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ADDICTED TO STATIONERY

2009-03-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

I LOVE STOPPING IN STATIONERY SHOPS. I ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING I NEED, WANT, OR SIMPLY MUST HAVE. WELL, TO BE HONEST..I HAVE THAT PROBLEM IN A LOT OF SHOPS..BUT, STATIONERY IN PARTICULAR. I LOVE THESE DESIGNS, AND TRUST ME THERE'S MORE TO COME FROM LRP DESIGNS. SHE'S JUST OPENED HER ETSY SHOP AND I LOVE HER HAND DRAWN WATERCOLOR CARDS. MUST HAVE.

JUST IN TIME

2009-03-05T16:49:00.000-08:00

I KNOW OF ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON WHO IS AS EXCITED AS ME WHEN CADBURY RELEASES THEIR CREME EGGS FOR EASTER. I CAN'T HELP IT..I'M ADDICTED.

PUT A RING ON IT

2009-03-05T06:17:00.000-08:00

I LOVE JEWELRY, I JUST DON'T WEAR MUCH. I'M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WEARS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I LIKE SIMPLE AND YET INTRICATE DESIGNS, SOMETHING REALLY SWEET FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. ELMA BLINT DESIGNED BOTH THE BRACELET(COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THE BRACELET) AND EMERALD RING ABOVE. SHE'S DESCRIBED AS A "PERSON WHO'S WELL-TRAVELED, CULTURALLY AWARE AND IN POSSESSION OF THE SELF-ASSURANCE AND WARMTH OF A WISE NOMAD WHO UNDERSTANDS THE INTRINSIC NATURE OF PEOPLE."

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

TEXTILE HEAVEN

2009-03-04T05:12:00.000-08:00

ONCE IN AWHILE YOU COME ACROSS A BLANKET, A BEADSPREAD, A THROW, A CARPET AND IT BECOMES THE BACKDROP OR THE FOUNDATION OR THE PIECE THAT TIES IT ALL TOGETHER. I STUMBLED ACROSS CAROLINA IRVING AWHILE AGO AND THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE HER WITH YOU.

SWEET TOOTH

2009-03-03T07:41:00.000-08:00

HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS FROM WHIMSY AND SPICE IN BROOKLYN. A HUSBAND AND WIFE CONFECTIONARY TEAM PRODUCE HOMEMADE BISCOTTI, COOKIES, BROWNIES, AND MORE. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE.

LET IT SHINE

2009-03-02T08:57:00.000-08:00

SILK TIE VOTIVES AND TIE DYE VOTIVE SET AVAILABLE HERE

POP UPS

2009-02-27T05:43:00.000-08:00

THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS POSTER. IT MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'VE STUMBLED ONTO SOMETHING RARE.

INSTALLATIONS

2009-02-26T05:11:00.001-08:00

VINTAGE STEEL PADLOCKS AVAILABLE HERE
TOOK THIS PIC IN MOROCCO AFTER STUMBLING ON AN ANTIQUE SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVERAL WINDING STREETS. WE SPENT A LONG MINUTE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CARRY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF OLD KEYS HOME.
TOOK THIS PIC AT THE SAME ANTIQUE STORE IN MOROCCO. MY FRIEND WHO HAS INSPIRED ME THE LAST FEW DAYS WOULD CALL THIS AN INSTALLATION. I TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK WITH ALL 8 AND ENDED UP WITH 3.

SECRET LIVES OF BEES

2009-02-25T05:18:00.000-08:00

BLACK CAT RAW HONEY FROM NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWERS. TRY AND SAY THAT 3 TIMES FAST. KEEPING IN THE TRADITION OF BEING INSPIRED BY MY NOMADIC FRIEND THIS WEEK(HER FAMILY USED TO RAISE BEES IN IDAHO,) I FOUND THIS TREASURE. AMAZINGLY INEXPENSIVE, THESE JARS(VERY COOL JARS, MIGHT I ADD) WITH RAW HONEY WOULD BE THE MOST UNIQUE GIFT AT THE PARTY. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

YOU'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY

2009-02-23T05:13:00.000-08:00

A POUCH MADE OF 200 YEAR OLD SOFT REINDEER LEATHER AND IT'S AN 18TH CENTURY DESIGN. IT REMINDS ME OF MY FRIEND WHOSE BROTHER CAME BACK FROM RUSSIA WITH BOOTS MADE OF REINDEER. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE POUCH WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE THE LEATHER IS WORN.

