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Friday 02.12.10
dreaming in mid-century modern.
via architectural digest.
launching today, it’s modernism week in palm springs, california. my very good friend casey has been remodeling a home there, so i’m headed down tomorrow to visit, celebrate and take in some great mid-century modern design. palm springs, the kitschy social enclave of the likes of sinatra’s rat pack, bob hope and the very wealthy and extremely tanned, it’s also rich with classic mid-century modern architecture.
via auburnandivory.
admist some date shakes, and besides basking in some warm desert weather, i plan to visit the ace, perhaps the parker, tour around town with my camera, and hopefully take in some fantastical modern home tours and events. so, i thought i’d share some of the swell stuff i’ve been dreaming of in anticipation for the trip. i’ll be blogging through wednesday from palm springs, so stayed tuned in.
via the parker.
via naslrogues.
via gravitymachine.
via betog.
via somnambulisto.
via tilton lane.
via hmdavid.
via the ace hotel.
via gravitymachine.
Thursday 02.04.10
Wish You Were Here. A Photographic Travelog from Piewacket.
This is Lara Rossignol from the blog, Piewacket and I am excited to be contributing to sfgirlbybay with a new monthly feature “Wish You Were Here” chronicling some of my travels and favorite places. I am a professional photographer who grew up in Los Angeles, lived in NYC for 16 years, and now resides in Atlanta. Visit me here each month, and one of the places we will hit first is a foodie wonderland called Star Provisions.
Located in the booming “Northside” area of the city, Star Provisions is an unusual mixture of gourmet market, bakery, coffee bar, retail shop and cafe. All set in front of one of Atlanta’s best 5-star restaurants, Bacchnalia. Created by Chef owners and partners, Anne Quatrano and Cliff Harrison who had the idea to offer for sale the same quality of ingredients and cookware they themselves use in their restaurants and home.
The butcher shop offers an amazing selection of meat and seafood as well as an array of seasonings and other hard to find accompaniments. They even cure there own salamis.
Next door is the cheese shop, a fromage lover’s dream.
In the bakery there is a wonderful selection of breads, cookies and cakes. My favorite, the brown sugar shortbread cookies.
In the main retail shop, a larger selection of housewares beautifully displayed that can keep you busy browsing for quite some time. They also have one entire wall devoted to Orla Kiely handbags and accessories!
In their cafe, they serve up excellent sandwiches (I love the shrimp po’boy & pulled pork on cheddar biscuit) and salads, or take home a chicken pot pie for dinner. There is also a nostalgic mix of candies and sundries from jelly beans to Mary Janes and the cupcakes are a must!
[ all photos ©Lara Rossignol. ]
Tuesday 01.26.10
vintage finds for a modern world: a peek at paris.
i love the images of paris from blogger nichole robertson of little brown pen. nichole resides luckily in either glen ridge, new jersey, or paris, france, and her photographs are lovely, regardless of where she may be living. but, i do relish her captures of paris, as we all might imagine. she takes us to a world that is uniquely paris, full of vintage goodness, and endless inspiration. for more imagery from nichole, visit her beautiful etsy shop, or stop into little brown pen. trés magnificent!
[*all images via little brown pen..]
Wednesday 01.20.10
i’m off to alt!
i’ll be here in ’spirit’ with fresh blog posts all week, but i am leaving town, and i’m pretty darn excited — and, very nervous, too! because, this afternoon, i’m off to the altitude design summit in snowy salt lake city.
and, i’m speaking on a panel, which is a very first for me. i’m very proud to be speaking at alt summit with gayla trail from you grow girl and sarah jane wright, of sarah jane studios, with our wonderful moderator emily Goligoski of the san franista. we’ll be chatting about how to build a business and your brand from blogging, and other social media outlets, as well as hosting a Q & A session with our audience.
i’m also super excited to meet the alt attendees, and my fellow bloggers and illustrious speakers, as well as my super fun roommates erin loechner of design from mankind, and jamie Derringer from design milk. can you say, ’sleep over’!?!
and, if you’re planning on attending alt summit, please do say hi. i so look forward to meeting some of you face to face! i’m sure we’ll all be tweeting away about our experiences and meet-ups!
[*postcard photo via Roberto41144.]
Tuesday 01.19.10
hip trip.
a while back i posted about the fabulous, and quite affordable ace hotel chain. ace is known for thrifted, vintage-inspired furnishings, and uncommonly fair prices, geared towards up and coming indie bands, artists and the like. you know, those of us who can’t spring for a big budget hotel, but like staying in fashionably stylish places, in locations like new york, portland, seattle and palm springs. i am still lamenting the fact there is not one (yet) in san francisco. pssst — are you listening, ace?
my dear friends, anna rowland, an art director at heat advertising agency in san francisco (where anna and i used to work together), and her husband bernard morris, the director of the color department at the north face, recently shared with me their stay at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club in sunny palm springs. i loved their shots so much, i asked if i could share, and they graciously agreed. here’s a creatively wonderful peek at what it’s like to have a luxurious, and yet inexpensive warm winter stay at the ace palm springs. thanks so much for sharing, you guys!
