2020 has been a lot of different things, but what I am most grateful for is the down time to reflect, think and process. Process the growth, successes and challenges that come with being a
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Collaboration – Melissa Louise X Little Bird
Earlier this year we contacted by Little Bird, a JHB based creative duo. Together, we dreamed up a collaboration that celebrated ‘hygge’ (a wonderful Danish word for a cosy ambience / the ritual of enjoying
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2019 Retrospective
The last quarter of 2019 was uncomfortably challenging, the kind of uncomfortable that had us wanting to close shop and never write this post… A wave of negativity washed over us after a disastrous project
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Studio Melissa Louise turns TWO(kinda) + a flash sale
The blurry line of when I really started this business is… well – blurry. You see I have always worked hard, as a scholar, as a student and then when working as a young professional
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All you need to know about the Studio Melissa Louise Candle Making Workshop
*Blog post updated 11th January 2021. From the very beginning, my dream for Studio Melissa Louise has been to bring people together, to connect with one another through creativity – I didn’t know how this
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DESIGN INDABA 2019 – CAPSULE COLLECTION
Capsule Collection, hosted by Design Indaba 2019. This hyper-curated collection features limited-edition made-for-Design Indaba gems by local talent… That’s us, along with a few other South African creatives! I first introduced our SML + CO.llaboration
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2018 – OH WHAT A YEAR! LET’S RECAP… & festive shipping dates
2018 – OH WHAT A YEAR! According to a Mail and Guardian article I read recently, they say that “startups fail at a rate of about 9 in 10 in the first two years of operation.”
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SML + CO SERIES: MIMSKII – FLORAL SLUMBER COLLECTION
If you follow our studio updates over on Instagram you will know that we have been working on this collaborative series for the last 15 months. I am so very excited to be sharing this
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Studio Melissa Louise turns ONE + a free gift
Studio Melissa Louise has officially turned one! Well, originally launched in 2012 as a personal blog, the Melissa Louise brand has evolved and has now been offering full scale interior design solutions and creative consulting FOR.ONE.WHOLE.YEAR!