Holder on

Loving Andrew Holder's hotel series... the standard in New York was still under construction last May when I was there. Its such a great idea to have it straddling the highline just a hop and a skip and your in what will be a lovely greenway. And although stylistically I'm not a fan of the Chateau... it has a special place in my heart.

Sofie Ølgaard

I was at the gym for a run the other day and picked up a local 7 x 7 that someone left behind and was pleasantly surprised to find this talented gem of a Dane lives right here in my city. These are my kind of wardrobe staples with a lovely romantic twist, and of course the limited color palette and muted grays and blues had me at hello.
Can't wait until her shop is up.

Experiments in Felt

They are here finally here. Whoo hoo... the gorgeous seat covers for my 'paper' chairs. Of course they are beautiful on their own but the human body can be beautiful on its own and we don't walk around naked. (Well there might be other reasons for that)

I contacted the ever talented Ashley to co-create these pieces with me. Don't get me wrong she did all the hard labor and sourcing because well.. what do I know about making felt but I sketched out some ideas and we came up with these shapes that both speak to the material they were made of and the material they would be contrasting with. The wool is fully organic and from a great source. Ashley wouldn't have done it any other way. (p.s. she's got great sartorial style as well)

I fell in love with Piero Lissoni's designs while working at Limn. I originally fell for the 'frog' chairs... but alas they were out of my budget even with the discount. Then one eventful day these beauties came in the door and were on the the floor and I pounced.

What the ...

I'm glad my succulent is happy but I'm not so sure I like the display of happiness. Why oh why did it have to grow a very phallic appendature?

Boon for two wheelers

More bicycle lanes and racks for sf as early as July. Why they needed an expensive study for this is beyond me. Its just common sense that if you make it safer for bicyclists more will ride (i.e. less cars) and umm less traffic. No ifs ands or buts about it. naahh don't even try to argue with me.

photo via jjjound

freedom

photo via jjjound

cmu = walnut

Falls under the why didn't I think of that category. Loves!

Vignettes

Thought I'd share a few art pieces I've finally gotten up on the walls around the house. Here are Ashley G's famous bearded men that I just adore... in the hallway. I purchased them over a year ago so its especially nice to see their faces on a daily basis.






Another lovely art piece me and the Mister were admiring from afar... We loved it but felt the price was a just a bit much for the size of the piece and the fact we had no idea who the artist was. So we finally asked about the price and bargained a little bit and the lovely box of clorox came home with us. Its hard to see from here but the matting is actually cut to trace the artwork. so good! Found at Farnsworth.
































And lastly I love going to the openings at White Walls and the Shooting Gallery. There is always a scene and the people watching is stellar.... not to mention the artwork always kicks my ass. Unfortunately it almost always falls far far far from what my budget can handle. But on this particular engagement the artist 'curve one' had these paint cans carved from wood expertly displayed on these old bricks. The brick wasn't part of the purchase but when I asked the artist threw it for free! In the hall we found a place where the wainscot stopped and lined the brick up with it... and who could resist a wooden pair of brass knuckles from the Curiosity Shoppe.

The Big guns er um lights

Of course, I had to bring these two talents up to the client as well. I knew these fixtures fell well out of the budget but who can resist sharing dreamy work like this. And more importantly dreaming in the first place.

The first three fixtures are by the talented David Wiseman. The last two by Sarah Cihat. (I apologize for the image quality on the last two but I couldn't find any other images to replace these.)

Light up my life

Searching for light fixtures for a space always seems to be the most trying..... mostly because there are so so many horrible ones... and it feels like the one thing people always seem to get wrong. Then after taking into consideration concept, look, feel, fire rating (yes fire rating) etc all the things that will make it look like it belongs in the space you are left with a very small pool to choose from indeed. Here are some I've gathered for a project I can't share with you just yet.

From the Top the ever talented Eva Menz, Minaret by Niche Modern, Aloe by Jeremy Cole, and the last three are by Ochre.

Maira

Oh Maira how do I love thee?
Would you like to come to San Francisco and go on a walking tour with me?

working from home

working from home these days...

image from Lolita

one in eight million

I adore this series by the NYT. One in 8 million about all the people that live in New York. I love to hear peoples stories perhaps this is why I'm addicted to shows like this American Life. So beautifully done. It is such a pleasure to peruse their site. Why don't more papers (uh hem Chronicle) follow their lead. Its not just the stories they provide but the design (yes design!) and easy navigation that make it such a lovely place to visit.


Also, unrelated... Kristina of three layer cake has some great interviews regarding the future right here.