HEAVY METAL

2009-02-09T06:05:00.000-08:00

TILES MADE OUT OF RECYCLED METAL AVAILABLE IN POLISHED, MATTE AND SANDBLASTED ALUMINUM OR BRASS. SIZES RANGE FROM 2" x 2" to 12" x 12'. I'M THINKING THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS...BATHROOMS, KITCHENS, LIVING, DINING, BALCONY, ON AND ON AND ON...

EVERYBODY'S WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND

2009-02-05T07:29:00.001-08:00

BEST INVENTION EVER. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OUT THIS CALENDAR FOR 2009. USE A1 SIZE PAPER, BLACK AND WHITE PRINTER AND PRESTO. A CALENDAR DESIGNED BY THOMAS WILLIAMS TO REMIND YOU LIFE IS TOO SHORT AND ENJOY EVERY WEEKEND!!

DEEP THOUGHTS

2009-02-04T04:51:00.000-08:00

REMEDIES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE.

TENTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT

2009-02-03T12:10:00.000-08:00

I LOVED THIS POST ON REMODELISTA. ITS OF THE ACE HOTEL IN PALM SPRINGS. WHAT I LOVE THE MOST HOWEVER, IS THE IDEA OF TENTED WALLS. THINKING OF ROOMS TO TENT NOW.

TO SIT OR NOT TO SIT

2009-02-02T04:51:00.000-08:00

THE CRAFT OF DESIGN IS A NEVER ENDING GAME OF "WILL IT?"-ARIK BEN SIMHON
ARIK DESIGNS FURNITURE THAT COULD SOMETIMES BE WRINKLED, UNTIDY, STITCHED LIKE THE PAIR OF JEANS WE LOVED THE MOST...THE ONE WITH THE TEARS...

FATHER TIME

2009-01-30T07:20:00.001-08:00

GRANDFATHER CLOCK BY GILES MILLER COMPLETELY IN CORRUGATED CARDBOARD. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE

PAINT THE CHAIR RED

2009-01-29T06:50:00.000-08:00

BORN IN BAMAKO, MALI CHEICK DIALLO WAS TRAINED AS AN ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER IN PARIS. HE CREATES EACH UNIQUE PIECE FROM SALVAGE MATERIALS.

INDIGO

2009-01-28T04:34:00.000-08:00

ELLY NELLY IS A DESIGNER OUT OF NEW YORK THAT FOCUSES ON PATTERNS AND PRINTS. I'VE BEEN FASCINATED WITH INDIGO WHICH IS WHY THIS ORIGINALLY CAUGHT MY EYE, BUT ON FURTHER EXAMINATION I REALIZED THIS PATTERN WAS DRAWN BY HAND, PAINTED AND PRINTED. FIND LACE STUDY TWO HERE.

WHO SAYS?

2009-01-27T12:52:00.001-08:00

"IT SEEMS LIKE ONCE PEOPLE GROW UP, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S COOL." CALVIN AND HOBBES. TEPEE FOR ADULTS FOUND HERE.

EGG DESIGNS

2009-01-26T06:01:00.000-08:00

EGG DESIGNS, SOUTH AFRICA

"WE HAVE A DESIRE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PIECES, PERHAPS NOT IN A STRICTLY ECOLOGICAL SENSE, BUT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE NOT EMOTIONALLY DISPOSABLE, AND THEREFORE HAVE LONGEVITY". GREG AND ROCHE DRY

"GREG AND ROCHE DRY REPRESENT A NEW BREED OF LOCAL DESIGNERS, WHO INSPIRED BY AFRICAN HERITAGE, ARE CREATING A NEW DESIGN LANGUAGE THAT IS NEITHER ETHNIC NOR CLICHED."

