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Cyberoptix Tie Lab

by rosedeniz September 7, 2006 design

Tweet Break hearts with Cyberoptix’s Heart Attack tie, just one of several heart-racing screenprinted and handsewn ties featuring vintage illustrations from Bethany Shorb. If you are feeling particularly literary, the ExLibris tie also comes in a variety of tie colors (sky blue is my favorite color choice, followed by white) with your choice of ink […]

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Karin Eriksson

by rosedeniz September 7, 2006 design

Tweet signe beaker small, espresso leaf pattern, filled gold Witness the beauty that is Karin Eriksson’s work … from design process to final, graceful and elegant product, her cups and beakers, vases and mobiles, lighting and chandeliers are thoughtfully and gorgeously made from stonewear, earthenware, glazed porcelain and mixed media. signe tealight holder, rose bud […]

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Domestic Details

by rosedeniz August 31, 2006 design

Tweet Today I love my coffee cup and ironing board. This morning the linear floral-esque pattern of the cup caught my eye as it gracefully sat upon my notebook and lovely bill to be paid. I bought two identical mugs with a glamorous inscription on the bottom that reads Vera Lezetti from the Bavaria Collection […]

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John Derian & Jane Hammond

by rosedeniz August 31, 2006 design

Tweet Vintage glass candle ornaments imported from Turkey by John Derian. At $80 each, the price is comprable to similar ones I’ve seen at the Grand Bazaar and the streets lining the bazaar district. But while you can bargain with shopkeepers in gorgeously lit shops in Istanbul, this price is fixed. Yet still, you can […]

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k8: kate love

by rosedeniz August 29, 2006 design

Tweet Today, the postaci gave me a most wonderful unexpected surprise! A soft, sweet jersey wrap made by my dear friend Kate Love. Kate, a painter and textile enthusiast, has long been a friend of mine ever since I dumped my coffee on her drawings in a Drawing Fundamentals class in undergrad. She even flew […]

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Secondhand Rose

by rosedeniz August 29, 2006 design

Tweet It is always gratifying to find one’s name used thoughtfully… and Secondhand Rose conjurs the most romantic possibilities. Thanks to design*sponge, a lovely blog discovery of the day that I am now infatuated with, I was led to Secondhand Rose’s Ottoman Empire collection of furniture. This piece is a mid-19th century bone and ivory […]

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Lovely lists

by rosedeniz August 25, 2006 design

Tweet The impulse to organize everything has taken over, so I feel compelled to give a tidy list of my most recently discovered favorite blogs and sites. print & pattern, with jen lewis illustration shown here. craving anthropologie, an unapologetic homage to the store bearing the same name, and my own declaration of longing for […]

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Yellow Gingham Infatuation

by rosedeniz August 24, 2006 design

Tweet I bought four yards of yellow gingham to make curtains and so far, instead of applying myself to the task, have made a pillow, baby bib, and drapery for a vintage cabinet. Here is some evidence of my most recent infatuation with the color yellow. red-orange nails on yellow by light of sewing lamp. […]

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Build your Nest

by rosedeniz August 1, 2006 design

Tweet Rose Deniz Handbags is excited to announce a forthcoming collaboration with Nest, a nonprofit agency that works with individual designers to produce an exclusive item for Nest, the proceeds from which benefit women in developing countries as they create their own art-based businesses. We are incredibly pleased to be the first recipients of the […]

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