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This weekend I had a completely gluttonous lunch with Charlotte at Almond near Madison Square Park. Afterwards we decided to explore ABC Carpet and Home as we were close and it was much colder out than we expected. We were in the mood to try on baubles so we did just that – especially Gabrielle […]

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I went to a fabulous, quickie lunch today with my friend Charlotte at Ed’s Lobster Bar down the street from my office. She’s leaving today for a work trip to Israel and Egypt and I wanted to catch her before she left. She was wearing the most beautiful necklace that I noticed when we sat […]

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My brother is a huge fan of Google Reader. By the time I wake up in the morning I typically have between 1-3 forwards and some of them are really interesting (many are images of puppies). As my brother lives in Baltimore I was particularly taken by an artist he sent me today, who subsequently […]

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In looking at additional artists using everyday materials for their art I came upon Mark Khaisman – a Ukraine-born artist who studied at the Moscow Architectural Institute. Now living and working in Philadelphia, Mark creates arts out of layers of packing tape on plexiglass that appears to be backlit. My favorite series is the one […]

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My mom has a habit of seeing artwork she likes and blowing it up to paint onto either a huge canvas or a folding screen – really anything she can find. She has done it with Sonia Delauney works and others. When I came upon Kim Parker’s designs I was immediately struck by how similar […]

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The online shop, Droog, brings together many designers that I normally may not have come across. What first led me to it was seeing this Hare Mat in a photo of someone’s apartment. My first and only pet in my life was a rabbit once upon a time and this large mat reflects my longstanding […]

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My mom brought this site to my attention – AreaWare – they have so many awesome items that seem to speak directly to me and my past including the below flying rat, in pink. This pigeon is by Ed Carpenter for Thorsten Van Elten. War Bowl by Dominic Wilcox for Thorsten Van Elten – I […]

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It might be me missing the fun of 80s weekend or it might just be being a young girl in a big city myself but I find myself identifying with these photographs and other original works by Leigh of JKL Designs. Based in Denver, CO – another place close to my heart – she works […]

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In keeping with my current obsession with all things amoeba-like, I was introduced to Tara Donovan and went to see her show at the ICA the day before it closed. I’m in love with almost all of her pieces. She takes everyday object including common pins, toothpicks, plastic straws, styrofoam cups, scotch tape, mylar film, […]