September « 2010 « olliandlimeblog.com

abc ain’t easy

You may have noticed a distinct lack of posts this last week. Quite simply, ABC has taken over. There’s been so much to do in the run up to our debut that I just haven’t found time.

Next week we fly to Vegas for the show itself, which runs from 10-13 October. It’s been a real [...]

daily telegraph

Great piece of coverage for us yesterday, in The Daily Telegraph, about the BA grant we won this year, and the progress we’ve made so far. Note the (very rare) photo of us…

Click for the online version. Really good exposure. Shame some people see it as an invite to peddle their wares. Actually, I’m not [...]

new look blog

Not sure this is worth an announcement as you can no doubt see for yourselves, at least I hope you’ve noticed, we’ve redesigned the blog. A long overdue task, now nearly done.

Buttons, banners, headings, links, text; everything is much more muted. Cleaner, more minimal. More us really. Still some other bits to do. Hope you [...]

fireplace tour

I’ve been rubbish with posting lately. Sorry. We’re mid-ABC prep and there’s masses to do. We’re also getting on with decorating our new place; a welcome weekend diversion.

Anyway, thought I’d give you a flavour of what we’ve been up to. So here’s a room-by-room peek, via four of our new fireplaces. First up, some wallpaper [...]

almost abc

I told you back in April that we’re exhibiting at the ABC Kids Expo. Back then, it seemed an age away. Now, with less than a month to go, it’s becoming very real and very exciting.

If you’re going, whether a retailer, buyer, distributor, agent, journalist or exhibitor, we’d love to see you. Please email me to make [...]

more moma

The other day I mentioned finding some Eames coasters when dishing out travel gifts for friends. This week, another surprise MoMA find, in with my sister and niece’s pressies…

We simply HAD to get these luggage tags. They’re super-slick, and come in two of our favourite colours. No arguments about whose is whose though. Buy your own here [...]

one wall down

Kind of a design post, but more about us really. Anyway, I told you recently that we’d chosen some paint and wallpaper for our new place. Well, we’ve finished our first wall.

I know, it’s not even a whole wall, but that’s just the way we roll…pardon the pun; it honestly wasn’t intentional when I wrote [...]

hsbc start-up stars

I mentioned the other week that we’d been selected as a regional (south-west UK) finalist for the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. Next week, the national finalists are announced.

Reason I’m posting now? Well, I reckon there’s little chance of us being put forward, so I thought I’d announce it on a positive – rather than negative [...]

olli and lime and…

Normally I title these customer posts after the nursery-dweller. This one’s different, as mum-to-be Codie, from Edmonton, is awaiting the birth of her son, due any day now.

Anyway, nursery-wise at least, Codie’s all set; as these amazing pics she emailed show. She chose our George design, and included bedding, pillows, wallpaper, and wall-art.

Codie says, “I [...]