Mark Seelen

I came across these lovely interior/exterior photo's by photographer Mark Seelen the other day and was instantly pulled in. More of his work can be seen here.

(Via Sweet Nothings & Daydreams via Rooted in Style).

On the Radar: Wood Paneled Walls

No. 1 emmas.blogg.se
No. 2 harper-sandilands.com.au via desiretoinspire.net
No. 3 harper-sandilands.com.au via desiretoinspire.net
No. 4 harper-sandilands.com.au via desiretoinspire.net
No. 5 housebeautiful.com
No. 6 housebeautiful.com
No. 7 Style at Home (wallpaper) Magazine (January '10)
No. 8 Style at Home (wallpaper)Magazine (January '10)
No. 9 Sunset.com

Commune Design

Loving these interiors from Californian design company, commune. Designing both residential and retail, each space has it's own individual feel, taking queues from the space and it's occupants, while keeping a west coast vibe. Click here to see more of their work including the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. (Via Plaisirs Simples).

grouping tips

Hallmark Magazine has a section in it called "Nest", where they feature house dressing and I really liked the one this month (November '08) where with they suggested grouping similar objects together to create striking vignettes. (Top - using a hodgepodge of paintings or photos by grouping them together. They suggested to make sure every piece is framed - they don't need to match). Photographs: Scott Gibbons; Photostylist: Zoe Karro.

Rectangular handled platters from Vietri
Also suggested was a collection of mirrors (love that idea), porcelain animals or clocks

piles

love piles. piles of books, piles of dishes (clean that is), fabric ... quoting lisa: "what is it about piles? .... things look better in piles and stewn all over the place..." (image from october's wish magazine).

bentwood, the kitchen gnome + pillows

going through the domino flickr pool last night i came across a home i featured last week, the kitchen gnome and see martina has uploaded a few more shots to her house set and i'm loving the one with her new table and chair set. both grace and victoria have been talking about bentwood chairs this summer and i love martina's version with these painted white feet. speaking of domino, they have a fantastic contest going on right now where if you enter a photo of your best decorated room you could win $10,000. sounds like fun to me.

while reading the kitchen gnome blog she has begun a sweet new children's clothing line called gesundheit clothing out of portland, oregon. there, i found these sweet linen pillows with abstract silk appliqué poppies and another with vintage buttons and a blue white cotton ticking on the back. i adore these.

picture frames and placement

reading one of my favorite blogs this morning, sfgirlbybay, (who's been so busy redecorating fabulously btw), just posted about her artwork and the artists, i noticed the placement of of it all. using different colored ribba frames from ikea victoria's arrangement really works so well above her sofa. not hung too high and scattered together like a puzzle.


i also love the placement of these pieces by lisa congdon (above) at the candy store (i think i took a virtual trip to san francisco last night by the looks of some of my posts lately). it came to mind when i saw domino magazine's slideshow on picture framing tips (image below). i like allegra hick's advice to use different frames to avoid the gallery look.

d*s furniture fair coverage in milan

if you're interested in whats going on at the furniture fair in milan this week, design*sponge has got it covered.

click on to her blog at h & g as well to see more photos and full descriptions. she's listing the following trends: "naturalism (leaves, raw wood, bamboo and green), glitz & glam (which she's calling disco ball chic), handmade touches (exposed stitching, joints and details like oversized hinges and screws), geometric/faceted designs (her favorite) and yellow (mostly a pollen/chartreuse hue seen in everything from fabric to powder-coated steel chairs)."

(loving this chair from jaime hayon - photo taken by grace bonney).

sneak peek at d's

grace at design*sponge is doing a series on sneak peaks into designer's/artists/people's homes.

a great idea, and a link to the first couple (if you missed them), alyson fox and amy ruppel.

and i dig lisa de john's squirrel mural! so brave, but it works.

Maria Anna Parolin

Maria Anna Parolin is a visual artist currently living and working in Vancouver, Canada. She studied her M.F.A. (Printmaking) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Her Lightjet prints on handmade plexi boxes and Stencil & relief prints of pills and leaves (pendant lighting) are stunning in person.

The pendants are available at Gigi B. on Granville Island, 1663 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3S3

mirrored wall art

i love the shimmer of this kenneth wingard mirrored wall art.

made of dozens of mirrors attached to moveable wires, this piece would be fantastic for an entrance hall or opposite a window to pick up all it's reflections.

available online at kennethwingard.com.

52" x 30" $279.00

bark bark

i regrettably was unable to get to the vancouver home and interior design show this past weekend. and am really crushed i was unable to see bark's all terrain cabin especially. so i thought the next best thing was to feature a few of my favorite contributors (products that were featured in the cabin). atc is a "a cabin, using the standard ISO shipping container as the basis for the structure and outfitting it totally with canadian design and technology. the result is as smart as it is efficient, suitable for a family of four and a pet to live off the grid in comfort and contemporary style. it travels by train, truck, ship, airplane or helicopter, folded up and indistinguishable from any ordinary shipping container. once it arrives, it unfolds rapidly to 480sf of self-contained, sophisticated living space with all the comforts of home".

one of my favorites would have been karlin macaskill's hanging plywood ornaments (see above middle inset). macaskill is an industrial design student at the emily carr institute of art and design here in vancouver.

i would've also probably highlighted the matrio dining table by victor chan.

and very especially, the paper soft seating (left) by molo design.

vancouver home and interior design show - oct 12 - 15/06

looking forward to the vancouver home and interior design show this weekend. hoping to take in a few highlights explained from their site:

gau designs and east meets west. east meets west will showcase work from design disciplines such as furniture, lighting, graphics, & architecture. a new generation of display – it will be dynamic, flexible, and animated by light and sound.

bark bark. the canadian debut tour of the all-terrain cabin, a 420 square foot, fully outfitted cabin for the 21 st century—mobile, self-contained, low-impact, smart, tough, cool, and all canadian. based on the ISO container format, it can be transportable to any place in the world. when it gets to its destination the contents won't be unloaded, instead the entire shipment will unfold, deploy, and spread its wings to become the all terrain cabin (ATC).

the elements of home. elements of home features locally and sustainably designed products that surround us in our homes. this exhibition is designed to appeal to a wide audience; from those intrigued by eco-chic to those interested in practical ‘green' building products.