in the kitchen with...

Check out Design*Sponge's in the kitchen with... post today for a delicious Polli lunch by Anna. We love Kristina Gill's work, there are so many great recipes to try!

Risking Our Kids

If you were watching the ABC on Tuesday night you would have caught Risking Our Kids, a fantastic documentary by Judy Rymer and Bevan Childs. The doco focuses on Professor Fiona Stanley's fight for the next generations health and wellbeing. If you looked really closely you might have also seen the inspiring Prof. Stanley wearing Polli Stream earrings!

Mia - Sushi + Style

When in Rome recently we stumbled across Mia (Via Panisperna, 225). You can drink, eat sushi and shop for a gorgeous range of homewares and gifts.

When in Rome...

Stay near Campo d’ Fiori, it’s got a great fresh produce market in the mornings where you can collect fruit, veggies, cheese and meats for breakfast. The square is also home to the bakery Il Forno di Campo de' Fiori which sells a delicious range of fresh bread and pizza slices. Try the tomato and garlic – simple but the best. Wonder up to Piazza Navona.

You can get lost in the little lanes filled with a great range of independent stores including the gorgeous MAM boutique (Via Delle Coppelle, 73A).

Lunch at Cul de Sac (Piazza Pasquino, just near Piazza Navona), a tiny local wine bar with an endless selection of cheese and wine!

Stroll up to Villa Borghese, you can walk through the beautiful gardens or hire a number of bikes, go carts or ‘assisted’ four wheel bikes. I say assisted tentatively as the motors don’t necessarily work up hill!

Sample the gelato at any number of stores like Giolitti (Via Uffici del Vicario, 40) a huge selection and generous serves if you have the patience to wait your turn; or Il Gelato San Crispino (Via della Panetteria, 42) which is famous for not using any preservatives, they have a great selection of creamy rich meringue filled flavours and unusual fruit sorbets like plum and fig.

Drink at Palatium near the Spanish Steps (Via Frattina, 94); a great selection of wines, you can fill up a plate with marinated olives from the bar to sample while you drink. The bar showcases products from Lazio which you can sample there or take away. Unusually modern interior for Rome, you’ll need to book if you want to stay for dinner.

Splurge on a night at Villa Laetitia and admire the beautiful original fashion sketches and interiors.

Carry a good map or a phone with Google maps! Most fold out maps omit the smaller and best streets.

Wear sensible shoes, those cobble stone streets will kill your feet!

Enjoy!

Polli on the Today Show

Spotted by one of our keen customers, Polli Succulent Pendant interviewed on the Today show today.

Cycloc Your Bike

Tried and tested by the Polli team these Cycloc bike racks are perfect for in-house bike storage. The clever design uses the bike's weight to suspend it off the floor!

Best of all the black Cycloc is produced from 100% recycled plastic.

The Getty Museum Store

Polli will be available in the Getty Museum Gift Store from October. If you get a chance to visit the Museum there is a great exhibition of baroque sculpture that's running through till the end of October.