Animal Lamps

Made from glazed earthenware and coupled with Parisian silk lamp shades, these animal-inspired table lamps by Atelier Abigail Ahern are playful, witty, and classy kitsch! I clearly need the bulldog lamp . . . (Atelier Abigail Ahern table lamps…

Wren Spring 2012

Drawing inspiration from Americana, the coming of age film The Last Picture Show, and modern influences like Lana Del Rey, Melissa Coker is channeling a 50s meets 60s aesthetic in her spring collection for Wren. Femininity with a…

Peacock Pavillions

Morocco has been at the top of my wish list of places to visit for the longest time. And now, more than ever, I feel the need to make the journey. It’s time. But with…

Kanon + San Francisco

Earlier this week Kanon Vodka officially launched in San Francisco. To celebrate this befitting union of sustainable vodka with one the most eco-friendly cities in the country, they threw a fabulous dinner party at the…

Guy Laramee

Apparently, Brian Dettmer isn’t the only über-talented sculptor cutting into books. Guy Laramee, an interdisciplinary artist, is best known for transforming the edges of vintage dictionaries, hardbacks, and encyclopedias into meticulously detailed landscapes with plateaus, temples, mountains, and valleys.…

MiH Jeans

After spending a week in Mexico, I am dreaming of warm weather again and the ease of dressing that goes along with it. MiH‘s spring collection is perfectly casual and bohemian with scalloped shorts, indigo…

DIY Satsuma Candle

A friend of mine DIYed her own candles, made from the peels of Satsuma oranges, for a recent dinner party. I was so excited by this simple yet clever idea, I had to share the tutorial on…

Tapestried Creatures

Frederique Morrel and her husband Aaron Levin are best known for their needlepoint covered fiberglass sculptures. The design duo scours garage sales and flea markets in search of vintage tapestries and discarded embroidery to create these one of…

Odette

I just spent the last hour perusing Jennifer Sarkilahti‘s collection of delicate and organic...

Twilight Room

Do you remember that unforgettable scene in Auntie Mame with the fabulously far-fetched,...