green + tan leather*

this green.... and tan leather Apiece apart S/S 2010.

look at me*

2 years ago, when I began to write this blog, one of the first post was about Look at me project , a collection of found photos. I'm re-posting it now , because I think it's a great project. To know more click here

a japanese genius*

people, who follows this blog, knows my love for japanese designers, here I have found a.... genius: Anrealage.

my head into feathers*

I'm in love with this feathers hat by Nanà (image from italian concept store luisa via roma)

BEople+coppers*

Reading Grijs blog today I 've seen BEople, a belgian magazine to which I made a subscription few years ago. Now it is dead. I remember Imade a subscription to it for the beatiful covers ! (I agree with you Lorraine!)

Remembering BEople I've found this beautiful works by belgian designer Christopher Coppers made on the BEople issues.

images found on the website of creative company Base

low res pump*

What can I say: a blog hiatus?

I love this United Nude pump, their name: Low res!

green!*

my new obsession on colors: green! This shade of green... A beautiful palette of colors in this beautiful artworks by Korean artist Jeonghwa Choi at the Towada art center , japan.

via Designboom

this post is for you Raffaella!*

My passion for millinery: Christine Bec for Opening Ceremony available online.

summer hairdos*

Hallo, I've disappeared for a while.... thanks to all that keep on staying tune on L.O.H.*

Inspiring work by nosideup available here!

Have a w-e of heart!

love couleur*

wow! so beautiful shoes by japanese label Love Couleur available (for japanese customers) at nuan+.

a splash of color for babies*

I love the the mix of colors and the shapes of these hand made hats for babies by German label TeenyTiny founded by designer JK Lange. Seen at Little circus shop.

commute home*

In love with these beautiful coffee table by Toronto based designers Commute home found via this blog.

Have a nice w-e!

inspiring paper games*

Have a week end of heart* with the inspiring works by Richard Sweeney.

Today's love*

Today I love: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE' sunglasses. Gorgeus name for a label! Available at Stand up comedy.

brain forest*

Dear all, sorry for disappearing , I hope to have more time to post in 2009!!! I've said it last year!!! I didn't answer many emails that arrived to me, I'm very sorry ; I 'm going to answer to everybody in january.

I've found the enchanted works by Swiss artists Steiner Lenzlinger. Their works are light, poetic, enchanted, colorful and beatifully simple: I wish you a 2009 like them!

yves*

One of the greatest on t-shirt by Deer Dana, available at I don't like mondays.

wow!... black rubber clogs!*

For rainy days... Rubber Dutch clogs by Melissa.

lark selection*

I'm love with this hat and this bow tie: I think they are so cool on women!

Hat by Victor Osborne and bow tie by Alexander Olch, found at Lark, a shop that makes a great selection!

Have a week end of heart!

miu miu and liselotte*

Inspired by illustrations by Liselotte Watkins. Do you remember Miu Miu s/s 08 collection?

(remembered via Halcyon days)

hair,hair,hair! *

Inspired by hairy work by Chris Ro.

chris ro*

Hallo everybody, thank you to stay tuned on labour of heart* also if I'm not posting on a regular basis, hope to post more in the next months. Here is the beautiful work of a graphic designer who searchs new ways of working in the field of graphic design: Chris Ro.

tom price #2*

Hallo, I've already posted about Uk designer Tom Price, here are his brand new pieces : very well done Tom!(He is one of my favourite designers.

poetic and raw furniture*

Hallo everybody, here are the interesting furniture made by an italian designer: Mario Pandiani. He designs(or de-designs, like he says about his work) modern furniture with antique piece of furniture. He succeeds in giving a new soul to antique piece of furniture and his new products are poetic and raw at the same time. See his site!

inspiring sculptures*

Inspiring big wooden sculptures by Jilly Sutton.

pen plan china*

Visiting the March Studio website (see the last post), I 've discovered this great project made by this studio: Pen Plan China.
This project plans to explore the perceptions and relationships our children have of our world.
Pen Plan China is a full-scale cardboard model of a traditional Chinese courtyard house that invites children from Perth to imagine what it might be like to live on the other corner of the world. See also Pen Plan Paris. The imagination of children is always fantastic! Have a creative day!

