17 February 2010
Check your head.
These hats will make any cold day glorious. Brrrr.. Check these gorgeous hats from Glorious Hats. A random flickr find.
03 February 2010
Spring is coming.....I hope.
Just a few updates in my etsy shop, Vernon Ave. I am SO READY for spring. The colors, the smells, the WARM weather. Cheers and enjoy. I can daydream can't I (about spring that is.) 08 January 2010
Oh Vivienne, How I love thee...
I have admired Vivienne Westwood for a very long time. Shall I just say since I had a purple mohawk and purple plaid pants to match the mohawk. The mohawk is gone but my adoration still lives on for punk and all its goodness. Vivienne brought punk and new wave fashion into the main stream. I am always excited when she does a modern day punk collaboration with the right folks. So……wait for it…. Vivienne Westwood wallpaper! Yes, you can coat your walls with the best punk plaid (uh, die, die, die for) or modern designs ever from her fashion collections. Delve into the designs of a post punk hero! Available at Cole & Son.
20 November 2009
23 October 2009
Luscious
This new ric rac from Riley Blake Designs is just luscious and has the air of days gone by. I want every color. You can see more here in my favorite fabric shop on Etsy, Fabric Shoppe.
14 October 2009
Splat!
With names like Honeycomb, Big Drip, and Chocolate Splat, these clocks with their high design and functionality are a hit. Pilot Design have clocks worthy of collecting more than just one.10 October 2009
Flickr Findings
08 October 2009
06 October 2009
30 September 2009
Scandinavia, Playboy, and Me
Mid-Century modern is an architectural, interior and product design form that generally describes mid-20th century developments in modern design, architecture, and urban development from roughly 1933 to 1965. Scandinavia was a huge part of this movement and remains, in my opinion, some of the best design ever. Enter Jens Risom. One of the first Danish pioneers of design to bring Scandinavian values of function and craftsmanship to the United States. Jens Risom was part of a new vanguard that helped establish post-war America's leadership role in modern furniture design and manufacturing. Risom, who, with Hans Knoll, began priming the market for modern design as early as 1941 with the Risom-designed 600 line for Knoll. It included the first Knoll chair ever. During their 120th Commencement Ceremonies, The Rhode Island School of Design conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree on Risom, noting he was "one of the most influential furniture designers of the 20th century."
Enter Playboy. The Danish-American furniture designer recalls: “Playboy wanted to become highbrow, you know. It never really worked, but they started out with a big series on architects, and then there was one on furniture designers. The center-fold, which normally pictured a lovely, yummy girl, was instead replaced by a picture of six male furniture designers!” Though the enlightened editorial direction at Playboy in the early 1960s didn’t stick, DWR can attest that the magazine was onto something.
Enter Me. On one of my thrifting adventures I became a very lucky girl. I saw a piece of furniture that I really liked but absolutely did not need. It was in great condition but was going to be trouble to get home and where to put it. It stayed in my mind for several days so I went back with my fiancé and he loved it. As we were checking it out he noticed the paper label and signature. It was a Jens Risom original. Needless to say, $45.00 later, we were the proud owner of design history. I am a lucky girl. yes, I said $45.00
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