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New Zealand born, UK-based Jessica MacCormick is a phenomenal creative and photographer, one whose sensitive eye and command of light and form is particularly attuned to the natural world and portraiture. We feel incredibly lucky to have had her capture Milou Milou linens in her gorgeous, sprawling East Sussex home. Here, she shares her approach to colour, home and ritual.  MM: How is colour important to you and how does it influence your life? Tell us about some treasured objects, about the colours you find yourself returning to again, the meanings they hold, the systems you have around colour in...

Carter Were’s beautiful, simple and plant-led food has been a favourite since she owned a cafe in Auckland’s Grey Lynn. Now, the mother of two is based in Federal, New South Wales where she keeps an impressive garden, horde of chickens and hosts guests at the Banana Shed. We love and turn often to her cookbook she created with her twin sister Harry, and are honoured to see colourful Milou Milou linens in her home. Carter answered a series of questions about her life and shot a series of images on film, enjoy. How do you begin and end your days...

Our friend and collaborator, Jessica Hemmings, is a still life stylist and photographer based in New Zealand, she has a background in sculpture and an appreciation for the simple minutiae of her environment. Read on for a selection of her work with Milou Milou and a look into her rituals, routines and appreciations.   MM: How do you begin and end your days?  JH: Our days begin with hearing babbles from our one year old talking away and then calling out to us. He cuddles with us for five minutes, rifles through his books that we keep by the bed and then...

Jean is one of those incredibly productive humans that makes you wonder how they possibly get everything done. She's also innately calm, and prefers to laugh than cry. A long time friend of Milou Milou, she is endlessly inspiring, graceful and refined in aesthetic, and has moved into a punchy part of her career with a personal commitment to diversity, leadership and entrepreneurship. Tell us a little about yourself, your architectural practice and work — Among other things, I am an associate architect at WOWOWA. I wish I had a clear and concise bio for you, but my path to architecture...

Delfina Carmona’s shadow play and penchant for primary colours in her work made her a natural partner for MILOU MILOU. Delfi shot our linen at home in Buenos Aires apartment in August, 2020. We built Delfi's set using KAAN, JIM and a crisp white flat sheet to offset the opposing block shades. The duvet is a single tone orange, and pillowcases in full JIM and KAAN, as well as one set in two tone KAAN and JIM to maximise texture.       Images by Delfina Carmona and MILOU MILOU.  

From a dim and cramped Victorian building to a contemporary home overflowing with light and fluidity, Light Falls House is a captivating build that poignantly showcases the power of natural light. FLOW Architecture and Magrits faced many challenges restoring the 1851 four-story building located in the Abingdon Conservation Area in Kensington, London. They not only had to completely revamp the dark and compartmentalised space into a home that would fulfil the owner’s contemporary needs—no easy task on its own— but the dwelling was also subject to numerous planning restrictions thanks to its historical status. Namely, the exterior of the home...