honeyed figs

2012-02-11T05:30:00.000-08:00

any escape, really.

i sitll have tulum on the brain

2012-02-10T17:18:00.000-08:00

2012-02-08T07:40:00.000-08:00

via apartment therapy

tulum

2012-02-06T23:29:00.000-08:00

lots of lazy

and excursions...

...of all kinds

2012-01-31T20:00:00.000-08:00

i've been doing some design work for a couple living in a beverly hills, spanish-style apartment. they wanted to modernize the interior, but keep the old hollywood feeling. we finished painting this weekend, and i think our black and white kitchen is doing the trick!

vibrant pink walls in the dining room!

you can see the vintage starburst peeking out in the living room. i'm excited for this space to come together! i'll be posting photos of the completed house in the next month.

sunbeams and unicorns

2012-01-27T20:50:00.000-08:00

this was the december 2011 cover of the world of interiors cover. when i first saw it on the news stand, it made me so happy. it still does.

seeing the exterior of the property makes me even more happy.have a happy, dreamy weekend. i'll be working, and dreaming of my chateau and its unicorns.

photos of and via chateau de la goujenonnerie

changing tides. aka signs

2012-01-26T23:01:00.000-08:00

some days i feel like i'm launching myself at nothing, or maybe it's a clear wall.

i saw a coyote on the side of the road yesterday morning. he stared at me. that's a coyote, a fox and a family of deer all in one week. is it a sign?

head on by Cai Guo-Qiang

sundance

2012-01-25T20:27:00.000-08:00

imagined associations

2012-01-17T21:46:00.000-08:00

collages by janet malcolm made out of the archives of a 1940s/50s psychiatrist. i met malcolm years ago, at her home. i was too young to be anything but embarrassed. now i'm just embarrassed that i didn't ask her more.

via nyrb blog

new favorite blog

2012-01-12T15:56:00.000-08:00

all images via bookshelf porn.

thanks y for the link!

the brick house

2012-01-11T13:01:00.000-08:00

i'm a big fan of morgan stterfield's brick house blog. it's always full of spectacular DIY projects and inspiring photos.

i'm working out some shelving ideas, and went to the site to look at a DIY shelf unit that i loved from a few years back. i realized that i've never posted anything from the blog! so here it is. if you haven't spent any time on the site, do it!

animated collection: freemans' alien threads

2012-01-10T12:06:00.000-08:00

check out this great animated short by canadian artist shayne ehman and produced by tim barber. the film is an announcement for freemans sporting club's spring 2012 ready-to-wear suiting collection.

freemans' specializes in bespoke clothing, runs a barbershop and restaurants. it is one of my favorite brands because of the way it captures a specific and artisanal identity, without feeling gimmicky or over-produced.

i'm loving this film on its own and i think it's an utterly fantastic way to introduce a new season of clothing.

via nowness

city life

2012-01-09T14:06:00.000-08:00

tokyo, new york, paris and london by muji.

wading

2012-01-05T18:37:00.000-08:00

waiting.

a place for everything

2012-01-04T15:55:00.000-08:00

i haven't posted this year because i've been sick!

i spent new year's eve on my couch, passed out, in a cocktail dress. this was no booze-induced sleep, but, rather, the first signs of my flu, coupled with the bad decision to wait for a cab (don't ever call a cab on new year's eve).

i woke up the next morning sick, but completely committed to finding the benefits of starting the year in this state--congested, hangover-free, housebound and overly ambitious.

i decided the best use of my sick week was to clean house--every cupboard and corner. looking back it was an insane, fever-induced decision. but, maybe the best and only way to clear out the corners of your life is with seriously clogged sinuses?

who knows, it's what i did. it was cathartic. i'm ready to start my year, a little lighter.

photos via pavlov77 and things organized neatly

2011-12-30T15:41:00.000-08:00

a pop of color to say goodbye to 2011.see ya later. i'm ready.

