quintessential tidbits Archive

THE quintessential MAGAZINE, it’s all about collecting …

We bring to you Edition 3 of THE quintessential MAGAZINE freshly launched yesterday! Our latest edition of the magazine particularly celebrates collections – the grouping together of well-loved practical or sculptural objects – and their ability to transform our homes … Continue reading

What do you love collecting??

The quintessential Magazine is looking for our next Instagram winner to be featured in edition 3! Our question is very simple: What do you love collecting? Be creative and share your answers with us via Instagram @quintessential_duckeggblue with the hash … Continue reading

Inspiration Guaranteed by THE quintessential MAGAZINE

THE quintessential MAGAZINE is very proud to have launched our second edition YESTERDAY – set out to inspire and tell our own story and share what we believe in. This edition we introduced you to the personality of a chair … Continue reading

Behind the Scenes at THE quintessential MAGAZINE

Busy working towards getting edition 2 ready for launch on February 7th, THE quintessential MAGAZINE has paused to share moments of what happens behind the scenes to make this magazine full of rich content and inspiring styling and photography! Without … Continue reading

Sneak a PEEK into the world of ‘new’ quintessential finds!

Take a peek into the world of our most recent quintessential ‘finds’ traveling from overseas to quintessential duckeggBLUE at this very moment! Leanne has come across some amazing finds on her most recent trip overseas and we thought we’d share … Continue reading

THE quintessential MAGAZINE feels the love

We are feeling the LOVE here at quintessential duckeggBLUE as we patiently await the reveal of our first edition of ‘THE quintessential MAGAZINE.’ Have a peek at what Inside Out has to say about it on their blog: http://blogs.homelife.com.au/insideout/article/the-quintessential-magazine/   … Continue reading

Re-Purposing those ‘finds’

For those who often wonder what to do with those quirky ‘finds’ or how to re-purpose that gorgeous original object here are a few of our favorite ‘quintessential’ applications. There are so many ways to introduce our ‘found and industrial’ … Continue reading

A quintessential English Postal Bike riding the road to fame!

You may remember this original English Postal Bike from our recent window display? Well keep an eye out for it as it is riding the road to fame as we speak… Opera Australia recently purchased this great piece as a … Continue reading

iFabric and the rise of technology

At quintessential duckeggBLUE we love technology and crafty apps, that’s why we were super-excited when our fabric specialist pulled out her iPad to help select fabric for an original leather club chair!! We wanted to replace the cushion of this … Continue reading

New shipment on the way!!

At quintessential duckeggBLUE we have been so busy preparing for delivery of our new shipment and we’re so excited we wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of the fabulous items on their way. Delivered in store on … Continue reading

These are a few of our favourite things

Enough said!

Original club chair gets designer upgrade!

On her sourcing journeys Leanne comes across some interesting pieces as you can see in the ‘Behind the Scenes’ blog post.  Most of the items she brings back just need a dust and a wipe down, but the odd few … Continue reading

Behind the Scenes

October 2011: Leanne Carter-Taylor embarks on a 4-week journey to the UK, Belgium and France sourcing only the most covetable ‘finds’. These are then carefully packed and shipped across mutliple oceans, destination; Sydney’s leading ‘Found Industrial and Antiques’ store, quintessential … Continue reading

© duckeggBLUE 2011