Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all the Amici of Radici

Team Radici wish you a year of home-made happiness and handmade joy!
All the universes blessings for 2009!

image via flickr

Scissor Hands On

Team Radici have found the perfect solution for recycling wrapping paper - making beautiful paper cut-outs - here’s some inspiration from French born Beatrice Coron who just does the most funky amazing papercuts… loving the beat…

The night before Christmas...

Egg nog du Roscoe

Proverbi

We can't believe it's Porcelain

Ohhh how lovely are these porcelain vessels...Owen loves the delicate translucent parchment like quality of homegrown supremo ceramicist Becky Harle's work, of course Owen won't have to dust it... see it for real at the Regatta Gallery Fine Art Gallery in Norfolk until 24th December

Cloth House

Team radici are a little prone to distraction and one of our favorite haunts when we ought to be working hard is the Cloth House at 47 Berwick Street, in London

A veritable treasure trove of ethically sourced, natural linens, tickings and tweeds with a myriad bits n bobs to embellish... all beautifully laid out - someone always gets their hand smacked for touching the window display...

Heidi-Ho!!!

Its a mini me version!!!

and no someone wasn't fooling around with the temperature settings on the wash

Radici have just got a few of the kids version of our very fabulous very popular laptop Swiss Bag.

Only for the coolest little Heidis and Peters out there...

Grab em while we got 'em!

Christmas Deliveries....

Its raining deer...hallelujah

So while we're on the subject of reindeer envy - no names need be mentioned Roscoe...

Team radici loves this rather funky novel way of hanging all things christmassy ...

they can be found at Jorine yet another talented soul from the Netherlands

(must be something in the cheese)

Proverbi

Radici's Big Christmas Boutique

A table of delights ...

...and our Christmas de-lights too

And so it was Christmas Boutique Time and all was warm and fuzzy at the Radici Christmas Stand!

A big thank you to all you lovely souls who popped in to have a chat and a few macaroons...

We had such fun making Radici something a little different to its everyday self ... a wee Christmas makeover you might say...

Roscoe of course got a little beyond it and had to be banned from the petit fois but besides that a wonderful time was had by all!

3 Steps to Christmas Cheer - Hurrah hurrah hurrah

Today is one of those wonderful days when the universe conspires to make it all feel so much more Christmassy…

Step one: Check out our jolly new Christmas-look website and meet our roving gifties gatherer Roscoe… who’s not a reindeer

Step two: Join us at the Christmas Boudoir market on 6th December at 33 Portland Place, London W1B 1QE
(You need to RSVP to info@radici.co.uk to be included on the guest list - a bit posh!)

Step three: Have a lookie at the Christmas cards we’ve just got in - they are really fun and a leetle edgy to take the sweetness off a bit

Radici Christmas Boudoir

Team Radici is terribly excited ... we're taking part in a rather smart Christmas Boudoir with lots of other wonderful shops and stands - Owen will be making a special guest appearance and Roscoe will be running around...

if you'd like to join us please RSVP at info@radici.co.uk to be included on the guest list!

Saturday 6th December

10am - 6pm

33 Portland Place, London, W1B 1QE

there's a £5 entrance fee but it includes all number of freebies and snacks

The market will operate on a cash only basis so bring lots of dosh!

Chew on this

Chew is rather a gem of an online magazine (not just because we've been featured pg 15 if you're nosey) but because its truly one of the most original achey-cool mags we've come across - and how novel is this... you can get to choose your favorite front page...

Guardian Angel

Radici has made it into that paragon of trend setting and style the Guardian for their annual Chrissy Feature... see if you can recognise our little gem... clue its Swiss and it has a white cross ...not only that but there are loads of other wonderful goodies from talented designers and great companies to drool over...

well worth a lookie...

Into the Fold...

Not your average cut and paste we might add and you may need a little bit of practice but what lovely images to stare at while you fold... this weeks super talented soul is artist dash scientist dash paper engineer Matt Shlian who works out of the USA

Hotpod...

Team radici loves this rather gothic little ipod cover for a wintry day... it may even tell your

for-tune...

you can see more of them here...http://tovisorga.blogspot.com/

Lucky for Some...

Team radici love the origami-esque feel to Mia Cullin’s goodies. These four-leaf cushies are made from interlocked clover shapes with a sprightly felt backing - like being in a spring meadow without the mud

Proverbi...

Mapped Out

Radici has been mapped - one of our favourite products, the sultry scarlet rose scarf, has been spied by the very stylish auzzie online magazine map - check it out - ps you don’t have to turn it upside down

Great Guerrillas!!!

Join the very cutting-edgy East London Craft Guerrilla bunch on

Saturday the 22nd of November from 1pm to 6pm in Wanstead,London.

