KELLY WEARSTLER

I had the priveledge of meeting Kelly Wearstler on a shoot a few months ago when we were shooting her for the Bon Appetit Awards for the award for the best Designer of the year. At that time, she told me that she had a line coming out and I was so excited to see what she would do. As I was looking at DESIGN SPONGE a few days ago, and then also Lizzie's DESIGN WATCHER, and both of them being my favorite blogs... I saw that she had a party at Berdorf's and that the line has launched! If your not familiar with her, you obviously don't watch TOP DESIGN.
She is Los Angeles-based and is most well known for her interior design. She created the taste-making designs of luxury hotel properties (Viceroy Santa Monica and Palm Springs), exclusive restaurants (BG in New York's Bergdorf Goodman) and celebrity residences (Ben Stiller and Jeanne Tripplehorn's homes), and also is the Paula Abdul of Top Design. I went onto the Bergdorf website and her stuff isn't on there at this time but I am sure it will be soon. Check her out or if you live in NY, check out the new showroom that she has. Click on the title above to get more info about her design items at Berdorf's.

THOMAS PAUL

Need some wall art for a baby's room? A bathroom? Office? Check out this website...there is some great canvas wall art. Check the title above.

DAVID WEEKS

I love this...who doesn't love a fire by the campfire. Its a porcelain candle holder and its only $19! Check it out by clicking on the title above.

CRIS NOTTI

I am very light sensitive and so I either need a very dark room or one of these eye guards to get good shut eye. Check these out...a stylish way to sleep comfortably! They are made out of silk for ultra comfort and are only $20.Check it out by clicking on the title above.

SAMUEL MOYER GIFTS

Samuel Moyer, a LA furniture designer has come out with some very special pieces. Shown, is the The Hair-of-the-Dog Tray...which is great to eat in bed, use to set your laptop on or great for serving drinks too!
Comes in Ash, Cherry and Black Walnut Ply. Its $170. The cutting board is also impressive. Also comes in various woods and the price is around $200.

SPLASH

I saw this on Apt Therapy...its a fantastic gift for a hip mom. Every new mom needs one of these...and the price is right...its only $28. It comes in Red, White and Blue. Check it out by clicking on the title above.

HARALD HYNELL

This tree motiff may not be a new idea, but this designer is pretty amazing.
Check him out by clicking on the title above.

WINE MERCHANT IN SF

I was in San Francisco this past weekend for a wedding but I had a little time to shop around in the Ferry Building. I have had a sudden interest in wine lately and I am planning a trip to Rome in a few weeks so I had to stop in at the well known Wine Merchant store to get some helpful hints from Dejah Overby, the wine manager there for a few tips.
I saw that they had a fantastic selections of wines under $20, (featured on their website), and I wanted to get some of the affordable wines back to LA to taste. Most of these wines are exclusive to them and very difficult to find, and its a nice treat to order them online, have them sent to your home for $15 or so, and impress your guests.
The ones I purchased were a few types of grapes...one in the old world and one from the new world...check them out if you are throwing a dinner party:
New World's Stephen Vincent's 2005 Crimson ($10), Old World's Le Clos Du Caillou's 2005 Cote Du Rhone ($22), New World's HEndry Ranch 2004 Pinot Noir ($20), Old World's Chateau Faure-Beausejour 2003 Gran Vin De Bordeaux, New World's Four Vines 2005 Zinfandel($10), and finally the Old World's Le Sciare 2003 Salento Primitivo ($14).Purchase these by clicking on the title above.

MISSONI TOWELS

I was reading Lizzie Garrett's blog called Designwatcher.com, one of my favorite blogs. Lizzie featured the Missoni Throws which got me investigating Missoni Home... I have always been a huge fan of the home collection but didn't think I could afford it.
I had gotten a few beach towels as gifts and just figured it was out of my price range.
I decided last week that my bathroom is a bit sterile in design, so I think these towels would add a bit of color and class to the two rooms that need help! Check them out on this website. They are fairly reasonable in price but just a the burst of color that your bathrooms might need. Bath Towels are $42, and the hand towels are $15.
Sizes: hand towel 16" width x 28" length, bath towel 27" width x 46" length