Aesop+March*

Hallo everybody, I hope you're still on holidays! And if you are in Australia or you plan to visit it , please don't miss the new shop of beauty products Aesop: it is in Melbourne and it is made all of ....paper! (1-2 pics). I also love the Adelaide shop(3 pic): the ceiling, made with Aesop bottles, is stunning! The design of both shops is from Studio March. Love , love, love! SEE you Soon!!

conceptual ceramics*

Conceptual work in ceramics: Caroline Slotte' ceramics. You can find info about her work here.

hammock*

"Hammock" is a so inspiring work by finnish artist Anu Tuominen.(You can find it at Art-u-room gallery).

Have a week end of heart*!

the new andy*

I love the naive soul in the works of japanese new Andy Warhol: Ryu Itadani.

via happy cavalier

brogue rubber shoes in summer!*

Yes, I know It's hot (especially here in Italy) and rubber shoes are not in your summer wish list , but I have to post them, because are so stilish for the winter! Rubber Brogue shoes by Brasilian label Melissa found on Browns's site. Have a nice week-end!

for white's lovers #2*

I'm completely fascineted by the sculptures by Don Brown. They are called Yoko series ( Yoko is the artist's wife)! To see more go to the Almine Rech Galerie's site. Have a nice week!

for white's lovers*

Inspiring pics by japanese fashion label writtenafterwards.

Lil*Shop*

I would like to visit the amazing Lil*shop in Berlin. It is an advancement of the Comme des Garçons Guerrilla Store +4930 Berlin. The shop offers vintage collections of CDG and Junya Watanabe as well as specials from Japan and the current collection. It's my place!

japan in a sock*

Hallo everybody, what do you think about socks by japanese label Antipast? I love their combo colors and their patterns.
Photos from Seattle shop A mano.

draga obradovic*

Hallo everybody, here are what I wanted to see at Fuorisalone: Draga Obradovic, who was born in Serbia and now lives and works in Italy. After a past in fashion , first as a model and then as a designer, in 2006 she designed her first furniture unique collection mixing furnitures of various periods and styles with fabrics treated with her own unique painting technique which has allowed her to create an amazing collection.Love, love, love it.

labour of heart* is back!*

Hallo everybody, it's so long that I don't post...but Labour of heart* is not dead! I wanted to cover the Fuorisalone of Salone del Mobile for you, but I have missed it. In the next days I'll show you what I wanted to see at Fuorisalone. For whom has missed the Dipped project of Loraine of Grijs, the photos above are from her site. I love the project and the site; they are simple and very stylish: in one word they are Dutch!

zoe bradleys' fashion sculptures: dramatic and light*

Hi everybody, have a nice week with the amazing and dramatic works by Zoe Bradley. Zoe has worked for Alexander Mc Queen and Michiko Koshino. Her handcrafted headpieces, showpieces, windows installations are sculptures touched by fashion. She often works with luxury papers that give her dramatic work a special lightness: this is a great skill ! See more on her website.
Photo: 1,2.Girbaud exibition. 3.London fashion week oct 2006. 4.Platform 21

wow millinery!*

Hi everybody! I feel like a ghost in the blogosphere : I'm appearing and disappearing! I've recently found the wow! millinery of Karen Henriksen. I really love millinery (I think it is is very strange for an Italian!) and Karen's collection is one of the most interesting I've been seeing for some years. You can have a look and purchase at the nice shop The shop floor project.

maps, clothes and art*

Puppy love-New York map (c)Elisabeth Lecourt 2005
Photo:(c) onepom/London 2005

Four hours - Great Britain map (c)Elisabeth Lecourt 2005
Photo:(c) onepom/London 2005

Have a nice week-end with the nice work by french artist Elisabeth Lecourt. She has made this clothes with maps of Paris, New york, London. They are not to wear , but to hung.Just beautiful!
See you next week. Have a w-e of heart*.

