From the Algarve to London, via Paris and Milan

It is that time of year again when we go shopping! Looking for new and exciting products for the coming seasons...

First stop - Paris - for Maison Objet - beautiful home accessories, in and outdoor furniture and scented products.

Favourite discovery and now available....

Tribu - Outdoor Furniture from Belgium 
- simply stunning teak and aluminium framed sofas, loungers, tables and chairs that are both comfortable and exceptionally stylish.
www.tribu.com

And then to Milan.... design central Italy....... exquisite fashion, incredible cathedral, a million scooters, risotto and chianti, miniature designer dogs, Ferrari and Versace........

Favourite Milanese discovery.....

Paola Lenti - truly unique outdoor furniture in rich woven rope fabrics in hundreds of vibrant jewel like colours. www.paolalenti.it

And back briefly to London it the midst of London Fashion Week. Privileged to see the Mary Katrantzou cat walk show by invitation of our daughter Emma - amazing design, embroidery, print and fabrics..........
- and Julien Macdonald whose resort collection in collaboration with Melissa Odabash will star in Dunas Resort next season - and photographed this Spring in the Algarve.

Melissa in 2014 Julien Macdonald - Melissa maxi with Julien and our two lovely girls - Carla and Charlotte

Dunas Home in Almancil  - call in ...browse at leisure...