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About Design_Soda_Ruthie

I write Design Soda, a design blog with a focus on interiors. My blog aims to be an unpretentious, stimulating, fun and naturally curious delve into inspirational design and Londoncentric culture. I describe my style as boho-eclectic and am open to most design which doesn’t look too serious or composed. As a design geek with a love of vintage and upcycling, I am passionate about my home and love blogging ideas and looks that I find inspirational. Since the time when my teenage bedroom was an Aladdins cave of upcycled furniture, Cecil Beaton photography and Situationist slogans I have been interested in the way the home environment can make you feel and inspire your inner life. As a new mummy, trying to negotiate my passions with my lovely new baby's schedule can be difficult, but in my spare time you will often find me snapping the things that catch my eye in my wonderful home city London. Or, reading, upcycling, spending longer on Pinterest than I should, baking and watching old movies. I have a lifelong passion for French New Wave cinema.

Through the aperture…

November 11, 2013

londonViewed through the aperture: Streets virtually untouched by time, Menier Chocolate factory, Artichoke Green, Fireworks display.

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The Edit

November 7, 2013

 

My favourite things at the moment: Honeycomb and pompom paper decorations, Flea folly architects, Keira Rathbone, Grayson Perry & Lana Del Rey.Read More

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Victoriana: The Art of Revival

November 4, 2013

Why Do we Wait - Polly Morgan - Victoriana Art of Revival, London GuildhallThere is currently quite a cool exhibition running til 7 December at London’s Guildhall which celebrates the impact of Victoriana, curating the work of modern artists from Grayson Perry to the The Chapman Brothers and incorporating design houses like Timorous Beasties and trends such as steam-punk. On show are ceramics, taxidermy, print design, photography, graphic design and the most spectacular moths zoetrope by Mat Collishaw  (find the video I took of which at the end of this post).Read More

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Through the aperture…

November 2, 2013

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Viewed through the aperture: Vauxhall waterworks, Printers Tray treasury, Window display. Read More

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Through The aperture:

October 28, 2013

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Viewed through the aperture: London cafe – Tolix chairs, vintage taps, kitchen succulents in the morning. Read More

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