Star signs in vogue

These amazing images of the 12 signs of the zodiac by photographer Tim Gutt are absolutely beautiful. First bought to my attention by the great Yellowtrace blog, these whimsical images are a collaboration between Tim Gutt, model Siri Tollerod, stylist Kate Phelan, set designer Shona Heath and UK Vogue - stunning!
Go to http://fashiongonerogue.com/siri-tollerod-tim-gutt-star-signs-vogue-uk-december-2010/ to see the photos in more detail.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

http://yellowtrace.com.au/blog

A Great Year

As 2010 draws to an end we have been refecting on what a great year it has been for Leoni & Vonk. Our brand has grown and grown and we are now stocked in almost 80 gorgeous stores Australia and New Zealand wide.The wonderful Lifeinstyle trade show both here in Melbourne and Sydney provides us with the opportunity to meet new retailers and catch up with existing stockists.

We have also been involved in a number of great shopping events throughout year both here in Melbourne and interstate. Magnolia Square is always our favourite -  meeting our customers face to face at these events is the best way for us to get to know what you want! Magnolia Square is always a beautiful  event to attend - the visual merchandising and display are always stunning and there is always great things to buy from an array of very talented people. We were lucky enough to be one of the winners of the visual merchandising award at St Kilda Town Hall recently - thank you!

Paris to Provence is another great event we became involved in in 2010. The last festival was held in the stunning grounds of Como House. The sun shone all day and was crowded with festival goers all wanting to grab a little bit of French culture and and food. Even the replay of the AFL Grand Final didn't keep the crowds away!

To end 2010 we have created (with the help of the very talented Paul from BoutiqueHQ) a new, very beautiful website and our online store is up and running and proving very popular. The stunning Grace has again been the most beautiful (and patient) model for the new website and for other photo shoots throughout the year. Thank you Grace!

Thank you to all for your continuing support and we look forward to another exciting year in 2011. We will be taking a well earned rest and the studio will be closed from 22 December until 10 January.

Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.

Here is a few of our favourite images from 2010

Stunning new shots

Lifeinstyle Sydney

Lifeinstyle Melbourne

A Day at the Beach

Sapphires and silver

Magnolia Square

Magnolia Square

New Website

www.leoniandvonk.com
www.magnoliasquare.com.au
www.paristoprovence.com.au
www.lifeinstyle.com.au
www.boutiquehq.com

Christmas goodies at St Kilda Town Hall

Pop along to St Kilda Town Hall today to see our award winning stand and lots of very beautiful Christmas gift ideas.

http://www.magnoliasquare.blogspot.com/

Design dilemmas solved!

Very exciting news - there is going to be a Style Lab at this week's Magnolia Square at St Kilda Town Hall. Sydney magazine stylist and interior designer, Alice Flynn will be on hand with great design and home decorating advice.Get all your design dilemas solved whilst doing your Christmas shopping!

www.magnoliasquare.com.au

Christmas shopping in South Melbourne

One of our newest Melbourne stockists Maker Handmade in South Melbourne is having an opening celebration and Christmas shopping night next Thursday the 25 November - pop along for a glass of bubbles and start that Christmas shopping!

44 Home

44 Home is one of our gorgeous stockists situated in Gymea Bay, NSW. The store is owned by two good friends Jo and Katrina, who had always had the same dream of opening a homewares and gift store of their own. Their dream was finally realised  in August 2009 with the opening of 44Home - a beautiful place for women who love to shop and men who hate to shop!


44 home is a beautiful boutique store offering homewares, gifts and childrens products - they offer a wide range of products to suit everyone and at every budget. They also enhance your shopping experience by selling delicious Toby’s Estate Take away coffee so you can shop, drink and browse at your leisure.

The girls are holding a  Girls Shopping Night this Thursday 18 November, so why not get a group of friends together for a fun night of discounts, prizes, bubbles and fun. Great gift ideas for christmas with all your wrapping done before you leave! Contact Jo or Katrina for more details.


44Home
9 Casuarina Road

Gymea Bay, Australia, 2227
Phone: 02 9525 4467
Tues - Fri:   09:00 - 16:00
Sat:   09:00 - 12:00

Online Store

We have just added lots of gorgeous new necklaces and bracelets to our online store like the sterling silver swirl pendant necklace and triple swirl necklace pictured below. Check out the newly revamped store at http://leoniandvonk.bigcartel.com/products



Up, up and away!

We recently found these beautiful balloon images on the inspirational creative direction and styling website http://www.joythigpen.com/ and just had to share them with you. The colours are stunning and very summery!



Our own sterling silver balloon pendant is just perfect for Summer whether teamed with sapphires or rubies or simply on sterling silver chain. Contact us for further details or catch us at the upcoming Magnolia Square christmas shows in Adelaide or St KIlda.

Stunning shots.........

Here is a sneak peek at our new photos for the new season. We think they are absolutely stunning!

All the jewellery on show will be available at this weeks Magnolia Square at Malvern Town Hall. Go to www.magnoliasquare.com.au for all the details

Many thanks to Grace and Lily for all their hard work.