IT'S A WRAP

2009-01-26T05:54:00.001-08:00

I HAD TROUBLE CONVINCING MOST PEOPLE THAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS DOODLING I WAS REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. LOOP ACCOMPLISHES A SERIOUS LEVEL OF PEN DOODLES INTO WRAPPING PAPER FOUND AT SUPERMARKETHQ .COM

I HAVE A DREAM

2009-01-24T05:57:00.000-08:00

OAK CHAIR WITH WOVEN STRAW BY LISSONI FOUND HERE

CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE OUT

2009-01-23T10:22:00.000-08:00

ARTIST KIRSTEN HASSENFELD MOVED TO BROOKLYN IN A LOFT ACROSS FROM A STRIP OF PAWNSHOPS AND CHECK-CASHING STORES. IT MADE HER THINK ABOUT THE DESPERATION THAT THE STOREFRONTS WERE REPRESENTING. IN RESPONSE TO THE VIEW OUT HER WINDOW SHE DECIDED TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM BY DECORATING HER VIEW. FIND HER WORK AT BELLWETHER GALLERY.

20/20 VISION

2009-01-23T10:02:00.000-08:00

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SUPER COOL WHEN MY FRIENDS BROTHER WAS MAKING DUCK TAPE WALLETS BACK IN THE DAY, THIS MAY BE EVEN BETTER. RACHEL GRIFFIN IS AN ARTIST IN THE NETHERLANDS THAT DID A SERIES ON WEAR AND REPAIR. SHE USED OBJECTS THAT CAN BE FIXED WITH THE SAME MATERIAL THEY'RE MADE OF IF THEY WEAR OUT. IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THE MANY USES OF DUCK TAPE, AS I'M SURE YOU ARE--YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE SITE DUCKTAPECLUB.COM

SNOW DAYS

2009-01-13T09:58:00.001-08:00

IN THE MIDST OF SNOW AND PRACTICALLY GIVING YOUR PRODUCTS AWAY JUST TO GET THROUGH, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU'RE STILL OPEN--HANG IN THERE!

PAPER AND STEEL

2009-01-10T09:19:00.000-08:00

BLOCKHEAD STOOL OR TABLE. HAND CUT WOOD TRUNK (LITERALLY CUT WITH A CHAINSAW) AND STEEL BASE..SIZES, LIKE TREES, VARY. TABLE FOUND HERE AT JOHN BECK PAPER AND STEEL, APPARENTLY JOHN IS "JUST A REGULAR GUY FROM ST LOUIS DOING SOMETHING HE LOVES FOR A LIVING." LUCKY GUY.

BIG TRUNK STEEL SHEET CONSTRUCTION STRONG ENOUGH FOR SEATING OR A GOOD COFFEE TABLE BOOK. FOUND HERE BY JOHN BECK

PORCELAIN

2009-01-09T08:05:00.000-08:00

"WITH MY WORK, I TRY TO FIND THE TRACES OF OUR PAST IN THIS CULTURAL MELTING POT. I TRY TO FIND THE SENSE OF THESE REFERENCES, LOST THROUGH MIGRATIONS AND THE PASSING OF TIME." ARTIST RUTH GURVICH

