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Above: Willow
Lisa Z Morgan and Melanie Probert have taken lingerie out of the drawer and into couture with their UK company Strumpet and Pink. The finest materials including silk satins, netting, seed beads, and chiffon are given bias cuts, ruffles, flower like petals and silk covered buttons to create unparalleled sensuous silk undergarments. Made by [...]

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Conmoto has some stunning elegant fireplace items as well as actual fireplaces, about which I’ve blogged before. But their latest items have a touch of devilish whimsy, verging on… dare I say it? Cute. The Feuerbock Design Series from Conmoto shown below.
Above: Dragonheart AndironsDRAGONHEART serves as an andiron in the fireplace or as a log [...]

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8-8-2008 LIMITED EDITION
Gucci is pleased to announce the creation of a special collection, “8-8-2008 Limited Edition”.
Taking her cue from competitive sports, Creative Director Frida Giannini has conceived 8 exclusive accessories that epitomize sporty luxury.
A noteworthy product in this collection is the hot new I-Gucci watch, unique to the “8-8-2008 Limited Collection”. It is Gucci’s first [...]

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Designer Hella Jongerius’ Porcupine Desk provides children with a perfect place to play or draw. The small wooden table contrasts appealingly with the plastic chairs and also asserts a distinctive identity with its asymmetrical shape.

The table surface shows a printed motif resembling a charm bracelet, with animal shapes and other symbols attached to a [...]

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Harajuku (hara•joo•koo) n. 1. A style and attitude of Japanese girls from Harajuku, Tokyo. n. 2. Anything goes: outrageous, layered, and eye-catching.
Harajuku Lovers Fragrance: n. 1. A fatal attraction to cuteness.
Inspired by the electric street scene of the Harajuku shopping district in Tokyo, the Harajuku Lovers fragrance collection captures the lyrics and iconography from Gwen [...]

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Founded in 1986, JL Baril has gained worldwide renown as a company that specializes in high-end quality faucets. In 2003, JL Baril joined forces with Lichen, a full-service communications firm that has a serious penchant for product design, creation and innovation. Always on the lookout for technical advances and creative developments around the world, JL [...]

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Above: Detail from Kozydan’s wallpaper for Maxalot
Exposif is a collection of wallpapers, developed by Maxalot in collaboration with leading names in graphic design, photography and illustration. Functioning both as art and decoration, Exposif celebrates the re-emerging importance of wallpaper as a way to customize space. Their designs vary greatly in style and color and are [...]

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Welcome to the dollhouse. Viktor & Rolf’s Dollhouse, that is. Dutch fashion design duo Viktor & Rolf, whose runway shows have become increasingly imaginative over the years, employing everything from models wearing their own lighting and scaffolding to soot darkened faces and bodies, are showcasing some of their best and most interesting designs in a [...]

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No need for me to do a post on the Olympics Closing ceremonies when several online publications did such a nice job. Here’s a few for you:
The NY Times has a nice comprehensive post with John Branch’s live streaming coverage. Check out their post here.Washington Post’s coverage here.The UK’s Telegraph coverage.Nice Coverage with CCTV’s streaming [...]

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What do hip designers Philippe Starck, Kate Spade, Lulu Guiness, Burberry, Shanghai Tang and Lacoste all have in common? They all design strollers, buggies, and more products for baby in collaboration with Maclaren.
Maclaren has consistently created revolutionary technology for baby strollers, buggies and prams and despite the loss of their founder, Owen Maclaren, continue [...]

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