Basket Case

I love a straw basket.  Our house is bursting with them; they cover the walls, the floors, they're piled up under tables.  You can never have enough as far as I'm concerned.  Which is a relief considering I've just stumbled across these brilliant bicycle baskets.   How I hadn't thought of using them for this before now I'm not quite sure. 

They are made by artisans in West Africa for a company called House of Talents.  The aim of the business is to alleviate poverty by connecting artisans from developing countries with consumer markets worldwide.  So, the more you buy, basically the more helpful you're being.  Just in case you needed an incentive.

houseoftalents.com

Sluiz

stormy skies

I know shopping is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Ibiza.   I secretly couldn't have been more overjoyed though when on day two of our Ibiza weekend the rain started falling meaning an outing to the mega Sluiz was now on the cards. 

Sluiz is an Ibizan department store - more cool East End warehouse than polished Selfridges - and is meant to be a creative experience.  Full of everything you could possibly ever want - lighting, furniture, fashion, candles, baskets, trinkets, toys and random paraphernalia.  Despite nearly hyperventilating with excitement when I walked in - the sheer scale, colour and general massiveness is quite overwhelming - my credit card didn't get any action. Although if Ryanair's baggage policy was slightly more flexible, I would be sitting on these heavenly floor cushions right now..

the floor cushions

magical masking tape

Basket wall

The Sluiz cows

www.sluiz-ibiza.com