Archives for February 2018

02/23/2018

Ultimate Spring Style Guide – 30 Colorful Must-Haves

Welcome back color, we’ve missed you. After a winter of black puffer coats and boots that could moonlight as a doorstop, spring style is a celebration of more ambitious pieces in bright palettes. What are we seeing this season in design? Color and playful accents that have a bit of an earthy feel. Bold jewelry is a definite essential, ideally big and impactful, to add instant intrigue to everyday basics.

1. Trip suede boot 2. Rio bag 3. America glass 4. Masaai bag 5. Panama multi currency wallet 6. Era pink glasses 7. Circulus Eyes coin purse 8. Pom pom pouch 9. Takayam Pastilles bracelet 10. Pepper sweater 11. Yellow suede sneakers 12. 1970 pillow 13. Mustard statement necklace 14. Waterside earrings 15. Wheels Up passport cover 16. Twisty earrings 17. Kilim throw 18. Gingham pant 19. Icon baseball hats 20. Dune Top pants 21. Funfetti pillow 22. Wool pots plates 23. Cita towel 24. Cicily ruffle dress 25. Secret espadrille 26. Chelsea embroidered short dress 27. Pom pom mustard scarf 28. Eliza skirt Sienna rose 29. Keruing volcano folding chair 30. Davis poplin skirt

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02/15/2018

Nostalgic Textiles Made the Old-Fashioned Way

In the Michigan home of designer Lisa Price passed down traditions reign and are reimagined. Price is the ideal representative behind her whimsical, nostalgic textiles printed with squirrels, cherries or a charcoal grill, further emboldened by bright colors. Her organic pieces are all handmade in the classic wood cut technique, which add a time-honored cache of connecting to the artist—a rare skill in an age of fast fashion and Amazon Prime. Under the early tutelage of her “Grandma”, Price spent summers at her home where they would garden, feed wildlife, stock up on farmer’s market produce and “can up a storm.” She learned to sew and was inspired by her grandmother’s collection of vintage fabrics, which she would repurpose into clothing and aprons. Her creative instincts are atavistic, as her grandfather was a chef in the navy and wrote a cookbook, she owns multiple quilts made by her great grandma, along with a collection of antiques from her great aunt. “So the idea of a unique home, textiles, cooking, etc feels even more deep rooted,” says Price.

A selection of tea towels with wood cut prints of nostalgic emblems that work in the modern day from their color and retro appeal.

 

Price shares her home with her recently wed husband Stephan. They partner in such activities as creating a grass free lawn so they can garden on their “.007 acre plot” and acquiring vintage items that they prop in their home. A house filled with spider plants, retro prints in mossy green and diner-styled fixtures that reflect all the happy nostalgia of a Drive-In theater. Her influences come across in her wares. Tea towels, pillows and aprons that comfort us by knowing that such a person exists and still designs nostalgic textiles the old-fashioned way. A true creator who upholds a quiet yet powerful existence drawn from baking, outdoor activity and nature.

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02/07/2018

All-Inclusive – Valentine’s Day Celebration

Scrooge chose the wrong holiday. If there is anything to bah humbug it’s a holiday that buys into sharing a string of spaghetti, reconciling in the rain, intercepting an overseas flight for a marriage proposal. Overt gushing over your paramour hews toward a disastrous outcome. There are only so many opportunities in a lifetime to lock lips in a downpour and actually enjoy it, thus keep romance in reality. Relationships are like finances and politics, they should be kept private. Hallmark Channel enthusiasts stay with us, a Valentine’s Day celebration lands on the perfect date for a holiday.

Valentine’s Day’s softer palette to honor the “ones” you love.

 

February 14, fully entrenched in winter, is perhaps the reason for this cynical holiday approach. Isn’t romance more of a spring/summer activity? Though it’s calendric placement is an ideal excuse to be festive and break from a winter funk. Celebrate not just the one you love but the ones you love. We have altered the holiday to be more universal and a little less commercial.

Serve a combination of good foods with decadent treats.

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