things to think about. we have to learn to live together………elizabeth leriche puts together her inspiration of transcultures, colour and fusion….. enjoy!
There are some extras from the show of what i thought were interesting.
Archive for February, 2010
trends for 2010….or
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Vogue living featuring Frederique Morrel
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Thanks Vogue for the coverage. We do not have the entire collection from Frederique Morrel but we will have things arriving in the next ………lets say 10ish days. I am so happy to have the animals and also the heart, apples and variety of sizes in balls…..If we don’t have it we can get it.
Globe de Mariee
Monday, February 15th, 2010
i can’t believe I carried this from London….london taxi to eurostar, eurostar to paris gare du nord, car to charles de gaulle airport, paris to dubai, dubai to bangkok, bankok to sydney customs agents, sydney to byron… i had to keep draping an airline blanket over my legs so nobody could see it was not under the chair in front of me.
this is a beautiful and unique turn-of-the-century French wedding display stand or globe de mariee. they were used to display the bride and groom’s wedding rings…and sometimes, crowns. the piece has silk flowers, metal birds, and mirrors, sweeping up the back from the cushion. the wire legs are stapled to a wood platform, the piece does not have a glass dome.
Symbology behind the wedding dome
Oak Leaves = Longevity of Union
Sheaves of Wheat = The gift of Life
Rectangular Mirrors = Years of Engagement
Diamond Shaped Mirrors = Fertility
Large Central Mirror = Reflection of the Soul
Clusters of Grapes = Prosperity
Roses or Daisies = Love
Cherries = Protection from Bad Fortune
Ivy = Attachment to each other
Chestnut Tree Leaves = Links to Others
mushrooms are cropping up in paris
Monday, February 15th, 2010
shops to check out in islington and portabello london
Monday, February 1st, 2010
ok.. shops to look at….hirst for a massive collection of antique and vintage jewels in nottinghill. kokon tozai has the most intertesting things i have come across, in goldburn road portabello. atelier abigal ahern eclectic homewares , more of a girls shop than a guys but very hip.. in islington. relik is a refined vintage clothes shop and by appointment you can view vivian westwood from punk, pirate and more recent collections , near trelik towers portabelo. ottolenghi restaurant….its my favorite cookbook for fresh beautiful food so i had to stop and eat. new cookbook out soon and they do flat white… yum. in islington. look for diverse and sefton for womenswear and twentytwentyone for nordic homewares all in islington. kirt holmes for her beautiful collection of jewellery and i was lucky enough to meet her when i popped in, near the antique shop section of islington.