via elle decor
and ffffound

2011-12-28T10:40:00.000-08:00

this calcutta apartment, featured in the current issue of elle decor, caught my eye. i like that it lacks formal design, but has an overwhelming individual sensibility.

the textiles, the packed walls, the layers and various textures make this place feel so full of life. i can not help but imagine the lives that happen within these walls.

time

2011-12-26T08:36:00.000-08:00

the ink and paper calendar by oscar diaz studio, uses the passage of time to update the calendar. the ink is absorbed by paper over time, "printing" new numbers each day, so that at the end of the month , the paper is filled with ink.

a beautiful way to mark the passage of time.
thanks b for the link.
via oscar diaz studio

straight corners

2011-12-21T06:26:00.000-08:00

painting by kees goudzwaard
images via nesart design

moments

2011-12-20T06:12:00.000-08:00

"junkman's housebout"
photo by taciturnus

2011-12-19T06:04:00.000-08:00

skins

2011-12-14T05:30:00.000-08:00

shoe designer, william frawley's living room is drool worthy. i love the different kinds of skins (figurative and literal) throughout the house. i love the drama of the art; the wall of nudes, the print of the rib cage in the bedroom.

i'd move in to this new york apartment tomorrow, and i wouldn't change a thing.

photos and story via elle decor

namesake

2011-12-13T17:58:00.000-08:00

is it wrong to admit that one of my greatest aspirations is to be a muse?

well, it's true. i couldn't be more proud to find out about the tamar bag at amanda pearl!

this perfect clutch is a beauty; black and gold and elegant.
darling, you've won my heart forever!!

2011-12-06T05:59:00.000-08:00

via ffffound

ribbon covered bike

2011-12-05T21:46:00.001-08:00

megan's december project is a bicycle decorated in ribbon. so pretty!

2011-12-02T22:01:00.001-08:00

whatever is going on in this hallway, i'm in.

and the rest of the house too.
sao paulo home designed by architect isay weinfeld via architectural digest

2011-11-30T21:12:00.001-08:00

i shop professionally. and so, i am accustomed to moving quickly and carefully, in and out of stores, with large quantities of merchandise. i try, not so hard, to tolerate the casual shopper.

shopping during the holiday season feels like a particular kind of torture. no space, too many people, the same 12 happy tra-la-la holiday songs overhead, the stink of fake nutmeg. this week, i really went into the pit of the storm. 3 visits, 2 days to moskatels--the floral, craft, party supply haven in downtown los angeles' flower district. moskatels is michael's on crack. and during the holiday season, all its customers are smoking the sparkly, tinsel-laced, pine-scented variety of crack.

it's a battle zone from the parking lot to the register. i've shopped for work nearly every holiday season, and only braved moskatels a couple times. this year, i didn't make it out unscathed. i left the store with 95 glass containers, 30 lbs of white sand, 4 dozen silver cocktail napkins, 3 lbs of confetti, 2 dozen pieces of mercury glass. in addition to my patience, i left behind 2 buttons (shirt and pant), and 1 passenger side car mirror.

let the holiday season begin! tra. la. la.

photo via national geographic

i heart holler and squall

2011-11-30T20:55:00.001-08:00

there is a beaten up rug that i'm dreaming about at holler and squall. here are five more reasons why i love the store.

can't wait to pop my head in and see the new treasures!

tis the season for mercury glass

2011-11-29T20:33:00.000-08:00

clockwise from west elm, avalon, anthropologie, crate and barrel and orange

lost arts

2011-11-26T10:44:00.000-08:00

via yimmy yayo

2011-11-23T18:00:00.000-08:00

claiborne swanson frank's new york apartment via elle decor

cutting

2011-11-21T10:47:00.001-08:00

the exquisite work of noriko ambe. above is work that uses paper that is cut individually and stacked into organic-shaped sculpture.

below are works cut from books.

thanks b for the link!

treading lightly

2011-11-18T21:48:00.001-08:00

coveting rugs at madeline weinrib

it's all a circus

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via

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via

blanched magic

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and then, they changed color.

