So, the other day, I was doing a spot of online window shopping and came across the brilliant and bold prints of Irish designer Orla Kiely. I had seen some of her work before, at a friend's house who had various jars and tins in her kitchen with perhaps her most iconic print to date, the multi stem, on them. I loved her use of colour and the retro feel to the pattern repeat.
In particular, I was looking for a funky new cover for my iPhone 5 and my ipad mini and when I saw that Orla has just brought out some new designs, I knew I had to get a matching set of covers.
After much deliberation and research on Pinterest, I decided on the new multi stem pattern. I fell in love with the vibrant, slightly mustard yellow focal colour - which is one of my favourite shades of the season - and the design of the cases looked great.
They're even better in the flesh, as the lining is a soft fabric but outside it has a waxed, protective finish. The print looks a little more muted than the photos online but in my opinion, it looks better. I love the matching cases, which will look great on my desk when I go back to work in January. They also look great with my Paperchase organiser, although they'd also look great with this amazing Filofax I saw over at Mum Wife Girl, which has been shot so beautifully that I was drooling over it when I first saw it. But no, I don't need another diary!
I'm now a little bit hooked and have been stalking some of Orla's other designs, including previous seasons' designs. I now have my eye on a purse, although in reality I don't see myself every spending so much on a purse, but I do think her designs are lovely...
A much cheaper way to buy yourself a piece of Orla Kiely is to snap up one of these fab limited edition shoppers from Tesco - I already have these beauties in the bag (sorry for the pun!)...
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