If you’re looking for the very best in ribbons, Angela Liguori’s Studio Carta should be at the top of your list: her Italian ribbons are simply sublime. At the moment, I’m besotted with the thinner 2/8″ ribbon in tightly woven cotton, and I think 2013 is the year I treat myself to a pair of […]
If you will accept “kind of” as a synonym for “completely”, then I will admit to being “kind of” obsessed with London’s Plain English bespoke cabinetry. The cabinets, handmade in Suffolk using traditional joinery methods, are utterly gorgeous, and the resulting kitchens simple, functional, and best of all, serene. Part of the appeal is undoubtedly […]
This weekend is Stationery Show weekend, and while on Sunday morning, I’ll be happily walking the aisles at the Javits Center in a haze of paper, Saturday is dedicated to shopping + eating + temporarily escaping from the stresses of our upcoming move. Makié always tops my shopping list. In fact, it’s rare that I visit […]
Borne out of a sober reassessment of consumerism and consumption post 2011’s Great Japan Earthquake, Muji’s Product Fitness 80 seeks to find balance, and happiness, in self-restraint. Not ascetic self-restraint, rather, finding the joy in 80%. As such, the Muji design team was tasked with finding ways to reduce packaging to address sustainability, without noticeable […]
I love themed gift sets. The problem is when the ratio of things I don’t want to things I do want is out of whack. That’s not a problem with Australian company Bindle: their collections are artfully assembled, locally sourced, and dare I say, I want one of everything. Prices range from $50 to $150 […]
