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... the first time i saw images of this amazing* house was on my little phone, at a bar, under dim lights. really, my friend laure joliet showed them to me on her blog and i literally gasped out loud. if there was ever a picture documenting my expression, it would have been priceless... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / TYPE LAYOUT BY PEGGY WONG / PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURE JOLIET
mauer (wall) by le corbusier, 1959
... my earliest memory of wallpaper designs was in the apartment that i grew up in. it was a muted color landscape with metallic highlights. strange how i could remember the details so well, and now i'm thinking the metallic touch was quite brilliant actually... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM "KITSCH TO CORBUSIER, WALLPAPERS FROM THE 1950S" EXHIBITION BOOKLET
... have you seen the newly redesign bon appétit magazine? i couldn't take my eyes off of it, even from just the sneak peek that they posted on their website. i'm particularly glued in not only because i'm a food enthusiast, but because i freelanced there a few years ago... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / IMAGE FROM BON APPÉTIT MAGAZINE MAY 2011
... ever since i saw a framed vintage olivetti poster a few weeks back at an antique store, i've been somewhat obsessed at finding another one just like it online. well, i guess that's what happens when you say, "i'll think about..." [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY HENRY WOLF FOR OLIVETTI
... if i ask you what this image reminds you of, what comes to mind straightaway? perhaps the movie "birds" by alfred hitchcock rings a bell? i have always been intrigued by the ad campaigns that bottega veneta puts out every season... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALEX PRAGER / VIA BOTTEGA VENETA
... how do you tackle paint colors for a room? do you tape a few swatches on the wall or do you actually paint patches of colors next to each other, let them dry, and then decide?... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / IMAGE FROM FARROW & BALL
... can you imagine living out the nomadic trailer dream? i have to admit, i've given this thought more than once or twice. purchasing an airstream and just take off, up the pacific coast highway then cross country?... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLAUDIO TAJOLI / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM ELLE DECOR ITALIA JUNE 2005
... let me preface this by saying i had waited three years for this – we were one of the lucky few who got to stay at the hotel lautner this past weekend when they had a soft opening... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGGY WONG
... the chinati foundation is a contemporary art museum established by minimalist artist donald judd (such a big fan of his!). located on the former site of fort d.a. russell in marfa, texas, this museum houses large-scale installations across its vast 340 acres of land... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY TODD EBERLE / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM GREAT PARTIES: THE BEST OF MARTHA STEWART LIVING
... a catalonian house designed by antonio bonet castellana. discovered this beautiful home while flipping through the latest catalogue pages of toast. built between 1953 and 1963, this architectural gem is tucked away in a pine forest outside of barcelona... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / IMAGE FROM TOAST EARLY SPRING 2011 CATALOGUE
... mobile by xavier veilhan. i'm a huge fan of calder's mobiles and when i saw this piece by veihan, i immediately took a liking to his work... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOPHIE TRINIAC VIA VEILHAN
... i still remember the first time i saw the suzhou museum by i. m. pei. well, not in person per se (one day i hope!) but from a beautifully packaged postcards set that was given to me as souvenir... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM “POSTCARDS OF SUZHOU MUSEUM”
... i was flipping through some of my old magazines and this image literally stopped me in my tracks. i had to turn a few pages back to see where this is. to my complete amazement, this beautiful open space is actually a living room... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIETER ESTERSOHN / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM COOKIE DEC 07/JAN 08
... i once read, "a perfect bedroom is both stylishly practical and seductively comfortable…" i love bed linens. although you may think i'm not much of a linens lover if i tell you i only own white sheets, but i am! i like to add pops of colors with throw pillows. in fact, i change them out every season... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM POTTERY BARN BEDROOMS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRUE RUSCOE
... today i thought i would share with you one of my favorite books, antique packaging by josep m. garrofé. i love collecting antique and vintage labels and packages, so you can imagine how excited i was when i came across this book... [more] MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM ANTIQUE PACKAGING
... i cannot begin to tell you how much i love this ceramic collection by elephant ceramics. not only am i feasting my eyes on the photography, but also the textures, colors, and just the brilliant intensity of some of these images... [more] MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHILIP FICKS VIA ELEPHANT CERAMICS
... happy new year everyone! what are your resolutions this year? one of mine is, believe it or not, start an inspirational wall. yup. since moving into our new home a year ago, my pile of swipes, clippings, and trinkets are getting higher and higher... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTYN THOMPSON / HOUSE AND GARDEN SEPT 2007
... happy monday! i hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! thought we could ease into the week with a little hotel tour, courtesy of hoteles de grupohabita. i was really impressed with what they have done visually with their properties – each hotel's personality shines through from the minute you land on its website... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / IMAGES FROM HOTEL HABITA MTY
... don't you love an artist who's poetic as well? discovered this japanese designer yukihiro kaneuchi the other day and i just kept clicking on his work/links over and over again... [more]MY POST ON FLOR'S BLOG: MUSINGS / IMAGE FROM YUKIHIR KANEUCHI
