Monday 28 November 2011

Fee Fee La Fou-The Wondrous World of Wonders!

Step right up, come get your fill in the ever so wonderful world of curiosity. The promise is, if you stay curious and jump on the adventurous wild ride you will not be disappointed but transported into a land of endless beauty and magic.  Fee Fee La Fou Enterprises can inspire, facilitate & empower everyone who comes into contact with this brand to express themselves freely & creatively in whatever form that might take. 
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Digitally printed ceramic plates by Camila Walala  very colourful with positive images, would brighten up anyones day!

Fee Fee La Fou is an incredible space in Dalston that is filled with wondrous wonders.  This HQ sells original art works, limited edition prints, bespoke furniture, jewellery & designer home wares. Absolutely everything at FFLF HQ is for sale; even the pets in residence, affectionately known as Cheap & Nasty, it's a must see space by everyone. 
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It has been a very very long time since I have craved a strawberry coated donut and when I saw these I honestly just wanted to demolish a whole box to myself. Calourette  is one fantastic label! I have just spent over an hour going through all their designs are simply stunning. From rabbit heads, fingers, ears, walnut shells, so vibrant yet extremely simple that you can easily layer a few of their pieces. 
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FFLF is an artist inspired, concept boutique that makes curious products for curious people. Fee Fee’s ambition for Fee Fee La Fou is to use the space as a platform to showcase emerging talent, allow crosspollination of great ideas & to promote the transformative powers of the arts. 

The space has a circus/ fairground theme and it is of great importance for Fee Fee (owner of FFLF and designer) explains ‘ever since I was little I've always been fascinated by both events whenever they rolled into town. Truly extraordinary, colourful places that send you senses into over drive & where anything & everything feels possible. Also there seem to be so many analogies between these two rich territories & making art - roller coaster rides, tight rope walkers, lion tamer's placing his head in the lion's mouth etc...’ 

The real raison d’etre is to offer a modern twist on the good old-fashioned curiosity shop. It’s spirit is inspired by ‘The Shop’ Tracy Emin’s & Sarah Lucas’s project space & Exhibition 3 curated by Peter Blake at the Museum of Everything.
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Some of the stunning wallpaper is byLondon based designer  Dan Heath. Trained in the traditional process of silk-screen printing at the Royal College of Art, he set up his studio in 2006 to create bespoke, hand printed fabrics and wallpaper. Just like the Amazing Jumbo wallpaper in the photos below.. 
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FFLF HQ is also home sweet home to a bona fide, lesser-spotted but free-range artist. FFLF has exhibited her work nationally & internationally since graduating from Oxford University in 1998. Her work is inspired by some of her favourite things: neon colour, cruel or unrequited love, Aesop’s Fables, coccinellidae & all forms of camouflage. 

Fee Fee has completed a BFA in painting at Oxford University 1998, before completing a MFA at the Slade School of Art in 2003. She has been a professional artist since then exhibiting predominantly in the UK but also overseas. As an artist she has always struggled with the solitude that often comes from working alone in my studio, so Fee Fee has always looked for ways to collaborate or interact with other interesting & creative people. 

Fee Fee explains 'I’ve always been fascinated by the relationship between art & commerce – the shop feels like the perfect amalgamation of the two worlds. By setting up something like FFLF HQ I hope to dispel some of the myths about artists & to prove that it is possible for them to posses good business acumen. 'After all Making money is an art form...and good business is the best art (Andy Warhol)"'

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These pots are all hand made by Fee Fee! 
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NEIVZ is a product/fashion line that produces unique and highly expressive work along a colorful spectrum with Top 40 radio, Mickey Mouse, and candy paint on one side and Kasimir Malevich, computer programs, and futuristic architecture on the other. 

Neivz collection is super graphic, cheeky with a great eye for detail and aesthetics. The thoughtful ways of combining intelligent art with and fantastic materials can be seen throughout all their products. All of Neivz's products are made in Los Angeles with tons of tender loving care from a small independent studio.Photobucket
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PhotobucketFor further details, some inspiration or a mere distraction runaway with the FFLF circus any day. The shop is open Wednesday – Saturday noon until 7pm & Sunday lunchtime until 5pm. It’s located just two minutes from Dalston Kingsland Overground Station & beside the Vortex Jazz bar, on 6 Bradbury Street, N16 8JN.

