MAIIKE

In and around the studio

2011-05-12T17:11:00.000+10:00

Maiike Linen Set

2011-04-14T00:08:00.002+10:00

Linen Set, originally uploaded by MAIIKE Soft Things.

from 2008 photo shoot by Thuy Vy

bed made of driftwood collected from Phillip Island by Mick

crochet bed spread is mine

Wild Animals

2011-02-08T10:04:00.001+11:00

a beautiful self published book by Rop van Mierlo
<http://www.ropvanmierlo.nl/> , a graphic designer/illustrator from the
Netherlands

http://wild-animals.nl

New Blog To Follow

2011-01-24T14:08:00.000+11:00

When my new website was uploaded (which coincided with Maiike Store opening) the blog link on my website was changed to maiikestore.blogspot.com ......I am a contributor to this new blog, although I haven't contributed anything yet (no surprises there). Feel free to follow this awesome blog that is faithfully maintained by Feride!...and feel free to pop into Maiike Store at 54 Church St, Hawthorn too!

x Aly

Show Birds

2010-10-18T16:00:00.001+11:00

An Incomplete Dictionary of Show Birds
Photography by
Luke Stephenson

Market

2010-10-02T21:46:00.000+10:00

a beautiful, functioning, miniature 1950's sewing machine i saw at the market today and didn't buy and am now regretting.
"a real sewing machine for the little seamstress"

Badour 45rpm

2010-09-28T17:59:00.000+10:00

late last year while in Tokyo we chanced upon a shop 45rpm stocking a beautiful range of mens and womens wear in natural fabrics, indigo died garments and raw indigo denims. The current seasonal lookbook continues their amazing natural taste with ethnic, oriental influence and details.

Magnolia

2010-09-26T15:17:00.000+10:00

my favourite part of spring
various shades of pink
blossoms and magnolia magentas

Blossoms

2010-09-24T09:56:00.001+10:00

Spring Cleaning

2010-09-24T09:41:00.000+10:00

Spring is in the air
blossoms are out
keep a keen eye
you'd be surprised at what you can find

Lovely Lucy

2010-08-31T16:56:00.004+10:00

One of my favourite bloggers; the lovely Lucy at The Design Files ,
has blogged about MAIIKEstore! AWESOME!!

warm words nice night

2010-08-31T16:35:00.000+10:00

""
It was fitting that a on such a cold night as last Friday, Maiike opened it’s nice warm doors to celebrate the opening of the labels first retail shop.
A joint venture between Aly Peel and Feride Peel, the store itself is warm, inviting and beautiful to cosy up in. Cleverly put together from an empty shell (in a whirlwind matter of months) and carrying on the unique theme of the brand. From floorboards that were pulled from a tired old house, to recycled furniture and mismatched ornaments. It’s the type of place where everything has tactile appeal- the toys lined up like soldiers in the window, to the funky little rompers and even adult sized wears- and an abundance of small children adorning the floor space (not a permanent fixture).
""
Nice words by: Meg Hutchens who interviewed me on the opening night of our shop.

click here to read what silly things I say after a 'few'.

MAIIKEstore...

2010-08-16T14:45:00.000+10:00

...has opened it's door, which is located at 54 Church St, Hawthorn...but don't get confused with Church St, Richmond because they are unrelated.

on a lovely rainy day...

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bit more than a year ago...

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Bye bye: off to Made By Others

2010-05-19T17:47:00.002+10:00

More Moore

2010-04-19T12:09:00.000+10:00

Wednesday night we had the chance to go see Tim Moore's opening
at Helen Gory gallery for his new body of work 'Made Up Fish'.
Tim is a friend from Sydney who makes peculiar embroideries on vintage
sicilian linen
inspired by magazines from the 'special interest' section.
Here are two of his older works - it's worth going to see the
meticulous needle work in person.

Beci Orpin Exhibition

2010-04-15T10:34:00.001+10:00

It's good to add interesting events happening in town...which I never do since I'm always running a few months behind. I thought I'd try to be on time with this one. I'm really excited about seeing Beci Orpin's new exhibition opening at Lamington Drive tonight. I'll have to wait till the weekend to see since it's pilates night but excited none the less.

Organizing Photos

2010-04-14T16:15:00.003+10:00

Today, I have been organizing Maiike photos & I found some nice studio shots...
Feride

Wednesday Blogs

2010-04-07T18:16:00.001+10:00

Hi,

Every Wednesday, starting from today, I will be blogging as a guest. I would like to show scenes from the Maiike Studio. Soft things in process & in transit. I will also update Flicker slide shows. First up is the 'Quilts' from the photo shoot Thuy did at our place. I am not much of a writer so there will be lots of photos... Enjoy.

