If I had an estate on Santorini, I would buy a few dozen of these Tropicalia Chairs, designed by Patricia Urquiola for Italian company Moroso, to arrange on the all-white pool deck. And then my fabulous, jet-setting friends and I would lounge in them all day, sunning ourselves while the tanned and beautiful houseboy brought us tray after tray of canapés and cocktails.
Oh, to dream ... 
Check out the entire collection right here.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Objects of Lust: Patricia Urquiola Tropicalia Collection
Happy Blog Birthday to Me!
This blog is two years (and 1,359 posts) old today. Thanks so much for coming along with me for the ride!
Cool Stuff: Oceania Vases
Simply lovely handmade ceramic vases from The HomePort.
They're normally $24 to $28 each, or $76 for the set of three, but they're 25 percent off (or $16 to $57) between now and May 15. Check 'em out right here.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Over and Out
I'm off to bury my grandmother this weekend; she would have been 98 next week. No sadness, just peace and gratitude.
Etsy Find of the Day: Skinny Laminx Sevilla Rock Fabric
Yummy new yardage for those spring and summer sewing projects from Cape Town's Heather Moore (aka Etsy seller Skinny Laminx). Above: Colts in Goldenrod
Colt Circles in Sand and Seafoam
Herds in Red and Grey
Mongoose in Khaki and Sable
Duikers in Aloe Red and Green
Each of the wonderfully nubby, 100-percent cotton, vegetable-ink-printed fabrics -- inspired by the ancient cave drawings near Moore's South African home -- is $14 per quarter-meter, $27 per half-meter, or $50 per meter right here.
Check out more of Skinny Laminx's gorgeous textile designs here.
Mark Your Calendar: 2nds on 4th Sale
Berkeley's 4th and Clay Studio is holding its annual "2nds on 4th" sale featuring first- and second-quality bargains from ceramic artists Christa Assad, Rae Dunn, Josie Jurczenia, Sara Paloma, Whitney Smith, and Sharon Virtue.
The sale takes place this Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2390 4th St. at Channing. More info here.
eBay Finds
Midcentury Modern Pitcher
Vintage Chrome and Glass Sawhorse Desk
Eames-Era Greek Trojan Horse
Six Japanese Glass Fishing Floats
Herman Miller Burgundy Fabric Shell Rocker
Finn Juhl Walnut Desk
15 Beachcombed Lobster Crab Pot Buoys
Vintage Yellow French Chair (pick up in Pennsylvania)
Vintage Machine age Steel Caged Work Clip Lamp
Shabby Velvet Sofa
Vintage Penn Hanging Scale
Rare Awesome Rams Head Chair
Jacques Adnet Leather Clock
Four Oak and Leather Charlotte Perriand Chairs
Red Tripod Lamp
Riihimaki Eisch Glass Set
Eames-Era Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Vintage Aldo Londi White Elephant
Labarge Hoof Feet Brass Coffee Table
Fifties Spun Aluminum X Lamp
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Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Club Lounge Chairs
Antique O.C. White Workshop Lamp
Danish Modern Arm Chair
Danish Modern Secretary Desk
Midcentury Vanity Desk Table
Danish Teak Desk
Jielde French Industrial Lamp
Florence Knoll Marble-Top Credenza
Note: These auctions all end between today and Sunday evening, April 26. Happy bidding!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wanderlust: Austin's Hotel San José
Austin, Texas ranks pretty high among my favorite places on the planet. There's just something about that city -- I love its laid-back vibe and lack of pretense, incredible music scene, funky vintage shops, fiery Tex-Mex fare and savory barbecue, and its citizens' seemingly universal dedication to having a good time. (Plus, you really haven't lived until you've seen Junior Brown at the Continental Club.)
In fact, Nick and I would pull up stakes and move to Austin in a heartbeat if I wasn't so pathologically averse to the heat. (I get borderline homicidal any time the mercury inches past 70, and verge on psychotic when it crosses 90. Strangely, though, I did just fine during both of our summertime stays in the Texas capitol. I think maybe I psychologically fight the heat at home here in Northern California, but have no choice but to surrender to it in the sultry South.)
Anyway, I've been daydreaming about our (purely hypothetical) next trip to the Lone Star State -- maybe we could hit SXSW next year? -- and was just reminded of Austin's Hotel San José. We've never stayed there, but know several devotees of the revamped 1939 motor lodge and its utilitarian-chic decor. It's definitely on the "must" list for a future visit, and with rooms starting at $95 a night, it's not a bad deal, either.
Take a gander:
Photo by Jenni Simmons, The Curator
Have you stayed at the Hotel San José? If so, what did you think? Any other Austin tips? Please share!
(Also on the agenda for our next venture south: A side trip to Marfa. Super-trendy, I know -- but it looks amazing.)
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