calling all art collectors!

PEGGY WONG | MONT SAINT-MICHEL, FRANCE

DITTE ISAGER | UNTITLED

SANG AN | 2/3

DAVID PRINCE | BED, PARIS

ERIC PIASECKI | UNTITLED

For the past two years I've been posting my good friend and amazing photographer, Sang An's annual AIDS/LifeCycle Art Auction. On June 5 to 11, Sang and his husband Bob will be riding 545 miles in 7 days from SF to LA. 100% of the proceeds goes to San Francisco AIDS Foundation and also Los Angeles Gay + Lesbian Center.

As you can see, there are some gorgeous AND signed prints donated by renowned photographers. This year, I'm honored to be donating one of mine (top image)! It's one of my favorites taken on my European holiday last year.

Please kindly click on over and check out the auction and support them for this important cause. Bidding starts today, April 13 at 5pm PST / 8pm EST! A sincere thank you from me and team b+ang! xo

happy holidays!

... can you believe it's almost the end of the year? it flew right by... what is your one most memorable adventure this year? mine has got to be my month long european holiday... the photo above was taken during my recent trip to hong kong (promise a hk travelogue will be coming very soon!) thought this image would make a great holiday "card" for you guys. enjoy this holiday season and see you back here in 2012! xo, p.

TYPE LAYOUT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEGGY WONG

luxe » cosa fina

... stunning. raw smokey quartz ring by cosa fina.

TYPE LAYOUT BY PEGGY WONG / IMAGE FROM COSA FINA

a lucienne (kind of) day...

... i think lucienne day would have approved this packaging design by aloof. self-forming construction and sans glue. love how each pattern is cropped perfectly within the die-cut window too.

IMAGES FROM ALOOF

luxe » yves saint laurent

... if i had an ipad, this would be the case. chyc by yves saint laurent. love the streamlined design. miss posting objects that i covet, so starting today, « luxe » is a new category on bluepoolroad!

TYPE LAYOUT BY PEGGY WONG / IMAGE FROM YVES SAINT LAURENT

an art worthy auction...

... my dear friend sang an and his husband bob are at it again! they will be riding 545 miles in 7 days from san francisco to los angeles on june 5th to 11th for AIDS/LifeCycle. i'm incredibly honored to be donating my stationery products for their art auction this year! if you have ever wanted to purchase signed prints by renowned photographers like sang, ditte isager, anna williams, bill abranowicz, gentl & hyers, william waldron, david prince, anders overgaard... please do check this art auction out if you have a minute, it's for a great cause. 100% of the proceeds will go to the AIDS/LifeCycle organization. auction starts today, so hurry! click here to see what i posted last year – they raised over $10,000! go team b+ang!!!

PHOTOGRAPHY BY 1/SANG AN, 2/ANDERS OVERGAARD, 3/SANG AN, 4/DITTE ISAGER

southern charm and so much more...

... magnolia symbolizes many things, but right now it means perseverance to me. you may have noticed i didn't put up a post last friday. it was because i participated in bloggers day of silence / for japan with love. amazing how so many of us came together that one day. please have a look, it's a wonderful cause... have a lovely weekend everyone!

DESIGN LAYOUT AND SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY VICTORIA PEARSON / GREAT PARTIES: THE BEST OF MARTHA STEWART LIVING

from dawn to dusk...

... love this modern take on traditional paper luminarias. designed by gandía blasco. quite possibly new my favorite thing.

DESIGN LAYOUT BY BLUEPOOLROAD / IMAGES FROM GANDÍA BLASCO

scandinavian love...

... could never get tired of looking at images from tine k home... they just get better and better each season. click here for my favorites from the past.

PHOTOGRAPHY MIKKEL ADSBØL / IMAGES FROM TINE K HOME SPRING/SUMMER 2011 CATALOG

pure comfort...

... colors of the sky and sea. such a clean + beautiful palette...

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM REAL SIMPLE: THE ORGANIZED HOME / PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES BAIGRIE

{red} hotness from club monaco...

... shown as a spread, this ad campaign by club monaco literally stopped me in my tracks. even though it ran in the uk elle decoration back in 2000, it's still speaks to me. ultra sexy and abstract. love.

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM UK ELLE DECORATION MAY 2000

black + white + french...

... eyeing this french 50s-style sideboard. and those vintage french watering cans!

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBORAH JAFFE / UK ELLE DECORATION MAY 2000

a citrusy kind of day...

... came across this while searching for recipes using meyer lemons. check out these freshly picked ones sitting pretty on our kitchen counter! happy weekend everyone.

SCAN AND DESIGN LAYOUT BY BLUEPOOLROAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROLAND BELLO FOR DOMINO FEB 2007

somewhere in time...

... sat this vintage chanel N°5 cut-glass perfume bottle on someone's dresser...

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD / PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKKEL VANG / DONNA HAY WEDDINGS ISSUE 4

aura...

... beautifully styled. and that draping... just perfect.

IMAGES FROM AURA

the dark side...

... love how everything so pristine is placed on a weathered floor...

PHOTOGRAPHY BY A NOBLE SAVAGE

take a seat...

... this gem of an armchair (c.1950) is from a private paris collection. if only it was sitting in my living room...

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM LIVING CONTEMPORARY JUNE 24 2010

a sense of calm...

... a little r + r is in order for me this weekend... happy friday everyone!

SCAN BY BLUEPOOLROAD FROM POTTERY BARN BEDROOMS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRUE RUSCOE

culture chanel: bijoux de diamants...

... original press kit from the "bijoux de diamants" exhibition in paris, 1932. this is just one of the many gems currently on display at the culture chanel exhibition at moca shanghai. the culture chanel website is a pretty comprehensive virtual guide for those of us who couldn't be there. the video on le baudruchage [under origins] of chanel N°5 bottle is simply exquisite. and did you know where the double "C" monogram came from [under abstraction]? sorry it's a flash site, so no permanent links... but stay a while and play around, you won't be disappointed!

IMAGES FROM CULTURE CHANEL / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT BRESSON

for FLOR » bedtime stories...

... 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