Find out about Italian Bitossi family pottery here and the markings to look for collecting pieces.
A bunch of rimini blu pieces available here.
row 1 from left: table lamps, doves, table lamps with lucite bases, cat
row 2 from left: meridian clock, table lamps, via brick house, tall bird– cigarette lighter -large canister
row 3 from left: large pitcher and vases, cat, bull, etruscan horse
Seen in Architectural Digest, Architect Michael Haverland designed this house for David Steward and his partner, Pierre Friedrichs in the Springs area of East Hampton’s. The plaid-textured walls at the front façade are made from cast-concrete blocks reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “textile” concrete blocks. Friedrichs, “a chef by profession” explains how Haverland designed and hand-made the blocks…“It’s a lot like baking a cake…one part this, three parts that—in this case, cement and sand. You add water, mix it, put it in a mold, then shake it to get the bubbles out. Then you let it sit and cure for 24 hours. And then you scoop the foam off, and what’s underneath is the impression, the block.” Haverland adds that some of the sand came from the site and was used to “establish a connection with the land.”
Today is my last day in New York and the last day of the show. I had a lot of fun meeting new people and hanging with old friends. Above are my final picks.
buh bye New York, Hello LA!
from top w/links: Tulip Base Side Tables-Rotsen Furniture, Deborah Bowness Books Wallpaper, Cast Aluminum and Oak Table and Chairs from Reeves Design, Custom Textile/Window Treatment Installation-“Felt Accordeon” by Elodie Blanchard elasticCo
When shopping for rugs for a client, one of the first places I check out is The Rug Company. They have an amazing collection of rugs by well known designers from the world of interiors and fashion. Their hardcover catalog is like a design book and sits next to all the other design books in my library. I pulled a few of these to show you, but I seriously can’t tell if it’s the rug I like or the stunning room vignettes that they are placed in.VW Flag by Vivienne Westwood, Tangle Black The Contemporary Collection by Rug Co.,Pepite 3 by Marni, Stripe by Paul Smith
This popped into my inbox this morning and looks interesting. A pop-up store at Khastoo Gallery on Sunset selling Smithshop Objects (also available online). I’m kinda lovin these pieces that are all made in “Southern California”.
Find out more here.
~ via daily candy
I want these Rocking Sheep by Danish designer, Povl Kjærmade. Povl first designed the Rocking Sheep for his niece, “as a humorous reminder of her parents’ rural origins.” The sheep are made from varnished pinewood and upholstered with rubber foam and sheepskin.
I just finished telling my husband about the idea behind this fragrance and he thought I should share on my blog.
A.P.C. designer Jean Toitou and M/M (Paris) created the hand carved wood box which is meant to resemble the waves on a computer screen that a 12-string guitar makes when playing the opening chord of the Kinks’ “Waterloo Sunset.” Along with perfumer Haley Alexander Van Oosten, Toitou created the 12 essential oils scent to smell like the inside of a guitar case strewn with rose petals. “The perception of the smell of a guitar case —lined in bright velvet— in which rose petals would have been scattered.” With notes of wood, resin and rose…. Mmmmm….I can smell it now. In fact, I can hear now also!
While cruising along the Internet highway, I came across these great “human powered transportation” series of chalk drawings (found via apartment therapy). They are done by Chalk Chalk, offering prints or sealed originals on Etsy.