Life through an iphone

These great images of London and Blackpool in the UK were taken by an old friend of ours with his iphone! We think they are just stunning and look forward to posting some more of Richard's images soon.



A beautiful few days in France

Last weekend's Paris to Provence French festival at Como House was blessed with bright blue skies and sun all day long- summer was well on its way. The Festival attracted thousands of visitors all eager to sample the wonderful tastes of France - cheese, baguettes, crosissants, macaroons and wine were plentiful along with some gorgeous French or French inspired products. The organsisation was as usual great and Como House and it's grounds looked absolutely stunning in the sunshine with the red, white and blue umbrellas shading the festival goers. All in all a fab time was had by all! Here are some of our favourite images and exhibitors.

 Laura (one of the hard working organisers of the festival) and friend

The entertainment was great - mime artists, French choir and bands and Marie Antoinette!

Cornelius, from Maling Road in Canterbury had the most yummy cheese - I have it on good authority that they sold 80 kilos of cheese over the 2 days! Check out their gorgeous website http://www.corneliusfoods.com.au/ for more information - not only do they sell cheese and wine but they have a great cafe - definately worth a visit or two.......

Gigi a la maison, from South Melbourne specialise in authentic French enamelware (which is becoming increasingly difficult to find) along with other French vintage treasures. Combining utility with simple elegance the decorative style of French enamelware is unique and truly reflects the French way of life. Gigi's owner, Lee Bower has a wonderful eye as you can see from her lively stand at the Festival. Definately one of our faves. Go to http://www.gigi.com.au/ for more info.

We met some lovely people at the Festival - especially Andrew and Meredith from Andrew Wilson Antiques. They specialise in antique French provincial furniture and decorative objects, brocante and homewares. Located in Malvern Road Andrew and Meredith have the most gorgeous things we all would love in our homes. We were particularly taken with the old doors (as seen above) and the vintage decoy ducks. http://www.wilsonantiques.com.au/

The Leoni & Vonk stand

Paris to Provence

We are very happy to be involved in the Paris to Provence French Festival to be held in the grounds of the beautiful Como House on Friday 1 October and Saturday 2 October.

The festival will have 70 French stalls including jewellery, holidays, clothing, homewares and Shannon Bennett's Vue du monde. Entertainment includes roaming characters Marie Antoinette, Gendarme, Napoleon, 3 pce French musical trio, mime artists, French choir, Shannon Bennett live, animal nursery on Friday, Fashion parade, petanque, display cars from Peugeot and heaps of yummy French food...............


We will be showcasing lots of gorgeous French inspired jewellery like our best selling Eiffel locket as seen below. Reg Loves This will also be making a special French inspired appearance.

Take a look at http://www.paristoprovence.com.au/ for more information

Vintage Wares

We first met the lovely Kylie Rosman from K7 at Magnolia Square at St Kilda in March and were blown away by her collection of vintage finds there.

K7 at Magnolia Square

Kylie, who has that enviable eye for sorting treasure from trash is a Vintage Merchant by trade. This means she seeks out interesting and beautiful pieces for stylists, interior designers and those needing props for photo shoots, visual merchandising or simply their homes

To take advantage of Kylie’s great eye and wealth of knowledge to find that perfect piece for you contact her via her website www.k7.net.au or pop down to her spot in Chapel St Bazaar, Chapel St, Prahran where you can take a peek at her wares for yourself

Look Book Summer 2010/2011

The Leoni & Vonk look book featuring a selection of this season's designs is now available. Click on the book to view

Spring Is In The Air.......................

Spring is nearly here and to celebrate the fact we have a small number of these gorgeous limited edition sterling silver flower necklaces for sale - just perfect to dress up your favourite summer dress - but be quick there are only a handfull available. Contact us at leoni@vonk.com.au for more details.

Winter Warmers

Melbourne seems to have been unusually chilly of late - it's official that this August has been at least 4 degrees colder that August 2009! This got us thinking that a nice warm hat is what is required for all members of the family. Thanks to Etsy we are able to bring these wonderful creations to your attention - get them quick as Spring is just round the corner........we hope!

All the above lovelies are from sweetpeatoadtots 

Stylish pug accessories from jessicalynneart

A smart dog from Bean Town handmade

........and our favourite men's winter must have from taraduff

Lifeinstyle Melbourne 2010

Lifeinstyle Melbourne was a great success for Leoni & Vonk. We were lucky enough to have 20 new stockists Australia wide ordering from our new collection with many of our lovely exisiting customers stopping by - thank you all again for your continued support. Our stand looked fantastic even if we do say so ourselves!

As usual the quality of the products on show were outstanding - we met up with lots of old friends as well as making new ones. Here are just a few of our faves.........

Amazing homewares from Pony Rider http://www.ponyrider.com.au/

Stylish handknits from Ella Sanders http://www.ellasanders.com.au/

The whimsical stationery from Poppies For Grace - their stand was like an old fashioned school room with blackboard and old desks - too cute. http://www.poppiesforgrace.com/