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From left, Wicker basket from Alfresco by Design,
‘Urban Picnic’ by Boxsal, ‘Blyton’ from Pebbles to Sand.
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■ HOT weather calls for crisp new white tees. How kind, then, of style blog Les Garçons de Glasgow to design some. ‘Galaxy’ (above) and ‘Argyle Doorway’ are £25 from legarcondesigns.bigcartel.com. ■ HELLO HOMEMADE knick- knacks. The Made in the Shade indie fair goes eastside for The Summertime Hop. Expect over 40 tiny traders, selling textiles, vintage furniture, jewellery and more. Plus a Photobooth, Auntie M’s Cake Lounge, and goody bags for early birds. The Roxy, Edin, Sat 24 Jul, www.wearemadeintheshade.com
■ YOU BRING the sad looking hairdo, and Leslie will bring the scissors, dye, and gin & tonic. Crisis averted. There’s 30% off cuts and/or colour at Sublime until Tue 31 Aug. Sublime, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, www.sublimehair design.co.uk
■ CONGRATS to Lynsey Jean Henderson, winner of the Deutsche Bank Award in Design. The eca- graduate will use the funding to open a screenprinting studio in Edinburgh for her bespoke textiles.
with plates, glasses, cutlery and napkins for four as well as a bottle opener (in case you’re planning on drinking something a little stronger than lashings of ginger beer). There’s plenty space among the gingham interior for all your quiches, dips and crisps too. ■ £54.99, Alfresco by Design, www.alfrescobydesign.co.uk
CARDBOARD HAMPER Like an old-school wicker basket but not quite ready to make that picnic investment purchase? Save your pennies for the food – and cold drinks – going inside. Opt for a recyclable cardboard hamper instead; it’s cheaper – and less likely to end up gathering dust in a cupboard come September. US website, Boxsal.com (run by a small team of illustrators and designers) does office briefcase and ghetto blaster designs (pictured), with environmentally friendly compostable cups, bowls, cutlery, rubbish bags and napkins inside too. Throw some gingham on the grass – or the pavement or office carpark if you’re stuck in town – and you’re all set. ■ Picnic accessories and cardboard hampers by mail order, from $10 and up, from www.boxsal.com RED PICNIC TIN SET Named after the Famous Five’s famous mum, the ‘Blyton’ comes with embroidered napkins, ceramic plates and a shiny pillar- box red Thermos – for filling with hot chocolate or coffee, just in case those cheeky Scottish temperatures *shock!* decide to drop. Recruit a large, excitable dog, name him Timmy, and let the jolly times roll. Tally ho. ■ £65, Optima Blyton Red Picnic Tin Set, Pebbles to Sand, www.pebblestosand.co.uk
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WESAWYOU Theo Gravier 19, student, Glasgow Theo Gravier 19, student, Glasgow
My Ray Bans were a birthday present from my ex. The Keith Haring T- shirt I got in a small shop in Brittany, where I’m from.
I bought this jacket yesterday actually. From some big commercial centre near here, but I can’t remember the name exactly. Lots of escalators, and many shops inside. 12 THE LIST 22 Jul–5 Aug 2010
Summer isn’t summer without some sand in your sandwich. Get al fresco with these picnic kits WICKER PICNIC SET This traditional set comes fitted
The jeans? My cousin stole these from a New Look in London. Sorry, no, it was Plymouth. My Clarks were bought back home in Rennes. And in my shopping bag, I’ve got doughnuts and food for my dinner.
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