Polli

Two Polli Mobiles in Melbourne's The Age newspaper. These were some of our very first products assembled using jewellery techniques from screen printed and die cut Polli-propylene. The mobiles play with light and colour creating interesting shadows.

Polli's woven Jasmine pendant feaured in MX!

Check out this post about Polli on the blog Pattern Pulp! Thanks for the love PP xx

Lace fence work by the Dutch design group Demakersvan has always been inspiring to us at Polli. The translation of industrial and utilitarian into decorative and sculptural is really special.

On a more domestic note this waste paper bin by Roost is a clever use of wire - light and sculptural.

Printed on ply these cute collages are created by Lorena Siminovich and are handcrafted in a sustainable manner from eco friendly materials. Jasper was lucky enough to be given one :)

Each day at Polli we stop work and share a communal lunch prepared by the talented Sherri Hilario. Sherri is quite saintly - she shops for the ingredients at the local organic co op, carries it to Polli in her back pack and then carries home the compost in a lunch box. By sharing a healthy lunch we save on packaging, don't have afternoon sugar lows and don't have lunch box envy!

To make things interesting she has to work with a sandwich press and a rice cooker (no oven or stove). To make things even more interesting she doesn't use any recipes - each day is totally improvised and in season! Wednesday's lunch was especially yummy so we thought we'd share it with you.

Sherri's Rainbow Salad
Ingredients - Tinned Chick Peas (drained), Shredded White & Red Cabbage, Roasted Cubes of Kumera, Sliced Apple (Granny Smith & Pink Lady), Diced Avocado (Sherri's favourite vegetable), Grated Carrot and Fresh Coriander.*

Dressing - Olive Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic, Mango Juice (scrapped from the seed) and Umeboshi Vinegar

Instructions - toss all ingredients in a large bowl (with love), dress and eat! Yumbo!

Serve with seasonal fruit salad of Mango (Sherri's favourite fruit), Strawberries and Blood Oranges.

*you might notice no quantities are given - that's just the way Sherri works and the great thing about this recipe you can customise it to your tastes!

The other special thing about Wednesday was that Maja and baby Jasper came in for their first day back in the studio. That's right at 7 weeks Jasper is hard at work on the new collection, preparing artwork and supervising the team ... all from the comfort of his mum's lap!



Have a lovely weekend. xx

Polli's Kohl Gold Ring pendant featured in the current issue of Skirt Magazine.

If you rode to work today - good on you! If you didn't don't give up - as Spring turns into Summer it is a great time of year to enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise.

We had a blog post last week about kids birthday cakes but this one really takes the cake! OK that was lame but it's true... check out this AMAZING smartie covered chocolate cake that Sara from Poppies for Grace made for Lucas' first birthday. It's bigger than he is! Happy belated birthday little guy xx