It gives me great pleasure to introduce Lisa of Siggada Kilims for today's Milo and Mitzy shopkeeper interview.
Name: Lisa Reid
What do you do for a
living?
I sell kilims from my house in GreyLynn (Siggada
Kilims) and I also freelance as a graphic designer.
How does a normal
day fold out for you?
Theres not a lot of normality to it! The beginning
is always to get the kids organised and off to school. I open up Siggada to the
public on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am-3pm,
so those days I am pottering in my studio which is in the front room of
our house. The rest of the week its a mixture of organising stock/media/paperwork/outside
of hours clients if Im not out of the house freelancing at various design
agencies around town. Afternoons its all about my kids and their
activities, thats why Siggada is ideal for me, to be able
to facilitate my kids social lives!
Who inspires you?
I
love being inspired and its always from a vast range a sources, art galleries
for example leave me reeling with possibilities. Recently its been Sibella Court, the Sydney based stylist who
has a gypsy heart very like my own and knows how to put a scene together
especially with kilims!
What websites/blogs could we find you reading?
I fall into this one by default really. I receive Remodelista
daily via email, the clean chic aesthetic of which I greatly admire.
My absolute love is Pintrest I can loose hours at this, what a great way
to see the world. Treehouses, landscapes, remarkable houses, gardens.
What is your interior style?
Clean lines. I like space,
high ceilings, big windows that lets the light ooze in and anti clutter,
I don’t do stuff for the sake of stuff. I adore eclectic mixing of
styles, and artwork. To me the biggest luxury in this world is artwork, I find
it so interesting to see what people collect and how they display it. So
artistic homes for me are heavenly, I don’t mind if the sofa is beat up if
the art is good. I also like comfy looking spaces to curl up in for cat naps in
the sun.
What is your fashion style?
You know I have learnt a lot from Trinny
and Sussanah! I now know what cut suits and what doesn’t.(Thats what
turning 40 does to you). Being a bit busty has its limitations and
advantages so I am no slave to fashion. What Id like to put across is a casual
designery look with a little bit of rocknroll mixed in. Well, thats what Id
like to be giving out ha!
From your store, what is on your wish
list to buy right now?
Top of my list is an antique Kuba kilim. It
has the most ideal colourings (all hand-dyed with sage, blue smoke, rose, and
greys) and is very precious because of its rarity. Next would be a Tavas
floor cushion that I find the workmanship/style very pleasing. It has
beautifully crafted over stitching. It is old and that is its charm, its
utterly unique and rich in texture. You just can’t get that on the high
streets.
From anywhere, what is on your wish list to
buy right now?
Where to start. Obviously a big buying trip
overseas would be first, but if it were to be locally I have been eying up a
gorgeous mirror for over my fireplace from Zoo Warehouse on Ponsonby Road,
3 big silver trays from Citta Design for my kitchen wall (Ive always
adored their design/style aesthetic), and a gorgeous big wingback chair for my
studio so I can curl up and read a book in the sun in the winter.
What is your favourite holiday
destination and why?
Cinque Terre in Italy. Set on the Med clutching the
cliff its extremely picturesque and feels like heaven when you are there. I
have been there twice. The first time was with my best friend Merrin when we backpacked
around Europe and were young and carefree and
full of romantic notions. The second time was with my husband Trevor and our
two boys. We were blissed out and they were a nightmare! As my eldest
shoved his elbow on a medusa and screamed the beach down and I frantically
raced up to the pharmacia via the piaza in my togs in front of
many chicly dressed Italians - a togs togs undies moment I never want to repeat
again!
What is your favourite meal to cook
or have cooked for you?
Cevich or Kokado as they called it in Fiji when we
honeymooned. Raw fish salad. Its something I don’t make at home as the
kids won’t eat it (spoilsports) and yet it makes my wheels spin.
Any 5 year plans you would like to share with
us?
To be the #1 place for New Zealanders to source their kilims and textiles.
Always travel, to bring my family with me to share in the adventures. To grow
my kids up to be happy balanced adolescents and to enjoy my husband
each and every day.
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| All images via Lisa's Pinterest boards |
Thank you so much for sharing that all with Lisa. Do pop over to Siggada Kilims to pick your own gorgeous rug or cushion
Amy x
