a little do it yourself

i made it myself and so can you! this chandelier is made from fishing line, craft store mirror discs and repurposed junk store lamp parts. the super glue flakes off your fingertips in 2 to 3 weeks...ouch, but worth it!

cj o'neill

i like cj o'neill. i like her decoration a lot. i looked her up a couple of years ago when i saw these pretty bowls (right) and as i revisit her site now and then, i like her new work (left) just as much. i like her lovely tableware...and, of course, the lighting!


please look her up on the web at www.cjoneill.co.uk. (photos via www.cjoneill.co.uk)

not your everyday piggybank

i'm sure everyone has seen these but i can not resist. they are by maxim velcovsky and available at www.thorstenvanelten.com. if you have not cruised the thorsten van elten website you should stop by. there are lots of nifty things waiting for you.
(photos via www.thorstenvanelten.com)

i don't know where i came up with this guy but he must make a satisfying clink when you deposit your savings! if anyone is familiar i would love to know who he is and where he comes from...

like a moth to a flame

i am obsessed with lighting. i need these beautiful jaime hayon "josephine" pendants for my kitchen. the color, the finish, the shape, just fantastic! contact www.metalarte.com. they also have a tabletop version in gold and silver finishes.
this is his oinker

miwako yoshioka

isn't this great? i originally saw her work in pierced gold and it was a real knock out. i can not find any pictures of it on the web but you could imagine if the perspex was laser cut and etched gold with a little rope of semi-precious beads instead of string for the clasp. this bracelet is £75 at www.kabiri.co.uk. i want one! i will send her an email and maybe she will send some more photos!

(photo via www.kabiri.co.uk)

hand decoration

i love hand decoration of almost any kind. i find the skill used and the curiosities expressed endlessly inspiring. this needlepoint canvas is inpired by embroideries of 19th century vienna. i was smart enough to draw some guidelines on the canvas for this one. perhaps one day i will sit down and finish it.

if anyone would like to share their embroideries, i would love to see them!

in 2007 i will aspire to....

this is agnes emery of emery & cie. i find her philosophy and design inspiring, beautiful and exciting. in 2007 i will aspire to believe in my own design instincts and bravely follow them, just as agnes does. i hope you will visit her website www.emeryetcie.com. it is worth spending some time to click around for her commentary alone.

i love the scale shaped tiles! i want them so much! look at the brass deer faucet! very necessary...
her wallpaper...
and her linens...i digress.
(images via emeryetcie.com)