Visitors to our studio, especially students of design, often ask me what goes into putting together a creative textile collection. For many years I have worked closely with Carole, and previously with Rod Davison, learning design and screen-printing skills to create beautiful fabric collections. This week, I thought I would share some of this artisanal…
From all of us at Carole Nevin Today is our last day at work before a nationwide lockdown! We are busy shutting down the factory, wrapping up our last few orders and in a strange way looking forward to retreating from the chaos and unsafety of the outside world. Our President made the right decision enforcing…
Dear Friends, over a quarter of the year has passed and I thought it would be an opportune time to share with you the fruits of our hard work at our Studio before I leave for the spring planting season in Spain. It is always difficult to leave Cape Town, particularly at this time of the…
Creativity has many guises and creating a beautiful garden has got to be one of the most satisfying creative outlets. Our home has a contemporary Japanese feel architecturally and over the years the garden had become more zen with the creation of a koi pond but something was still lacking. So in November last year…
In my last post, I shared with you the creation of my Japanese Tea House. I am now in the high Sierras Nevada Mountains, south of Granada, Spain soaking up glorious spring sunshine and preparing to go on an intensive permaculture course. It really is very special here and I thought it would be nice…