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Weekly Wrap Up: Ikat, Agate, a Scroll, and a Tour!

Written by Michele on April 20, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Monday’s History Lesson: Vitruvian Scroll Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Agate Friday’s Destination: Uzbekistan (via the Bronx) Our DesignWagen Vintage Shopping Tour!

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Destination: Uzbekistan (via the Bronx)

Written by Michele on April 20, 2012 — Leave a Comment

I feel like I’m the last to hear about them, but I am so happy to have just discovered Found Object. Brother and sister Salvo Stoch and Juditha Sakinofsky are the team behind the company, whose warehouse and studio are in Bronx, NY. The home collection is primarily made up of items fabricated from vintage textiles including [...]

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The DesignWagen Vintage Shopping Design Tour

Written by Michele on April 16, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Last Friday we climbed into the DesignWagen and enjoyed a wonderful day of vintage shopping in Los Angeles. It was a beautiful day and the van was full, and we were looking forward to an afternoon of antiques and interior design. Lara chose 45Three Modern Vintage Home (1051 South Fairfax Ave, LA 90019) for our first [...]

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History Lesson: Vitruvian Scroll

Written by Michele on April 16, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Also known as a Vitruvian wave, a wave scroll and a running dog pattern, the Vitruvian scroll is a series of connected curved lines which, when repeated, form a stylized breaking wave pattern. The pattern is also used rotated 90°, showing the waves breaking upside-down. This motif is common in classical architecture and is often [...]

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Destination: Highclere Castle

Written by Michele on April 13, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Are you as addicted to Downton Abbey as I am? Mind you, I’ll watch anything with Dame Maggie Smith in it, but all I really need is a castle in England, period costume, and a fantastic and dramatic upstairs/downstairs storyline and I’m hooked. Downton Abbey is filmed at one of England’s most beautiful Victorian marvels, [...]

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History Lesson: Stair Rods

Written by Michele on April 9, 2012 — Leave a Comment

A stair rod, or carpet rod, is a decorative hardware item used with carpet runner on stairs. Before wall to wall carpeting and non-slip padding existed, the practical use was safety-oriented: to hold the carpet runner in place. The rods also allowed the runner to be pulled up or down, reducing the fading and wearing [...]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Ann Sacks, Shears & Window, and Laser Cutting

Written by Michele on April 6, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Monday’s History Lesson: Ann Sacks Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Laser Cutting Friday’s Destination: Shears & Window, SFDC

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Destination: Shears & Window, SFDC

Written by Michele on April 6, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Shears & Window is a high-end residential showroom to the trade that was founded in 1977. Located in over 30,000 sq. ft. of showroom space in the San Francisco Design Center, Shears & Window is a great place to start any interior design project. Their collection of textiles is located in the sun-filled showroom on [...]

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History Lesson: Ann Sacks

Written by Michele on April 2, 2012 — Leave a Comment

As an interior designer, I love going to showrooms to shop for clients. Because every client is different, each visit seems to be unique. I have enjoyed every excuse to go to an Ann Sacks tile showroom ever since I started design school. It is a constant feast for the eyes and the staff is [...]

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Weekly Wrap Up: Triangles, the Artichoke Pendant, and the Lolita Café

Written by Michele on March 30, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Monday’s History Lesson: PH Artichoke Pendant Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Triangle Patterns Friday’s Destination: Lolita Café, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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