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Shopping Trip: Moko

StyleCarrot — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:27:14 +0000

Last week I traveled to Helsinki, Finland for the first time, on a blogger press trip hosted by Visit Finland and World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, where I represented Design Milk, and took plenty of photos for StyleCarrot readers too. We rode bikes through the city, which is undergoing major urban renewal, foraged for edible herbs in the park, visited the future food market, and viewed an exhibition of student artwork from Aalto University in an otherwise mostly empty waterfront warehouse. We also went behind-the-scenes at the Marimekko corporate offices, where the fabrics are printed. And of course, shopped the outlet store. We had lunch on one of the days at a charming home decor shop called Moko, which has a cafe and coffee bar. It reminded me a bit of ABC Carpet & Home, on a much more modest and smaller scale, but cute.

Filed under: Food & Entertaining, Home Accessories, Shopping, Shopping Trip

ARTmonday: Lalla Essaydi

StyleCarrot — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Photo: Courtesy of Lalla Essaydi

I learned about Lalla Essaydi’s photograph’s from my friend, artist Lee Essex Doyle, who invited me to my first sale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston several years back, which my husband and I have continued to support through our many wonderful purchasesevery December. She’s one of the School’s breakout stars, and on May 22 will be presented with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Medal Award. Essaydi, who grew up in Morocco, combines Islamic calligraphy with representations of the female body. The results are beautiful.

Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York City

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Revisited #1, 2009.
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Sultane, 2008
Chromogenic print.

Harem #4B, 2009.
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Harem #1, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 280 inches.

Photos courtesy of
Edwynn Houk Gallery, NY
and
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston

Filed under: . REGULAR FEATURES, Art, Art Monday

Style Muse: India Hicks, Mom

StyleCarrot — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:04:51 +0000

India Hicks and her youngest child, Domino.
via India Hicks blog

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Sunday Bouquet: Golden Box of Blooms

StyleCarrot — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:33:58 +0000

via ruffled blog

Filed under: Flowers & Gardens

Saturday Say It: Advice for Moms

StyleCarrot — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:04:47 +0000

Filed under: . REGULAR FEATURES, Saturday Say It

Saturday Say It: Thank You For

StyleCarrot — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:47:47 +0000

The note I left at the contemporary art museum in Helsinki, just 5 minutes ago.

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Covet: Norman Mercer Acrylic Pyramids

StyleCarrot — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:04:08 +0000

Norman Mercer acrylic sculptures
1st Dibs showroom, NYC
$1100—$2400

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Montage: 35 Bell Jars (or Cloches If You’re French)

StyleCarrot — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:06:01 +0000

Anything can be art under glass. I first heard this from stylist Kara Butterfield, who displayed rocks in and under tumblers on her mantle in Boston. She told me, “If you put anything in a glass, or behind glass it celebrates it, gives it meaning, like a picture in a frame.” Others seem to be catching on. Bell jars, or cloches, seem to be on every console and coffee table, containing anything from fawn figurines to succulents or matchbox cars to brass nails. J. Crew has even been showcasing shoes under them. Here’s a look at 35 examples which includes live plants, dead insects, and inanimate objects from the ordinary to intricate.

Prop stylist Dietlind Wolf

Good boutique in Boston

Better Homes & Gardens | Apartment Therapy

Country Living | Young House Love

Stylist Heather Nette King for Dulux

Stylist Heather Nette King

Traditional Home

Stylist Heather Nette King • Photographer Mike Baker

Elizabeth Martin Design | via Chocolate Creative

Anthropologie | SoSo Sculpture Series from Ginat, Etsy

Ampers & Vintage | home of designer Sarah Illenberger via Aesthete Curator

J. Crew, Midtown Manhattan | Better Homes & Gardens

La Patisserie des Reves | home of jewelry designer Stine A. Johansen

Green Wedding Shoes

stylist Heather Nette King • Photographer Mike Baker

Emma’s Design Blog | Stylist Graham Moss

David Stark Sketchbook

David Stark Wood Shop pop-up at Haus Interior

Prop stylist Dietlind Wolf • Photographer Sabrina Rothe

Filed under: . REGULAR FEATURES, Home Accessories, Montage, Rooms

Get the Look: Where the Wild Things Are

StyleCarrot — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:31:01 +0000

Today, Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are (1963), died at age 83 in Connecticut due to complications from a stroke. Although for some reason I did not have his books growing up, I read them over and over to my own boys. I always savored the illustrations in this one, and really enjoyed the silliness of Into the Night Kitchen (1970). I put together a few decorating ideas inspired by these wonderfully creative tales. RIP Maurice Sendak, storyteller.

. . . That very night in Max’s room a forest grew

and grew—

Makelike Lush Wallpaper, $200/roll at Walnut Wallpaper.
Shag Rug, $99—$299 at Urban Outfitters.
Kikkerland Glowing Moon Clock, $36 at Fred Flare.
Sierra Bed, $1399—$1599 at Crate & Barrel.

* * *

. . . and in and out of weeks
and almost over a year
to where the wild things are.

Onda Wallpaper, $100/sheet at Flavor Paper.
Rocking Sailboat, now $29.99 at West Elm.
Small Wire Pendant. $99 at West Elm.

* * *

. . . “And now,” cried Max, “let the wild rumpus start!”

Marrakech Swing Chair, $199 at Urban Outfitters.
Mongolian Lamb Pillow Covers, Oregano $39.99 & Amethyst, $54 at West Elm.

* * *

. . . and into the night of his very own room
where he found his supper waiting for him

Max Doll, now $20 at Paisley Monkey.

Monster Dolls: Moishe, Bernard, & Sippi, $9.99—$13.49 at Amazon.

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ARTmonday: Diana Delgado Colorful Abstract Paintings

StyleCarrot — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:08:11 +0000

I discovered painter Diana Delgado on Elements of Style, in which Erin Gates went bananas for the leopard print swatch in the first painting below. Based in New York, Delgado received her MFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2007 and her BFA from Syracuse in 2005. I love the colors in these paintings—note the neon—and mix of geometric forms with drips. In her artist’s statement she explains:

While color is a driving force behind decisions made on the canvas, raw gesture, geometric shapes/forms and pattern play important roles. Representational elements and seemingly unstable architectural structures exist within the abstract atmospheres. . . Reoccurring themes in the large-scale canvases are personal narrative, glam, fashion and the embracing of frivolousness.

You Can Lead a Horse to Water

Menstrual Mountain

Chocolate Fountain

She Could Drape it in Color

Cotton Candy Love

Neon Deer

White Goose Blue Jeans

Untitled-(Ribbons-and-Things)

YoungmanGirl

Copycat Cluster

Chandelier

Double Bubble

Rabbit Ears

And a Hot Air Balloon

Smelly Yellow

Filed under: . REGULAR FEATURES, Art, Art Monday

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Shopping Trip: Moko

ARTmonday: Lalla Essaydi

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008 Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009 Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Style Muse: India Hicks, Mom

Sunday Bouquet: Golden Box of Blooms

Saturday Say It: Advice for Moms

Saturday Say It: Thank You For

Covet: Norman Mercer Acrylic Pyramids

Montage: 35 Bell Jars (or Cloches If You’re French)

Get the Look: Where the Wild Things Are

ARTmonday: Diana Delgado Colorful Abstract Paintings

Les Femmes du Maroc: La Grand Odalisque, 2006
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.

Les Femmes du Maroc: Fumee d’Ambre Girls, 2008
Chromogenic print. 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #10, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches, 71 x 87.5 inches.

Harem #2, 2009
Chromogenic print. 48 x 60 inches.