Hey peeps. I am hustling to finish up and get on the road for a beautiful Memorial Day weekend in Santa Barbara en famille. Didn’t want to leave you high and dry, though, so I thought I’d share a fantastic little moment I happened upon in the grungy warehouse section just south of downtown LA.
As I was walking around Chelsea, I happened to glance down and noticed the fabulous design on the manhole cover I was stepping on.
I took a picture to remind myself of the pattern (how great repeated on a fabric?) and the next thing I knew, I was snapping away. There is an incredible array of design on the covers throughout the area so I thought it only right that I share. Enjoy and remember that art and design are everywhere. Enjoy!
Let’s start our street tour of London with one of the most enigmatic business name I have ever seen. As I was walking to the Tube stop, I came across this:
What does it mean? Is it an old-fashioned term for child rearing training (and if so, what on earth are they teaching?) The word “craft” throws me and takes me to a very witchy place. Has too much Twilight and Harry Potter colored my thinking? What about you? Read the rest of this post »
Sorry for the delayed post today. A bit too much holiday cheer over the weekend has got me moving more slowly than usual. When I wasn’t reveling, I was out and about doing holiday shopping and running errands and couldn’t help but notice some amazing street art cropping up around West Hollywood. Well, I guess street art isn’t a fair characterization in all cases. The first “installation” I saw was on the corner of Orlando and 3rd. It appears that the owner of this commercial building decided to take a page from my beloved Sol LeWitt when s/he painting their ground floor like this:
Hey people. I’m Molly Luetkemeyer (loot-kah-my-er, just so we can get that out of the way). I have been a practicing interior designer at my firm, M. Design Interiors for the past 10 years (for the full back story, check out my about page). My ongoing mission is to guide clients to create personal, comfortable, chic homes that reflect their needs and particular tastes. No one should live in a showroom or someone else's house. Period. I am inspired by a range of sources from modern and contemporary art to nature, fashion and vintage design books to stuff I see on the street. It’s always coming at me and I want to share a little of it with you.
So take a look and as always, let me know what you think at molly at mdesignla dot com!