smart, stylish, slightly romantic design
02/07/2011
Check out Brooklyn's best!
It’s all about Brooklyn (Flea) « collective The Brooklyn Flea has been getting lots of press in recent weeks: from Garance Dore’s visit to this week’s Street Style section of Time Out New York. In related fashion news, posts this past Friday on Refinery 29 and Daily Candy nominated Brooklyn’s five most “lust-worthy” up & coming designers & pr
02/04/2011
Nostalgia a la mode
Lady Marlene « collective So my dear friend & fashion colleague, Rebecca, has started a blog about her 2011 New Year’s Resolution: she’s resolved to not buy any NEW clothing, shoes, or accessories for the entire year! However, she is allowing herself “to purchase at consignment or vintage shops occasionally;” so on our way
02/02/2011
Indulge...
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02/01/2011
Any projects you're working on during this stay-indoors winter weather?
knit one, purl (soho) two « collective The plan was to go here today with my friend, check out some Japanese cotton prints, purchase new thread for new projects, & as always, stare at the yarns, wishing I’d more faithfully take up knitting. (I’ve been daydreaming about recreating my grandmother’s 70s grey bulky yarn beret that I wore all
01/25/2011
Textile Tuesdays
I could sleep on $700 sheets « collective Some nights ago, I dreamt that I slept in the woods on an enormous sleigh bed dressed with the most luxurious sheets you could imagine. I could feel them against my skin, & now I realize this could be my reality (save the enormous sleigh bed in the woods, but who knows?) if I could get a set of cust
01/24/2011
Remember these?
supershades « collective Remember these? & Trapper Keepers? Apparently, Mead no longer makes SuperShades, but they’ve reissued the Trapper Keeper—”the iconic school supply that defined organization is back & better than ever!” They certainly defined my primary & secondary education.
01/23/2011
"Helping New Yorkers live big lives in small spaces."
my art studio & 2nd home « collective You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
01/21/2011
What are your favorite mags?
just arrived… « collective You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
01/19/2011
"I want" Wednesday
light & shadows « collective (She’s my dear & very talented friend & sometimes painting partner I mentioned yesterday. & she’s an amazing art professor to boot. If it weren’t for her & our serendipitous meeting this time four years ago, I’m not sure I would’ve resumed my own painting. Her work reminds me why I love this city so
01/18/2011
now i know my abc’s « collective I’m amazed that it’s taken me this long to write about ABC Carpet & Home, given that it’s, hands-down, my favorite place to visit/shop/eat/attend events/daydream about in NYC! For me, it’s one of the most enchanting retail experiences: a visual feast, an aesthetic tonic. (It also has the best Santa
01/17/2011
A Sunday on the Island of Manhattan « collective … where you can sit under a tree & read a book; play hide & seek behind a rock or ride on a seesaw with your kids; enjoy a picnic of Mexicue tacos with friends; take an “outdoor” yoga class; compete in games of bocce ball or croquet; bask in the heat-lamp sun; find shelter from the cold…
“Inspiration. Curated.” « collective The textile shows Premiere Vision & Direction took place this week at the Metropolitan Pavilion & the historic Altman Building. (The Altman building was built in the 1890s as the carriage house for the B. Altman department store; oh, to live in that New York!) I attended, all bundled up in my winter