BEAN BAG TOSS

2009-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:00

STEEL BEAN BAG CHAIR BY RICK IVEY FOUND HERE

I HEART

2009-01-06T08:03:00.000-08:00

I WANTED TO SOUND COMPLETELY GENIUS WHEN WRITING ABOUT SONJA, BECAUSE I LOVE HER WORK...BUT WHEN I READ HER BIOGRAPHY, I REALIZED 2 THINGS. 1. I'M NOT GENIUS AND 2. SHE IS. I THOUGHT I WOULD PUT HER BIO ON MY BLOG...BECAUSE IT'S THAT GOOD. FIND HER WORK AT MAKEITAWESOME.COM
SONJA AHLERS WAS BORN THE SAME YEAR AS JONI MITCHELL'S BLUE. HER MOTHER ALMOST NAMED HER AFTER THAT ALBUM. SHE WON ALL THE COLORING CONTESTS 'TIL HER FATHER CALLED THE SCHOOL TO SAY THEY WERE TEACHING 'CONFORMITY'. BECAME A DURANIE IN 82/83. GOT CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING. HAD TO GO TO CHURCH. STOPPED MAKING ART IN HIGH SCHOOL AND B/C OF BOYS AND CLOTHES BUT WAS MORE OBSESSED WITH DRAMA CLUB. WAS IN PROGRAM FOR 'GIFTED CHILDREN'. DROPPED IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL THROUGH EARLY TWENTIES ATTENDING ROCK CONCERTS ALL THE WAY. BY MID-TWENTIES AFTER A TRAUMATIC EVENT STARTED MAKING ART AGAIN. SHE MADE TINY BOOKS AND OBJECTS AND INVENTED THE FIERCE BUNNY AS WELL AS AMASSING A LARGE GROUP OF PENPALS. SHE DEVELOPED A STYLE OF DRAWING, WRITING AND COLLAGE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A DJ-SAMPLING AND MASHING FRAGMENTS.
HER WORK CONTINUED TO SNOWBALL FROM PHOTOCOPIED BOOKS TO A PUBLISHED GRAPHIC NOVEL ENTITLED TEMPER, TEMPER(INSOMNIAC PRESS, 1998). THIS MADE THE TOP TEN LIST OF ONE OF HER IDOLS AND HAS BECOME A 'CULT CLASSIC'(NOT HER WORDS). AHLERS HAD HER FIRST SOLO SHOW IN 2000 CALLED EVERYTHING I OWN IS IN THIS ROOM FOR WHICH SHE WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE BC ARTS COUNCIL. SHE CONTINUES TO SHOW HER WORK RUNNIN THE GAMUT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES FROM HAIR LOUNGES TO ARTIST-RUN-CENTERS. THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN LA IS NOW CARRYING HER STUFF. SHE WAS ALMOST IN VOGUE. SHE SUPPORTS THE STOP COOL MOVEMENT AND MAKEITAWESOME.COM. SHE KEEPS ALL HER REJECTION LETTERS AND IS UP FOR A SLOW BURN.

MAMA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

2009-01-05T12:44:00.001-08:00

WOW. IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE YOU WANT TO TRAVEL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL. HANDCRAFTED IN ITALY BY DELL'GA, A LUXURY LEATHER HOUSE IN MILAN. THANK YOU TO LAURA PETERSON FOR THE FABULOUS FIND. BUY THE LUGANO LEATHER SUITCASE HERE.

GOLD RUSH

2008-12-30T06:10:00.000-08:00

A CLASSIC WOODEN CHAIR COVERED IN 24K OF GOLD LEAF. IF YOU'RE NOT INVESTING IN GOLD BUT WANT TO PRETEND LIKE YOU ARE, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. DESIGN BY FREDRIK MATTSON.

ALL THE LEAVES ARE WHITE

2008-12-29T04:20:00.000-08:00

"SMALL HOLLYHOCK LEAF"

"LITTLE SEPTEMBER BLOOM"
EACH PINHOLE DESIGN IS PART OF A LIMITED SERIES BY HEATHER SMITH JONES. THE PINHOLE METHOD IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS...A LABOR INTENSIVE FORM OF ART IN WHICH THE ARTIST LITERALLY CREATES AN PATTERN, IMAGE, OR TEXT BY POKING ONE HOLE AT A TIME THROUGH PAPER. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT OR PURCHASE HEATHER'S WORK HERE.

MY HAPPY PLACE

2008-12-25T19:20:00.000-08:00

SEASIDE, FLORIDA.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

SWING LOW

2008-12-23T14:38:00.000-08:00

SERIES 7, DESIGN ARNE JACOBSEN 1955. THE CHAIR WAS DECORATED BY LOUIS VUITTON IN A PROJECT BETWEEN FRITZ HANSEN AND THE DANISH AIDS FOUNDATION. FRITZ HANSEN DESCRIBES PART OF THEIR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AS A "SEARCH FOR BEAUTY-APPEALING TO THE HEART-IN TIMELESS SIMPLICITY, MINIMAL EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY IN THE DETAIL." CHAIR FOUND HERE.

MUSIC ROW

2008-12-22T05:15:00.000-08:00

THE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF FINE ART MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHERS. THEIR PHOTOS ARE PROCESSED AND HAND SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS THEMSELVES OR THEIR ESTATES. THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST THE GALLERY IS OFFERING "A BUY ONE GET ONE FREE" SPECIAL--DON'T MISS OUT. NEIL YOUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER HENRY DILTZ. AVAILABLE AT THE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY.
MY HUSBAND, WHO IS WAY COOLER THAN I EVER GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR LOVES NEIL YOUNG FEATURED ABOVE AND BOB DYLAN FEATURED IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. SINCE HE CHECKS OUT MY POSTS EVERY DAY, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A NICE SURPRISE. PURCHASE THIS PRINT BY BARRY FEINSTEIN HERE.

