30.april.08

sigh.  i came across a new find today- british -based, graham and green.  it reminds me of a grown- up anthropologie. here's a few of my favs..including ANGEL WINGS- which seem to be appearing everywhere now.  i love the vintage 20's feel of the glass furniture, with delicate lighting and  modern accessories.  i particularly like their resin coral pieces, they look authentic without destroying the oceans.

25. april. 08

Renowned for its lovely blond woods and delicate color palette dominated by pale blues, Sweden is a country of simple and elegant interior design. I love the essence of Swedish design: clean lines, pale hues, natural materials, a powerful sense of light and space, and fresh folk-art charm. my must haves include Gustavian furniture, Mora clocks, chandeliers, and antique sleighs.

22. april. 08

The artist who did the most to humanize Minimalism without sentimentalizing it was Eva Hesse. Dying of brain cancer at thirty-four, an age at which most artist's careers are barely under way, she left a truncated body of work but one of remarkable power: an instrument of feeling that spoke of an inner life, sometimes fraught with anxiety... I first learned about Eva Hesse while I was in undergraduate school, studying art history at Brown.  Hesse had the capacity to entertain doubt, be vulnerable and see absurdity.  She walked an exquisitely defined edge joining proportion and emotion.  Looking at her work is inspiring, gripping, challenging, and forceful.

21. april. 08

loving this! really, i'm speechless.  vintage. art. three dimensional. risque. unique.  now we'll all be running out to vintage stores. so that's what you can do with vintage "underpinnings" as my grandmother used to say....

18. april. 08

inspired by a fresh start, i started my spring cleaning/organizing all the odds and ends i've collected. 

Couldn't resist these dishtowels from lush designs... 

 






a pretty new spring purse and ipod

new storage boxes from ikea- perfect size for  cd's/dvds

inspiration board...a visual spot for current ephemera inspiration laying about

laundry style...with an elanbach bag (or make your own from fabric scraps)

why can't i ever find my keys and mail? 
solution: pretty new letter rack from birchcraft made "prettier" with a light mint green wash