5.31.2011

NATURE INSPIRING DESIGN







LA NATURE INSPIRANT LE DESIGN

Step one
Start with a stunning spider tree from Pakistan

step two
Simply cut a desired length and add a top

step three
Tweek the idea a little and you have a fantastic stool from Cameroon.
images eface, pintarest, apartmenttherapy



au revoir.








5.27.2011

WHAT TO DO WITH A LONG HALL.









QUOI FAIRE D'UN LONG COULOIR.
What to do with a long hallway?
A piece of cake!

Cover it in art

Cover it in stripes

Cover it in closet doors

Cover it in gorgeous floor tiles
images  marie claire maison, design-dinterieur, jordan guides designs

Done!


au revoir.





5.26.2011

PILLOWS: THE "HAND-MADE" DETAILS











COUSSINS: LES PETITS DETAILS "FAIT-MAIN"
caravane
 Pillows are to be made for one of my projects and, as they will be cut out very plain linen, I want to add very simple tailor- made details to give them a custom look. here are some of the ideas I am considering.

unknown to me

alibaba

anadlhome
villa savoia designs


au revoir.



5.25.2011

ROCK CRYSTAL LAMPS









DES LAMPES EN QUARTZ
I have been researching and actively looking for rock crystal table lamps for the Colorado project I am working on. There are a number of styles and colors and shapes and sizes of actual blocks of rock on offer in NYC. Some are made up of clusters of crystal, others plain chunks of raw crystal, and even raw alabaster. We have settled on a big chunk of quartz in shades of sand and milky white weighing 35lbs! It will look great on a large table in the entry hall. And no one will abscond with it...

rock crystal clusters

Rock crystal block
images boich, ceylon et Cie., liz o'brien, luxe lucid, free the space



au revoir.







5.24.2011

THE ARCO LAMP BY FLOS







LA LAMPE ARCO
"Designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni as a freestanding interior version of a street lamp, the aim was to produce a lamp so stunning that fixed lights would become obsolete." 


What is better than an ARCO lamp?...

...I would have to say...
 TWO 
Arco lamps.
images obsessilicious, living etc., michellelalala., domino, via apartment therapy




au revoir.




5.23.2011

WI FI ...OR NOT



LES ALEAS DE LA WIFI...
As it went down yesterday over here, today will have to be satisfied with a moody image.

image unknown to me

à demain.



5.21.2011

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND






Very chic stairs, I believe you agree...
image via ffffound



bon weekend.





5.20.2011

TENTS







LES DAIS
image Ray du Toit for Uncharted Africa
When the sun deigns show its pretty head around here (it has been raining all week) we will be needing some shelter. Yes, we want the sun to come out, but reason dictates some protection from it.
So, when the sun appears, we will think of tents and awnings near the pool or at the beach or even just for time to have tea or a drink. The ones I find the most attractive are usually the ones with some exotic detail...you know me by now, right? 
Here are some from Morocco or India and a few that are very slightly more formal. Very slightly...

The typical "Caidal" tent from Morocco with its "lantern" motif outside and brilliant colors inside.

How about a slightly more medieval dais?

A tent does not need to be the size of that of Barnum Bailey Ringling Bros. to offer some shade.

How charming, this small cool corner for Indian "Chai".

This umbrella tent is generous in size and color and what a statement it makes.

Tents for weddings and ceremonies need not be white and plain; a few lengths of sheer cotton and a perky scalloped edge and the whole feeling is softness and calm.

Light softening curtains in this long classic tent make all the difference.

And what about spending a few days in a tent in an exotic hotel in the Maldives? I am ready and packed.
images imagine-communications, un toit sur moi, bedi tent, indiamart, mahendratent, janus et cie., mariageschics, madivaru maldives


au revoir.





5.19.2011

AFRICAN WAX FABRICS







LE BOUBOU AFRICAIN

Blame it on my having lived in Africa a lot, or simply on the beauty of the colors and the intricacy of the designs. I love the colorful African wax fabrics we call Boubou.


Wax fabrics have caught the eyes designers for the home as well as for fashion.

Moroso cubes add style and fun to a white space

Anthropologie dared to use boubou on traditional chairs

This homeowner decided to use a myriad of different designs

Boubou makes colorful very modern looking pillows


as well as distinctive fashion accessories

 It's so much fun fun to mix it all up

even in pint size...
images tissumax, fibercopia, dawanda, ohemaohene, afropulp, anthropologie, yourdecoratinghotline, moroso via irarrazaval, l.a.m.b.

au revoir.