They promise a selection of hand made gifts, art, craft, fashion, accessories and more

And as a special treat "learn to knit" with Lisa Margreet in a free taster session. Booking is not essential but recommended

(email Lisa : lisa.payne@gmail.com )

What a Treaty

Radici is now a proud sponsor of the very brilliant uber must see blog for Londonphiles - Wee birdy!

Wee just love Topbird and her chirpy treats and have been fans for quite some time but... sigh...we must learn to share as she has been featured in Vogue so the secret is out!

Congrats from the radici team!!

What a Lotta Fun

Swedish born NY based Lotta Jansdotter has a fab collection of nature inspired contemporary prints made into must have goodies for the home. Super motivated Lotta has three books under her belt as well as a fantastic design studio… phew wotta busy bee

Ringing Wrists

Oh how we want one and we love that it brings positive new meaning to the phrase wringing your wrists (sorry bad pun couldn’t resist)… but they are too beautiful.
The work of Jono Pandolfi, a New York based designer, who’s a stunningly talented ceramicist AND jeweller!

Proverbi

Owen Loves... Black

Hot Danish and we’re not talking custard…
Don’t you just love anne black’s stitch detail coupled with the cool green grey porcelain - just too scrummy!

Mankind Mag (and we're in it!)

Radici has been featured by the lovely Erin of Design for Mankind which is all about handmade...we are so honoured to have made the cut!

I'll have an apple

Ok so with winter setting in we are really trying to keep to eating healthy but sadly at the moment I would much rather stare at it – particularly these beautiful glass fruits by American designer Anthony Biancaniello.

Behind the Design... Fabien Barral

Q: What is your favourite gelato flavour?
A: Chocolate with chocolate

Q: If you could appear in any famous painting which one would it be?
A: In very very small in the joconde paiting, in the background, but you have too look for me with a magnifying glass

Q: Do you ever wear sunglasses inside?
A: Not even outside !

Q:What tune do you whistle when you’re making tea?
A: Winnie the pooh as my little daughter always listens to it (also, I am french, I drink coffee)

We're in the Sheerluxe directory

We have made it into Sheerluxe.com – ‘The’ shopping directory. Hoorah!

ps They have a very nifty wishlist service (so make sure to sign up and ensure you get just what you want this Christmas!)

Notcot nice

Our red stitched Perspex cuffs by Phillipa Green have been posted on notcot couture – very cool.

No Board Bag

Japanese skateboarding fanatics Anti System handmake these super fierce bags (they also do notebooks) out of recycled skateboards – we do love their edgy green attitude!

Find them at www.tokyocube.com

Our blog friends...

Radici has been featured on 2 more of our favourite blogs:

A big cheer for Jenny of Indie quarter and Ez of Creature comforts!

Behind the Design ... Philippa Green

Philippa Green is the very talented designer behind our most delicious perspex cuffs...
Q:If you could have one question answered what would it be?
A:Why are humans sooooo complicated why are we not more like dogs....I want to be just like my dog!! Sleep eat walk sleep eat eat eat walk.

Q:Would you stop eating frog’s legs if I asked you to?
A:You wouldn’t have to ask me I would never eat the leg of a frog...sis

Q:Which cartoon character do you most identify with?
A:Marge Simpson or maybe Homer's dog

Q:What tune do you whistle when you’re making tea?
A:Some weird Kundulini yoga tune I have drummed in to my head from chanting it over and over and over!

Handmade...

Behind the Design - Jenne Giles

We love our designers – they are all hugely talented and totally unique in their approach to life – Owen asked them some silly and not so silly questions about life and the universe and so begin our Behind the Design posts.
We just had to start with Jenne as we have had such an amazing response to her beautiful scarves...

Q: Let’s get the important one out of the way – What is your favourite gelato flavour?
A: Ooohh-“Bacio”the mix of hazelnut and chocolate!

Q: Who was your childhood hero?
A: Cyndi Lauper.

Q: Would you wear knitted bathing trunks under
any circumstances?
A: Any and everyday.

Q: If you could have one question answered what would it be?
A: What is the secret of peace?

Out and About: Origin Craft Fair 2008

Just returned from a visit to Origin (now showing at Somerset House, London) - lots of amazing contemporary craft on display. Here are some of our favourites from week 1.

Hannah Louise Lamb

Stine Jespersen

Andrea Walsh

Owen says...thanks!

Wow – we are so thrilled a number of our products have been featured on the lovely Modish blog! Thanks Jena.

Go on go take a peek…

Check us out!

We just wanted to say a huge big thank you to everyone for all the lovely emails and messages we have had over the last few days….you guys are great!

Check us out we have even made it to a blog here and there!

Graphic Exchange and Debi van Zyl

It's our big day!

Radici.co.uk was born today at 11:21 am.

It has been a long time coming and you have been so wonderfully supportive of this little project of ours.

We are thrilled to announce that the little website has all its feelers and toes and Roscoe here approves (he is a real stickler for detail!)

Please have a look at our proud new arrival on

www.radici.co.uk

Radici ready (well almost)!