Cool Stuff: White Metal Furniture

London's Graham & Green always has the best stuff.

But let me back up: Kate over at Girl Meets Glamour was debating dining chairs yesterday, and I clicked through to the G&G site to get a closer look at one of her contenders, an embossed white metal ram's head chair from India (above, 195 pounds -- about $390).

Lo and behold, Graham & Green has an entire collection of these beautiful embossed pieces, which somehow manage to meld lush exoticism with refined glamour.

Check it out:

Coffee Table, 360 pounds ($720)

Chest of Drawers, 835 pounds ($1,670)

Console Table, 352 pounds ($704)

Cupboard, 495 pounds ($990)

You can see the rest of the collection here.

Alas, that cursed pounds-to-dollars conversion rate plus shipping from the UK make these a bit too "spendy" for me -- anyone know a good source for this kind of furniture in the U.S.? (I did a quick search, but came up with zilch.)

If so, please let me know!

Good Reads: India Modern

I spied this book the other day, resting on a coffee table in a furniture-store vignette, and quickly became totally absorbed in it.

India Modern, by London-based writer and photographer Michael Freeman, is packed with breathtaking images of an India you never imagined.


Featuring innovative interpretations of classic Indian motifs and styles, the homes, hotels, and other interiors and exteriors Freeman captures maintain an exotic sense of place while also pushing the design envelope.



It's India like you've never seen it, and -- if you're anything like me -- it'll make you want to visit the Land of Spices more than ever.



(Photos by Michael Freeman.)