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::: Ikat tile :::

Luster — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:22:45 +0000

I am playing catch up this week and am completely bogged down between work and personal life so I’ll resume with new posts next week. I have some Fall fashion picks lined up and some guest posts – so stay tuned! In the meantime, check out this new Ikat tile from Ravenna Mosaics. How gorgeous would it be as an accent wall?

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Spotted via Christine Martinez on Pinterest. Photos by Ravenna Mosaics

::: Glam animals :::

Luster — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:58:35 +0000

The gentlemen behind Patch NYC recently launched their re-designed online store filled with curiousities of all sorts, but I am especially loving these hand painted ceramic animal plates with 22 kt detailing by Waylande Gregory.

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::: Supermarket Sarah :::

Luster — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:36:04 +0000

I just found out about this very interesting online store concept called Supermarket Sarah founded by Sarah Bagner, who left the corporate world behind to open her own shop. She lives around the corner from Portobello Road in London (where she also has a booth) and she creates a wall display of her items for sale which you can view, and then click on each individual item to purchase. The items are usually one of a kind, and often support independent designers. I love this new style of visual merchandising – what a cool idea. Check her out!

Images via supermarketsarah.com

Metallics to Love ::: Animals

Luster — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:46:32 +0000

Animals rule…period.

1. My favorite wallpaper of all time: Zebras by Scalamandre made famous by Gino’s restaurant on the Upper East Side (now sadly closed) and Margot Tenenbaum’s bathroom. I have dreamed about owning this wallpaper for years! Check out Habitually Chic’s post about it here. The red colorway is the most popular, but I also love this black & gold foil version, and the Safari Brown version as well.

2. Woodsy post earrings

3. Antiqued giraffe tapers

4. White gold salmon leather drum, white hake leather cushions made with recycled canvas underside and white hake skin footstool from MUMO UK, spotted at ICFF this weekend. Normally, I am not in favor of skins but MUMO is working with recycled materials: “Waste skins from restaurants are bought and vegetal tanned into leather. All water and dyes recycled and re used.”

5. Bronze & wool sheep

6. Crocodile belt

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::: Game On :::

Luster — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:34:25 +0000

Have you noticed the return of old-fashioned games? I especially love the beauty of the wood finishes and dashing stripes of color. The handmade arrows are particularly swoon worthy by Brooklyn based Fredericks & Mae. Perfect companions for a weekender. Warm weather cannot come soon enough!

{Clockwise left to right:} FB Collection Frescobols via The Cool Hunter | Hand made arrows by Fredericks and Mae sold at Jumelle | Bocce Set | Backgammon sets | Vintage Badminton | FB Collection Frescobols | Hand made arrows by Fredericks and Mae | Croquet Set

Metallics to Love ::: White & Gold

Luster — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:26:03 +0000

1. Mida necklace | 2. Burnished Organiza Gown { I am bananas over the sequin bust detail } | 3. Nick and the Candlestick by Lindsey Adelman | 4. Triple feather bracelet | 5. Giraffe ring dish | 6. Bird Bookmark | 7. gold polka dot bowl | 8. Yuzen handmade paper | 9. Max Bill Table clock

Stay tuned for a DIY Metallics to Love project I am working on, that I’ll reveal next week!

Architectural Digest ::: Home Design Show

Luster — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:50:06 +0000

I had a great time this weekend checking out the Architectural Digest Home show with Kimberly Lewis. The show was bigger than I had anticipated, and loved seeing so many New York/Brooklyn based artists and designers. Here are a few of my favorites from the show:

Glass lighting and objects by Furthur Design

Angle Shelves by Andrea Summerton of ALS Designs. I liked this faceted take on wall shelves and imagined it might be a great alternative to an entry way table in a small NY apartment.

Ceramic lighting with a metal interior skeleton called Cmesh by Scott Daniel Design.

Balancing Blocks by Fort Standard caught my eye at the Gift Fair in January but I failed to write down the company’s name, so I was excited to find them again at this show. Created by Brooklyn designers Gregory Buntain and Ian Collings, the blocks are hand made in Red Hook, Brooklyn from repurposed hardwood scrap collected from local furniture shops. They can be utilized as a game for all ages, as well as admired as a set of objects with their appealing soft finish and vintage color palette.

Lighting by Lindsey Adelman Studio. I wish I had a photo of her newest piece she showed called Burst which incorporates her trademark hand blown glass bulbs mixed with textured metals and makes it almost reminiscent of clustered jewelry. Perhaps it will be on her site later in the Spring when design season is in full swing.

This custom made record storage cabinet by Atocha Design really won me over. It was gorgeously made with smooth grainy wood and long rectangular gold pulls, and was wishing my husband and I could organize our record collection in this bespoke beauty. Jennifer Levin Atocha, Founder and Creative Director, created this piece after being unsatisfied with keeping her collection hidden away on shelves and not being able to see and enjoy the record covers, only the spines. My feelings precisely about how our existing record storage is not suiting our needs functionally or aesthetically. This one goes on my wishlist.

For more exhibitors and show information, visit the Architectural Digest Home show website.

::: Metallics to Love :::

Luster — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:23 +0000

I found so many swoon-worthy metallics this week, that I just had to do another edition. This one has a bit of an “old is new” feel.

::: Metallics to Love :::

Luster — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:10 +0000

1. Metallic world map via Wit & Whistle

2. Tom Dixon Copper Pendant Lamp

3. Henri Bendel Flats

4. Reversible Sequin Clutch

5. Gold and Silver Molla cuffs

6. Harry Allen gold piggy bank {this has been all over the place, but couldn’t resist adding it}

7. Art Deco Retro Vintage clock via Lonny {This stopped me in my tracks. So gorgeous. Possibly the best table clock…ever}

8. Messy ball chain necklace

9. Kena Kai Gold Laptop Case {an excuse for me to want a 13″ Laptop rather than my 15″. How silly is that.}

::: Color dip :::

Luster — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:00:33 +0000

I’m so ready for spring and summer with all these color dipped beauties. Makes me want to start dip dyeing everything…