waiting for the spring ...#2*

I have fallen in love with the works by swiss designer Marie-France de Crécy. She works in Paris as a textile designer and fashion consultant. I love the lightness and the feminity of her works.

outofstock*

Hallo everybody, I'm disappeared for a while... and now what about Outofstock design, a cross cultural design studio composed by designers from Singapore, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. See their beautiful project Momento: Winter Arrives Stools, Story chair and Forest stool. Surely the melting pot helps Outofstock design!

the beauty of the stain*

Hallo everybody, please see how beautiful and intelligent is Stain, a project by Bethan Laura Wood.
"Stain is a set of a teacups designed to improve through use. This project examines the assumption that use is damaging to a product (For example, scratches on an iPod). The interior surface of the cup is treated so as to stain more in predetermined places. The more the cups are used, the more the pattern is revealed".
When time and use work to do the product's beauty!

thank you*

I want to thank the lovely Jessica of the beautiful blog and shop THE SHINY SQUIRREL for the nice post about my collection of clothes "Roots". If you are interested in Roots you can see more on my Iqons' profile or you can email me. Thank you again Jess!

Have a week end of heart*!

Photo from my "Roots" collection.

waiting for the spring ....*

Hallo pals, I'm waiting for the spring... Photo from my collection "roots".

craft love*

Yes , I know :stop posting bags! But Lark, a canadian shop,left a comment on bags...again post. Lark suggests this great canadian designer Tannis Hegan. I fall in love with her handmade creations. Please note that furs are vintage recycled furs!Thanks Lark for the suggestion.

in feathers we trust*

Hi everybody, have a nice week with ...feathers!
A while ago I've seen a paper headpiece by Kamo on T magazine: it was wonderful, the kind of thing I love. Kamo is a hairstylist who usually work with Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garcons, Undercover. I'm fascinating by feathers these days , so here is a beautiful work by Katsuya Kamo, directed by Junya Watanabe and photographed by Yasutomo Ebisu appeared on Marie Claire. Go to the link to see this wonderful work!

bags...again*

Hi! I'm into bags these days. I'm looking for the perfect (or almost perfect!) Bag. What about handmade bags by Ilemi paris? I love them all... Any other tips?

danny roberts*

See how beautiful are these illustrations by San Francisco based artist Danny Roberts.
They are comtemporary with something that reminds me old illustrations: I think he is a talent to follow.

ebony ivory*

Hello everybody, have a nice week! Here are some fab pics from japanese catalogue ebonyivory.

jacob hashimoto*

A beautiful installation by Jacob Hashimoto found via dear ada (via studiolacitta). Have a nicer week end than mine (I'm in bed with the flu!). See you next week.

de lacy*

Beautiful bags and clutchs by Uk based designer Edward Hugh de Lacy. He grew up in Suffolk before moving north to study for a Fine Art Degree at Leeds Metropolitan University, at the turn of the new millennium. De Lacy brand was born in 2004, all the bags , purses , wallets are hand made by Edward and are unique pieces of work. I love them : they are a little bit rock and roll and a little bit hippy chic! You can buy here.


I have already said that I was tagged by Ruth-Anne from the lovely blog About some things, so here are random things about me:

*In my dream list there is: speaking english like a mother tongue! *I adore Comme des garcons: everything! *My style icon is Katherine Hepburn. *In 2008 I'd like to have more time to blog.

In the next days I'll post people I'm going to tag.
Have a good night (if you are here in Europe) and have a nice day (if you are in the other side of the earth).

note et silence*

Hallo everybody, have a nice week with beautiful photos of japanese label Note et silence.

spoons-diversity*

To whom loves the spoons: interesting spoons made by broken china and also wearable spoons by designer Gesine Hackenberg.

