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CERAMICS by RHONDA ZEILENGA
i first came across rhonda's ceramic bonsai pots at katsura garden...small brown vessels with beautiful glazes and filled with moss and tiny plants. i loved how the bowls were slightly assymetrical , delicate and understatedly beautiful, so i had asked her to make a pot for my ikebana class. i am marveling with what she created and can't wait to use it when class starts in september.
she was so kind to show me her garden as well as other ceramic pieces that she made. her work is so inspiring!
thanks so much, rhonda!
if you are interested in her ceramics, she can be contacted here
30 July 2010
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i brought this flower home for the dinner table. i was struck by its triangular leaves. does anyone know what type of flower this is?
update: it is an australian flower called banksia baxteri
thanks marie, mtp, and lotte!
also stopped by the sale at conifer's (thanks for the heads up, joyce!) and found a few prints that i really liked...
i brought this flower home for the dinner table. i was struck by its triangular leaves. does anyone know what type of flower this is?
update: it is an australian flower called banksia baxteri
thanks marie, mtp, and lotte!
also stopped by the sale at conifer's (thanks for the heads up, joyce!) and found a few prints that i really liked...
27 July 2010
19 July 2010
16 July 2010
i was really happy to meet joyce yesterday! we shared a lot of laughs and stories.
she is a lovely, lovely person.
13 July 2010
An interview with Julia and Javi of SuTurno, an excellent design studio based in Madrid.
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+ What are your local favorites?
Our favourite spots are always flea markets and Decorative Arts Museums. These are the places we always look for everytime we visit a new city.
Some favourite spots in Madrid:
Vintage Fashion: Corachan y Delgado and Pepita is Dead
Food: Olivia te Cuida
Museums: The lesser known Museo del Traje and Museo de Artes Decorativas are also favourites
Shops: any of the Sportivo Group Shops, they have the best brand selection in town for both men and women
+ Where are your favorite places to escape?
Los Urrutias, by the so called Mar Menor, in Murcia (Spain), is a cozy small village of little houses where Julia´s Grandparents also had one by the sea. We spend the very hot Spanish Summers there with no cell phones, internet or computers around, just surrounded by friends and family, taking end-less dips in the almost thermal waters of the Mar Menor, making short trips in the countryside nearby and spending the spare hours playing around new projects at the carpenter workshop set up by Julia´s Grandfather just there.
+ What are your favorite snacks
Some sort of corn cookies we can eat all the time!! We can spend hours and hours at our studio with no sense of the time, so we often end up going back home for lunch at 4 or dinner at 11!!! therefore we always try to have a good stock of these cookies around.
+ What's on your wish list?
We´d love to design buttons, wallpaper or textiles for the public transport service! We also hope one day we are able to focus on the design side only and leave the studio finances management (and home duties!!) to someone else
+ What inspires your work?
Repetitions, plants and flowers, antiques, arts and crafts from all over the World, films, old toys, the shadows of the buildings... and boredom, it´s the best time to let your imagination fly!
+ Where will your travels take you next?
Mmm... so many places! We are just back from Japan, our most dreamt of destination for a long time, and we´ve come back totally fascinated... Rather than thinking of a specific place, we´d like to spend a while at workshops or craft schools around the World, learning traditional artisan techniques such as textile printing, ceramics, engraving...
have a look at their printed pillows, scarves, and bolsacos in their shop.
thank you so much, julia and javi!
bringing a little treat to our friends
OOGA BOOGA reading room
at the swiss institute, nyc
i love the white wooden floors with the red carpet
08 July 2010
on my wishlist...
a gudri (or gudari?) quilt
does anyone know of any indian shops in the bay area that carry these?
update: pergolina carries them!
06 July 2010
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SFAI
erica tanov shop
i loved the beautiful wooden furniture, vintage mirrors, and rugs.
erica tanov fabric sale
bought a few yards of fabric to make some curtains
p.s. happy july 1st.
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