My friend Cait, shared this discovery with me. This chandelier by Stuart Haygarth is made out of discarded eye glass lenses. I love the placement of individual lenses such that together they produce the spherical, floating shape. You can apply this same principal to create one yourself out of other materials. Remember these other lamp diy’s? Check them out for inspiration for how materials can come together for a new found function.
Xavier Veilhan’s show at Versailles was spectacular. I wish I could have seen it in person. Remember the facets motif trend?
Not to downplay Xavier’s work by any means, there is always a circular relationship in fine art, fashion, interior and furniture design. I particularly like his faceted men statues. Of his project, Xavier states, “This is a project that is dynamic, classical, open and universal, aiming to establish a new bond between visitors to the place and the spaces they come into contact with.”
The Mountain Bar in Chinatown (Los Angeles) is always worth a visit, if nothing else, to get a glimpse of the interior. The red walls bleed red paint and the custom made Jorge Pardo bug-like lanterns hang low from the tall ceiling. This is definitly more than just a bar. It is [...]
South Africa’s award winning homes and lifestyle magazine “House and Leisure” has some amazing modern interiors. Recently obsessed with gray, taupe and white color schemes, I find this composition especially pleasing to the eye. From eclectic, modern chairs to the white table with softer, Victorian lines there is lots to love here. [...]
I love these blocks vases and light by Chris Kirby. These works are a part of his negative series which showed at Design Tide Tokyo. Check out his site for other noteworthy creations.
I am so excited to see more and more untraditional materials and representations in ceramics. Remember the form and function [...]
I have a friend visiting from Bristol who says the word around town is that Banksy’s mother lives up the street in Bristol. The controversy surrounding the artist’s real identity seems to be an ongoing discussion. I really love his work and admire his true artistic abilities. My friend wanted to bring [...]
Ann Hamilton’s “mattering” single handedly woke me up to thinking about spaces and creating space experiences. I discovered this piece many years ago and it marks the beginning of my love of installation art and later interior design.
Ann used a canopy of red-orange silk and fans to create a hovering effect. Below [...]
I attended the Trina Turk for Schumacher collection launch party on Wednesday. It took place in her beautiful home in Los Feliz. Her collection consists of some wonderful prints. This photo is compliments of photographer Mike Gardner who was photographing the event and collection for C magazine. Trina’s prints are great for outdoor [...]
Are you familiar with pop-up greeting card books? There are some really impressive things one can do by making precise incisions on paper. Thinking about the concept of cutting and thus creating negative space got me contemplating how that can translate into furniture, accessories or lighting. Just in time I came [...]
I love this collection of modern, whimsical vases. This is a shortlist pick from The World of Interiors. I particularly like the ‘Shade’ vase by Front Design. It is however 1000 GBP. Therefore I consider it a sort of couture of modern vases. If only Rossana Orlandi worked for cheaper. [...]
