Happy Easter everyone – or whatever you might be celebrating. There is really nothing quite so pagan as a holiday that revolves around a giant rabbit sneaking around hiding eggs everywhere, is there? I love superstitions and strange customs, I enjoy them as a direct connection to our murky past. Here are some brilliant Easter ...
This picture, featured here at the brilliant Kitchen and Residential Design (hint, Paul doesn’t like shabby chic) led to the question, (I paraphrase) – do the French hang “Hotel New York” signs in their dining rooms and kitchens? Since this is rather a pet subject of mine, I decided to take on the challenge, and ...
I’ve been poking around, virtually of course, in Northern Europe for signs of Spring. Here’s a little collection of images celebrating that special sunshine that comes when the sun is still low in the sky, and the leaves are not yet on the trees. I’ve been watching the snow melt on some of the Scandinavian ...
I’m still on my Spring color fling – don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll soon be over it and back to sober and restrained hues. If you’re still shivering in some Northern clime, think of this as an appetizer. If Spring has sprung where you are, then let’s celebrate. And if you’re in the tropics, well, ...
I am so loving the contrasting textures and colors in this loft-style kitchen – and there’s a generous and comfortable kitchen table too (via): I’ve been getting a little tired of the whole subway tile thing lately, but I really like the way these little ones work with brick here – the same pattern, but ...
For me, the best thing about the Brizo event at New York Fashion Week was hearing designers talk about design at the most fundamental level. We were treated to a presentation by Judd Lord and Seth Fritz from Brizo’s product design team, and their excitement over the existing and the future products was just palpable. ...
I got to go to the show – you get to see the youtube – doesn’t really seem fair, does it (no, I don’t know what I did to deserve it, either). Anyway, Saxon Henry of DesignCommotion made a video of the Jason Wu fashion show - and here it is for you to share: ...