Amenity is currently offering 15% off its Muir Reclaimed Wood Furniture collection until January 21, 2011. Made from reclaimed wood that comes from old buildings scheduled for demolition in California.
The advantage is two-fold to working with the reclaimed wood—it's both sustainable and of higher quality than new growth timber because of the density of the hardwoods.
Even their stains are water-based and non-toxic for a truly more environment friendly product.
I have a thing for doors and tend to photograph them if I have a camera handy. These two particular examples were captured in Budapest, Hungary. Aren't they gorgeous? Such care and detail. Sigh.
Remember the plain, clear lucite of the 70's and 80's? Well this is nothing like that. Colorful, bold, fun and eye-catching describes the products created from lucite by artist and designer Cec LePage. She operates out of New York and no two pieces are precisely alike. Each is handcrafted and signed by the artist.
So I love the farmer's market in Campbell, CA because there's a huge section set aside for artists and craftsmen (and craftswomen) to sell their wares.
I'm currently coveting two necklaces made by Anna Yee of Ginkgo-Designs. Beautiful gemstones and vermeil always draw my eye. She also does some pretty cool textile work as well.
Hello Santa -- hint, hint.
It's that time of year when I'm organizing all my last receipts and files for individual design clients. I stumbled across these gorgeous document envelopes yesterday by DiVoga. It's a line designed exclusively for OfficeMax that's very feminine and stylish. The envelopes are synthetic, but look and feel like leather with printed interiors and a magnetic closure. Love 'em.
I have a serious problem with hat hair in the winter. You pull on a warm, knitted hat to keep your ears from freezing off and when you remove it you look like a yeti. Well no more! I just got my fabu headwraps from 4 T Designs over at Etsy. These beauties cover most of your head and ears while leaving the majority of your hairdo free so it doesn't get all squashed and crazy looking. The underside has two buttons so they fit nearly any size head. I especially love the rose detail—a flight attendant even commented on how cool they were on my last trip back to California. It feels great as well to buy from an individual artisan instead of the big corporate stores.
My new cuffs arrived today. Hooray! I'm attending a "Black & White" party next month and was having trouble finding accessories to go with my rather plain black dress. I wanted something with a little edge to it and Christina at Last Minute Clothing on Etsy saved the day. These hand-made black & white cuffs are perfect. The inset photos on the bottom feature a sampling of her other designs.
