Beautiful Branding…

I thought I would start the Thursday off properly with another dose of beautiful branding! This time I bring you a traditional little bistro situated in one of the most famous markets in Budapest. Kispiac’s branding identity was designed by Eszter Laki, who came up with patterns silkscreened onto simple and rustic brown paper to use as packaging for bread, jam jars and the like. I am particularly smitten with the idea of stamping or using stickers on your purchases just to make it that little more personal.

Thoughts?

Images via

The 411 on blankies…

It’s recently been pointed out to me that I [might be] overly attached to throw blankets. I have 2 on my sofa at home (one very warm, the other quite light), one hanging over the edge of the bed (for decorative purposes, of course) and then errrrm… one on my desk chair at work (to combat annoying a/c tundra winds). I think this level of attachment is perfectly acceptable but my work colleagues take great joy in laughing at my so-called “granny blanket”. What can I say? I just like to make myself warm and comfortable no matter where I am, even if I am at work!

What say you? Do you share my “blankie” obsession? :)

Autumn in Stockholm…

I think I am back from Stockholm. I say ‘I think’ as although my body is back in the UK, my mind is still firmly wandering the cobbled chilli streets of Stockholm, sipping [rather pricey] hot chocolate, soaking up the atmosphere. It was another amazing trip, and once again I found myself dragging my feet at the airport, whole-heartedly reluctant to get back on that plane to come home. I have millions of photos… yet again and I might just have to declare it “Swedish Week” here on Wishful Thinking next week as I am just brimming with clever Swedish posts. In the meantime, I will leave you with some of my favourite pictures we took of Stockholm, in all her autumnal glory! I was thankful for the thermals, the woolly socks and of course, the humble beanie because it was a balmy 7 degrees celcius most of the weekend. You won’t hear me complaining though because it meant the city looked a little something like this…

All images via Wishful Thinking

The humble beanie…

Knowing what to pack when you go on holiday at this time of the year is tricky business! It’s not quite tundra-freeze-your-bits-off-cold, but it’s not exactly baking either. This time last year I was in New York, armed with all my winter gear only to be greeted by 30 degree heat every day – the only t-shirt I brought was done for the minute I used the subway! Since we only have one bag this time around, I decided to trust the weather report and pack for a Swedish autumn, This includes loads of scarfs, woolly socks and my wardrobe staple for winter… the humble beanie!

I’m signing off for the weekend and will be back with loads of photos to share next week!

On the light side…Part Deux!

I’ve been ogling light fittings… AGAIN! I guess some women find solace and comfort in chocolate and wine, I find it in beautiful light fittings (out of guilt, I should mention that I too find solace and comfort in the above, whilst browsing through light fittings)! Here’s a look at some of the choices that have had me swooning on Pinterest lately:

P.S Work has been unbelievably hectic of late so apologies for my short posts and absenteeism in blogland, normal service will resume shortly (I hope)!

Pelham Pendant; Inspiration

Firefly Pendant; Inspiration

Hudson Exeter; Inspiration