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

all that glitters

sooo...i've been searching for white furniture

to use in an upcoming project.

here are my favorite finds so far.
1 - unknown via blue ant studio

2 - tank collection desk by peter petersen

3 - unkown via fresh home

if i ruled the world

o wow!!!!!!!!!!

now this is what i'm talking about!

klavers van engelen rocks fall/winter 2009.

light up my life

new from ikea is the kallt lamp. who doesn't love fiber optics?

coulda been anywhere in the world

check out this night light.

yochai motas used hundreds of fluoroscent bulbs

to create this statement installation.

via notcot

like a polaroid picture

can we just talk about how much i love this subtle painted stripe work?

too hot to handle.

gimme some more

my top five favorites from dining by design chicago 2009!

1 - steelcase by gensler chicago

2 - stolichnaya elit by jason wu and giancarlo valle

3 - knoll by perkins + will

4 - francine turk

5 - interior investments by gensler

the event is headed by DIFFA,

Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS

to raise awareness and funds to fight AIDS.

almost 50 tables were at the Chicago event!

gotta tell somebody

stolichnaya elit's table at dining by design chicago 2009

designed by jason wu and giancarlo valle is out of this world.

this is my absolute favorite table of the event!

it had a sharp minimal feel with amazing detail.

they used sound proofing foam to line the interior

and created a custom lighting piece.

the tabletop was completely covered with

a collection of different bar glass.

absolutely stunning!!!!

'tis the season

marcel wanders' christmas collection for target

has hit limited stores!

some really gorgeous, inexpensive pieces.

my favorites are the bar shaker, stocking and

wrapping paper.

gold digger

i love shiny things.

and i love the panton chair.

can't imagine a better pair.

the limited edition mini gold panton chair is sold in tokyo.

via high snobiety

hot like fire

check out all these goodies

handpicked by one of my favorite stylists,

fred butler, on supermarket sarah.

sarah does amazing spreads of the best finds ever in her home.

all goodies are for sale.

get it while its hot.

in the heart of the city

i would love to stay at the boscolo exedera hotel in milan!

via kanye's blog

in the name of love

the perfect place to crawl up in after halloween weekend.

via apartment therapy