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March 20, 2009 · 1:04 am

Montage: Heads Up

Not sure what’s up with the trendy fascination with mounted animal heads. Antlers I get; they’re sculptural, organic, a nice break from the ever preppy coral (which is currently being replaced by rocks and minerals, but that’s another story). Anyway, you’ve seen most of these photos before, since many of them come from Domino, but I thought it would be fun (and maybe a little creepy) to see them en masse.

PS – I have a friend with all sorts of stuffed animals that her grandmother shot in Africa. I will take pics soon!

Photos: Vivre $1800;Flickr-bruce bigtimber; Domino; Domino; Elle Decoration Blog; Tracey Overbeck Stead; Nantucket home by unidentified Boston designer; Desire to Inspire; Steven Gambrel in Domino; Domino; Desire to Inspire; Jeffers Design; Domino; Fun On the Floor; Healing Barsanti in House Beautiful; Domino; Domino; Domino (a reader’s room); unidentified source; Domino; Domino; Photographer James Tse; Coco + Kelley; Thom Filicia in Domino; William T. Georgis; Desire to Inspire from Bolig Magasinet; Photographer John Paul Urizar; Photographer Trevor Dixon; Domino; O At Home; Photographer John Paul Urizar; Thom Filicia in Domino; Jeffers Design; Rebecca Bradley; Stephen Falcke; Carrier & Co.; Flickr-One Good Bumblebee; Flickr-royaltygirl; Bourgeois Bohem; Cookie.

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Tagged as antler, deer, moose, mount, taxidermy

March 19, 2009 · 1:39 am

Montage: Marimekko Moments

In honor of spring and impending blooms, I present Marimekko infused rooms, culled mainly from Flickr.

Photos: Flickr – paulahennig; Flickr – Nestled In; Flickr – Umberto; Flickr – scleroplex; Flickr – bitsandbobbins; Flickr – jenandtonic; Domino; Flickr – La Paracaidista; Flickr – Badgurl; Flickr – osamu ito; Flickr – blinkonmynose; Flickr – juju bug; Flickr – veronica_von_fantastiqu e; ; Flickr – yusheng; Flickr – Rodrigo Quiñones.

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Tagged as Flickr, floral prints, marimekko

March 18, 2009 · 1:41 am

Get the Look: Bookshelf Bazaar

Jen S. asks: “Have you ever noticed that most bookshelves are really ugly? I think I’ve finally found a pair that I like, but the whole category of furnishing is due for a revamp. Or maybe truly stylish people don’t use them?”

These bookshelves are clean, functional, stylish:

SHOPPING GUIDE
Brave Space Design Tetrad Mega Shelving, $700 – $3,500 at Design Public
Fabric Magazine Holder, $16.95 at Tiny Living
Madison Loop Ladder Bookshelf, $129.99 at Target
Blu Dot Chicago 3 Box Shelf, $799 at Design Public
Trig Five-Shelf Bookcase, $169 at CB2
Index Four Bookcase, $3,200 at Design Within Reach.
Kartell Bookworm Bookshelf, $1,148.46 at All Modern
Flybrary Bookshelf by Umbra, $31.50 at Umbra
Steel Book Truck, $223 at US Library Furniture
Thomas Wold Block Party Book Case, $3,990 at Design Public
Hancock Bookcase, $199 at CB2
Quad Bookshelf, $1999 at Generate
Cadman Spine Bookcase, $169 at West Elm
Vitra Self Cabinet, from $685 at Unica Home
Ginko Shelving by Iannone Design, $1775.00 – $3550.00 at PlushPod
Array Bookcase, $189 at CB2
Graphic Pop Bookcase, $499 at PB Teen
Opus Shelving System, $495 at Design Within Reach
Acrylic Bookcase, $3,920.00 at PlushPod
Corner Me Shelving, $498 at Design Within Reach
Warwick Double Bookcase, $245 at Stacks and Stacks
Treku Bookcase, $1,150 at Design Within Reach
Cubitec Shelving, $245 – $265, at Design Within Reach
BERGSBO Bookcase, $279 at IKEA
Offi Ply Grid Shelf, $299 at Modern Seed
Sapien Bookcase, $198 – $298 at Design Within Reach
Illuzine Magazine Rack, $31.50 at Umbra
Scaffold Bookcase, $399 CB2
Spine Wood Bookcase, $179 at West Elm
Boom Hive Cube, $ at 2modern
Kartell Lovely Rita Bookshelf, $293.56 at All Modern Lighting
Blu Dot D2 Utility Shelving, from $569 at Design Public
Hivemindesign Tier Shelving, $7,200.00 at 2modern

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Tagged as bookshelf, bookshelves, boookcase

March 17, 2009 · 2:05 pm

Montage: 36 Rooms with Bookshelves

Almost nothing makes me happier than a pile of books. Some people keep a stash of chocolate in the back of the cupboard (okay, I do that too); I get nervous when my row of unread books gets too short. Here are homes whose owners also seem to revel in reading.

Photos: Margaret McCurry in Architectural Digest; Ondine Karady; Desire To Inspire; Foley & Cox; Ryan Korban; Delson or Sherman Architects; The Selby; This Ain’t No Disco; Cookie; Flickr – strictly_phals; Brian Atwood in Elle Decor; stylist Michele Michael; Colombe Stevens; Lily Diallo in Domino; Guido Barbagelata; M. Design; Domino; Marie Claire Maison; unidentified source; Domino; Flickr – kristyhall; Rachel Smith; Patric Johansson in Skona Hem; John Stefanon Design; M. Design; Desire To Inspire; Cookie; Domino; Pierre Yovanovitch; Flickr – Simon Aughton; Gamota residence; Gamota residence; Erin Gates; Eric Roth’s studio; M.Design; Apartment Therapy; Desire To Inspire; Flickr – chotda; Desire To Inspire; Absolutely Beautiful Things.

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Tagged as book shelf, bookcase, books, bookshelves, Brian Atwood home, Eric Roth, Foley & Cox, John Stefanon, M. Design, Margaret McCurry, Michel Michael, Ondine Karady, Patric Johansson, Ryan Korban

March 16, 2009 · 6:05 pm

ARTmonday: Lance Cheshire

Lance Cheshire is a fashion photographer from New Zealand who lives in New York City. He’s assisted Mario Testino, Ellen von Unworth, Michael Thompson, and Steven Meisel, and of course works on his own too. I met him through a friend years ago when I was a fashion editor. We worked together and became good friends. We haven’t actually seen each other in years, but we keep in touch sporadically. He’s a great guy and talented artist . Here’s some of his work, fashion and otherwise: