Month: June 2007

  • Over 400 exhibitors display their finery for interiors each year for four days in London at the 100% Design show (September 20-23). Some year I would love to visit, preferably with Grace from Design Sponge (or as I like to call her, DesignSponge SquarePants). Kuboaa Wallpaper will be there: And SoFar/SoNear: And Today Interiors/Natasha Marshall:

  • The design world lately is supporting rich and inspired handcrafted creations. In these times with the glut of technology, there is a sort of backlash that moves us to yearn for things real, things with a human touch. In this vein I want to share the work of some artisans. In the Uttar Pradesh region…

  • Love the frocks on Nina & Lola:

  • I'm fascinated by creative use of paper lately which lead me to discover artist/designer Isabelle de Borchgrave. Her collection of paper costumes is a feast:           Here is an excerpt from her site: "The collection of life-size paper costumes travelling throughout the world retraces the history of the last 300 years of fashion. Isabelle collaborated with Rita…

  • Thank you Virginia, from Style Will Save Us, for contacting me. I am over the moon to know about this fab site out of London. There is such a feast of great information here, including an interview with Flea Market Style author Emily Chalmers (Flea Market Style is Published by Ryland Peters & Small. Credit…

  • I recently received some recognition from sweet Vanessa of Turquoise and lovely Lisa at San Francisco Apartment Therapy. Muchisimas gracias ladies!!