Another ode to my mixed up DNA (my dad’s side hails from the fair Cuban isle)… I just used a bunch of these vintage Cuban film and and political posters while designing the interior of The Blue Parrot restaurant in East Hampton this spring. I think I will be papering a wall of my living [...]
Tag Archives: Design
Kitchen Aid
I hate electronic equipment. Or rather, the way it looks with all that black and silver and those rubbery cords everywhere. So I’m dying over this ceramic FM kitchen radio by Israel-based design team studio-lama. Love how it’s all weird and awkward looking, and that sound actually comes out of it…
No Time for You
One of my favorite adages is “Even a broken clock is right twice a day.” Well Linda Kostowski’s realfakewatches are just that. (Unless you go with the digital version.) The watches are laser-cut from three pieces of leather and manually assembled. They’re fastened with velcro and each one comes with a unique time hand-picked by [...]
Underrated Female #10: Bonnie Cashin
The 98-year tour de force that was the life of Bonnie Cashin left an enormous, oft-overlooked, inspiration-riddled legacy for American fashion designers. One visit to her website delivers to you a landing page that plays an interview where Cashin straight-talks about women’s design needs in her Kate Hepburn-esque chic yet all-business tone. Born in California [...]
On Her Chest
This amazing armoire is the product of British artist and furniture designer Anna James. Entitled Verona, the piece was inspired by Anna’s visits to Juliet’s (of star-crossed lover fame) house in Italy, and replicates the graffiti covering the walls at the archway entrance – all declarations of love by visiting lovers of all ages, from [...]
Fortunate Fashion
Read my latest piece for the Huffington Post HERE.
Universal Health Chair
You can see from my posts that I love me a good chair. In 1938 Herman H. Sperlich designed one of my favorite ones for Ironrite Inc, USA – the Health Chair. I cant believe I love something that was designed to make women more comfortable while they did the ironing with the company’s machines [...]
Taking A Tole
I love chandeliers. I have a crazy collection that keeps growing and growing. My boyfriend calls me “Chandelero” (sung to the Cobra song melody.)
Flag Me Down
This Summer’s Olympics gave way to another contest in my brain. Who had the most amazing flag? And why do the most obscure countries have the best art direction? Above, my pick, the flag of the Seychelles.
The Art of Listening
The most beautiful collection of audio equipment I’ve ever seen…
