Somewhat Boberika... http://www.boberika.com/bo/ My little blogs of heaven are snippets of a well travelled life that explores the world around us and discovers its hidden gems... en-GB Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:16 +0100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification What are you going to be eating? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boberika/SgON/~3/WAOVZPc-z6o/what-are-you-going-to-be-eating.html http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/what-are-you-going-to-be-eating.html National Vegetarian Week

]]> Bits & Bobs Boberika Mon, 20 May 2013 15:44:16 +0100 http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/what-are-you-going-to-be-eating.html I'm hoping for sunny skies on Thursday evening... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boberika/SgON/~3/mzI_Rw7_Jxk/im-hoping-for-sunny-skies-on-thursday-evening.html http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/im-hoping-for-sunny-skies-on-thursday-evening.html Last week I got to catch up with my very talent friend's Chaplin at their gig at the Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch and this week I'am out in Shoreditch again and looking forward to press night opening of summer rooftop launch at The Queen of Hoxton. Thursday will certainly be a busy day and in the evening I'll get a chance to (hopefully!) bask in the summer sun and sample their new cocktail and BBQ menus. The Queen of Hoxton certainly know how to throw a party and their rooftop is such a great space, has a fantastic view of... Last week I got to catch up with my very talent friend's Chaplin at their gig at the Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch and this week I'am out in Shoreditch again and looking forward to press night opening of summer rooftop launch at The Queen of Hoxton. Thursday will certainly be a busy day and in the evening I'll get a chance to (hopefully!) bask in the summer sun and sample their new cocktail and BBQ menus. The Queen of Hoxton certainly know how to throw a party and their rooftop is such a great space, has a fantastic view of the city and I'll be visiting it more than once this summer... I can't wait!

Queen of Hoxton - Rooftop Garden

]]> Food & Drink Boberika Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/im-hoping-for-sunny-skies-on-thursday-evening.html a mix of beauty of nature, femininity... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boberika/SgON/~3/yxu8CwUWA_I/a-mix-of-beauty-of-nature-femininity.html http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/a-mix-of-beauty-of-nature-femininity.html Loving Jenny Liz Rome mix of beauty of nature, femininity and fashion, in which she blends pencil sketches with photographs... Loving Jenny Liz Rome mix of  beauty of nature, femininity and fashion, in which she blends pencil sketches with photographs...

Jenny Liz Rome

]]> Art and Design Boberika Sun, 12 May 2013 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/a-mix-of-beauty-of-nature-femininity.html The creative sandwich bag dad... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boberika/SgON/~3/wrPQfIwznQk/the-creative-sandwich-bag-dad.html http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/the-creative-sandwich-bag-dad.html Graphic Designer David LaFerriere has been sketching on his son's sandwich bags for since May 2008. He said 'It was just a way to have fun with the kids and also start my creative juices before work. I had already been making their lunches, and I experimented with a few things. They love it, and nothing makes me happier than hearing their reaction at the end of the day.’ What an inspiring thing to do to start the day... Graphic Designer David LaFerriere has been sketching on his son's sandwich bags for since May 2008. He said 'It was just a way to have fun with the kids and also start my creative juices before work. I had already been making their lunches, and I experimented with a few things. They love it, and nothing makes me happier than hearing their reaction at the end of the day.’ What an inspiring thing to do to start the day...

David LaFerriere sandwich bag sketches

]]> Bits & Bobs Boberika Fri, 10 May 2013 07:53:10 +0100 http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/05/the-creative-sandwich-bag-dad.html iam acrylic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boberika/SgON/~3/zZjYuPytcHM/iam-acrylic.html http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/04/iam-acrylic.html As I wondered around the Sunday Up Market (Bricklane) I ran into the very creative Brendan from iam acrylic. Brendan and Ruth have created one off design's for Christa Vi (you may of seen the blog I did on the cute red acrylic heart's before). Anyway, as it happend I also had my camera and a quick chat and here's what Brendan and Ruth are up too... What do you use as inspiration for your designs? This is always a difficult question - and it always feels like a cop-out to say 'everything' - but that is pretty much the... As I wondered around the Sunday Up Market (Bricklane) I ran into the very creative Brendan from iam acrylic. Brendan and Ruth have created one off design's for Christa Vi (you may of seen the blog I did on the cute red acrylic heart's before). Anyway, as it happend I also had my camera and a quick chat and here's what Brendan and Ruth are up too...

What do you use as inspiration for your designs? This is always a difficult question - and it always feels like a cop-out to say 'everything' - but that is pretty much the case! We get quite inspired by trips to museums - so much stuff to see! The advertising on the side of lorries on long journeys has provided quite a lot of food for thought. And also, our friends and their tastes feed into quite a lot of our designs - often we'll make a prototype as a gift with a friend in mind - and then put it into production if we like it!

Do you have any creative projects coming up? We want to push ourselves this year to develop a range of clocks (which we fondly remember making from acrylic at school!). It's quite a challenge to change the scale of the way we work - but we've done a few protoypes - and they came out quite well! - so we'll see how we go!

What's on your playlist? Ruth is addicted to radio 6 music - (having a break from absolute 90's) and Brendan has Screamadelica by Primal Scream on repeat most of the day....

If you could be a biscuit what would you be and why? As there's two of us, it would have to be a multi-layered biscuit - maybe a Bahlsen 'Hit' sandwich biscuit - they're tasty!

Thanks for the chat and can't wait to clock your new range (cheesie joke I know)...

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Iamacrylic

]]> All that sparkles Boberika Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.boberika.com/bo/2013/04/iam-acrylic.html