I was recently gifted with a beautiful necklace from Kimberly Baker, an up-and-coming Seattle jeweler known for her "tough and tender" designs. Now that I've slobbered over it, slept with it, and taken it with me to very intimate and…
Continue Reading →This will be the last post about ICFF this year, I promise. There were just so many treasures hidden in the sea of eurotrash uh, trash that was too good not to share...after this we'll be back to the bite-size…
Continue Reading →I'll be honest: I absolutely love these nesting stools from Kalon Studios. There is something about the eye-catching design that invokes a feeling of calm and serenity, but the most appealing aspect for me is the versatility. Since I live…
Continue Reading →On Saturday, I had a moderately awkward conversation with someone who couldn't tell me where the teak in his pieces was sourced from. Not wanting to get into a human rights debate in the middle of the Javits Center, I…
Continue Reading →Scott Hansen of ISO 50 is sneaky. I don't know how he got access to the information, but somehow he planned the release of some killer newbie prints to directly coincide with my latest moving/redecorating blitz. I'm not, like, upset…
Continue Reading →Now that I'm finally settling into my digs here in Sao Paulo, I've been looking around for pieces to spruce up my place and unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), there's no IKEA here to help. But…
Continue Reading →If there's anything that I learned during the two days I spent at ICFF, it's that I'm a little too obsessed with lighting. Sure, lighting is one of the most important, yet often one of the most overlooked elements in…
Continue Reading →While checking out the recently prettified blog of our Portland-based friends at db clay (we're super excited about their forthcoming series of environmentally-friendly wallets), I fell hard for a new and glorious form of media player. SplashCast, a new start-up…
Continue Reading →You'll have to excuse the light posting for today, as I'm heading back to ICFF momentarily. Before I do, though, I wanted to share some of the highlights of my filled trip on Saturday. Josh had warned me there would…
Continue Reading →I think my heart skipped a beat when I set eyes on this latest skyscraper set to join the skyline in Tianjin, China. Composed of three towers made up of stacked and slightly rotated eight-story blocks, Atkin's TEDA Landmark towers…
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