Selective Lifestyle Trends
To anyone studying or working in home decor, learning about trends in interior decorating is one of the most exciting parts of life. And it should be, aside from work, the home is where we spend the bulk of our time, and like clothing it needs to be a reflection of us. Style Bust searches the web for the latest and greatest trends for the home; our hope is that you can use some of our findings in the environment you’ve created at home!
Cityscape Window Shades
14 years ago
FFFFound has FFFFound this amazing window shade by Finnish designer, Elina Aalto of Fiasco Design. Each one is handmade and can be cut to illuminate Shinjuku (Tokyo) or Kallio (Helsinki) – with more cityscapes to follow shortly.
Difference between Europe and the USA
14 years ago
I found this on The Best Article Everyday and thought it was worth sharing here:
Karl Soda
14 years ago
Karl Lagerfeld has put his face on a Coca-Cola bottle, the profile image of the designer epitomizes everything about the German. This exclusive Coca-Coca Light is an exclusive creation with the addition of a unique box in limited edition, accompanied with a bottle-opener discreetly hidden in a drawer.
Tea with Karl and Donatella
14 years ago
Ever dreamed of having a cup of tea with Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace or Naomi Campbell? Probably not, unless you’re English. These new tea bags by Pret-a-portea allow you to have some high profile fashionistas with you as you drink your tea…obviously, since they’re attached to the tea bag.
How Cute?
The Beer Belly of America
14 years ago
My boyfriend Tyler found this great article on FloatingSheep.org today and passed it my way. What makes me so interested the findings is that there is a disproportionately large number of bars in the Midwest (including Minnesota, where I’m from).
The article states that the writer were surprised when they compared the number of grocery stores to bars across the country. Their expectation was that grocery stores would outnumber bars. The results show that you can clearly see the “beer belly of America” peeking out through the “t-shirt of data”. The majority of areas below contain gold dots – in these locations there are more grocery stores than bars. Congrat sif you live in one of these ares. It means your less likely to have an alcoholic person in your life. The problem areas (or what my mom would call ‘fun’ areas) are in red – and this is where there are more bars than grocery stores. I assume there is a correlation between weather patterns and number of bars in a region, but thats for the experts to decide.
For more clever geographical analysis on almost any topic read the FloatingSheep.org.
Book Bust: Typeface
14 years ago
Bay Area designer Tamye Riggs book
Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design ($40) demystifies over 50 serif, scripts and dingbats for those who find “font” to be a rather boring and plain concept.
Support one of my fav SF Stores adn buy this book at Park Life…or be boring, and buy on Amazon.
GoVinoWine Glasses
14 years ago
GoVinoWine.com make unbreakable, recyclable wine glasses ($3 each). The glasses are made of a polymer composition (aka plastics), which sounds cheap but the producers claim it flatters your drink the way crystal does. Plus you can be green and recycle these glasses when they lose their luster.
Diesel Home
14 years ago
Last year Diesel began its foray into becoming a full-on lifestyle brand by launching its home collection. The brand has recently collaborated with Italian furniture company Moroso, and as a result they’ve added some stunning pieces to their growing collection.
Diesel and Moroso wanted to create a “relaxed and comfortable mood” inspired by an “informal lifestyle concept”. Simple shapes were modernized such as the travel trunk-themed credenza or the rock and roll-studded bar stool, with prices ranging from $350 – $14,500.
The licensing agreement with the Moroso will last four years, starting with the introduction to the U.S. and Europe, but will eventually expand worldwide. The conceptual collection is obviously made with a specific type of customer in mind and will have enormous appeal to Diesel’s most loyal, and affluent, patrons. It can be found in the following U.S. locations: San Francisco – Diesel Market Street, Los Angeles – Diesel Melrose and New York City – Diesel 5th Ave.