Congratulations Sam and Dave! I love Sam’s striped robe.
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From the category archives:
Design Scout
These electric blue framed city posters ($38, includes the frame) by Binth caught my eye this morning… London, Paris, New York, Berlin (plus Chicago and San Francisco). A set of four would look sweet in a nursery or in an entry way. Since each print only measures 8 x 10, multiples are critical for making a statement. I hate the “etsy” effect … a tiny print or two on a sea of a white wall.
Found thanks to this morning’s Stroller Traffic newsletter…
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I’ve been lusting after a Kindle recently since a couple of good friends (who also happen to be new moms) are Kindle fanatics. My father is a writer and I grew up in a house filled to the brim with books. My reservations about the Kindle are two-fold a) I don’t want another device to charge and (b) I like to see the physical books I’ve read lined up on my bookshelf. I suppose I could always buy cheap used copies of the books I read on my Kindle that I LOVED, but that seems a little nuts. It’s a pickle, this technology thing.
All of this is preamble to explain why I was delighted to see the work of Jane Mount. She paints bookshelves and will do a custom portrait of your favorite shelf at home. I love this idea and think it makes a perfect gift for the reader or writer in your life!
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My absolute favorite guide to Paris — I take it every time I go to Paris and mark where I’ve been. Each page is a detailed map of a section of the city. Easy to use, easy to stash in your bag, and means you’re never alone! They make these maps for most cities — I always buy one before I go somewhere new.
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Leigh had her baby! A warm welcome to Walker Emerson Alexander. You are already a Marvelous Kiddo.
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How did I miss that Kolo came out with a fantastic looking modular travel diary/journal/scrapbooking system in March?
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As many of you know, I’m studying for my master’s in the history of design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Musem. So, you can imagine my delight when I saw the new column over at Design*Sponge, Past + Present, written by my friend (and Cooper Hewitt alum) Amy Azzarito. The bi-weekly column focuses on the history of designed objects accompanied by a related DIY project (genius!). The first installment featured the history of chandeliers and a fun DIY project turning a chandelier into a beside lamp. This week’s column was on the history of the fork. I can’t wait for the next installment!
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I love Joanna’s posts on dressing like a french woman. However, since I’m shapped more like a croissant than a baguette these striped Baggu bags ($4-$6) are as close as I get to french chic. I ordered one regular sized and two baby Baggu bags and have been jaunting around town feeling quietly chic. The baby bags are great for fruits and vegetables (a round watermelon fits perfectly!), as a sweet little handbag, as a wine bottle tote. The bigger bag holds grocieries, the little bags, flowers from the flower market.
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How lovely is this necklace designed by a friend and now available at Anthroplogie? (I’m giddy for her!).
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I’ve long been a fan of children’s toy shop ROMP and was delighted to hear that ROMP’s proprietress Jenn LaBelle has a new adult-focused shop, TWINE. She writes “TWINE is more value in less goods and the everyday usefulness of joy, beauty, light, humor, color and love.” Sounds like a prescription for all of us to live by, especially in this new economy. My sister gave Alex one of these sweet wooden giraffes and it is my favorite thing in his nursery. I could, and do, look at it for hours.
Then, I’m loving this Japanese fish paperweight, also from TWINE. So chic, so simple.
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Totally loving the papergoods over at Parcel, including these faux bois journals (I loved faux bois before it was trendy, and continue to even as it is a totally done fad). I’m a loyalist.
Oh and these little boxes are adorable!
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I can’t wait for Mad Men to return to the little screen this season. AMC and Banana Republic are holding a cyber casting call for a walk-on role on Mad Men and Porter is in the running for a walk-on role in the show. Vote here (click all 5 stars…)! See more over at Hollister’s site.
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