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Housewares designers of the future, as chosen by Fred Flare
By Valerie Rains, Shine staff, on Tue Jul 1, 2008 1:13pm PDTIt is certainly possible that if you are over the age of 16, you don't regularly peruse the Fred Flare site; I do. One thing I love about FF is the "Next Big Thing" contest they run every year, giving a handful of promising young designers a chance to sell their stuff on the site and hopefully get lots of good exposure. While the bulk of the stock is brightly colored accessories (basically adult toys—although not "adult" toys) like Snoopy toothbrush sets and Rubik's cube alarm clocks, there are a few less-silly housewares in the mix that could find a good home in a not-too-stiff setting.
Decoylab's "Trompe L'Oeil" cuckoo clock is just $25 and totally adorable.
Photo Credit: Fred Flare
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Renegade Craft Fair Redux
By Sarah McColl, Pink of Perfection, on Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:53am PDTAs we were standing in the mean June sun, Sebastian (who took all these pictures) asked why in god's name the Renegade is always held on the brutalest of summer days. I should have knocked on wood as I said, a know-it-all to the end, that it's the one time of year when it's guaranteed... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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How to pull off multiple prints without looking insane
By shefinds, on Tue May 13, 2008 6:51am PDTThere are a few schools of thought about mixing prints. One advocates throwing them together wily-nily and strutting around, aloof, with a calculated bed head and expertly smudged dark eyeliner. I will ignore this strategy because, for better or worse, I’m just not that cool. For us real people... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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Dreams about work, sometimes productive: The Aztec print bag
By Jennifer Romolini, eBay Obsessed, Lucky Magazine, on Fri May 9, 2008 12:42pm PDTSo last night—BECAUSE THIS IS NOW THE KIND OF STUPID THING THAT HAPPENS TO ME—I was dreaming about plaid, specifically about wearing a really bad plaid cape and sitting on a rock. I don't remember who else was in the dream, but she was very angry and scolding me about this item of clothing. Not because of the cape part—no, my conjured critic was actually furious because I had chosen plaid and not an Aztec print. And then I woke up. And I thought about Aztec prints and how great and low-key and versatile they actually are on hippie-ish vintage bags. Read More »
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Madeline Weinrib Sample Sale
By Nick Olsen, The Deal Hunter, Domino Magazine, on Mon May 5, 2008 9:09am PDTGet your dhurrie in a hurry: Madeline Weinrib is having a sample sale. I don't normally plug sales but this is too good to ignore ... If you don't know her work then maybe it's time to redecorate the rock you've been living under! 40-60% off home and fashion stuff, from towels to pillows to carpet bags to sarongs. Best of all are the RUGS -- wool and cotton flatweaves from $100-$800 (down from $225-$1400) and the delicious wool Tibetans at $800-$4000 like this 'Alexander':
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Let's Go Ironing!
By Jan, Poppytalk, on Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:43pm PDT
Fed up with boring florals? That's what the people at Rockett St. George out of the UK ask when you read about these Skullduggery Ironing Board covers designed by Bombarock. Known for her Skullduggery chair, Georgina has brought her textiles into domesticity designing household objects such... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Carolina Irving Textiles
By Rita Konig, Girl About Town, Domino Magazine, on Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:29am PDT
Aren't these new fabrics pure, spring heaven. This is Carolina Irving's new Collection, which she is selling at Hollywood at Home,
Peter Dunham's glorious shop in LA. If you live, at all, nearby head
over there, the store shows all the fabrics (as well as a ton of other
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Floral print sheets from Porthault
By Rita Konig, Girl About Town, Domino Magazine, on Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:30am PDT
I went into Porthault the other day looking for blue floral prints. Rose (the appropriately named lady who sees over this herbaceous store) sent me pictures from the stock books in Paris. I just about slid off my chair as I looked over what she sent. Firstly aren't these books heaven? New York is just about bursting with spring, so I can't get enough of a floral print. After these charming flowers that I have never seen before came a page of the more familiar hearts... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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