Bil Donovan has been creating gorgeous fashion illustrations for decades, but the only place to buy one is on his site. A select few are available on silk scarves as well. Read a bit more about him and his work here....
John Derian, the master of decoupage, has for the first time lent his designs to shoes. 6 velvet slipper styles by Stubbs and Wooton are now embroidered with his designs. Read all about it here, and see the whole range here....
One of the chicest hotels in London, the Connaught now has its own version of Home Away/VRBO. As in, a private residence that you can rent. Read more about it here....
20 Odd Questions with Bronson van Wyck, the go-to party planner for all sorts of bold faced names. Read all about why your tabletop shouldn't match, but you should invest in Magnolia garland, here....
Vilnius, Lithuania might not be on your radar right now,it's a cool place to visit that is not overrun with tourists. For now. With the opening of a Libeskind-designed museum, and a new design hotel, the capitol of Lithuania is poised for greatness as a travel destination. Get all my recommendations, here....
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. ...
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....