back to the future

i'm back!  and so is the interiors trend book from imm cologne's panel of trend forecasting experts including designer patricia urquiola.  above is a taste of the 4 trend categories they are seeing;  re-balancing, emotional austerity, surprising empathy and transforming perspectives. the full book will be launching soon!

throw it in the bag

supermarket sarah has a new shop!

patternity features some of the

coolest patterns i've seen yet.

shop til you drop here

road to riches and diamond rings

there is nothing i don't love about this photo!!

i adore the look of super modern furniture

against an ornate interior with archways and molding.

featured is the big table

by alain gilles for bonaldo.

via daily icon

lovey dovey all the time

happy valentine's day!

every month i look forward to the last page

of nylon magazine which always features

a bag packed by the amazing dani stahl.

february's issue features a lovely red theme.

xoxo to all the aw snips! followers

taking them pics

i love the urban woodsy set for the phila chair

by kaleo kala of kala studios.

via design milk

take it higher

editorial from blend magazine

featuring paula arntzen's lighting sculptures

light up the night

check out these light sculptures

by paula arntzen.

they are created from paper treated

with fluorescent ink.

via design crisis

electric avenue

radioactive editorial

in surface magazine

by herring & herring.

surface is my absolute favorite magazine!

well rounded

nice.

work by james hopkins

do you see the hidden image?

its your birthday

what's a birthday without neon?

neon party styling by megan m gordon

photography by megan lutz

have a seat

yay for good styling!

and the trekkie bell chair

by joe colombo for bernini.

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 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!

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 my nightmares

happy halloween!!

this tim burton inspired editorial for haarper's bazaar is spooky dooky.

also check out the tim burton exhibit at moma in new york city.

weird genius.

wait til i get my money right

i love this print and the simple styling!

wallpaper by julia rothan for hygge & west

via my adventure is your advantage

all yellow

the delicastessen store in tel aviv

recently had a makeover by designer idit barak.

i've been seeing a ton of yellow as an accent color lately

and its really growing on me.

via trendsnow

for really reals

a couple of really real work spaces

via the selby

step it up

love this concept!

hauntingly beautiful photos of dismissed chairs.

as amazing as these photos are it is such a sad display of

how irresponsible and dismissive people are with their belongings.

i have mad respect for chairs.

there is a huge flickr sharing site for sad chairs

inspired by the book by bill keaggy.

do it real big

fred butler is a super cool prop stylist and accessory designer

based in london. i adore these works and her website!

check it out here