I was up at 4am this morning… so by 8.30 tons of Kahuna work was done and it was time for beach inspiration. My poodle and I walked along our beach.. Palm Beach for a good hour.
I never ever get tired of looking at the beach houses. Shacks seems to be my favourite. They have so much character. There are some gorgeous little shacks along Palm Beach beside brand new palatial designer homes.
But the shacks have weathered wood, old flags on poles sticking out of the sand and old lawn furniture.
The beach shack is so accepting… it’s like it’s totally OK to be who ever you are. They are so inviting. So unpretentious… You know you can have so much fun there and nothing will get ruined or broken… if it does it just adds more character to the place.
A new addition to my beach walk is a revamped beach shack thats been painted bright blue and purple! How crazy and how fun!
On my walk I saw tons of perfect little pieces of driftwood from the last storm. It’s given me fabulous inspiration for a new artwork for the design show in Melbourne next week… yes I’m still putting the finishing touches on the Kahuna Bay collection.
I’ve collaborated with a Sydney based designer Sacha… which interesting enough we met on Facebook. Sacha brings in fabulous Hawaiian prints and has them made into amazing bags and wallets with her own designs. She also has an art collection.
Yesterday a couple local ladies visited my warehouse to get their hands on some of my factory seconds and sample sales… Yes I have opened up the Kahuna Bay warehouse by appointment only if your on the Gold Coast. Send me an e-mail to arrange this.
The warehouse (located in Miami) is more organised now with shelving so you can see all the products and as well I have a few key pieces of artwork and design inspirations. I think what’s really cool is you as a consumer can buy my intial designs if they don’t make it to the retail store. You can also get some amazing bargains in my factory seconds and last season clearance items. What’s better is you can talk to me about your decorating. I really love getting one on one time with my customer base.
2 Comments
July 21, 2009 at 1:53 am
sounds like paradise, i’m envious
July 21, 2009 at 2:13 am
It is paradise! Your quite the chef!