11 11 11

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these opened overnight.

today's inspiration

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inspiration for a room i'm working on.

via atlanta homes

what a lunch!

2011-11-09T08:56:00.001-08:00

it was held at McCullers' home and, oysters were on the menu. apparently, it was dinesen's request to meet the other two women. they were on her short list of americans she most wanted to meet while on her 1959, ford foundation funded american tour. ee cummings and hemingway were the other two on the list.

images via
images and story via the rumpus

glenn ligon

2011-11-08T08:10:00.000-08:00

loved the glenn ligon retrospective. originally a show at the whitney, it's up right now at the lacma.

images via lacma

downward spiral

2011-11-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

faceted spiral staircase in a prague apartment designed by edit architects

via dezeen

on board

2011-11-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

lovely for a nursery

images via scott houston mcbee
story via elle decor

2011-11-02T20:56:00.001-07:00

via

found

2011-11-01T10:50:00.000-07:00

i'm sure you've seen the beautiful hand-drawn invitations that bryn over at paperfinger designs. what you may not know is that she was penning invites as a kid. bryn and i grew up together and i was tickled to find this great invitation from 1989 in my file of old postcards. my favorite part is the RSVP direction; call after feb 27. love it!

and yes, i have a file devoted to old postcards.

graphic chic

2011-10-31T19:11:00.000-07:00

i love the simple elegance in the home of bernadette pascua & andrew stinson. the space is edited, and maintains a cohesive palette, giving it a very high end look. it's a great example of how you can create an upscale environment without spending a fortune.

and, yeah. still no halloween-related post.

photos via design sponge and decade diary

2011-10-29T16:55:00.000-07:00

i couldn't help posting one more image by oscar ciutat

happy weekend!

dreamscapes and pending doom

2011-10-28T20:09:00.000-07:00

i feel obligated to post something ghoulish and dark in honor of halloween.

okay, clearly, i don't. i'd rather look at beautiful photos. my own, inner terror about the end of the month is sufficient.

it can't be halloween! i can't believe it's the end of the month! i'm not ready for november!

i plan to ignore it all, for at least another two days, and focus on the small people. the little, mini ones. the ones who actually make the world go round.

thank god for them! and thank god for the beautiful photos of oscar ciutat!
his work is helping me ignore my current terror. really, it's all about the small victories.

check out the rest of his work here. pictured above are selections from the series caged and tiny people. the shelter series is also especially dreamy.

all images by and via oscar ciutat

have you noticed?

2011-10-26T23:48:00.000-07:00

honeyedfigs has a new look and its very own address! i'm super excited about it, and so grateful to kk for the fancy makeover.

the shake up has left some of the older posts, well, a little shaken up. but everything from here on will be crystal clear. a new season and a new look. i'm ready.

photos via lola q & a nymphoid barbarian & life

homeward bound

2011-10-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

saarinen via aqua velvet

inside spaces

2011-10-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

stills from a title sequence, called city of glass, by artist, yaron steinberg. you can watch it here on his site or here.

i also love this installation piece, recording from the brain, a representation of his brain, constructed out of cardboard and keepsakes.

check out the rest of his work on his site.

images via yaron steinberg and aqua velvet
all images by yaron steinberg

spotted on lafayette

2011-10-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

i spotted this piece while walking up lafayette with cousin s. we were deep in conversation, but i had to pop in to meet this beauty. i had never seen anything like it. and, apparently, very few people have. it's a one of a kind, prouve "kangaroo" loveseat.
it makes my heart skip a few beats.

at de lorenzo 1950.
it can be yours for cool quarter of a million.

inside unrest

2011-10-19T11:17:00.000-07:00

and pending calm

via reform

moments

2011-10-17T16:45:00.000-07:00

i love a corner to call my own, especially when it's someone else's. this collection of moments, is from antony crolla's portfolio. i'll refrain from posting every photo from crolla's site but you should spend some time looking through his work. i especially love the story on peter blake's studio (below) and the landscapes.

