Tuesday, May 28, 2013

GENERAL STORE // VENICE BEACH



OK...I know I blogged about General Store not that long ago but we're going there next week so I'm all excited again! YIP YIP!

Image: The Brickhouse Tumblr

Friday, May 24, 2013

TRACY WILKINSON // TW WORKSHOP



After spotting Tracy Wilkinson's pottery on Laure Joilet's website, I've been deliberating over how many TW planters I can squeeze into our suitcases on the way home from LA...it's no easy choice - they are all SO good. 

Tracy, who lives in the LA hillside suburb of Mount Washington so perfectly captures the essence of California cool...rustic, bohemian, organic. 

With a background in fashion & textile design, Tracy also has a range of similarly cool, super relaxed wearables as well as an incredible eye for interior decoration & design (see her amazing home / work space on international interview mag Freunde Von Freunden). 

Visit Tracy's TW Workshop for more info pronto!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

BEST MADE COMPANY // ESSENTIALS



Beyond Best Made Company Axe fame lies a collection of quality goods similarly intended to delight & impress outdoor lovers.

Boasting double dipped enamelware, silk screened maps & wait for it...a HALF-GALLON jug of Maple Syrup...!?! I'm in camping heaven!

Images: Best Made Company

Friday, May 17, 2013

DIY FIESTA PLANNING // GUIDE



Whether your planning a large scale gathering or a laid back fiesta, there are loads of DIY touches you can add to personalise an event without a BIG budget...

Many of our Wedding details were simple DIY ideas brought to life with the help of willing family & friends (& the amazing Marsha Golemac who expertly crafted paper flowers for us en masse). It was a lovely way to include many of our interstate relatives in the pre celebration planning & a great excuse to get together for marathon tea drinking sessions & cake "sampling" outings. 

Photography:       Brooke Holm 
Paper Flower Art: Marsha Golemac
Event Styling:      Kirsty OTIS & OTTO // A Visual Guide

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

KINGS COUNTY DISTILLERY // NEW YORK



In a century old Navy Yard building in Brooklyn, Kings County Distillery are busy crafting moonshine & bourbon whiskey. Upon opening in 2010 as the first legal distillery in NY since prohibition, they have been busy winning awards & impressing design nerds with their minimalist "no frills" style packaged flasks. 

Sounds tasty. Looks tasty. Slurrrrrrrrrp.

Image: Pulplab

Friday, May 3, 2013

GIVEAWAY // EMMA LEONARD ILLUSTRATION



Using a delicate mix of gouche, ink & watercolour, Melbourne based illustrator Emma Leonard continues to delight us with images of ethereal femininity & beauty. A regular contributor to the pages of Madison & Yen magazines, her work very recently graced the inaugural cover issue of Hitched magazine. What a talented fox!!!

As a long time admirer of Emma's work, I am thrilled to let you know that Emma has kindly donated some of her dreamy prints for a GIVEAWAY on the blog. Yippeeeee!

Our first treat is the whimsical 'Little Indian'... a signed 8 X 10 fine art Giclee print on archival heavy-weight hahnemuhle cotton-rag paper. 

For your chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post before 5pm Friday 17th May (Melbourne time) & one lucky reader will be drawn & notified by e-mail (don't forget to leave one). Good luck! 

P.S - To see more of Emma's creative musings make sure to visit her sweet blog & happenings via the Jacky Winter Group

Hello. Thank you for visiting!
Images not created by Otis & Otto are credited or linked to the appropriate source / creator / website under the specific work.
If you see your work on this blog & wish it to be referenced differently, please email info@otisandotto.com with the post URL & the correct details will be added.
If you would like to re-post Otis & Otto original content or photography elsewhere, please contact info@otisandotto.com prior.
For all other enquiries, please contact Kirsty | info@otisandotto.com
Otis & Otto | Copyright 2013.

  © Blogger templates Brooklyn by Ourblogtemplates.com 2008

Back to TOP