in capsule

I left the sunny climes of the south bay to make the trip to the foggy old city to check out capsule...but it was worth it. Some great designers and great designs. Too much to feature in just one post....plus (tut tut) some designers have no websites, old websites and/or no images....so hopefully I will show those later.

CLOCKWISE:
+ leather jacket, gypsies and lords
+ cluster necklace, regine pfanz design
+ "spring sales at drums and buns" editioned print, $245, hilary williams

ReadyMade to wear

Suprisingly glamorous for a ReadyMade fashion show. The crowd sweet and shiny. The venue, Design Within Reach. Show stopper, the vodka luge!

PHOTOS BY: Christy Klep

DESIGNERS:
= adam arnold
= lemon twist
= fancy pony land
= minnie wilde
= mooka kinney

steel yourself

Steel isn't seem as glamourous - more sleek and industrial. These designers have fashioned this industrial material into jewelry both beautiful and industrial.

CLOCKWISE:
: pod earrings, $49, lake
: long steel pendant, $16.50, timothy adam designs
: blossom pendant, $60, studio metalsmith
:steel and neoprene chainmail cuff, $62, dylan whyte

something blue

Here are some subtle blue accents...way to go on the movie homage with the name "cool hand luke" for the striped glass serving tray.

CLOCKWISE (top left):
: cool hand luke platter, $100, iFuse Solutions
: bird votive, $9, maryink
: felt coasters, $15, Abby Kelly through shana logic
: linen napkins, $40/set of 4inleaf
: placemats, modern twist

walls talk

Sculptural. Textural. Whimsical.

I especially like the eco-friendly recycled paper wall tiles from mio. The tiles add both color and texture in a space odyssey kind of way. Plus you can configure the tiles how you like....stick them up with double sided tape for flexibility or wallpaper paste for longevity.

CLOCKWISE:
: retro slats, $88, fold
: ovals, $180, oras
: populations, $75, zeptonn through popcling
: v2, $28/12 tiles mio

good morning mr arnold

Adam Arnold's collection is part 60's carnaby street, part blade runner - 100% fabulous! This is a sampling of his last few collections.

One of his ties will be featured in the ReadyMade to wear event at DWR tomorrow night - see you there?

hello sunshine

Infuse a little spring in the old pad with some jolly pillows!

And if you like bold, vintage textiles you must check out absoluute's store - all the way from Amsterdam, but still only $5 for shipping - now that's a sunny delight!

CLOCKWISE:
: cardinal on agapanthus, $28, joom
: track roll pillow, $55, unison
: lush (cover only), $25, absoluute [amsterdam]
: radial, $70, hybrid home - love, love, love hybrid!
: hot leaves, $50, notneutral

blogerati : carrotbox

I love design, especially independent design. I get a kick out of that speechless feeling you get when you stumble across something absolutely fabulous. That's what I felt when I stumbled across the wild and wonderful rings on the carrotbox blog. Carrotbox, I tip my hat to you!

CLOCKWISE:
: steel & resin ring, jacqui toher
: urban cash-away, dror benshetrit
: grass ring, ineke otte
: pink plastic ring, natalie lleonart

just kidding

There are so many super-cute things out there for kids....and not just pink for girls and blue for boys. I especially love the bold prints in the girls clothing - just how cute is that dress?

But since I have 3 boys, my pick has to be the anteater t-shirt....there's ants on the back too.

CLOCKWISE (from top left):
: funky floral dress, $20, jigabug baby
: critters, $24, swigg through nonchalant mom
: flower lovey, $38, ciuccio
: woollyhoodwinks, $29.95, woollyhoodwinks
: godzlla tee, $20.95, monkeyboy clothing
: pear + apple skirt, $25, babybug
: anteater tee, $17, circular accessories
: chickadee tee (hand dyed + block printed), $34, 1girl1boy

thoroughly modern millinery

I love the casual California lifestyle, and now it's getting warm I can pretty much wear flip-flops for the next 6 months. However, when I see these dramatic beauties - the hats, not the models - I long for an old fashioned 40's style garden party.

Gone are the days when you needed to put a nice hat on to get a bag of onions! Anyone, want to invite me to Ascot?

All these absolutely gorgeous hats by fellow Brit, Gina Foster.

Hats from £150, head pieces from £40.

enlightenment

Jefdesigns has been a favorite of mine for a while now, so I am happy to be able to feature his new limited edition line of lightboxes...they are gorgeous!

CLOCKWISE (top left):
: anemone limited edition lightbox, $1500, jefdesigns through design public
: twist together lamp, $439 / 6pc, glide
: sphere, $40, Unique Lighting
: acrylic lamp, $820, matt magnon through matter
: hi-light, $130, re-surface through rare device

tee + time

There are some superb watches out there, and the knot t-shirt from Chandi has been a long time favorite of mine.

WATCHES (clockwise from lower left):
: green/white duo, $90, neves
: score, $80, nixon
: neptune, $88,tokyo bay
: tram, $88, tokyo bay
: zot, $250, nooka through 2modern
: violator, $240, Red Monkey

T-SHIRTS:
(main)
: bowline, $32, chandi through stars and infinite darkness
(left to right):
: bike, $19.99, 220 volt [tel aviv]
: monkey king, $23.95, hyperstitious [hong kong]
: brussels, $25, medium control
: mission listen, $15, romantic walrus through threadless

on flickr: silverlily

Warning: do not go to silverlily's flickr site on an empty stomach! Most of her work is food photography, and fabulous it is too.
These bold, black and whites are my non-food favorites.

happy birthday...

...to me!


CLOCKWISE (top left):
: rooster, $5.95, sesame letterpress available online through figments
: happy, $9 for 4, Rock Scissor Paper
: happy birthday mini card, $1.25, paperink studio
: monster card, two piglets

art seen : melissa moss

Melissa Moss's work is wonderfully strange and beautiful in a "day of the triffids" way. What marvelous colors!

lime | light

The inspiration for this blog came from the fabulous green bag by Amy Butler. I somehow made it on to Amy's mailing list, and was pleasantly surprised by a splash of color and pattern.

These other fantastic designers have been on my design radar for a while now; I love it when a theme comes together.

CLOCKWISE:
: lime pearl bag, $112, Amy Butler
: jax leather cuffHolly Hawk
: drip belt buckle, $30,20 volt hand
: "power" pocketbook, $41, Quiet Doing

clutch player

These clutches are the perfect respite from toting around an overflowing diaper bag. They are so fun and summery too, and even for the minimalist, a little splash of color and decoration is divine!

LEFT:
: chocolove, $49, Posh by Tori

RIGHT: (top to bottom)
: circle clutch, $188, Tulina
: india, $100, Bambina di Cioccolato available through Stars & Infinite Darkness
: bolsa, $50, Becky Oh
: hex clutch, $36, Camp

thanks old chum

There are so many ways to say thank you. In these days of email, it's so delightful to receive a card in the mail.

Here are some splendid cards from the best and brightest independent designers.

CLOCKWISE (starting top left):
: bella thanks, $3.50, pepperina press
: hey thanks, $4.50 for 2, the paper princess
: gracias, $4.50, binth available from greer chicago
: wooden thanks, $10/set of 6, 12fifteen
: bird mini card, $10 for 6, pink bathtub
: thank you kindly, $3.75, pearl marmalade