Stoked on STACKing

i recently came across a new jewelry designer, the name of the label is DEKA RAY and the creator is Eugenie Huang.

Eugenie/Deka Ray’s work is an interesting mix of organic and technical forms, her architecture background clearly prevails in her work. her peices are edgy, unique and subtle-forward in design…from what i have seen she works mainly with metals…

i first came across some of her work on refinery29.com and INSTANTLY went gaga for these stack rings!!

I also must add that i had the privilege of meeting Eugenie in person as she was nice enough to let me purchase the rings from her directly….

heart of GOLD….

I was recently at my local soho bookstore, McNally…a wonderful place to dip into for a coffee, and of course to flip through books!

i came across a jewlery design book, cant remember the name for the life of me! but the book portrayed some upcoming designers from around the world…one of them being Solange Azagury-Partridge, a london based designer with some verrrrrry interesting and contemporary work…

the piece that i found myself most attracted to was her ‘heart of gold’…..literally

its eye catching, simple, ultra cool, and most importantly, anatomically correct….

LUmInArY tAbLe lAMPs

a listing of some of interesting table lamps…

in the past year i seem to have come across some truly fascinating table lamps…who would have thought! there was a time when table lamps to me were matching lamp shades and cushions….how wrong i was…

well, here are some that i have come across that are not your average table lamp

Garland Table Lamp-tord boontje

i came across this lamp at my local fort greene home design store YU and literally walked out with the lamp they were using as a display!! what i like so much about this lamp is the delicate gold garland of leaves, flowers are all tangled together…when lit in a dark room, the reflections it creates is an added delight…also the lamp has 3 shades of lighting, low, medium and bright…simple tap the base of the lamp to turn it on to your desired lighting

mathmos-air switch motion lamp

i came across this particular lamp at the ever so cool design store/gallery Spring in Dumbo…

the Mathmos lamp is turned on and off by motion…and can be brightened or dimmed simply by raising or lowering your hand over the lamp….i must admit, its not a very powerful lamp, and i use it almost a candle…to create a barely lit ambiance…i had originally bought the silver lamp (shown below)…my boyfriend accidentally broke the lamp one afternoon, felt so guilty he bought me a new one!

Eclipse lamp-mauricio klabin

The eclipse lamp is another great lamp….best suited to be placed on the floor…what i love about this lamp is the interaction you can have with it! you can shape it to be as dim or as light as you want, it reminds me more of a cocoon than an eclipse The lamp is designed by Mauricio Klabin, and can be purchased at DWR among other places (like MOMA)

Miss K-Phillipe Starck for flos

I have always loved this table lamp…although its not as interactive as the others, its sleek and sexy…and its size is perfect for a small night stand (although i dont know how well it illuminates a bed side)…’When the light is switched on, the outer shade takes on a transparent appearance and the subtle glow of the inner curved diffuser shines through’. This table lamps comes in several colors, which makes easy to fit with any color combination/decor.

Bourgie Lamp-ferruccio laviani for kartell

So i ALWAYS thought that this was a phillipe starck design! oh….how wrong i was! but i think that this lamp fits so perfectly with starck’s ghost chairs, that they felt like two peas in a pod…what i love the most about this particular lamp is the use of entirely transparent plastic to recreate a baroque style…simply brilliant! the top of the lamp has this pleated plastic which gives its a crystal chandelier type lighting. This lamp also comes in various colors.

SHAKE IT-upbaby

a few of my favorite shakers

a few months ago i had a class project at FIT-let me say this….it is SO fun  and invigorating taking these not for credit classes because you have no obligation to stress out…no grades….but it can lead to slacking…which is what happened to me in regards to my class project…i was supposed to find a niche trend and present it…my infatuation at the time was s&p shakers….i had this great little idea for the project, to have  a photo shoot of s&p shakers on beautiful mounds of salt and pepper….anyways, the furthest i got was finding the s&p shakers and deciding against out of fear that i wouldn’t be able to return them and be stuck with sets of s&p shakers!

so to make a long store short….i personally think they make great housewarming gifts because they come in so many personalities these days….a perfect way to compliment a friend’s abode…

shaker #1-hug s&p shaker by alberto mantilla

This is the perfect s&pshaker to give to a couple that has just shacked up together…a very popular item at moma design store around the holidays… and i think a gift that can be seen as a compliment when given to the right pair of loverbirds…and these little guys are so popular that i even came across a street vendor in soho who replicated this little guys in an array of colors!

shaker #2- polka ms & ms s&p by eno

i found this pair of s&p shakers on the web and tried to purchase them (unsuccessfully). the sole intent was simply  to experience the joy of shaking these maracas over my food….i think i would probably make a mess, but come on…. how fun do these look!!!!?? and they are the perfect combo of playful yet refined…and and and they are pretty inexpensive, under $20….

shaker #3-georg jensen s&p shakers

these mushroom shaped black and white s&p shakers screamGeorg jensen designs….sleek, modern, and clean sexy curves…perfect for the a home where design comes in subtle and tasteful doses…

 

shaker #4-rif & raf s&p shakers by pepe & friends

this colorful pair of s&p shakers really caught me off guard when i stumbled upon them on the net…love that their little horns/antennas are the dispensers, and the mix of ‘cute&wacky’ is just right….enough to make you smile when seasoning your food!

ps. pepe and friends also has an adorable pair of cream & sugar containers called….you won’t believe it….the name is just as cute as the items! ’sugar daddy & coco” again…..love the dispensers

shaker #5-town and country s&p shakers by eva zeisel

these s&pshakers are NOT for sale, but rather part of the moma collection….what blows my mind is how ahead of her time eva zeisel was! what a visionary….also just confirms my opinion that no thought or idea has been original for a verrrrrrrrry long time….its all been done….thought of….but i guess you can always try to make things better or your own…anyways, i also stumbled upon this when doing research for the FIT project which lead me to delve into eva zeisels history….truly an amazing woman….and again, her ceramic designs were so unique, the forms futuristic and to think she was a teacher at pratt, right here in my backyard…