Feride

Easter Eggs

2010-03-15T15:21:00.001+11:00

Almost easter again. Last easter we painted our hard-boiled eggs and rubbed them with oil for a nice shine. This year Oma is feeling tired so we are all going to learn how to make the pierags on Sunday, to be frozon until easter.

My Awsome Bike

2010-02-02T16:30:00.000+11:00

No pictures to show, but check out my bike at Busyman Bicycles....that's my brother Mick! Will look for my own picture and update asap!

Japan: 2

2010-01-28T15:50:00.000+11:00

In Tokyo, Khiem made some new friends. Check out the full Maiike outfit in the 2nd image!

Japan: 1

2010-01-28T15:44:00.001+11:00

We went off to Japan in November. It was just starting to feel like winter. Ugg Boots were everywhere. We walked the back streets a lot. The top photo is from Cow Books in Naka Meguro. They sell a lot of art/photography books including 'out off print', 'hard to find' books but what I liked the most was the hidden coffee machine behind the counter. I think the other two photos are from Kyoto, near Kyoto Station. We didn't catch any public transport at all in Kyoto. We hired some old bikes and got a baby seat attached and just cycled around for a couple of days.

Where Has The Time Gone

2009-10-31T13:15:00.000+11:00

The most beautiful sunny Saturday and I'm here at the studio trying to get on top of the over-due orders from Kids In Style! Sorry to all those left waiting. Thanks to the website that I stole this image from (hhhmmm, was it Babyology? or LMNOP?....or maybe Brooke from Magnolia Square took this one).

KIS (Kids In Style) ME

2009-08-21T09:51:00.000+10:00

I joined the exhibitors at Kids In Style (Life In Style) a couple of weeks ago. It was a whole new kind of experience. I was there for 5 days plus set-up day and it ran over the weekend. By the time I finished I felt like I had been in a time warp and lost a week.....but gained a whole lot of orders!

A Few Days In Sydney

2009-07-08T12:40:00.000+10:00

I'm just back from 6 days in Sydney and the first Magnolia Square event at Randwick. As I've said many a time, I'm a slow blogger....hence the post-event information!
I was nicely positioned in front of the entrance (lucky me) and right next to Belinda from Baobab. Belinda was a great neighbour, who brought in hoards of loyal repeat customers. I picked up a really cool summer weight hoody for Khiem! Then I had to find something for Thuy...luckily the Real Chai lady was nearby!
The media breakfast on Friday morning was fun; not least because I was awarded the LMNOP 'favourite' or was it 'loves' award? It was VERY exciting to finally win an award. Jenny and Ian from LMNOP were lovely. A trip to Sydney means you get to put faces to names, since that's where EVERYONE seems to be! I was thinking about that as our plane decended down into the clouds to Melbourne airport on Sunday afternoon and I started to shiver!

ANOTHER BAD EGG

2009-06-27T13:13:00.001+10:00

Zac and a bad-ass monkey.
Monkey and friends!

ALBUM OF CUTE STUFF

2009-06-27T13:02:00.000+10:00

Thuy and Feride have been sending me really cute and interesting images for my blog for about 2 years and I never put them on! So I'm going to put as many of them as I can find all in a row. I won't be able to credit any of the images as I'm not sure where they all come from. I might revisit some of them later with more info.

HEADING NORTH

2009-06-23T14:04:00.000+10:00

The family and i are heading to Sydney next week to show case Maiike at Magnolia Square being held at The Tea House, Royal Randwick Racecourse. I really hope the weather holds out to make it a bit of a holiday too!

Bad Egg

2009-06-08T12:15:00.001+10:00

This is the 5th Bad Egg. They've all got happy homes.....mostly slightly 'bad-blokes' seem to be drawn to them! Maybe I'll put the word out and see if we can get some images of the other Bad Eggs at play. I've even heard that some of them have been given names! I'll try to keep you posted on this one.

Muku of Ripponlea

2009-05-15T10:48:00.000+10:00

My old friend Aya, from Japan (now a Melburnian) has just celebrated Muku's first year. Muku stock's organic products, mostly children's wear form Japan and New Zealand. You'll find Aya and Anju working hard at Muku Monday to Saturday down on Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea.

