Dom Vetro is a relatively new eyewear brand founded by an ex finance/tech guy. I know, I know, but it really is legit, and you can read all about why here. The net net: the frames are very cool, hand made, and cost less than most designer frames (which, btw, are made in China). You're welcome....
The current issue of JCK has a feature with five jewelry trends for the holidays: abstract earrings (think calder mobile-inspired), gypsy set stones, heart shapes, medallions and opaque stones. Yours truly pulled all the jewelry. Photography by Joel Stans, prop styling by Astrid Chastka. ...
The current issue of JCK magazine features 8 shots with all jewelry pulled by yours truly. Photos by Gavin O'Neill, styling by Nadia Rath ...
Departures current issue focuses on Scandinavia. I travelled to Copenhagen to search out a few stories, and had several in the magazine. My favorite, by far, was the discovery of Arje Griegst. Second, a visit to the Georg Jensen smithy and an awesome visit with Frans at Maritime Antiques, which was super cool. ...
Susan Foslien is the owner of the still-under-the-radar after all these years store Susan, on Sacramento Street in San Francisco. She's got a major cult following despite almost purposely avoiding press and having no website. But, through a friend, I somehow got her to agree to not only be interviewed on the record, but to be photographed for an international publication. The article isn't yet online but I will update this post when it is....
Dennis Hopper designed a tee shirt to commemorate the opening of his art gallery in Taos, New Mexico, in the 1970s. Flash forward a few decades and his daughter, Marin Hopper, had the tee remade and is selling it in her fantastic NYC shop, Hayward House. Read all about it here, with a direct link to buy the shirt here....
Every floor of this Turtle Bay townhouse, designed by Allison Julius and Louis Mara of Maison 24, serves a different function, and is a different color. You can see the whole thing, which is super cool (and I'm not just saying that because I wrote about it) in the current issue of New York Cottages & Gardens....
Virginia Lebermann bought a circa late 1800s Adobe ruin and turned it into her family's home. The native Texan, who co-founded Ballroom Marfa, and owns the Thunderbird Hotel as well as the Capri restaurant and event space, painstakingly researched indigenous methods to use in the construction process, including fermenting cactus to mix with local clay to create a proper adobe paste. Insane! But the results, published in the October issue of Elle Decor, are very cool....
JCK's July issue cover shoot highlights our "best in show" choices from the JCK show in Las Vegas. And yes, we shot them on a dog. You can see the whole issue here. Our cover star, Magnolia, is an Ibizan hound and is wearing a pendant by Vivaan, and her handler is sporting rings by Dallas Prince Designs and Omi Prive, as well as a Rahaminov diamond bracelet. Photo by Stephen Lewis. ...
Barre Vestland is a sub-terranean restaurant in Bergen, Norway, that I came upon while on a cruise. You read that correctly. We had about 8 hours in Bergen, and besides the sconce I bought there, eating here was the best thing that happened. Read all about it here....