around central London on Saturday 22 May between 10 am and 2pm.
With Olives love of trapeze there is an almost unquenchable thirst in our house for the dynamic and powerful combination of physical theatre and circus. With a sense of awe and wonder trips to the theatre have become a family favourite thanks to our friends at Crying Out Loud who are committed to bringing contemporary extraordinary theatre to London from around the world . The Race Horse Company and their subversive circus performance have emerged from the Finnish underground and are coming to town in June.
In their new show presented by Crying Out Loud, the new show Petit Mal is set against an urban backdrop fusing break dancing, hip hop, trampoline work, a Chinese pole and acrobatics. Petit Mal will be at The South Bank Centre between 4 and 6 June.
For a chance to win 4 tickets worth up to £80 e mail your name and contact details to info@olivelovesalfie.co.uk.
Winners will be notified by 28 May 2010.
For a sneak preview check out their show on You Tube.
Our new bambi coat hangers are kitsch and totally gorgeous. Made from the most eco-friendly plastic available made in Sweden without any PVC or nasty endocrine disrupters (what are they?…horrible and unnecessary substances that act like hormones in the endocrine system). Whats more the colours have all been approved for use in the food industry.
Instead of looking for a new picture to hang on your wall choose from a lovely selection of colours and hang your favourite little piece of clothing on it for a keep sake.
The artist Bryony Lloyd came to see me a few months ago with her photographic portrait montages. I loved the idea and wanted to develop the idea into a bespoke portrait project that would be exclusively available through Olive Loves Alfie. We have created 3 different questionnaires for kids, teenagers and adults that will create a brief for Bryony to work with for each portrait.
Olive told Bryony that she has 2 love birds, goes to trapeze classes, loves Italy and the colours yellow, blue and silver. I gave Bryony a photograph to work on with Olive hiding behind a huge dried Alium.
The framed portraits cost £200 and the questionnaire can be mailed out as a gift if you are buying it as a present. Each bespoke portrait will take approximately 10 days. Aprox 32cm 42cm.
