Diehl Fans

As we celebrate the last few weeks of summer and reflect on the seductively oppressive heat, the humidity which inspires revealing fashions, and the glamour of a tom collins in a sweating highball, on rattan table top, on a porch lined with grand ferns; it is the  glorious ceiling fan twisting slowly overhead, the catches our attention.  

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Sundaes & Cones

I promise it won't be often that we revisit old posts but, the unbearable heat of summer is keeping our better judgment at bay, and so here it is, and there we were, enjoying some of the most delicious ice cream this side of Pacific. Sundaes and Cones is an old fashioned Japanese ice cream parlor.

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Island Cruisers

As the wheels of change push ever farther with lighter, stronger and more hi-tech, we also find ourselves yearning for some of yester-year's better creations. Enter Landmark Vintage, a welcome addition to the many new bicycle shops popping up throughout New York City ready to equip commuters in the current climate of rising gas prices. 

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Gothic Glow

gothicglow.jpgPerhaps even above the proper soundtrack, light is the key ingredient to a successful domain (work, play or otherwise). It's time to head back to the lab with these clever lights from Gothic Glow.  With steampunk all the rage, you'll be able to accessorize with a subtle nod to Artemus Gordon.

2 bulb lamp = $85
6 bulb lamp = $125
12 bulb lamp = $190

www.gothicglow.com

Telectroscope

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A piece of art that warms our heart.

"Hardly anyone knows that a secret tunnel runs deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2008, more than a century after it was begun, the tunnel has finally been completed. An extraordinary optical device called a Telectroscope has been installed at both ends which miraculously allows people to see right through the Earth from London to New York and vice versa."

Telectroscope Site

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This is our new favorite magazine, Monocle. "A fresh focus on global affairs, business, culture, design and all you need in life." We'll let their site speak for itself. The print publication is very elegant, very beautiful and well worth a few page turns.

www.monoclemagazine.com


kikiwallpaper.jpgIf you've been contemplating an overhaul to those dreary apartment walls, perhaps its paper instead of paint this time. In the T design magazine from the New York Times today, this number caught our eye. Wallpaper designed by artist Kiki Smith.


via NYTimes.com

Available from Studio Printworks

iPhone Gloves

dots-gloves.jpgI'm sure it has plagued us all, those cold days walking down the street trying to make a call or send a text, the great debate. Take off the glove or just keep going.

DOTS has brought a simple solution to hand. Take a gander. Their metal-tipped knit-wear will transfer the conductivity to the sensitive touch screen. Dial away.

www.dotsgloves.com

Thanks Jacob

Graffiti on china

grafiti-plate2sm.jpg Riding that fine line between cool and kitsch, these New York Graffiti patterned china place settings would be a welcome jolt of the unexpected on the dinner table.  The design is by Lovegrove and Repucci and can be found at designpublic.com

$90 a place setting.

Dinner plate 10.5 inches diameter Soup Bowl
8 inches diameter Side Plate
7.5 inches diameter

http://www.designpublic.com



Thanks for the tip from: Stand D'arde ;)



The Wolseley

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Alas, we haven't had the opportunity to visit in person, but if the cake stand alone is any indication, it is not to be missed.

"The Wolseley was created by Chris Corbin and Jeremy King in 2003 in the style of the Grand Café normally only found on the Continent. The original building was commissioned in 1921 by Wolseley Cars as their West End showroom and was designed by William Curtis Green in the Art Deco style of the time. In keeping with the Grand Cafe tradtion and to match the opulence of the interior, a range of equipment inspired by the era was sourced, some antique and others bespoke."

The Wolseley has started a web store to sell selections of their exceedingly popular table and glassware. The Black & White Cake Stand with Cloche is £165.00.

thewolseley.com

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