Giveaway: Pine Cone Hill Circus Paisley Scarf

Pine Cone Hill, a Berkshires-based company owned by the lovely Annie Selke (I sat next to her at dinner last winter to celebrate her book Fresh American Spaces) has offered a StyleCarrot  reader one of the line’s best-selling new wool scarves, the Circus Paisley. Selke, who also designs those amazing stripe-y Dash & Albert rugs,is a master colorist. Leave a comment on this post telling us what color combinations you are putting together this fall for a chance to win the scarf pictured below.

Circus Paisley Scarf
27.5″ X 78.75″
(retail value $98) 

n e w silk + wool scarves from Pine Cone Hill
$55 to $98 

Enter to win the Pine Cone Hill Circus Paisley Scarf (retail value $98)!
Leave a comment on this post about what color combination you’re loving in your wardrobe this fall.
Contest ends Friday, Nov. 9, 2013, 11:59 E.T.

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Shopping Trip: Nate Berkus Collection at Target

Chicago-based interior designer Nate Berkus recently debuted The Nate Berkus Collection at Target and came out with his second book, The Things That Matter (Spiegel & Grau). I snapped a few Instagram shots of the collection while doing my household errands one morning last week. Multi-tasking at its best.

Chunky Knit Decorative Pillow, $24.99

Ikat Link Bath Towel, $9.99

Scattered Stud Euro Pillow, $34.99

Ikat Link Bath Towel, $9.99

Harbor Tumblers, $9.99

Cream Tortoise Shell, $39.99

Foil Print Pillow, $24.99

Earth Natural Rectangle Basket, $16.99

Rectangular Fabric Tray, $24.99

Chunky Knit Decorative Pillow,$24.99

The Things That Matter, $24.95

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Site Spotlight: 30 Spaces from RoomReveal.com

UPDATE: RoomReveal is no longer online.

Back in September, Pablo Seuc-Rocher, co-founder of San Francisco-based site RoomReveal, sent me a preview link. I checked  it out of the weekend, and turned up some pretty great rooms. RoomReveal’s focus is the interior design community; it’s meant to be a place were users can find inspiration and engage with designers and design devotees.

It’s quite basic, you simply scroll through decently sized images of rooms. You can click on designers names to see their profile and full collection, you can follow the designers, and “like” rooms. You can also search by tags. It’s simple, without complicated functionality;  its success will depend on the quality of designers who upload their work. I found 30 rooms I really like, from 21 designers; obviously the team is working to recruit more designers every day.

The site officially launches next month, but they’ve provided this link for StyleCarrot users to get in early, so go ahead and explore. But first, scroll down to see the rooms I liked best.

ARTmonday: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz

I’ve seem a lot of quirky neon messages on Pinterest, blogs, and Tumblrs, as well as some in the new contemporary wing at the MFA, but hadn’t taken time to learn about the artists. Handily, RISD just emailed me about a new show at the RISD Museum opening next month showcasing a number of the more prominent pieces I’ve seen.  

RISD Business: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz features comical lit and cardboard signs for which Diaz is best known, such as “Make Tacos Not War” and “Unhappy at Last,” which grew from a 2003 series of public performances in front of New York landmarks like Tiffany’s on Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel. His works are considered not just art, but entertainment, activism, public intervention, and free enterprise.

The exhibit opens Friday, November 16 at the RISD Museum in Providence. The public is invited to a free opening celebration with the Texas-born, NYC-based artist on Thursday, November 15, at 6 pm. The exhibit will be on view until June 9, 2013.

Alejandro Diaz, Happiness Is Expensive, 2008.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of Dorfman Projects, NY.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Lost Our Lease, 2010.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy Royale Projects, CA.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

AlejandroDiaz,MakeTacosNotWar.
©AlejandroDiaz.Courtesy David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

AlejandroDiaz,InTheFutureEveryoneWillBeFamousfor$15.00, 2007.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, More Dior / Less War, 2012.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of Dorfman Projects, NY.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Portable Sign Series: Naked Artist Inside, 2009– present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

And a few other works I found on the web…

Alejandro Diaz, Unknown Artists at Unheard of Prices, 2006
purple neon sign 24″ x 36″ [installation view]

Alejandro Diaz, No Shirt No Shoes, 2009
Neon, 17″ x 36″, Edition of 3 

Alejandro Diaz, Jesus/Cheeses, 2009
[installation view at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield]
Courtesy of the artist and The Happy Lion, Los Angeles

Alejandro Diaz