JOY, PEACE, NOEL

2008-12-17T17:55:00.001-08:00

WOODEN ORNAMENTS FROM SIMPLEMENTE BLANCO. I'M THINKING YOU COULD BUY THEM HERE OR MAKE THEM ON YOUR OWN. EITHER WAY..WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

CARDBOARD BEDDING

2008-12-17T06:20:00.001-08:00

SLEEP UNDER A CARDBOARD BOX SO A HOMELESS YOUNG PERSON DOESN'T HAVE TO. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM LE CLOCHARD BEDDING GO TO A FOUNDATION FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE INCOME IS USED TO FUND HOUSING PROJECTS AND AIDS YOUNG PEOPLE IN FINDING WORK OR CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION.

SPEAKING OF...

2008-12-16T14:48:00.001-08:00

THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF THE BAR CART I ORDERED. UNFORTUNATELY IT WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL FEBRUARY BUT I'M CAREFULLY PLANNING FOR THE BOTTLES OF PORT AND OTHER BEVERAGES.

PORT

2008-12-15T08:39:00.000-08:00

"I DIDN'T GO TO RELIGION TO MAKE ME HAPPY. I ALWAYS KNEW A BOTTLE OF PORT WOULD DO THAT."- C.S. LEWIS
I'M ALWAYS A SUCKER FOR PACKAGING, SOMETIMES I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I'M BUYING--BUT IF IT "LOOKS" GOOD I'M IN. PORT HASN'T BEEN MY FAVORITE OF WINES, COME TO THINK OF IT--I DON'T EVEN DRINK THE STUFF. BUT THIS KIND OF PORT LOOKS GREAT ON MY BAR TROLLEY. I BOUGHT SEVERAL IN PORTUGAL, BUT I STARTED MY COLLECTION IN CHICAGO AT BINNY'S. I LOVED THE BOTTLE AND THE "STENCILED" LETTERING. YOU CAN BUY BROADBENT HERE.
SOME PORTS PRINT THE YEAR ON EACH BOTTLE, THAT'S MY NEW ENDEAVOR..COLLECTING "YEARS" IN PORT. I KNOW...ALWAYS AIMING HIGH.

PILLOW OF A DIFFERENT KIND

2008-12-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

MAY NOT BE COMFY, BUT IT WOULD SURE LOOK FABULOUS. PILLOW FOUND HERE.

KNOTS AND CROSSES

2008-12-08T18:34:00.001-08:00

CROSSES BY SIMPLEMENTE BLANCO. GLASSWARE THAT INCORPORATES LEATHER AND STITCHING. I'M NOT A CAPPUCCINO DRINKER, BUT MAYBE I COULD START.
SCOTCH GLASS WITH HANDBLOWN SIMPLICITY FINISHED OFF WITH LEATHER AND STITCHING.
CROSSES WHITE LEATHER PLACEMAT.

WREATH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

2008-12-08T12:27:00.001-08:00

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, 100% RECYCLED CARDBOARD WREATHS FROM CARDBOARDSAFARI.COM

LAVENDER

2008-12-06T06:02:00.000-08:00

I THOUGHT I WOULD PAY TRIBUTE TO THE 3 LAVENDER PLANTS I RECENTLY BOUGHT AND KILLED. SOMEDAY I WILL HAVE A GREEN THUMB. ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST.
MY FRIEND AND I HAPPENED UPON THIS CONVENT IN PORTUGAL WHERE THE LAVENDER WAS PLANTED ALL OVER THE GROUNDS, IT WAS MORE THAN BEAUTIFUL.
ENGLISH LAVENDER
CONVENT IN PORTUGAL, CROSS AND LAVENDER. I LOVE THE CONTRAST AGAINST THE WHITE OF THE CONVENT.

BED HEAD

2008-12-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

"IT'S A COMMON EXPERIENCE THAT A PROBLEM DIFFICULT AT NIGHT IS RESOLVED IN THE MORNING AFTER THE COMMITTEE OF SLEEP HAS WORKED ON IT." -JOHN STEINBECK

MOSQUITO NETTING CAN ACTUALLY LOOK QUITE NICE DESPITE ITS NAME.

VINTAGE FRENCH CANOPY OVER A DAYBED OR SETTEE.

