I want! Fab shoes and hat.

Found the most fabulous shoes today. I must have these heels by Marc Jacobs. Found it on the lovely blog Taghrid.

Okay and the other must-have for the Fall is this hat; so versatile and so sophisticated. Love it. Gotta love Fashiontoast.

Sexy Wall Lighting

Found these lighting fixtures on Dornob today. The beauty of it is it is flexible in its design so you can make your own design. Take a look at the photos. I love design that is approached this way; simplicity and versatility.

New Print Factory

So I was flipping through HowDesign magazine the other day and a bulky insert fell out. It was an insert for New Print Factory, a specialty print company. This immediately caught my eye as there were a few business card samples and a die cut piece as well. Very beautiful ink-work, embossing, quality paper, and amazing designs; I would definitely market my product/business with New Print Factory. These products really set themselves apart from your ordinary business card. They also do postcards, stickers, brochures, flyers, etc. Take a look.

Rijsttafel - A who and a what now?

A Dutch word for the type of Indonesian cuisine made popular in the Netherlands. Pronounced: RY-stah-fell. Literally translated it means "rice-table".

The first thing that I thought of was a typical Korean meal. If you've ever had Korean BBQ, it looks a lot like the picture above. A lot of different side-dishes and meats with rice and kim-chi. Back in the day, the Dutch colonialists brought together an array of small side-dishes from Indonesia and called it Rijsttafel. I would love to try this. Obviously all the rage in the Netherlands. Apparently it's gaining popularity in the U.S. as well. The familiarity to Korean cuisine, at least in presentation is very appealing.

Augmented Reality

Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.

We think that the commercial world is the purveyor of our private lives now...the future is bleak. Augmented reality will be a new platform through which we will once again be bombarded by the ever-present hand that is capitalism.

Keiichi Matsuda, an architecture student in Berlin posits more optimistic possibilities. It is the kind of imaginative ingenuity that conceives a very plausible near future; innovation at its best. The possibilities are very exciting!

This technology may seem a bit overwhelming but it is the future. Read the original post on Dornob (see an additional cool video)- I agree that we would probably have thought the internet would be an "information overload", had we been presented with it a few decades earlier. I mean, WOW! My kids will be interacting this way decades down the line. Crrrazy!

Chic-y Monday

I absolutely love the lushness of the Victorian aesthetic. It embodies chic, rich luxury. From the rich textures and patterns to the dainty details, it appeals to my design aesthetic so romantically. What excites me even more is the fusion of Victorian style and modern sensibility. The juxtaposition of modern edginess and Victorian romanticism creates a very pleasing palette. Above is a collection of inspirations with this in mind. They invoke chic-y luxury to me.

a: Sofia Loren 1972 (from Fendi's photo gallery)

b: Fendi dress (Fall/Winter 2010-2011)

c: Classic & modern design beautifully illustrated (decorating ideas)

d: Japanese inspired waves wallpaper (Foulards Kanagawa, Elitis)

e: Beautifully decorated interior, love the color palette

f: Philippe I: mini collection (Gueridon by Sam Baron)

g: Quilted textured wallpaper

Super sexy tiles.

Here's a new twist on wall tiles. Kale brings some new life to wall tiles. I especially love the round ones. Very chic and modern. I like that it brings some depth and texture to tiles that can otherwise be drab and boring. Home decor on the next level!