Monthly Archives: May 2010

Catherine Hamilton’s birdspot

Completely smitten with the ethereal bird drawings of artist Catherine Hamilton. Visit her blog, birdspot, to see more of her artwork, or if you’re near Providence, check out her exhibition at Craftland, running through May 22. Gorgeous. images courtesy of catherine hamilton

Costume Institute Gala

A few favorites from last night’s Costume Institute Gala in NYC (this year’s theme is American Woman). Didn’t Rachel Weisz pick a gorgeous color? Click on over to style.com to find your favorites among the 100 photographs …. image credits: photos by Sherly Rabbani and Josephine Solimene for style.com

Bungalow 36

Bungalow 36 is new to the world of letterpress. Designer Tegan Hope Duffy received a fully restored 1905 Chandler & Price letterpress for Christmas, and launched her business in March. Will definitely keep my eye on her, as I’m loving the cards shown here. images courtesy of tegan hope duffy

M Burger

Add M Burger to your Chicago “must eat” list. Located on Huron, just east of Michigan Avenue (very close to the Apple store, fyi), it’s a short + sweet + tres delicious menu. (I can personally recommend the cheeseburger and fries. Next trip I’ll try a shake.) You can’t miss it: just look for the […]

Thomas O’Brien: American Modern

I was so inspired by Thomas O’Brien’s keynote address at the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair on Friday. I adore his new book, American Modern, full of beautiful homes, including his beyond gorgeous NYC apartment, that I have multiple tear pages of. It was a treat to have a “behind the scenes” narration of the […]