Yesterday I snapped a few shots of my friend Claudy of C&C Closet Concierge hailing a cab… That suede raspberry PS1 is heavenly. Also love the scarf, which apparently she bought on the street… Note the fingerless gloves, a must have for iPhone users. Check out her daily style picks HERE. 

Life in NYC… Hailing a cab in a light drizzle, while the world whirs by…. A part of me wishes that cab wasn’t in the picture so it could have just been her with the buses and cars blurring past… OH well… Im still learning… bear with me!

 

I bought a new bowl a few weeks ago from the 7th floor of Bergdorfs, and I thought I would share it with you, because I totally love it.

The matte black finish and simple shape are heaven to me. I love the idea of one simple piece on a dining table… Kelly Wearstler did it in her Malibu beach house and I’ve always loved it… much better than her dining table with 100 sculptures and vases on it. Although thats a fun thing to do for a photoshoot.

I originally thought I would put my black Shona sculpture on the dining table, but its so heavy and the tabletop is so delicate that it wasn’t practical. This works much better…

The bowl is by Pampaloni. Ideally this is how I would style the whole apartment. Simply.

 

The Brick House.

I know I post about this often, but this whole sconce as art, sculpture and lighting device is just so happening for me right now. This one thing: a long armed wall light- could solve so many design problems! Like: No overhead lighting in a NYC apartment (we all know what that means: concrete ceilings and 800 lamps), large awkward wall behind sofa that one can’t afford/doesnt want to fill with art, rooms that are too blah and need a JOLT of life… Well, just those few for now. But those are important! Plus a lot of these are plug ins, so you don’t have to have them hard wired. I love the idea of these pieces in addition to a single painting, alone on a wall, or even in a gallery… So basically, I always like it. Ha.

I did a little round up of my favorite pieces from around the web… not all of them are gigantic, but they are all the little !! or ?? or the ;;;;;; that a room needs.

 

High End:1. Prouvé Potence Lamp $1720

 

 

2.Serge Mouille Two Arm Sconce – on sale for $4420

 

3. AJ wall Sconce $796

4. 265 Wall Lamp $1032

5.Tube Sconce $625.

And mid/high to low end:

PB Teen, $199, aint no shame in it! Atelier de Troupe, Large: $595, Small $395 WEST ELM, Long Arm Sconce- on sale for $99

 

I can think of at least 3 people that need big lamps hanging out of their walls right now. And unfortunately, none of them are me.

Its always fashion week somewhere… these photos by Tommy Ton from the Men’s fashion shows are just awesome.

Is there anything better than good looking Euros in well made clothing? I mean, I’ll take a hunk of Grade A American man any day of the week, but over in Europe they are still using pocket squares with abandon and without a trace of irony. They’ve got the art of the scruff down pat, the flip of the collar and lets not even get into the layering and print mixing.

Its good stuff…

I just saw this apartment in Brazil designed by Studio Guilherme Torres on the Contemporist.  All the main pieces of furniture such as tables, sideboards and sofa were designed by the architect. I find the palette  and almost all those pieces to be magically beautiful. Pastels are so huge for spring, and the first image is just tantalizing, isn’t it? When you use these pastels, jewel tones and even neons, a sweet dash of primary color makes the whole combo sing. That wall sculpture makes it, doesn’t it?

The only things Im not loving are the pillows and the fabric covered ottoman.

The super gigantic long chesterfield? The asymmetrical robin’s egg table? The simple primary hued wall art? The little mushroom tables? The lone black chair? Yes.

You ottoman, not so much.

While I don’t live in a home this spare, and I doubt I ever could, I just love the idea of every single piece of furniture being a work of sculpture.

Thoughts?