Now, boys, it is okay not to stuff those pant pockets with e v e r y t h i n g. I know there is a little bit of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy when it comes to "man bags". I sometimes suspect that there isn't a laptop in that slim and sleek laptop case - but wallet, phone, keys...maybe even some lip balm. Your secret is safe with me....as long as I don't have to wait 30 … [Read more...]
reveal + conceal
There is something incredibly poetic about Nendo's Hanabi lamp shade featured in this months' Dwell. The lamp "blooms" with the warmth of the bulb. A design is so simple, yet so beautiful; when grouped, as for the 2006 Milan Salone, it is pure art. The "pillow", based on a Japanese anemone box, twists down to conceal treasures....or clutter. Beautiful & functional, I can … [Read more...]
designer JEAN PELLE
Candles evoke a coziness that I usually associate with fall and winter. But for me, these candlestick holders feel beachy and modern....summer evenings on the deck of the slightly shabby beach house. Candles lit after watching the sunset over the Pacific. A beer in one hand, trashy page turner in the other...asleep by 8:30! Hey, that was last weekend - and a relaxing … [Read more...]
I love… glug baby
On a recent window shopping trip to Hayes Valley, I happened upon relatively new store. Fiddlesticks (508 Hayes Street, San Francisco). Lovely, lovely kids shop...with what must have been the entire Glug Baby line. My absolute favorite was a chocolate brown shirt dress with modern embroidered rainbow. If it had been in my size, I would have been seriously … [Read more...]
collar + cuffs
Okay boys, I admit, I get a little bit carried away looking at things that I want to buy for me. So, here's something to inject a little independent spirit into (or out of) your closet. (Warning: contains some mild patterns and explicit color. Discretion is advised.) CLOCKWISE (from top left) : "21" screenprinted vintage tie, $24, Tymbal : beetle cufflinks, $42, … [Read more...]