The website launches early in 2012 but in the meantime please join our mailing list, so we can share all our forthcoming adventures & spread some playful mischief along the way. 

On Saturday the 10th of December FFLF will be celebrating the imminent arrival of Saint Nicholas & her Germanic roots by showcasing some gorgeous German Christmas decorations, handmade stocking fillers & enticing visitors with delicious Lebkuchen & original, extra ordinary Christmas gifts. Frohe Weihnachten. 

Stay Curious…

How do you do - Staycurious@feefeelafouenterprises.com
Bring Bring; 0797 381 9967


Sunday 27 November 2011

Eley Kishimoto at Storm In a Teacup!

This storm has been brewing for a while! Eley Kishimotos current collection will be shown exclusively at Storm in a Teacup.
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Tuesday 15 November 2011

Beep Go the Motorbikes & Baaaa Go The Sheep




A midst the chaos, desperate locals pull you from every direction if only for a second to show you what's on offer. Excuse me, hello, welcome to Morocco, maybe tomorrow, take this for free. Birds chirp, mounts of prickly pear glow, ladies offer intricate patterns of henna designs to passing girls. The Adhan is called by Muazzien's from different mosques to alert Muslims to the call of prayer which circulates and animates around the Medina. Goose bumps and memories. Some Muslims walk their paths to pray and thank Allah for the life he's given them and other sell tourists hash. Clippity clop go the donkeys, beep beep go the motorbikes and baaaaaaa go the sheep. In all this, hopeful children chase you in a bid to sell you some napkins, please please, only one Dirham. Bonjour, bonjour, spices, aromas, mint tea, oranges and just right there we are.

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Sunday 13 November 2011

In a Tiny Space, Locals Gather to watch The Sunset

In a tiny place only known by locals, they gather around drinking 1 pound beers and watching the magnificent sunset. This bar that was called 'A Bar' had one of the best views of the old city. Said, the guy looking after the Riad we were staying in told us where to find this bar but the entrance was so small that we missed it the first couple of days. On one of the days two of my friends finally found this bar where they met Abdul who invited them and whom ever wanted to join to a little party hosted by a local band who were known for their Gnawa music. Gnawa originated from North and West Africa from the ancient Ghanians. Gnawa music has got a lot of repetition where the phrases are repeated over and over while other people join in and repeat these phases. That night when we went to the party the atmosphere was great and the music was very mesmerising. I kept on looking around as it all seemed very surreal, in a small room on the second floor listening to incredible music whilst being surrounded by locals. I felt a harsh wake up call when Abdul excused himself, the music stopped and the band began to bag us all. It was very strange sitting there and listening to someone bag you and all of your mates and not being able to say shut up I can understand every word you're saying! 

That night we ran to the Riad whilst being followed by one of the guys and he wasn't satisfied until my friends handed over some money. The next day we bumped into Abdul outside of the bar and he invited us for a drink but this time we paid for all of his. By then, we understood that what happened was a scam where Abdul brings in tourists in hope that they spend big money at this party. He sat there apologising for his friend who chased us home and wanted to invite us to another party as an act of forgiveness. I made sure then to open my mouth and speak to him in Arabic. I explained to him that last night was extremely difficult as I understood everything that was being said. In a second Abduls face went white his hands were holding his head tightly as he got up and started walking around the bar amazed at what just happened! 
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By that time Abdul came back to the table and began to utter praying words and shaking my hand. We stopped for a few minutes to watch the sun setting on this fascinating town. That was the last time we saw Abdul, despite his messages that he sent to my friend wanting us to come to a party and the suprise that was waiting for us! 
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My favourite part was the extreme mixture and collision between the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. This photograph sums it up and it's probably the snap that made me stop for a second to wonder how this place functions. People come from all over the world to Essaouria as it's known to have the best waves and great for wind surfing. Seeing a camel on the beach with a surfer lying on his surfing board was fascinating to say the least. 
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