Picasso, Madonna, Paris and cushions...

...it may seem an odd combination but there is a link.

I received a mail asking if I would like to feature something for under a £100 from the Conran Shop's new Spring accessories collection which was spooky because I was going to feature the above cushions anyway. As soon as I saw them I loved them but then I have always had a soft spot for Picasso.

There are three different cushions available, Femme a La Fleur and La Ceinture Jaune are shown above with the former being my favourite. They are woven on a traditional loom by French craftsmen and are available for £69 each. It's probably the closest I will ever get to owning a Picasso.

I was reminded of one of the best weekends I have ever had with David. It was way back in the Summer of 2002 (can't believe it was that long ago!) and we had booked tickets to go to the Matisse Picasso exhibition at the Tate Modern on the Friday afternoon. It was mayhem! Jostling to get a good position to view those incredible masterpieces was tiresome and annoying but it was worth it. Breathtaking. Afterwards we walked over the Millennium Bridge back towards St Paul's Cathedral, it was a beautiful sunny day and we stopped half way across looking west along the Thames and one of our favourite cities looked glorious and hazy lit up by the afternoon Summer sun.

That night we went to see Madonna at the Wyndhams Theatre in Up For Grabs, I loved it and thought her acting was actually very good. When we left the theatre it was torrential rain outside, David bought a cheap umbrella and we ran across SoHo to a restaurant which we had booked. We sat soaked to the skin and laughed our heads off much to the dismay of some of the other rather snooty diners.

The next day we jumped on the Eurostar and sped off to Paris for a couple of days, David had been before but it was the first time for me. We stayed in a small loft apartment in the Marais district which had the most amazing huge winding staircase leading to it with peeling paint on the walls and worn down stone steps. Paris was so humid and sticky but thankfully the evenings were cooler and on the Saturday night we walked down towards the Seine where we stood on a bridge with a full moon reflecting on the water.

Happy memories and gorgeous cushions!

Cushion the blow...

...It was my birthday last week and lets just say that I am not amused with my age.

Anyway, I had some fantastic presents (my main one from David is still to arrive but I will let you know what that is in a week or so) including this gorgeous spiral cushion from my sister. I have been trying to decide on what colour combination to have for a while but she made my mind up for me with this two tone grey number. She makes all the felt by hand including the spiral. I think I may want another one, I just have to decide what colour to have...

As bright as you like...

...Inject some colour into a room with bold graphic one off pieces...

1. Spiral cushion designed and made with handmade felt by my sister. Available soon in different colour combinations at Feltlove

2. Tradig Wire fruit bowl available from IKEA

3. Pumpkin chair designed by Pierre Paulin and available from Lignet Roset

4. Origami cushion available in lots of different colours by Cushlab

5. Jielde floor lamp

6. Pop stool available from M&S

Cush-love...

...Becca over at Cushlab has been very busy with her new range of felt "Origami" cushions and very gorgeous they are too! As per usual I want one but can't decide on what colour to have but I'm loving the yellow version. There are many more colours available so if you have something in mind then just ask.

I want to...

show you my new print. It's the follow up to "I want to rock with you" and will be available in my Etsy shop Yumalum in the next few days. I have no idea why people keep saying that I am obsessed with chairs!??...

Happy Friday everyone! It's nearly the weekend and what better way to kick it off than with a fantastic giveaway! Yes the uber gorgeous Cushlab felt cushion shown above is up for grabs!!! The colour combination is exclusive to obsessilicious and has been made just for this competition.

All you have to do is leave a comment and then one very lucky winner will be randomly picked. Closing date is Thursday 28th January and the winner will be announced on Friday 29th January 2010. International comments are also welcome.

The only problem with it is that I can't enter and I REALLY want that cushion!

Due to comments being moderated they may not appear straight away.

Good luck everyone!

Cush-love...

The lovely Becca over at Cushlab have been very busy producing new designs and colour combinations for 2010. There are lot's of colours available so if you swooning over a design but want it in a different colour then just contact them and they will send swatches out to you.

Keep your eyes peeled for an exciting giveaway in the next few days...

Pillow talk...

While battling through the maze of mayhem which is Urban Outfitters in Manhattan looking for the Girard LOVE cushion I spotted these little beauties. They are in the Alexander Girard range but were not listed on the website. The design is called "Geometric E" and on first spotting them they literally took my breath away, I instantly bought one and then ended up speeding across town in a cab to buy a second one! I only know the name of the design because David bought me the "Alexander Girard designs for Herman Miller" book by Leslie Pina (which is fantastic BTW!!!) this week for my birthday. Why haven't I mentioned my birthday you may ask???......because I'm not happy with my age that's why! Regardless of that I had a great day and I received very thoughtful presents including a Mont Blanc wallet and money towards yet another Eames upholstered chair that I have my beady chair addicted eye on...

LOVE and the city...

Well we are back from NYC but I have been a bit slack with my blogging so my apologies to one and all! I haven't been well since our return either with a possible case of swine flu, although I will never know if it was or not because my doctor told me not to go into the surgery but I am on the mend slowly.

Anyway as you can see I managed to get my hands on an Alexander Girard LOVE cushion from Urban Outfitters in NYC  which I am very pleased with, it goes perfectly on my grey Eames rocker.I also picked up a couple of other Girard cushions for our bed and other bed spreads and cushions for a couple of friends, my suitcase and bag was bursting with home accessories! I did find Urban Outfitters rather odd though, both of the shops that we went to were very badly arranged and the rather young staff who loved themselves far too much seemed rather disappointed that they had to actually do some work! It was if they were just there to chat and have a laugh with each other, they were like some kids from FAME who believed that one day fame would be knocking on their door, I was expecting them to break into song and start singing "High Fidelity"!!!

Anyway we had a fantastic time and we didn't want to leave and we will definitely be going back to the city we have totally fallen in love with. I have more pics to post, stories to tell about celeb spotting and our day hanging around a movie shoot....there is a clue in the title of this post.... 

Oh and also our new sofa has arrived which is absolutely gorgeous so there will be pics very soon...

Living it up!...

Well I've had a great day today! The new July issue of Livingetc landed on my doorstep and their were a couple of familiar items in there! In the first pic above are two of my sister's handmade grey felt cushions and in the second pic there is one of my "I want to rock with you" prints.....we are both ecstatic!!! Both were bought by Helen a member of the Livinetc forums and her amazingly gorgeous house is featured.I will be posting more pics of her droolsome renovation very soon. Then to top it all off my flat was chosen as the monthly winner on the Livingetc forum! I recently posted quite a few pics of our flat before we ripped it apart which were horrendous and I think that clinched the deal (I will be posting some very soon). I've won £150 to spend at Habitat thank you very much. All in all a very good day and I'm grinning like a cheshire cat. Well done likklesis and a big thank you to the ever lovely Helen!

Click on the pics to see bigger images.

Cushion envy...

I posted a couple of weeks ago about my sisters new Etsy shop Feltlove and I mentioned that she would be making felt cushions.....well here it is and what a beauty!! All of the felt is handmade by her which i am still very impressed by. I am still deciding on what colour to have, maybe grey or sage green or teal or.........The cushions will be available very soon. I wonder if I will get a discount!!?.....

Helveticalicious...

I just never tire of Helvetica!!! I want, I want, I want......available from CB2. Via Heart Fish

Mmmm.....type....

I want that cushion!!!! Large Neutraface Slab cushion and large Neutraface Slab bag by House Industries. Via SWISSMISS

Pantonesque...

Hmmmm......I wonder if Pantone will launch something similar to these cushions ? Stripe cushion by Gewoon available at Dutch by design . I want one with a green stripe though....