Coffee Distress

2009-05-15T10:46:00.000+10:00

Bleary eyed, reaching blindly for the caffetier......

Little Toys

2009-05-15T10:42:00.000+10:00

A toy joining the flock. No face yet in these pictures. I didn't realise how great the colours were together until I started lining them up as I finished stitching up their stuffing holes!

Sleepy-Mo

2009-05-08T16:11:00.000+10:00

Finally a way to use teeny-weeny pieces of wool. It's SO hard to throw them away but they pile up and up. You might not believe it but I have about 5 x 140lt tubs full of scraps! That's 700 litres of wool scraps....then there's the 30 x 55lt tubs of big bits. 1650 litres of jumpers! I have to stop calculating, it's far too worrying.
Anyway, little grey and aqua Sleepy-Mo, made from the above piece, is second from the left. He has nice little eyes made from wool felt by Winterwood. It's the first time I've used real wool felt and I love it. It just can't be compared to the poly-nylon-blah-blah-blah from Spotlight!

April's Quilts

2009-05-08T16:07:00.000+10:00

I'm posting pictures of April quilts, half way through May! Some went off to Turner and Lane in Malvern, and some went off to The Owl And The Pussy Cat in Sandringham.

Red For Warmth

2009-05-08T16:04:00.001+10:00

A few red things going on in the studio at the moment.

Unearthly-creature

2009-04-23T13:49:00.000+10:00

A creation for Milly Sleeping's BORROW exhibition which was way back in March but I'm the worst blogger so I'm only getting around to telling you now! Each exhibitor was encouraged to use found flotsam from their studio. Mine was a sweat top and hat barnacaled by wool and cotton jersey.....and I'm extremely excited that the hat has sold! I hope to see someone maybe cycling around the streets of Melbourne with jersey mohawk flying.

Pene Re-Constructed

2009-04-21T18:06:00.000+10:00

My lovely Penelope Durston jumper that I bought from Milly Sleeping then promptly grew out of has had new life sewn into it!

K & the Big Bunny

2009-04-17T14:42:00.000+10:00

Image courtesy of Thuy Vy!!

Baby Doll

2009-04-15T09:51:00.000+10:00

I've been learning how to use some of the more interesting features on my camera rather than just 'auto' all the time. I think this might mean a lot more posts from me! These are all photos from home....but I'll get around to photographing the studio soon too! (and some of the up-coming pieces of work).

Talia at the Show

2009-03-30T16:25:00.000+11:00

Our little stall at the Stitches and Craft Show a couple of weeks ago. Talia did all the hard work while I snuck away and got married in the rain.

MY OLD ROOM

2009-02-25T12:13:00.000+11:00

Thuy's photo's of things around my old room at the studio. Things are busy in the studio. Talia and I are working around the clock (from 10 till 6 anyway) to get ready for the Stitches and Craft Show, which is proudly associated with Living Creatively. You can also find a Maiike discount voucher on the Living Creatively website. I'd like to have more time to sit and look closely at the things around my new room.

WORKING WITH SILK

2009-02-24T09:27:00.000+11:00

I mentioned the new silk scarves yesterday so here's a little peek. Also the beginnings of silk cushions, which are now complete and to be found at Planet Furniture in Sydney.

HAND KNITTING

2009-02-23T15:19:00.000+11:00

I love hand knitting and I've recently been experimenting with knitting up strips of fabric. My hand knit cotton jersey scarf is my favourite. I've even managed to find a few days in this wild hot summer we are having in Melbourne, to wear it. I'm making kids ones with little buttons to keep them on and beanies to match. If you pop down to Craft Victoria you can also find scarves knitted up from recycled t-shirts and others from silk strips.

CUSHION COMFORT

2009-02-23T11:10:00.000+11:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

2009-01-12T17:19:00.000+11:00

To begin the new year and the oncoming Luna new year - two very beautiful artworks by Kijune Park.

new things

2008-12-03T14:37:00.001+11:00

Maiike Studio Sale !

2008-12-03T14:15:00.001+11:00

Our first ever studio sale!
Come see our studio, say hi,
and perhaps find a thing or two to fill those stockings.

Velo Drones

2008-11-23T11:15:00.000+11:00

up turned jeans, exposed calves, spare parts, and cool bikes at the Brunswick Velodrome swap meet - followed by coffee at a cafe with the most amazing wall of roses

Busy Man Bicycles

2008-11-22T12:19:00.000+11:00

The city has been over run with bicycles this week with the Bicycle Film Festival rolling into town! We went to the Art of The Bicycle exhibition at the Don't Come Gallery to see Mick Peel's custom saddles. Each one is a work of art! I'm a little bit biased because he's my brother but just see the photos and link to his blog to decide for yourself. He's taking orders too for those who love their bike.

