i just splurged and bought two collages from etsy shop curbside treasure. i was swayed by her beautiful color-themed collections. i picked up two green prints (above and below) but you can browse from a stunning collection of red, pinks and blues. click here for more information and to shop at curbside treasure.
April, 2007
Monday April 30th, 2007
pinkfest 07
sorry guys, today is all about pink for me. i keep stumbling across fantastic pink designs in my morning research so today might lean a bit towards my new favorite hue. this beautiful print is from restlessthings at etsy. gocco printed on a old book page, “showed you the air” is available right here for…
pink
mmmm….pink. i can’t get enough pink right now. thankfully for ac the obsession if more of a visual one and less of a purchasing one. this lampshade by johanna basford at rockett st. george is just too pretty for words. it’s available right here if you’re feeling the pink love, too. pink not your thing?…
paul isabella
designer paul isabella sent over some of his work and i was intrigued by a number of his pieces. paul is currently a student at the savannah college of arts and design (where i’ll be speaking on may 15th if you’re in the area!) and designed a series of products with wonderful sense of playfulness….
j brooke patterson
i spent this past weekend with ac’s family in westerly, ri and mystic, ct. while it wasn’t exactly a mecca of contemporary design, i stumbled upon a designer that i had to post here. j brooke patterson is an artist living and working in oakland california- she makes these beautiful little pieces from real quail,…
Friday April 27th, 2007
just in…
new from brooklyn’s brave space: the hollow dining set. this eco-friendly bamboo dining set allows for 6 person seating and has a hollow space below the table surface for easy storage of napkins or other dining accessories. you can check out the hollow set and much more from brave space at this year’s brooklyn designs.
sarah ridgley
i love a good mongrammed accessory- there’s something wonderfully preppy chic about the whole look. mixed in with modern pieces monograms and initials can be such a nice pop of detail. these letterpressed initial coasters from sarah ridgley are only $10 per set and have such a nice monogrammed feel to them. maybe sarah would…
doe sf
i’ve been searching for the perfect ring holder for a few weeks now…and just found it. i was looking through doe‘s site and found these lovely little japanese bird dishes. i splurged and ordered both the ring holder and bowl version- i think i’ll use the bowl for a soap dish in the bathroom. it’s…
daily newbies
just wanted to post a little reminder about the new products over at the hg trends section: 10 new products, 5 of which won’t take more than $100 out of your bank account. arch digest just relaunched their site and has a new weekly column of “under $100″, which i thought was odd (ok, more…
craig anczelowitz
designer craig anczelowitz sent over a link to his beautiful cermaic work that was shown last week in bangkok during the “B.I.G.” fair. craig has been designing ceramics for a company based in the northern thai city, chiang mai for the past few years but is a native new yorker who worked for 10 years…
thank you
i just wanted to extend a few quick thank you’s. i certainly didn’t want to let the end of victoria’s guest blog go unnoticed but milan crept up on me. she did such a fantastic blog and was such a hit with everyone- thank you so much to victoria for her fantastic work. you can…
lovely, dark and deep
i’m constantly in awe of the talent that came out of one single family: sisters lisa congdon and stephanie of little birds are having what promises to be an amazing show at doe sf on may 4. “lovely, dark and deep” will feature soft sculptures and woodland creatures from stephanie and paintings and collages from…
jonathan liu
the best i could ever manage with an etch-a-sketch was a simple house shape or maybe a lop sided cloud. but artist jonathan liu has taken etch-a-sketch art to a whole new level with his custom pieces. this raven design was done for amy ruppel but you can view more of jonathan’s etch-a-sketch work right…
three sheets 2 the wind
jenny at three sheets sent over some of her latest work last week- i’m loving the marigold yellow she uses (ah, the color of the season) and the new tulip and trees print. you can buy the new prints in pillow or artwork form right here. be sure to browse the specialty section, too- there’s…
Thursday April 26th, 2007
denyse schmidt
this week’s last sneak peek belongs to quilting queen, denyse schmidt. it was such a treat to catch a glimpse into her beautiful home along the long island shore- i hope you’ll enjoy it as much as i did. as always, you can click here for extra, full-sized photos of denyse’s home. thanks again to…
serrote notebook
i go through notebooks like there’s no tomorrow. i never managed to finish them but my standard MO is to obsess over one and fill it with all sorts of to-do lists and then somehow manage to lose the notebook on my way to or from work. so, if you’re ever on the F train…
hammocks and high tea
i just wanted to extend a congratulations to the lovely karen at clothes-pin on the debut of her new stationery line, hammocks and high tea, inspired by her south american upbringing. click here for more info on karen’s new line.
yellow
i’ll take yellow anywhere i can get it these days. along with red, it’s a color i’m consuming (visually) in copious amounts right now. this sunny dandelion tray and embroidered pillow at anthropologie are even cuter in person and have just the right amount of yellow in them. you can pick up the tray right…
antlers…
i was puzzled by this headline in the styles section of the ny times: “The chic new design element of the season? Why it’s the antler, naturally.” new? this season?
kiki van eijk
just wanted to point out the kiki van eijk post over here. i was totally smitten with her booth at the via tortona in milan and thought you guys might like it, too. lots of yellow (lots) and a really fantastic new scissor pattern. click here for several more pieces and a look at her…