all photos by antony crolla

tag it

2011-10-14T07:12:00.000-07:00

naruse inokuma ie tags via inclined to create

quiet recovery, aka october

2011-10-13T07:45:00.000-07:00

sunrise on the moon.

image of tycho crater via nasa

for maya

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cockscomb via

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don't know where this image is from, or to where it leads.

grey and gold

2011-09-28T21:00:00.000-07:00

photos by petra bindel
via emma's design blog

storm's passed

2011-09-27T20:12:00.000-07:00

photo by antony crolla

my very long summer is over. the year is ending. i'm ready for a new season. ready for a fresh start.

wonder

2011-09-26T21:09:00.000-07:00

a secret garden, in new jersey. this wakes up some kind of buried, childlike wonder in me.

photos by andre baranowski for elle decor. garden design by Fernando Caruncho.

quilt

2011-09-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

i'm a little late to post this-- i blame work.
these are photos of the beautiful quilt megan is working on as a gift for her new nephew!
i love the little horseshoes.
i'm excited to see the finished quilt and looking forward to the next project she has for us to see.

hidden moments

2011-09-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

these photos are from a visit to palm springs a couple weeks ago. just getting to them now. no big trip planned for this weekend, but i'm looking forward to some adventures and lots of quiet corners.

next week i have a great project from megan! she'll be posting once a month. super excited about it!

desert storm

2011-09-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

storms in palm springs over labor day weekend.

orchids

2011-09-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

don't be cheeky

2011-09-13T19:51:00.000-07:00

katarina schmidl, "a beautiful piece of austria," 2002

part of the show beauty contest at the austrian cultural forum nyc, opening sept 21

thanks kk for the link!

*

2011-09-12T17:33:00.000-07:00

works in paper by nashon hale. check out the rest of the work here
thanks for the link b!

all via naushon hale

other worldly

2011-09-08T05:19:00.000-07:00

via youtube

kitsch?

2011-09-07T03:00:00.000-07:00

payton cosell turner has re-imagined wall decor. turner uses stickers to create large, repeat patterns that, from a distance, look like traditional damask wallpaper.

each section of wall covering is built out of individual stickers! she uses shape and color to generate the repeat, but the pixels of each section are unique. the rooms have a traditional appeal and are constructed out of small moments of pure kitsch.

her company, flat vernacular, also sells beautiful, hand-drawn and screen printed wallpapers.

her work is featured in this month's elle decor.

all photos via payton turner and elle decor. story via elle decor.

wouldn't this make great wallpaper?

2011-09-06T05:07:00.000-07:00

paintings by chris chun

and, of course, i mean that as the highest compliment.

parisian bathroom. looks like old new york. old something

2011-09-05T06:55:00.000-07:00

photo by ed alcock for the new york times

missed signs

2011-09-01T20:02:00.000-07:00

by the pricking of my thumbs...

2011-08-31T07:29:00.000-07:00

via 50watts

i posted this for the photos, but read the corresponding text: "great expectations," taken from the series forays in fictive history by gilbert alter-gilbert,
it's fantastic.

life's a bitch

2011-08-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

photos by Stellan Herner for elle interior
via

2011-08-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

via yimmyyayo

where is this photo from?

2011-08-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

i can't figure it out.
but i love it.

my insides are showing aka he doesn't know me very well, do he?

2011-08-19T08:43:00.000-07:00

the work of hyungkoo lee which looks at the skeletons of looney tunes and other cartoon characters.

via . genius!

thank you j for the link!

all the broken pretty-things

2011-08-15T22:47:00.000-07:00

the work of hedi slimane

califonia is an island

2011-08-12T22:28:00.000-07:00

at least it feels like one. and, apparently, in the 17th c. explorers thought it was.

map circa 1639 for the dutch west india company via library of congress

i want to live here

2011-08-11T10:26:00.000-07:00

a real estate listing that appears to be david bromley's home
via desire to inspire

space

2011-08-02T22:16:00.000-07:00

the work of philip scott andrews

2011-07-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

image by Tracy Shumate at Covet Garden

image at martha stewart

story via style files

fog linen makes beautiful things

2011-07-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

even the website is beautiful.

love this...

