October 21, 2011

Harbinger

A while back, I did a post on Harbinger, one of my favorite shops in Los Angeles. In the intervening months, the fabulous proprietors, Joe Lucas and Parrish Chilcoat, have moved to a larger (and tonier) location on the happening La Cienega corridor. Their new space is a total treasure trove and I was shreiking out loud like a little schoolgirl as I moved through, discovering one gorgeous thing after another. There are perfectly composed niches throughout the store, showcasing the delicious range of objects on sale to their fullest potential. I want to live in these vignettes!

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April 18, 2011

TRADhome

The combination of a nasty cold + my birthday has kept me from from blogging for the past few days but never fear, I am back!  While I was illin’, I got a chance to check out the latest e-zine, TRADhome and am pleased to report that it is well worth a read.  (In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that they were kind enough to ask me to contribute to a story on fresh takes on Louis XVI chairs, which I will post separately).  That said, I genuinely think this love child from the editors of Lonny and Traditional Home is a winner.  It is chock full of good stories, resources and design – my only beef would be that at 347 pages, it’s a little overwhelming!  Don’t let that deter you, though.  Arm yourself with a big cup of coffee and dig in.  I have pulled out a few highlights below but I am just scratching the surface of this new design tome. First up, I was thrilled to see a piece on Ferrick Mason fabrics and its designers, Brian Ferrick and Alex Mason.  I have been a fan of their fabric for a while now and you can see why (from top, Warfield in orange and blue, Calliandra in green and brown and Criss Cross in orange and brown):
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March 4, 2011

Party Time!

Recently, I was fortunate to be invited to two fabulous parties and thought it only right to share. The first was a delicious seated dinner at Christopher Farr’s divine gallery to introduce Farrow & Ball’s luscious new color palette of paints. I must say, the guest list was chock full of an exciting array of design pros: Peter Dunham, Kathryn Ireland, Oliver Furth, Kim Alexandriuk, Joe Lucas, Parrish Chilcoat, Pat McGann, Gary Gibson, Meg Joannides, and Ron Woodson, to name drop a few. All of the walls in the gallery had been painted in one of the new shades from Farrow & Ball and then paired with a rug or fabric from Christopher Farr’s incredible collection. Take a look at the results:

Oh my god, I am in love with this Anni Albers rug!
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