Stranger Than Fiction

15 mai 2009

Treasures of the Silk Road

click to view larger image. The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online IDP is a ground-breaking international collaboration to make information and images of all manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from Dunhuang and archaeological...

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Tags: art, collections, silk road

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21 avril 2009

organic products deserve a nice packaging too!

Hi, I believe organic products deserve a nice packaging too! First are INK+WIT packging for skinnyskinny products (on their way to my home). Second, are Florame's organic products recently redesigned, too. I bought them at their Paris shop during my recent...

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1 avril 2009

Jacky Kennedy's Eyeglasses

Nina Ricci Eyewear is re-issuing the famous eyeglasses that Jackie Kennedy wore during the 70's. Oversized and square-shaped, they were worn by the First Lady when her image appeared on the cover (see above) of the famous French magazine, "Paris-Match"...

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Tags: fashion, elegance, style, JackieO

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27 mars 2009

PaperCloud Goods

I just love the PaperCloud pendants lamps (see below)! They also have pillows, journals and more. Very Lotta Jansdotter in feel - Nature turned into Art - but beautiful and original in their own right.Their designs are obviously inspired by Nature, and...

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Tags: interior decoration, pattern, inspiration, color

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20 janvier 2009

Nicole Kidman's Wardrobe in "Australia"

Today I'd like to talk about Nicole Kidman's Wardrobe in "Australia", the movie. Let's face it: this is a disappointing movie. The only thing I'd save here are Mrs Kidman wardrobe... So glamorous! I love anything related to the thirties and forties -...

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Tags: 30's, 40's, fashion

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25 septembre 2008

Leanne Culy : amazing textiles from NZ!

Grace over at the delightful Design*Sponge blog recently made an amazing find, amazing textile design by Leanne Culy. Here is what Grace says: "the beautiful textiles above and below are the work of leanne culy, an incredible designer based in new zealand....

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Tags: pattern, textile, favorite

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13 juillet 2008

LOTTA's linen remnant bags

Here is what they say at LOTTA's: "We hate to waste precious pieces of material so we have filled a cute bag with Lotta Jansdotter linen fabric remnants in a range of colors and sizes. Each bag is filled with approx. 36x24" of fabric, often more, and...

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Tags: pattern, textile

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15 mai 2007

designs from "atelier LZC"

This is one of my favorite design team in France: three very talented designers! They are very well known for their silkscreened teatowels - beautiful patterns. It was the first time I thought of teatowels as... art! I'll let the images speak for themselves......

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1 avril 2007

let's have fun with Amy Burhoe's designs!

After some sleek minimalist posts, let's have some fun with Amy Burhoe designs! A bit kitsch, very colorful ! Just like Victoria (from sfgirlbybay) said the other day : "A little kitsch never hurt anyone!".... Beautyymist. links :Amy : http://www.amyburhoe.com/Victoria...

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30 mars 2007

Paul & Joe did it again!

Paul & Joe are the first names of Sophie Albou's sons. Sophie is a French fashion designer. What I really like about her compagny is the packaging of her range of cosmetics. As I stated before, i'm not a pink/girlie type, but Sophie makes pink and boudoir...

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