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Tag: Etsy
Sunday Bouquet: Succulent in Taylor Ceramics at Remodelista Market This Weekend
Instagram photo by Marni Elyse Katz/StyleCarrot
Succulent in Taylor Ceramics planter
Remodelista Market New England
Lekker Home, 1313 Washington Street, Boston
Nov. 14 – 15, 2015
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Covet: Modern Seder Plate for Passover
I featured this handmade mahogany Tangram Seder Plate by StudioArmadillo in the The Boston Globe last weekend. Designed by Anat Stein and Hadas Kruk of Tel Aviv-based StudioArmadillo, the seven-piece seder plate set infuses fun into what can be a very long evening.
ARTmonday: Colorful Modern Map Art
I came across colorful cartography prints by Jennifer Carland while browsing Etsy last week in search of local artists for a roundup in next Monday’s Boston Globe. I was quickly drawn into her Etsy shop Carland Cartography, where I discovered lots of boldly colored maps of Boston neighborhoods and nearby towns.
I suppose I am a particular connoisseur of map art. Probably few of you know that my first job out of college was as the Maps Editor for a travel magazine. It was a pretty fantastic job (and I got to skip the whole assistant thing). I would read the manuscripts for features to determine what kind of map would best suit the story, look at the photography, then assign an illustrator to carry out the vision. It was right up my alley. I’d spread maps out on my work table, trace, and fill in all the relevant information, which the illustrator would turn into a visual masterpiece. Sometimes the maps would be concrete and informational, and sometimes they’d be fun and impressionistic. I should pull out my tears, scan, and post some; they were lots of fun.
Carland turns Boston neighborhoods — some kind of dreary — into fun and colorful graphic treats. Carland also has a Society 6 shop here you can order her map prints on iPhone cases, hoodies, mugs, stretched canvas, etc.
Back Bay
Beacon Hill
Cambridge
Chelsea
Davis Square
Lowell
Medford Square
South End
North End
Nantucket
Get the Look: 18 Woven Wall Hangings
I showed these woven wall hanging collages to my husband knowing exactly what he would say. He didn’t disappoint. “Is it 1969? 1971? #7 looks like something my mother used to weave.” To which I responded, “If you read my blog you’d know I already talked about hitting up your mom for a weaving.”
If you were inspired by last week’s decor post “18 Rooms with Woven Wall Hangings,” you might find a woven wall hanging here. These 18 woven wall hangings are all for sale (from mainstream brands and StyleCarrot partners, as well as indie shops and makers). Anthropologie commissioned Robert Dougherty and Janelle Pietrzak of Los Angeles studio All Roads Design to create a few one-of-a-kind handwoven tapestries. Urban Outfitters has a an array of about 20 wall hangings, in macrame, hemp, and wool, with metal and wood accents. Interior designer Nate Berkus even created a woven wall hanging for his Nate Berkus x Target collection.
My favorite woven wall hanging here is #1 by All Roads Design, which would look fantastic in the Florida condo. But it’s pricey, so I ordered #10 by Rainie Williams in Newcastle Australia. It should look perfect with the coral and pink pillows and artwork. (You can see a photo of the Florida living room in the cork floors post). There’s something quite cool about #11 too; I think I may try something similar in the model apartment I am decorating.
Would you hang one of these in your home? Or are you afraid it would seem misplaced in time? Or too trendy? Or ugly? I think some are quite elegant. When you click through to some of these handmade woven wall hangings on Etsy, you’ll be able to see other designs too. Let me know if you buy one and send a photo of your tapestry in situ.
S H O P P I N G
1 All Roads Design Handwoven Arrow Tapestry, $750
2 Wallflower Weavings Striped Handwoven Wall Hanging, $37.67
3 Wild Columbine Textile Slate Weaving, $245
4 Naativ Studios x UO Woven Wall Hanging, $129
5 Hazel & Hunter Black Triangle Wall Hanging, $300
6 All Roads Design Handwoven Arrow Tapestry, $950
7 Jujujust Furry Landscape Handwoven Tapestry, $640
8 Magical Thinking Woven Wall Hanging, $129
9 The Unusual Pear Woven Wall Hanging, $24.02
10 The Unusual Pear Woven Wall Hanging, $39.24
11 Sonadora Southwest Fiber Wall Hanging, $88
12 Magical Thinking Yves Woven Wall Hanging, $99
13 Charlie Woven Wall Hanging, $89
14 Nate Berkus Fringed Wall Art, $34.99
15 Wall and Woven Fringed Woven Wall Hanging, $100
16 Willow and Pine Woven Wall Hanging, $100
17 Rachel Miller Woven Wall Art, $74
18 All Roads x Covet + Lou Wall Hanging, $245