P.S. I've been tagged by Ruth-Anne, so in the next days I will play with tags!

chinese stools-made in China copied by dutch*

Hallo everybody,see how hilarious is this project by Wieki Somers: Chinese stools-made in China copied by Dutch. Materials: aluminum and laquerer.

peace industry*

Many times I've noticed that if you like a company name , you'll love her products!It happens with Peace Industry: when I've seen the name of this company, I've fallen in love with. And I looove their felt rugs. Melina and Dodd Raissnia of Peace Industry own and operate their own workshop in Iran where they have perfected the best methods for producing the highest quality felt rugs, all of which are designed by Melina. Peace industry has brought sophistication in the felt.

rattan, bamboo and ...design*

Kenneth Cobonpue is a designer from Philippines, his work brings design into materials like rattan, abaca, bamboo. His sofas and chairs are wonderful, they are an example to modernize ancient crafts.

swiss souvenirs*

Hello everybody, hope you've enjoyed your holiday! Here are with new inspirations: the swiss textile designer Judith Andexlinger has done these bags for a tiny exibition about "souvenirs de la Suisse" in Rome. Every bag is handmade by Judith, the bags show typical flowers of the alps (alpenrose, edelweiss and enzian), appearing in a kind of corona. Judith founds her inspiration in classical swiss costumes of eastern switzerland, where she grew up. I love the way a souvenir or traditional simbols can become so stilish!Love them.
She sells them over her blog or over email.

CHRISTMAS!*

I wish you a Christmas full of joy and a lot of smiles for 2008! Thank you for visiting me and happy holiday! See you in 2008.
Photo from my collection called "It's what's inside that counts".

emotionally graphic hand knitted accessories*

Mischa Lampert is a dutch born designer, now living in New York. I think that her hand knitted accessories are "emotionally graphic": so cool!! You can buy them at shopbop.

isaac reina's winter collection*

Hallo everybody, it's snowed in Italy! And these beautiful bags by Isaac Reina's winter collection remind me of the snow!Love them.

into the white: labour of heart* Xmas wish list*

We are waiting for the snow in Italy, so Labour of heart* Xmas wish list it's all about white!

1.eloise ghioni at etsy
2.Cotè Bastide sac at Bodie and fou
3.Coe and Waito porcelain spoons at Rose and radish
4.Jacqueline Dufresne apple jacket at Rose and Radish
5.Karin Eriksson mint cup with handle
6.Thorsten van Elten conversation cushion at Greenergrass design
7.Disc light by Kathleen Hills
8.Domestic wall vinyls at Greenergrass design
9.Lorena Barrezueta's ceramics at etsy
10.Large rest bed by Piet Hein Eek at Rossana Orlandi
11.Jeldè lamp at Rossana Orlandi

squint*

Hallo everybody, have a nice week with the... yellow!
Shop of heart*: the super fabolous yellow facade of Squint is simply stunning! Their furniture are on my wish list or better in my... dream list.
Squint
3, Redchurch street
London

jet mous*

The shapes of bottles of detergents made in ceramics with a beautiful palette of colors: Jet Mous ceramics.

stylish dutch clogs for kids*

I love these dutch clogs for kids by Toppi( found via this blog): beautiful details!
...and talking about dutchs, see the nice Pink collection of necklaces by my blog friend Irene.

patterns on wire*

Patterns on wire by japanese shop fog linen.

roots by me*

Two pictures from my last collection called "roots".
Have a nice week-end!

park*

The shop of heart* of the week is Park in Vienna (Austria): great architectural white.
Park
Mondscheingasse 20
A1070 Wien

le souk*

Danielle de Lange from the beautiful blog the Style Files has opened her webshop Le Souk, a nice shop that sells Maroccan products and other amazing things like crochet toys by Anne Claire Petit, bags by Zo design (whom I've talked about) and many other things.

An important thing is that Le Souk donates at least 5% of its profits to Women for Women, a nongovernmental organisation helps women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives by providing them with job skills training, rights education, access to capital, assistance in small business development. Le Souk is surely a place to shop for Christmas!

traditional contemporary ceramics*

Beautiful ceramics by Molly Hatch : a crossover between tradional and modern. You can buy them here.

maan*

I love Maan, a belgian collection for kids, it is stilish and colourful. It reminds me a little bit of Dries Van Noten for the beautiful combo colors.