design house stockholm

photo: : designhousestockholm.com

: : this isn't brand new news, some of you might have already read about it. design house stockholm has launched their new website. with beautiful imagery and of course, wonderful products. one of my favorites, is the tall cup, .spin.

locally, you can find some of their stuff at .black ink. on Charles Street or by Harvard Sq. [Boston].

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: : alba: :

photo: : red.house

: : I just wanted to share my first item of my collection of vintage cups with you. [ i've mentioned before that I want to start collecting vintage cups and in particular Scandinavian vintage cups. you can find a good selection online on Japanese website flaska] .erica. was so sweet, and brought me a classic vintage Rörstrand cup, when she came to visit me last week. the name of the series is .alba. I'm calling the cup .alba. and I'm working on creating a very special place for her, where I can display my future collection. I am so excited! .thank you erica. !

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pillow madness

photo:: design public

: : fall is here, there is no point in trying to deny it anymore. I love the summer, but I'm very thankful for our seasons. and there are things to look forward too about the fall. for example, cuddling up on the couch with a hot cup of cocoa after a long day at work. so, in that spirit, I thought I would suggest some pillows to spice up your favorite comfy spot.

i tried to pick pillows that would represent a broad spectrum. please visit the sites for many, many more choices.

above are pillows, variegated, by designer .corbett marshall and jim deskevich. my personal favorites because of the bold colors.

photo:: ikea.com

in the category of most affordable I think IKEA almost always wins. here are pillows bettan blom and bettan figur. so much fun, and so colorful!

photo:: habitatliving.com

inhabit has one of the largest collections of pillows. and YOU can be their next designer for their pillows. their "softer side of design" competition for new pillow patterns is going on right now. 36 more days left to enter! visit their website for more information.

photo :: thisisswigg.com

i've mentioned swigg before. a lovely place to be! these are their swigg snoozers, with different fabrics and patterns on each side of the pillow.

I found this Danish apparel company that also has a home collection via inreda.com, called .day birger et mikkelsen. great selection of pillows!

photo: : greenergrassdesign.com

greener grass design is one of my favorite places to shop online. they have a small, but wonderful selection of pillows. these are called amenity. perfect for the fall, rich colors and organic, natural patterns.

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antigirl

photo: www.antigirl.com
: : my friend .ali. at work seem to have a stock of all these great artists. recently she sent me the works of antigirl. I just love her graphics! such beautiful organic forms. thank you .ali.

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bold wall paper

photo: www.intrade.se

: : I found this Swedish company called Intrade, through my Swedish design magazine Sköna Hem. Intrade is based out of Göteborg, my home town but has retailers all through the country. they import wallpapers from companies around the world. and it's one of the best collections I've seen. they have a lot of kids wallpapers too. definitely worth a visit to their website, and if you're in Sweden, find their products at any of their retailers.

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thomas paul

: : i was so happy to discover thomas paul when I found these plates [above] at Lula's Pantry, Rockport, MA. check out their website for colorful pillows and dishes in all colors.

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black & white

french bull


thomas paul

: : i'm back. so sorry i've been absent for the past week. my lovely friend .erica. from home came to visit for the week. and we took the grand tour, seeing everything between New York city and Southern Maine. not quite, but we did spend a few wonderful days in NYC and just today returned from an incredibly relaxing weekend in Rockport, MA. my absolute favorite place in all of New England.

.erica. brought me a whole stack of Swedish design magazines....nothing makes me happier. i've read them over and over again. much of my inspiration this week will come from my swedish magazines as well as my inspiration from the weekend.

to start off, I found this adorable store in Rockport on Saturday, called Lula's pantry. [unfortunately, they don't have a website.] where i found some wonderful french bull melamine plates, along with some plates by thomas paul. which inspired me to do a series of black and white patterns for inspiration.


: : this wonderful pattern is designed by Åsa Ekerholm, sold at Åhlens in Sweden. The pattern is called Elisa, and can be found on plates as well. Check out the latest issue of Sköna Hem [Swedish home decor magazine], you can find the plates on page 21.


: : all time favorite, marimekko, has some wonderful black and white collections. find them at scandinavian design center online.

: : Swedish fashion designer Filippa K joined Rörstrand, Swedish china company, and these great cups were the result of that collaboration. I am a big fan, and a collector as well. The gold edition just came out this year! I am still missing that piece. Find these at scandinavian design center.

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