Happy Saturday!

from upper left: 1. where the lovely things are, 2. joe bartholomew, 3. where the lovely things are, 4. clever nettle, 5. the vamoose, 6. we heart it, 7. metal mouth, 8. upon a fold, 9. january.

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Studio Visit: Kay Sekimachi

via American Craft Magazine

After majoring in fine art in college with a focus in wearable arts, fiber arts have always been a major draw for me. Artist & Berkeley native Kay Sekimachi's latest collection strikes the perfect mix of fine art and design. Full of found objects, specifically ones that washed up on the beach. Sekimachi "combed the sandy beaches and the lava-formed tide pools of Puako Bay (on the big island),  she harvested shells, bits of coral, fossils, fish vertebrae, and the delicate bones of birds, sea urchin spines and other oceanic ephemera with dedicated rigor but no particular endgame in mind." All of this trolling paid off as Sekimachi was able to successfully weave the sea. 

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Thursday Morning Delights

Odette, Makers Project, (the rest are desktop squatters) 

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via The Sartorialist & The Shiny Squirrel 

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Valentino Couture

via studded hearts

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Glamourai Design Studio

via the glamourai 

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Martha's Vineyard Abode

via Elle Decor

New York restauranteur Keith McNally's house on Martha's Vineyard.

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all mixed up

via fine little day & stockholm street style

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melbourne street artist miso via pinterest

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via the vamoose

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anniversaire

via stockholm streetstyle

hint hint

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Apartment Inspiration

via design sponge, aubrey road, pinterest & sfgirlbybay

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Artist Spotlight: Ruth Asawa

There are small grouping of artists whose work I would die to have as part of my own collection. Ruth Asawa is one of them.  My favorite component of her work is the knit metal structures that take on organic forms. For now her work will rest, neatly bound, in a coffee table book in my living room.  I hope that someday I will have the opportunity acquire a fully realized piece of her brilliance.

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street style round up

via vanessa jackson, caroline's mode, altamira nyc

Not very summery, but then again neither is the weather.

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Off to Seattle Today!

via all the mountains

Headed to Seattle today! I've never been before.
We're splitting our time between Seattle and Portland on this trip.
Do any of you lovelies hail form the PNW?  

I'd love to hear your recommendations!

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Vegas Bound

This was taken on the road to Vegas a few weeks ago.

The drive, like the entire trip, was so beautiful. 

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surprise in the post

Check out the lovely lilies that arrived in the mail from Z in honor of my graduation.  

Thanks babydoll! 

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Merci

via thank you, ok
A lovely installation of curiosities and fiber arts at Merci in the Marais in Paris.
Z, my lovely Parisian eyes and ears, check this out on the double!
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Sartorial Dance

Janie Taylor for Chloé on Nowness.com.

This is insanely magical.  Uniting Chloé, dancers Janie and Justin of the New York City Ballet, and scoring the whole thing with Phillip Glass was beyond brilliant.  I watched it 3 times in a row... and I'm going for a 4th now.

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Mociun

Mociun Jewelry

Aren't these little gems beautiful.  They are so dainty.  I especially love how they mix turquoise and diamonds, two stones which don't typically show up in the same setting.

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