party time

these silver champagne straws are perfect

for ringing in the new year with a toast.

designed by christofle fidelio

via the imagist

hello turkey toe

check out this photography work by khuong nguyen

featuring my favorite chair of all time,

panton chair by verner panton.

at the borderline

i think i'm in love.

the houdini chair by stefan diez for e15.

via design milk

so fresh and so clean

its not too late.

you can still put up a christmas tree.

this pixelated one by atypyk is super cool and reusable.

you can get your tree and ironic gifts for underneath it here.

play for keeps

the mobile

by xavier veilhan

shown at the château de versailles

i would have given anything to see this show!

i adore the mix of contemporary minimalism

against the classical, decorative architecture.

i have been seeing this a lot lately...

i think i feel a trend coming on.

check out more of the show here

don't stop til you get enough

hope

by francisco gomez paz and paolo rizzatto for luceplan

via daily tonic

missing you

are paper magazines becoming a lost art?

i desperately hope not.

i.d. and metropolitan home announce the end of their publication this january.

can't help but wonder if webzines are taking over.

what is a world without paper magazines?

please support and renew your subscriptions!

meet me halfway

i love the rich texture found in

fashion brand's 3.1 phillip lim store in korea

designed by leong leong.

i just wanna touch it.

via dezeen

not so blue

color master pantone announces that

turquoise is the color of 2010.

can they tell the future?

multi faceted

another trending board featuring facets

compiled by megan m gordon

i want this forever

one of my favorite couches!

on the rocks sofa

by francesco binfare for edra

see the future

this gorgeous prism eyewear case was

designed by sabotagePKG.

this is truly packaging as an art form.

via yatzer

shoes without shoestrings

footwear designer andreia chaves has come up

with some out of this world shoe concepts.

above are twirled and the invisible shoe.

via yatzer

this one's for you

another one on my hotels to see list is the

mandarin oriental in barcelona, spain

designed by patricia urquiola.

via designboom

party hardy

nothing but 100% fun!

this is work by confetti systems, the ultimate party decoration creators.

they put the arty in party for sure.
with clients like bergdorf goodman, opening ceremony and united bamboo,

they are rocking it!!!

gimme gimme gimme

all i want for christmas

is the perforated snap iphone case by incase.

try your luck at winning one on notcot

gotta get that

one full round of neon and angles

at victoria's secret 2010 fashion show!!!

check out the video here.

breathe

beautiful beijing noodle no. 9 wins a great indoors award

for interior design. the airy restaurant is located in las vegas

at caesar's palace hotel.

stuck on replay

i love the way the evolution sideboard

by ferruccio laviani transforms.

via mocoloco

line 'em up

another home trends 2010 board featuring the use of line

compiled by megan m gordon

and the winner is

patrick norguet was named furniture designer of the year

by wallpaper magazine. one of the six judges on the design

magazine's panel was none other than kanye west.

above is norguet's yama sofa.

so fly

this concept store for le coq sportif has interactive lights

that follow the customer throughout the store, highlighting whatever

product they are admiring. i love the color combo!

store design by dutch studio raar via flylyf

all black everything

in honor of black friday here are

three of my favorite black things:

1 - black componibili by anna castelli ferrieri

(designed in 1969 by a woman designer!!)

2 - lamp 15

3 - mr. kanye west in black velvet, if you please

put you to bed

too much turkey?

the sleepless bed by bram boo may or may not help.

nickels for my thoughts

my inspiration board for the lace home trend in 2010.

currently the design center at philadelphia university
has an exhibit featuring design and lace.

daydream

its not everyday you see one of these...

the fox fur double hammock by bless for commissaires

is only being produced in a limited edition of 5.

via 20 ltd

getting a little graphic

here is another home trends

for 2010 inspiration board i created.

there are some really edgy graphics being used

in home and fashion.

some of my favorite graphic gurus are

holly fulton and moroso

boom boom pow

i am really into iridescent lately!

and i'm not the only one....

alexander mcqueen used iridescent material

for his spring 2010 collection.

two lighting designers are feeling iridescent as well:

the ravioli lamp by toshihito okura

and

the shimmer light by sharon mauston

here i am

yum.

i love this broken mirror set found on living etc.

not so mellow yellow

welcome to 2010.

its basically here.

so starting today I am going to be posting some

of my personal inspiration boards with home trends for 2010.

yellow is going to be the number one color in 2010 representing

sunshine, happiness and leaving this recession in the dust!!!

ice ice baby

these are two inspiration boards for an upcoming event

i am decorating for. the clients chose the first mood: winter wonderland.

inspired by icy winters, materials used will be white, clear and

irridescent.

the second mood board, chains, will be used for inspiration in decorating

my own space for the holidays.

back to the future

i love this storage piece designed by shiro kuramata in 1970.

i saw this piece in person at the cappellini store in new york city.

better together

i love this blue and gray interior

featuring the parabolica chair by stefan hieliger.

via furniture fashion