SHAKE IT

2008-12-03T08:18:00.000-08:00

LOVE THE IDEA OF TYPOGRAPHY AND COLOR SCHEMES IN POLAROID FORM. FIND THE COLLECTIONS ABOVE HERE.

POLAROIDS IN SUCCESSION PERFECT FOR FRAMING.
A TRIBUTE BOOK "FOR THE LOVE OF LIGHT". APPROXIMATELY 25 PHOTOGRAPHERS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE ART OF THE POLAROID CAMERA.
SAVE CHILDREN, SAVE POLAROID CAMERAS.

THANKFUL

2008-11-28T06:36:00.001-08:00

PAPER SOURCE PLACE SETTINGS. A DIY KIND OF THING. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVINGS WE USED THESE AND LOVED IT.

PEDAL TO THE METAL

2008-11-25T13:08:00.000-08:00

DOVETAIL SHOP AND STUDIO IS THE COLLABORATION OF MARGARET AND JOSH SMITH LOCATED IN LEXINGTON, KY. THEY USE PORCELAIN CLAY ALONG WITH SCREEN PRINTED IMAGERY TO ACHIEVE EACH LINE.

DON'T MAKE FUN, YOU LOVE IT. ADMIT IT. HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WITH SCHWINN.

IT IS A BIKE BY ANY NAME, BEST OF ALL WHITE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO AMSTERDAM TO EXPERIENCE THIS CLASSIC OR THE SPORT BELOW.

ENGLAND GETS IT. THEY JUST DO.

DIG IT?

2008-11-18T12:43:00.000-08:00

"I LIKE TO WORK AS A VISUAL DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, USING CONTRADICTION AS A VEHICLE FOR FINDING MY WAY."-CAL LANE

" I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN EMBRACING THE VERY THING THAT REPELS ME IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IT."- CAL LANE

" I PREFER TO MAKE SENSE OF THINGS OR IN ORDER TO SUSPEND(OR PASS) JUDGEMENT."- CAL LANE

TO THE WANDERER, THE TRANSIENT, THERE IS A PLACE.

"EXTREMES, THOUGH CONTRARY, HAVE THE LIKE EFFECTS. EXTREME HEAT KILLS, AND SO EXTREME COLD: EXTREME LOVE BREEDS SATIETY, AND SO EXTREME HATRED; AND TOO VIOLENT RIGOR TEMPTS CHASTITY, AS DOES TOO MUCH LICENSE."- GEORGE CHAPMAN

SUCCULENT

2008-11-14T13:27:00.001-08:00

CRAZY FOR SUCCULENTS. LOVE ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES LITTLE ATTENTION AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE. THE COLORS ARE PERFECT SHADES OF GREEN WITH A SORT OF CHALKY DUSTING.

FOUND! SUCCULENTS CAREFULLY DESIGNED AND DISPLAYED ON THE SIDE OF AN ENTRANCE TO THE OCEANA HOTEL IN SANTA MONICA, CA.

UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, THE ADDICTION BEGAN. FOR THOSE OF YOU LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, YOU'RE IN LUCK. THE CALIFORNIA CACTUS CENTER IS FULLY EQUIPPED FOR ALL TYPES OF LANDSCAPING IN SUCCULENTS OR ADVICE ON HOW TO ACHIEVE WHAT I LIKE TO CALL A "SUCCULENT INSTALLATION."

A SOLID WHITE OAK BOWL WOULD HOLD AND DISPLAY A BATCH OF SUCCULENTS ON A TABLE INSIDE OR OUT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE WOOD AND CACTI TOGETHER.

AS ALWAYS A PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO THE GREEN SUCCULENT WILL ALWAYS BE WHITE. BRINGS OUT THE DUSTING. USE THIS SHORT SQUARE PLANTER DISH ON AN ACCENT TABLE.
I LIKE THE GREY SAUCER KIND OF APPROACH OR MAYBE IT'S THE GREY. EITHER WAY THIS IS A GREAT OPTION TO USE AS A SMALL PLANTER.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF USING AN OLD VINTAGE BIRDCAGE AND TRAY TO DISPLAY YOUR SUCCULENTS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT KIND OF TRAY WITH A LITTLE DEPTH. OLD BIRDCAGES CAN BE WOODEN OR LIKE THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE. DISPLAY THE CAGE WITH SUCCULENTS INSIDE ON TOP OF SOME OLD BOOKS ON A COFFEE TABLE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LIKE ME, WHEN THE HOLIDAYS COME I SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT WREATH. I'M NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT I LIKE TO FIND THINGS OFF THE BEATEN PATH OR THAT I DON'T SEE ON EVERY DOOR. THIS YEAR, I MAY HAVE FOUND MY WREATH. YOU CAN BUY THE WREATHS BELOW AT THE CACTUS CENTER IN CALIFORNIA OR AT SIMPLY SUCCULENTS IN WISCONSIN.

