stop and smell the roses

british fashion designer paul smith brings his talents to mahram's digital project.  "hand tinted rose" is a large scale digital wall print inspired by vintage postcards.  so very pretty.  the advertisement was spotted on the back of august's interior design magazine.

theme music

kanye has done it again.  his latest and greatest is the video for the new jam "power" which debuted last evening on mtv.  he has collaborated with video collage artist marco brambilla.  kanye saw his work in the standard hotel's elevator in new york where a video collage depicts heavenly images as you go up and hell inspired video as you go down.  via fast company design

diamonds are forever

and crystals are for couches.  furniture company edra's diamond collection features some of their best pieces encrusted with swarovski crystals.  above are the flap sofa (a personal favorite), damier chaise lounge and on the rocks by francesco binfare.  last, but certainly not least, is the sushi chair by fernando and humberto campana.  so glamorous!    

pixel by pixel

spanish designer cristian zuzunaga collaborated with wallpaper* magazine and bed manufacturer hastens to create this bed for wallpaper*'s "handmade" edition, available now.  zuzunaga loves pixels and has made his mark on a variety of products including ligne roset's togo sofa in shanghai fabric and a couch for christophe delcourt.  love it!

prickly pear

moroso's current webpage features "tumbleweed" artwork by francesco simeti and andrea sala.  i spy cactus and succulents as a huge home trend.  stay tuned for an upcoming cactus trend board from this girl.

oh yeah

oh wow.  and they aren't  kidding.  ohwow is a more than appropriate name for the creative collective who's goal is to connect artists and their proposed ideas with a community of others who have the experience and resources to execute the given project.  ohwow hosts a variety of events across the world with roots at ohwow in miami and the ohwow book club in new york.  i am loving the book club's turquoise and metallic wallpaper and shelving inspired by navajo patterns.  both very cool venues are designed by architect rafael decardenas of architecture at large.
via the cool hunter and ohwow.

electric feel

patricia urquiola's net box furniture collection for molteni is so pretty. i love the mixed media. via stylepark

show your stripes

fashion designer jean paul gaultier dressed this room for elle decor in london. i love the stretched fabric over furniture pieces and have been seeing this a lot. via trendland

front, back and side to side

can i just say how much i #1 love moroso and #2 admire the ladies of front design. they designed the "wood chair" by using the wood beaded seat covers taxi cab drivers use on their car seats as inspiration. the chair launched at milan design week 2010. so rad. i'm totally digging it. via designboom

eye of the tiger

patricia urquiola, dressed in a trendy sheer blazer, discusses her work for hansgrohe's axor with linda tischler of fast company at icff 2010.

you're my obsession

i have a confession. i know why you can't find any wedges by cynthia vincent for target in the milwaukee area. i bought them all. the designer collaboration shoes have been selling like hotcakes and have become so difficult to find that they are currently selling on ebay for more than twice what they originally sold at target for. fashion bloggers have been going nuts over the target launch which seemed to cause a bigger storm than expected. get it while its hot!

get your shine on

doshi levien and moroso

present paper planes at milan design week 2010.

the upholstery is embroidered with swarovski crystals.

via dezeen

just in time

here are some pics from the

moss and moroso with maharam

new york city opening.

via otto

no frontin

svarva table lamp

by the amazing women of front design

for ikea