Dwell on Design Conference 2009

Yesterday Jamie and I went with The Boys to Dwell Magazine's Dwell on Design Conference in Los Angeles. Our tickets included a tour of East Side LA modern homes which were fabulous--take a quick look through some photos here. We also saw/heard many designers at the conference. I especially enjoyed hearing about the design process of Mike and Maaike and of Dror--check the links below for more info...

Faythe Levine of Handmade Nation
Billie Lopez of Reform School
Dror
Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner
Mike Simonian and Maaike Evers of Mike and Maaike
Brian Singer of the 1000 Journals Project

Blogland Faves of the Week

Mallard Tea Room graphics by Sarah Walsh

Woody Photography by Tim Clark
Satoralist-esque photography at Urban Weeds
Sliced Bread Notebook
Hemp Fabric from O Ecotextiles
VW Van Rentals in the UK (oh, and they also do Ducati's)
A new Peanut Butter Cookie recipe
Rachel Comey Flutters Heel Cap Flat from Mick Margo

Tierra y Fuego

I fell in love with Tierra y Fuego today--especially the Santa Barbara and Barcelona collections...I look forward to using some of them in my re-design of a Spanish Colonial Revival style library in Anaheim this summer. Photos coming in August! For now, some photos from the Tierra y Fuego website...

Sweet Dreams are Made of These:

I'm looking forward to decorating the bedroom in our new apartment. As it will evolve over the next several months, I put together this mini inspiration board to help guide the process. I already have an elephant side table (similar to this one from Z Gallerie), the Hemnes dresser from Ikea and Orange Keep Calm Poster (which you knew I wanted from this post). I'm coveting these pillows and Cirrus Bedding from Anthropologie. And of course, still dying for a Barcelona chair. Plus, I love how the Tutti Bird print from Suspect Shoppe fits right in too! I'll keep you posted on how the vision comes together...