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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

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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...

ABBOT KINNEY

we drove down to LA for the weekend and spent a day walking around Abbott Kinney. I loved the houses in this neighborhood.

i love rachel comey's prints! the black dress in the last photo reminds me a little of lyell.

leila hekmat

orne de feuiller
[via loveology]

i was really happy to meet joyce yesterday! we shared a lot of laughs and stories.
she is a lovely, lovely person.

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

SALUTA LA DIA
by mark borthwick
[via brian]

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!

the gentlewoman

thank you so much, elizabeth!

p.s. have you seen her beautiful, delicate scarves?

our friends are here for a visit!

we went for a long hike in the redwood forest this weekend. the ground is beautifully covered with flower petals, small rocks, and wooden twigs.



also found a nice stick to take home with me. thinking about using it as a rack to hang towels. or to chase my husband with. :)

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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.