Clare’s Girls

I’m revisiting the work of Clare Elsaesser today because I’m in the market...

Sancia

Travel was the main inspiration for the designing duo behind Australian label Sancia.  Designer Heidi Semetka and Angus Plate dreamed up their first collection of handbags while on a trip through Mexico, where they were influenced by the traditional…

Sarah K. Benning

How darling are these embroidered works of art by artist Sarah K. Benning? Inspired by the outdoor landscapes and indoor gardens in Menorca, Spain, where she recently relocated from New York, Sarah starts each piece with…

Rose Quartz

Pink is having a major moment right now. We’ve been spotting the soft...

Winden

To support her love of slow fashion, jeweler Rebecca Mapes started her blog To Know Wear to highlight independent designers who value local and eco-friendly manufacturing processes. She recently launched a capsule collection of ever so dainty…

Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin

Austin has been on our wish list of places to travel to for years and quite honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken us this long to finally pay this eclectically cool city a visit. If you haven’t been,…

What A Racquet

I am constantly blown away by the creative way in which people repurpose things. Who knew that the same vintage tennis and badminton racquet, that I’m always spotting at thrift stores, make for the perfect…

Erdem Pre-Fall 2016

Leave it to Erdem Moralioglu to breathe such refined beauty and modern romance into demure silhouettes inspired by the Edwardian era, flowers as basic as carnations, and something as overplayed as ostrich feathers. Everything he touches turns to pure gold. If only my…

American Textiles

I’ve always been fascinated by the manufacturing process – the maker in me has...

Layered Rugs

I’ve amassed an excessive collection of small Turkish kilims and ethnic, handwoven rugs over the years – all of which are just piling up in a storage closet. I can’t help it, I’m addicted to textiles! And now that…

Haphazardly Wrapped

These are paintings. Yes, paintings! Super hyperrealistic oil paintings by Swedish artist Yrjö...

The Big Easy

I can’t remember what inspired our entire family to take Thanksgiving on the...