Wednesday, 26 August 2020

A Luxury stay in The New Forest || Rhinefield House hotel

With stay-cations very much a big deal right now, I thought my pre-apocalyptic trip to Rhinefield House Hotel in The New Forest may inspire your future uk based getaways.

Having never visited this part of Britain before, my inner child was extremely excited to hear that New Forest ponies roam free around Brockenhurst, the village neighbouring the hotel!

This beautiful countryside destination was a fabulous escape in February earlier this year. Surrounded by stunning rural grounds with the luxury of all the mod cons inside the breathtaking building, we didn't want to leave! Especially when we were treated to an exquisite fine dining experience in the exclusive Alhambra room, courtesy of Moonlight Venue Solutions and Rhinefield House Hotel. More pics of this extra special event below. Nikki (the total #girlboss who runs the venue finding service) ensured our stay was as dreamy as possible and after I chatted her socks off, there are now another 5 uk based hotels on my hit list!

www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/rhinefieldhouse

Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7QB, Hampshire England

www.instagram.com/rhinefieldhousehotel

www.moonlightvenues.co.uk

www.instagram.com/moonlightvenuesolutions

The Walker Suite

The Cream Cloud clutch bag

Regal decor photographed at Rhinefield House Hotel that has crept into my AW20-21 print collection: Minimal Majesty

We obviously had to try the spa out!

Private Dining || The Alhambra room

The morning after || A breakfast to remember

The Echinacea personalised clear case

Saturday, 11 July 2020

AW20-21 || Design development - Minimal Majesty

D E S I G N P R O C E S S - M i n i m a l M a j e s t y

It feel like it's been ages since I shared the moodboard and design development stages of a collection so here is what I've been tinkering with over the past few months.

A glimpse into AW20-21 in the making.

It's already developed further since this snapshot in time but every step along the way is vital. I've been working on a few entirely new products for the winter collection as lockdown has supplied the time to really focus on research & product design (in between order processing and wrapping!)

The other challenge i'm facing is that I've completely outgrown my current studio space as my brand expands. An issue that can now be looked into has lockdown eases.

As always, black and white is a main focus but I've been exploring a fusion between painterly watercolours and grand majestic decor, an un-expected miss-match that is pairing together in a weird and minimal way!

Friday, 3 July 2020

Where to explore in Santorini with a roof top lunch - Oia

It feels like a million years ago that we could casually nip from the uk to another country with no fear and worries about germs, temperature checks and global pandemics!

To inspire your future adventures and give those fabulous destination restaurants a shout out, take a peek at my visual travel diary and more importantly my roof top lunch time top pic recommendation with view to remember of Oia.

We also visited Fira (restaurant recommendations here) and although Oia is supposedly the hot spot of the island, I actually much preferred Fira. It felt less commercialised and although there were of course lots of tourists, there weren't quite as many thousands as there were in Oia.

Is it a trip to Santorini without a blue and white church dome?!

Where to eat with a breath taking view of Oia:

Pelekanos Restaurant

My fabulous beautician warned me before travelling to Santorini, 'don't be scared to go through doors, they lead to beautiful views!' and she was so right. All the best restaurants were behind obscure doors with tiny (hardly noticeable) menus displayed to one side. Be brave, go up the stairs behind the doors and discover wonderful views while you dine!

And back on with exploring . . . fuelled with Rosé!

Thursday, 2 July 2020

The Tie Dye Collection X Rianna Phillips

The new

T I E D Y E C O L L E C T I O N

Serving up some serious psychedelic vibes!

Transport yourself back to 90's teenage grunge or 70's summer of love style with this throwback 'far out' print. Personalise with a name or initials. Available for iPhone & Samsung devices.