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This past week I attended an event at Twentieth here in Los Angeles. It was for the release of the six meter Surface Table by Established & Sons, a UK based furniture company. I hadn’t been to the showroom in quite some time and so it was fun to have a look around - so many interesting and inspiring pieces! (We got a little exclusive back room tour too, shhhh don’t tell!)

A teak console stained in smoky black by designer Videre Licet.

Large pendants hang over this funky sofa in the window display at Twentieth.

A large brass screen floats across the showroom floor.

This sparkly chandelier is stunning in person.

A cool chair flanked by pedestal tables.

By the same designer of the console above, Smoked Ramiform is sculpted from a massive piece of teak.

Stunning hanging chandeliers.

Well, I learned the top of these tables are made from the skin of manta rays.

I am super excited to be heading to Las Vegas next month for KBIS, as a part of the Designhounds group with Modenus. CaesarStone is one of our participating sponsors and I’ve long used the quartz countertop surfaces for many of my interior design projects. One of their latest products is a concrete look, which I happened to learn about a year ago while talking to one of the reps at a design event in Los Angeles. I haven’t yet used this latest collection in a project but it’s been on my radar and I hope to soon! Check out some of these great colors for a concrete look!

Topus Concrete

Airy Concrete

See you soon, KBIS!

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I am currently loving the look of caned furniture. A somewhat classic, yet vintage and retro, and still yet - it’s been around since 1300 BC when the Egyptians used it in their furniture. It was popular in Europe in the 17th and early 18th century when affluent people purchased chairs with caned seat bottoms. I grew up with it in the 70’s and while it may have been less popular in the past few decades, it sustains a timeless look. Here’s a look at the oh so many ways it can be used!

All images via Pinterest and sources to can be found on my “Details” board.

{A little retro caning below from my childhood! My mom long had this sofa with caning on the side arms. Hello 1970’s!}

Happy New Year! A look back at the projects from 2018 and looking forward to helping with any of your design needs in 2019. Happy Holidays!

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Design books, filled with all their beautiful photos, are collection pieces. They can be displayed on coffee tables, console tables, bookshelves, desks, stacked, upright, angled. They make for great styling. I’ve collected design books since my youth and have now amassed quite a collection. As much as I scour the Internet for design inspiration I don’t think anything can replace great collector design books. Some of them are special, like my signed copies from designer Kelly Wearstler and my friend, photographer Marcia Prentice. Others are nostalgic like the collection of Terence Conran books I used to look at over and over again in my teens. And others pay homage to my family name, like the stunning work of late portrait and fashion photographer David Seidner.

Some of my favorites are Kelly Wearstler’s early books, like Modern Glamour.

And the follow up to Modern Glamour, her second book, Hue.

If you’re looking for an encyclopedia of art, I cannot recommend this book enough, it’s a huge hardbound coffee table style book depicting artists and their work A-Z.

The Hip Hotels series book are great for sourcing really cool hotels or for a dreamy escape. I’ve many in the whole series that I’ve collected over the years. The Hip Hotels Atlas is probably the biggest, most packed, of the series but they’re all good - City, Escape, Beach, USA, etc.

I have a lot of Keith Haring books, he’s an artist I’ve followed since my teens too and have collected many of his books over time. It’s not shown here on the shelf above, but last year I got to meet Keith Haring’s sister Kay for a signed copy of her book about her brother, “Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing” - adding that to my collection of special signed books.

Add to the mix are some fun architectural books, like Skyscrapers and a pop up called The Architectural Pack, on the top shelf.

In a tribute to one of the greats in design, is David Hicks: Designer by his daughter Ashley Hicks.

In the realm of fun and inspirational is Jonathan Adler’s book My Prescription For Anti-Depressive Living.

For those who have long followed the blog, Apartment Therapy is another good one.

These selections are just a few of my favorites and long time “go tos” - there are still so many more, maybe a part two to come along with some newer selections as well.

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