2011-07-25T19:00:00.000-07:00

HK living via decor8

2011-07-22T08:10:00.000-07:00

items at ferse-verse
story via remodelista and originally at designskool

when wallpaper makes you cry.

2011-07-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

you know you're overtired and undernourished when wallpaper makes you cry.

2011-07-18T20:31:00.000-07:00

i'm listening to this album. on repeat. in the car, at work, at home. it's the perfect escape.
right now, i need the escape.

dream room

2011-07-15T20:18:00.000-07:00

a room full of goodies from blackman cruz

mornings

2011-07-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

censored books by Rich White

2011-07-06T06:55:00.000-07:00

limited edition Hella Jongerius ceramic vases, are made as part of phaidon press' Collector's Editions , in collaboration with royal tichelaar makkum.

summer dreamin

2011-07-03T09:57:00.000-07:00

all photo by massimo vitali

i haven't been posting very regularly these last few weeks. i'd like to blame it on summer, on relaxation and on sunny distractions. in truth, work's a bitch, and i haven't made the time.

but i do miss posting! so, in an effort to keep dreaming, let's just blame it on summer... at least this holiday weekend!

2011-06-21T20:20:00.000-07:00

illustrations by julie morstad. more here

escape today...

2011-06-17T06:54:00.000-07:00

via ffffound

i'm looking for an escape--what's new?!

either of these places would more than cover it.

via yimmy's yayo

st lucia home at wanken

i'm obsessed with black irises

2011-06-15T05:36:00.000-07:00

via bill cunningham at the nytimes

cruisin

2011-06-14T05:31:00.000-07:00

via yimmy's yayo

grateful corners

2011-06-13T22:37:00.000-07:00

image via thxthxthx

thxthxthx is a book! like the blog, the book it's a collection of thank you notes written to all the people, places and things in life. it's not only "an exercise in gratitude" but a happy reminder that sincerity and a little bit of childlike wonder, go a long way. the book has one hundred new things to be thankful for. check it out!

looks like my week

2011-06-09T07:44:00.000-07:00

photos by adam broomberg and oliver chanarin

works from three different series by the artists adam broomber and oliver chanarin; people in trouble laughing pushed to the ground, afterlife and ghetto. so thoughtful. feels like a little corner of my brain.

weekend warrior

2011-06-03T12:03:00.000-07:00

photo via the selby

i'm going to try to relax this weekend, but i'm not sure if "relaxation time" is on the schedule. every friday, i realize that i've totally overbooked the weekend.
next weekend, i'm going to make a point of making no plans!

hold off, holding on.

2011-06-02T23:02:00.000-07:00

i've wanted to travel to morocco for the last ten years. yeah, you read that right.

this trip isn't going to happen this summer, but it will happen soon. until it does, i'm enjoying posts by joanna willaims of kneeland co on her blog. following are some photos i find inspiring-- inspiration both in design, and in life. i think a decade is long enough to postpone a great idea.

all photos by joanna williams via keep feeling fascination

new job.

2011-06-01T20:35:00.000-07:00

view from the office

new colleagues

delayed truths

2011-05-31T20:02:00.000-07:00

i've been wanting to travel to morocco for the last ten years. yeah, you read that right.

i've been dreaming of a trip heavy in textile and color. so i was thrilled to see joanna williams, of kneeland co sharing beautiful photos of her visit to morocco on her blog. i think she is selling some of her finds at her silverlake store.

a decade seems like just long enough to postpone a very good idea. following are images that inspired me, not only in design, but to take my trip.

photos via keep feeling fascination