
photo from dwr.com
love the paper clips!
On Friday, DWR: Tools for Living opens in Soho. Add it to the list of things to see ….. it’s the perfect amount of modernism for me.

paper + cup “yo” card
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even the cleaning supplies look cool!
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and suann/mary/chelsea: they carry billet!
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The birthday dinner came together great. Still learning the oven settings, and probably could adjust the temp a bit lower when using the convection, but I like my chicken cooked all the way, so what if the potatoes were a little crispy? All was forgiven when the ne plus ultra of desserts was served. Marsha & Scott (Green Prairie Bakery: you guys are genius. This could be the best tart ever. Thanks for indulging my Food & Wine tear sheet.
More later.

photo from billet.jp
Suann Song introduced me to the gorgeousness that is Billet, and while clicking around the website (and drooling over all of the photos of products I want, because as I cannot read Japanese, that is all I could do) I discovered there is a magazine as well. I need a copy. Yesterday. Anyone know where to pick up one in the US? Or will I end up writing an email and hoping they read English? (Which they probably do, I realize.)
And I just realized that since I cannot read Japanese, I have no idea how/where to send an email.

photo from pineider.com
If I ever am fortunate enough to visit Florence (featured in October 2008 Elle Decor) I would definitely spend some time at Pineider, drinking it all in.

photo from papierplus.com
Lovely notebooks from Papier Plus. (Paris)