LEATHER SO GOOD, YOU GOTTA SIT DOWN

2008-11-10T12:19:00.001-08:00

CHROME AND LEATHER LENDS ITSELF MODERN BUT WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO SEE THIS CHAIR PLACED IN A VINTAGE SETTING, WHERE THERE WERE "NO RULES" IN INTERIOR DESIGN.

FOUND THESE IN MOROCCO AT HOTEL AMANJENA AND OBSESSED ABOUT THEM THE ENTIRE TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING QUITE AS GOOD. POUFS SIMILAR TO THE ONES SHOWN CAN BE FOUND HERE.

WOVEN LEATHER, CAN'T GET ENOUGH. WORKING CHAIR BY BRUNO MATHSSON.

EASY CHAIRS BY ILLUM WIKKELSO

BUTTERFLY CHAIR IS EVERYWHERE BUT STILL DESERVES AN HONORABLE MENTION, ALWAYS BETTER IN LEATHER.

MID 20-th CENTURY FRENCH LEATHER CHAIR. LOVE THE TEARS, THE WORN LEATHER, NEVER MIND THE STORIES THAT WERE TOLD AND HEARD IN THIS SEAT.

CANYON CLUB CHAIR WITH SADDLE LEATHER AND AN ALUMINUM BASE. CLEAN AND MODERN AND STILL A LITTLE SOMETHING YOU DON'T EXPECT.

TUFTED LEATHER. AGED PERFECTLY.

IT'S A GAMBLE, CHEERS TO THE RISK. LEATHER ROCKER IN THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT...NO RULES?

OUT OF LINE

2008-11-08T05:26:00.001-08:00

STEPHANE TARTELIN
RED WALLTEBIRD BY BRIDGET FARMER
PARIS SKY BY EVAH JELTE

LADIES AND BUNNIES BY ALYSON FOX

GRENADE BY JACOB ARDEN MCLURE

YUP BY GUNNMGALLY
LOVERS ORIGINAL EMBROIDERY WORK BY LUCKY JACKSON
PRESAGIO DI PRIMAVERA BY GIANLUCA FOLI

BACK IN BLACK

2008-11-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

NOIR AT ITS FINEST. ROOM BY ARTIST, INTERIOR DESIGNER, AND ARCHITECT SELVAGGIA ARMANI.

JCREW CREATIVE DIRECTOR, JENNA LYONS BRAVELY SHOWCASES BLACK IN HER NY BROWNSTONE.

I COULDN'T RESIST. I HAD ALREADY FINISHED MY POST WHEN I RAN ACROSS THE "LESS IS MORE" LETTERPRESSED POSTER BY DOUGLAS WILSON. IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT REALLY ARE THE BEST.

LETTER PILLOWS WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH. CUSTOMIZE LETTERS, COLORS OR YOUR OWN MONOGRAM.IT'S A CLASSIC TWIST ON THE ROCKING HORSE, THE BLACK RABBIT ROCKER BY PLAYSAM.

DAISY HILL PLACEMAT

PATENT LEATHER BENCH BY MARIANA ANTINORI. I LOVE THE IDEA OF WOVEN LEATHER THESE DAYS, EVEN BETTER THAT IT'S PATENT.

MIDNIGHT CHANDELIER AT BEACHDWELLING.COM

SEA-URCHIN CHAIR MADE BY OOMS STUDIO AND DUTCH DESIGNER RACHEL VAN OUTVORST.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE NEW BLACK MOROCCAN WEDDING THROW. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO INCORPORATE THIS IN MY HOME.
THE ELIAS CHAIR, ONE CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A FEW SPLASHES OF IKEA.

2008-11-05T15:42:00.000-08:00

SEVILLE AT NIGHT