My other favorite piece in the show was 'run farther with less motion' a series of decal stickers by the guys at Alter.

Andrea Galvani

2008-11-08T18:27:00.000+11:00

The compelling images of Andrea Galvani

Domestic Landscapes

2008-10-27T10:30:00.000+11:00

Photographer Bert Teunissen's amazing images of interiors from around the world including Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Japan ..... and lots more. My favourite is the Bulgarian series - it has the most soft window light and very beautiful textiles.

Interiorismo Popular

2008-10-27T10:23:00.000+11:00

Beautiful interior photographs of Mexican households by Seth Thompson

Prokudin-Gorskii

2008-10-24T13:55:00.000+11:00

Photographs of Russia in colour before colour.

Points of Contact

2008-10-24T13:51:00.000+11:00

Beautiful work by Jennifer Muskopf.

Things Magazine

2008-10-21T14:01:00.000+11:00

an online journal about objects and meanings.

check out their projects section to see clothes line portraits

and a great collection of book covers.

Lisa Anne Auerbach

2008-01-17T14:12:00.000+11:00

Knitting Queen Lisa Anne Auerbach...radicalising what many discount as a benign craft.

Revolutionary Knitting

2008-01-17T14:09:00.000+11:00

Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach's blog - Revolutionary Knitting !

wool 100%

2008-01-17T14:04:00.000+11:00

A quirky Japanese movie Wool 100% about collecting and knitting - with some beautiful visuals, animations and interesting storytelling.

A Beautiful Winter Wedding

2007-07-19T17:31:00.000+10:00

I went to a winter wedding. Rose petals were showered onto the newly wed couple. See more wedding photos on my Flickr page.

First wattle of the season

2007-07-19T17:20:00.001+10:00

This is the first wattle I've seen this season. I'm making a few yellow quilts at the moment. I've got this feeling that my second favourite colour is coming into style again!

Babies

2007-07-17T12:51:00.000+10:00

Baby carrying solutions by
ABRAZO QUIKI DAQUI-TAI JAPON

Knut

2007-07-07T18:12:00.000+10:00

Knut (possibly named after our favorite author- we don't know) is the cutest bear; he is the only bear to be born in the Berlin Zoon in 30 years.

You can see Knut's photo gallery here.

Kong Wak Rose

2007-07-04T18:29:00.001+10:00

Kong Wak Rose, originally uploaded by Aly Peel.

The Kong Wak Sunday Market has a brilliant rose stall. At least 30 different varieties. The lovely lady running it has cut blooms to take home when you purchase a bush that isn't blooming.

Little Long Legs

2007-06-28T20:10:00.000+10:00

A little Maiike friend in the 'green corner' at Tree. There's also a pink corner and a blue corner...

Weekend Away

2007-06-28T19:43:00.000+10:00

Tree, a new branch of Succulent Designs. They've been working hard and now finally a beautiful store in Red Hill. It's one of those places where you keep finding little treasures.

Music Muff

2007-06-22T13:40:00.000+10:00

Listen to music
and keep you ear warm.

ear muffs by livia lauber

Chairs

2007-06-22T13:24:00.000+10:00

Gamper Martino;

"Reworking furniture
that has been dumped on the streets, he has
created a mismatched family of objects.
Some are beatiful and some pathetic, but all
of it, even the most abject of pieces, has a
spring in its step, a euphoria in spired by
the escape of destiny."

Cindy sunbaking

2007-04-14T15:16:00.000+10:00

My lovely puppy Cindy sun baking on new red cushions.

autumn Magnolia Square

2007-04-14T13:44:00.000+10:00

Soft Things has been hand picked to participate in the Magnolia Square market. So come along to see the new toys and stock up on scarves for the
coming winter.

"Magnolia Square is a boutique fair showcasing women’s and children’s attire, homewares, art, jewellery, accessories, stationery, body product, food and much much more – from talented artists, designers, gourmets and stylists."

2007 Magnolia Square Fair Calendar

APRIL

- Thursday 19 - 5pm – 10pm
- Friday 20 – Sunday 22 - 10am – 4pm

St Johns Anglican Church
5 Finch St, Malvern East