pierre guariche

lamp. france, 1955

love it. love it. brass balancing rods and laquered metal. the lamp above is lit from the bottom and the top. by pierre guariche.


lamp. france, 1951

franco albini

rocking chair by franco albini. italy, 1940.

jamb.

these lighting chains will make ALL the difference in the world. super fine indeed. i also love the golbe lantern below. both from jamb..

again, this room is busier with doo-dads than i personally care for, but i like the nailhead panelling (above) for a study. also, for someone with a book problem like myself, i like the bookshelves behind the bed. in a small space you could build that bookshelf between the studs on an interior wall, not encroaching on valuable space. however, i do get the feeling this is terrible feng shui. check out the portfolio at bilhuber and associates.

nicholas haslam

central london townhouse den. i love the colors here, and even though it is a little busier than i personally would have it, i like the fact it looks well lived in.

the paolo moschino for nicholas haslam website offers a beautiful interiors portfolio on top of some lovely furniture, fabric and lighting selections. worth a visit for sure.


trespolo standing lamp


rosewood paris side tables


chinoiserie dining chairs


zebra linen


i think this panelling is beautiful with the chandelier. if they were to ask my opinion, which somehow i doubt, i would only change the chairs.

sergey jivetin

"intersection" brooch, my favorite


"cupola" brooch

sergey jivetin crafted this collection from watch hands. there are some beautiful cupola pieces on his flash site. i would like one to put under glass. love his work.


"coordinate sweep" earrings

felieke van der leest

camouflage deer with target pants. 2003 * textiles, rubber, gold, coral, shell, pearl * photo: eddo hartmann

in looking for felieke van der leest, i realized i had shown her work before. i just felt the deer in target pants was too good to pass up, so here she is again. my 8 year old vegan son would not approve. felieke also has a new book showcasing the last 10 years of her jewelery.


rocky the rock penguin alias the stork, 2006 * brooch, textile, plastic, gold, cubic zirkonia

shingo furukawa

typo-matic sweetheart (machine), 2002 * steel, copper, brass, found materials * photo: shingo furukawa

i think these machines by metalsmith shingo furukawa are interesting. typo-matic sweetheart is my favorite of these two. his work is hard for me to find. i would love to see more if any of you are in the know!


untitled (feather and egg) * steel, brass, feather & found objects * 2005

maría brito

maría brito * can’t anyone untie us, 2006 * a man and a woman tied together with ropes, struggling to get loose and crying out to be untied quickly? either i am mistaken, or they are two people who have been forced to marry * polymer clay.

bernice steinbaum gallery

if i had a baby,

i would put these in the nursery. chariot bookends(top) and moorish chest (bottom). i never used a changing table, but i reckon you could put a little cushion on the chest. from wisteria.

tania radda

pearl tea pot by tania radda.

jess shaw

underwater chandelier

i have been hanging on to a photo of the blackbird light for a couple of years. i should order one already. i REALLY want it. made to order by by jess shaw.


blackbird, my favorite

everyday beauty

what a beautiful place to live. what a beautiful WAY to live.

i get up in the morning, get into my big metal car and head out into the asphalt and the buildings and the street signs. these two wake up, throw a colorful embroidered blanket on their yak, and set off through the woods listening to their footsteps, the yak's bell, and the rush of this beautiful place. photograph somewhere in south west china by guillaume de laubier.

paris apartment

photograph by stephen clement for residences.

bleu nature

driftwood, hemp, pebbles, stones and flat rocks, raw linen, boiled wool, leather, skins, teak, slate and petrified wood. bleu nature.

wall sconce

click here.

frank buchwald

BRILLIANT!! BRILLIANT!! i think these are so exciting, they give me butterflies in my stomach. maschinenleuchten (machine lights) by frank buchwald. of them he says:

"for me, the idea of the machine lights developed over many years of dealing with the nature of modern technology, especially the mechanical artifacts of the industrial age. it is associated for me with the realization that an independent reality which withdraws itself from human access, exists behind the manifest appearances of mechanical objects and secretly determines the world of the machines." …excerpt from a conversation with the philosopher gerhard schwarz, berlin, february 2005.

jean-louis deniot

jean-louis deniot rolled out my favorite color combinations in this little apartment. his portfolio is fantastic and the jim thompson fabric on the bed cushions really knock me out. a silvery blue giraffe. love it.



photographs by xavier bejot for maison francaise.

shoko koike

koike shoko making waves in male-dominated japanese ceramics. she had a nice boost early on from the fabulous kenzo takada, whom her father had taught in the 60's.


daiichi arts

madeline weinrib atelier

ikat chocolate carpet


brooke slate carpet


iris daphne yardage

mmmmm.....madeline weinrib. love it all.

bird

i am so taken with this bird. i want to pick it up. i love the curves and the patina and the strange way it sits on backwards knees. it is so pretty for a bird that is not so pretty. i can not explain it. silver and gilt wood, first century bc.

charles hollis jones

acrylic furniture by charles hollis jones

show fear

i LOVE the art direction for this byzance article "show fear". these two pages face each other. absolutely brilliant. byzance, march - april 2007.

window shopping

john houshmand

rikke jakobsen

dfc

liz collins

kenzo

jay jeffers

jeffers design group. great color sense.