Style resolutions: Nath from Le Petit Oiseau

Today we start a short series of new style resolutions from British bloggers. First up is Nath from Le Petit Oiseau (whose blog header I've always loved). She's revealing a big scoop in her answers - can you spot what it is? Congratulations Nath, that's very exciting news indeed. Thanks very much for taking part!

Style Resolutions: Nath from Le Petit Oiseau

Q. What was your favourite design find/achievement of 2009?

2009 was a pretty great year for me. It was the year that I started blogging, got into flickr, opened a little vintage shop and started upcycling vintage china (soon to be stocked in Paul Smith no less). I hope I can achieve similar heights in 2010!

As for design finds, I find my flickr favourites so inspiring, you can discover anything and everything.

1. Vintage hot-air balloon puzzle, 2. A Child's Alphabet, 3. Reused Plastic Pins 4, 4. Untitled, 5. Untitled, 6. ., 7. nido, 8. panda chops., 9. Conjunto para Consomê Casal Apaixonado, 10. pine cones!, 11. Doll Face, 12. 1950s biscuit tin (detail), 13. vintage original silk screen print, 14. January 26, 2008, 15. Van Cleef & Arpel, 16. Bareback Rider, 17. From a 1960's biology book, 18. Vintage Child Life Magazine Illustration--White Bunny Frolicking in Spring!, 19. Vintage Tins, 20. Untitled, 21. Thrifting, 22. memory cards, 23. Paper cut-out design, 24. Vintage Wallpaper, 25. 23, 26. collection, 27. Untitled, 28. Untitled, 29. lightning silkscreen , 30. The Pezidential Suite, 31. This is San Francisco, 32. new fabric!, 33. Austin Enterprises 1966 chess set, 34. NFG-Ship, 35. Melitta "Alter Schwede"

Q. What are your style resolutions for 2010?

Well, we're hoping to sell our house this year, so I do solemnly resolve to buy less and streamline a bit. In fact I will ruthlessly edit. I do try to keep that William Morris adage in mind - "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." Because really, it makes so much sense doesn't it? And also to draw more, do more screen-printing. ­ I'd love to do a small textile collection. To get better at photography (to that end I am doing a 365 project on flickr) and to (more) regularly update my shop - (where I'm currently having a big ol sale until the end of January!)


Q. Which style/design blog(s) will you be reading in 2010?

So many. Too many. I have over 200 in my Google Reader! But here some much-loved favourites: Fine little day, Mieke Willems, Dos Family (the house tours are so incredibly inspiring), Inspiration Resource, and My Love For You Is A Stampede of Horses.

And I'll also be avidly reading recently discovered blogs like Barbara Berrade's. She is a photographer, designer and French fashion designer, with great style as you might expect.

Also Lovely World - another maker of beautiful things - and Karen Barbe who is a wonderful Chilean-based maker and textile designer.

bottom images Mieke Williams.