Monday September 06 2010
Beautiful Preap & Coutts Spring/Summer dresses have started arriving in store! Bright, fun, summery, patterned, silks, slips and scalloped necklines. Don't they look like they are made for picnicking in the shade by a river? sigh.
Thursday September 02 2010
New to Monk House Design, the very incredible and gorgeous jewellery by Dani M!! Eeep! We are so happy to be able to have them in our store, available for you! Her work is jaw-droppingly stunning. Dani M's pastel coloured Crystal Vision and Hand Cut Jewels porcelain range is to die for, while the I Wont Go Breaking Your Heart gold plated and sterling silver range is full of everlasting classics. Soon to be available here online too!
Friday August 27 2010
Wow! Melbourne basics label Skin and Threads have just released a beautiful range of Italian made leather ballet flats. They are so pretty and super comfortable with little cushy soles. And we currently have a range in a bright coral love and a soft beige nude. Watch out.. we'll pop them online soon too.
Monday August 23 2010
We couldn't be more excited to share with you the beautiful work of Melbourne jeweller Tessa Blazey! Her Fiction range experiments with elements of form and space within a series of geometrical and sculptural shapes. Tessa's Dodecahedron and Hex earrings, rings and necklaces are made from sterling silver and oxidized sterling silver, while her triangular Sci-fi necklaces are acrylic with a sterling silver or bronze link. They are such gorgeous pieces and will complete any outfit, for any occasion.
Thursday August 12 2010
The first drop from Kuwaii's Spring/Summer collection has hit the racks! Beautiful beautiful pieces in amazing fabrics...
"After a 3 month stint in Phillip Lim’s New York Studio, Kuwaii’s seventh collection titled Love & A Question is inspired by the African desert of the 1930s and the film White Mischief. Cool linen whites set against a desert coloured in sand and neutral - the protagonist Lady Broughton sails through the film haughtily, impeccably and amazingly dressed in 1930s via 1980s way - as ”Doomed Beauty” she provided the reference point for the collection. Like the film, Love & A Question references different points in time to make something quite new albeit simple and wearable. Flowing shapes, elegantly cut away sleeves, pleated silk as well as draped folds and twists in soft luxe silk crepe de chines, sandwashed silks, Italian wool suiting and Japanese crepes are shown in a colour palette of neutrals, blush pink, lipstick and rouge. The Flirt Shirt is modernised becoming simple and beautiful, while the tailored pieces are crisp and concise."
Heaps of new arrivals are storming in... watch this space!
Friday July 30 2010
Monk House Design is once again giving all you wonderful people a treat - 10% off anything purchased online! Including sale items! Great, huh?
All you need to do is enter the code DISCOUNT10 at the checkout and the discount will be deducted.
Offer ends Tuesday August 31st. Happy shopping!
Thursday July 29 2010
New Spring deliveries are arriving at Monk House Design fast. We have Rittenhouse's first delivery on the floor and ready to wear. Skinny selvedge denim jeans, meg skirts, polka silk tanks, pretty wool dresses and shrunken blazers... beautiful.
Tuesday July 27 2010
Spring/Summer stock has started to arrive in store at Monk House Design. Yay! We have some amazing and very beautiful items - all perfect for layering and wearing right now! We are also beside ourselves with happiness to be stocking the stunning, creative and totally covetable label ffiXXed. We have a small range from their “We Are Building A Civilised Space Here” collection currently in store.
Tuesday July 20 2010
Aren't these new ceramics from Jo Matthews just adorable?? We are so happy to have little sweet items like these brightening our store and available for you to take home! We have also received a handful of the popular ceramic slug chopstick holders, and more owl salt and pepper shakers. Gorgeous!
Wednesday July 07 2010
We now have Brown Canvas and Light and Dark Blue Denim Hobes in store!! Just as comfy as their suede counterparts, these brighter, lighter and vegan friendly shoes are gonna be the shoes of summer... just you wait!
Monday July 05 2010
New items have been added online AND lots of stock has just gone on sale! Select clothing has been reduced to make way for impending Spring/Summer pieces, so now is the perfect time to grab yourself a bargain.
Jolet Gallop Blouse available in Nomad and Graphic - now online and on sale!
Friday June 04 2010
A classically designed, well cut shoe. Do we need to say more? Hand made and incredibly comfortable, these refined and stylish shoes are a modern take on the 70s laced desert boot. Available in a beautiful charcoal and sand suede and currently only available in store. Be quick... hot cakes!
Thursday June 03 2010
The gorgeous Lucy from The Design Files gave us a shout out today!
Check out her beautiful photos and kind words here.
Friday May 28 2010
Just a reminder that our birthday offer of receiving 10% off any purchase online with the code MONK01, ends very soon! 31st of May in fact.
But never fear, there are always new things going on... this week we received the much beloved melissa ultragirls (and they're selling fast!) as well as a top up of Penelope Durston's gorgeous angora gloves, a stunning new dress from Kuwaii, and Snakecharmer capes from Deb Sweeney (below).
Thursday May 20 2010
These melissa Ultragirl Floc's are arriving at Monk House Design really really soon! They are THE most popular, comfortable and deliciously smelling shoes... you may want to call us and pop a pair aside for you before they sell out?!
Tuesday May 18 2010
This year at Monk House Design, we decided to create an interesting
and eye catching window display for our birthday celebrations.
It's a living hanging garden of kokedama seedlings (moss balls!!) and crocheted baskets of thyme, aloe vera, succulents, spider ferns and geraniums.
Inspired by Alicia Frankovich's NEW010 installation at ACCA (in it's last days) and this amazing hanging garden by fedor (found here on the gorgeous blog ii-ne-kore who has also posted about kokedama)
Friday May 14 2010
Happy Birthday Monk House Design!
This week we turned 5 and to celebrate, we want to give all of our wonderful customers a treat. So we have decided to give you 10% off anything purchased online until the end of May 2010.
All you have to do is enter the code MONK01 at the checkout to receive your discount. It's that simple!
Happy birthday everyone!
xxMHD
Wednesday May 12 2010
Heaps of new stock has been rolling into Monk House Design, and we have popped a few new pieces online!
Kuwaii dresses and jackets
Leonard St dresses and blouses
Preap and Coutts winter coats and skirts
And so much more! Check it all out here
Tuesday March 23 2010
After much anticipation, our winter delivery of melissa shoes arrived today!
Check out these amazing new takes on the ever-popular ultragirl style:
And these GORGEOUS ankle boots are a sure hit!
Due to the popularity of these styles, they are currently only available in store. So, see you soon!
Friday March 19 2010
As our winter stock rolls into MHD, you’ll find new pieces being added here online!
We have new Skin and Threads items, Beci Orpin accessories, St Clements winter dresses and some new Deborah Sweeney!
In addition to these beauties, we have a taste of Leonard Street’s AW10
And also the Jolet AW10 collection in store
Friday January 15 2010
Hello!!
It has been a long time in the making but here it is, our new look website and online store! We hope you enjoy looking around at what we have to offer. You might find some new things, some favorite things and some things that you just can’t get any where else.
We would be nothing without the beautiful design work from Ortolan and the incredibly patient web design duo Something Splendid. Thank you all so much… it has been worth the wait.
See you online – where ever in the world you are!