So I’ve been on a fairly long hiatus. What was it? Two weeks three? That’s because I’ve been shifting to a new apartment within eclectic suburb Prahran. Then of course, there’s the inevitable discussion on whether furniture would fit the new wood floorings of the unit. Like a well made suit, stylish furnishings nourish the […]
December 27, 2011
It’s a departure from my usual fashion features but since I have this bike fetish, I tend to indulge everything from Brooks and from this day forth- anything from the fertile imagination of Jérôme Coste. This was a man who got his kicks from motor racing and activities of a “head-cracking” nature, these passions and quite […]
November 15, 2011
While Googling “Awesome keyboards” I came across this little tidbit tucked away 6 pages deep in search. I’m pretty sure even as I write this, the steampunked retrotastic data entry device must be rocketing up the search engine. Call me misogynistic, but nothing turns me on more than a babe lady in eyeglasses huddled over typewriter- in […]
August 30, 2011
In case you haven’t been on tumblr, FFFound, Flickr or just hiding under a rock, this retro flip clock screensaver from 9031 has been making its rounds across stylish blogs on the inter webs. It’s the easiest style upgrade you can make for the low low price of FREE [Download Fliqlo here].
May 2, 2011
You know why I love IKEA? It’s because I can get everything in a set to match- cookware, dishes and even entire kitchen setups; Well quite obviously, they don’t make home appliances and thankfully there are great brands like German kitchen appliance maker Krups. Saving discerning monsieurs from a life of mismatched kitchen appliances and giving […]
August 30, 2010
“Cocotte. It’s actually French for small fireproof dish in which portions of food are cooked and served.” My host offers as I raise an eyebrow at the sign just past Wanderlust hotel’s lobby reception. I’m here for a tasting and the sneak preview around the Wanderlust premises works up a healthy appetite for the group. […]
August 30, 2010
Wanderlust Hotel is the latest of boutique hotels conceptualised by Singapore’s Loh Lik Peng. I suppose it was inevitable following the runaway successes of Loh’s other boutique hotel offerings- New Majestic and 1929. Wanderlust [noun] A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel. Even if you set aside the clearly creative designer touches and dare-I-say […]
April 3, 2012
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