Patterns and textures

I've been looking for some new ethnic-ish patterns to use on some rings and came across this post on Design* Sponge. Beautiful work- beautiful intention. Stitch by Stitch is a new company founded by Graham Hollick and Karen Sear Shimali. After meeting in art school in the 1980s, Graham and Karen decided to turn their love of textiles into a new company and they recently launched a new collection called Peacock Sportif. This collection was made in conjunction with amazing embroiderers (with the help of the SEWA organization) from the remote Kutch region of Gujarat in India. Inspired by their traditional stitch work, Hollick and Shimali created a collection that would celebrate those workers’ style and reinterpret it in a crisp, graphic pattern. I love the stitch work on these pieces and, naturally, want the red version all over my home. I love a crisp red and white bedding design, so these are pretty much instant favorites. You can read more about Stitch by Stitch right here and shop online right here.

Some days

Javier Pinon really catches my mood today. Too many excel spreadsheets, too many margin calculations- this is the stuff that sucks about going out on your own. I want to design. Not crunch numbers. Sigh.

The art of piling it on

I guess Chan Lu and I are cut from the same cloth...

Carnival Pasteles

Normally I'm not a pastel girl. Guess I'm getting swept along by this spring's colors. Images courtesy of WGSN's Pinterest page.

Elephant du Jour

Not sure what my deal is with all these elephants. I just keep coming across them.