New Artist: Brooke Fischer

Wonderful woodland paintings of butterflies, bugs and bird's nests now adorn our shop walls. The colorful work of Brooke Fischer is inspired by nature, hand-colored naturalist and botanical prints from the early 1800s, Andy Warhol and her love of graphics.   If you are in the LA area, please join us for a sparkling celebration on Saturday October 9, 5:30 to 8:00 PM.

Big Book

This crazy huge limited edition atlas is 6x9 feet large and only costs $100,000 making it the perfect Christmas gift for someone who has everything.  It was unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week.   The are some great behind the scenes images on the Millennium House publishing site of what looks like a slightly smaller version of the same book.

Sweet Styling

Sweet happy images styled by Marie Nichols.  I love the suggestion of innocence and celebration of the beauty of the simple life.

Fabric in Vietnam

This stunning feature is in the UK edition of House & Garden's October issue.  I love the creative styling showcasing new fabrics as umbrellas -- such an appropriate accessory for a trip through Vietnam.  I consider myself immensely privileged to have visited this beautiful country.  These photos are such a wonderful reminder of an incredible journey that I shared with my sister.

Rough Luxe

Gorgeous images of the Rough Luxe Hotel in London.  They describe themselves as "Half rough, half luxury. . . Guests at a Rough Luxe Hotel might share a bathroom or have a small room or a small shower cubicle, but the luxury is in the choice of the wine, the bed linen, the art on the walls and the people looking after you.  Our look is a mix of old and new, furniture and art; combining colours and beautiful fabrics with cheap materials and existing distressed original walls. Cheap materials are treated as precious items and preserved for their beauty and memory of the site."  How lovely!

Happy Weekend

Happy start to the weekend with a gorgeous new flock of birds from the Mincing Mockingbird.   Wishing you all a good one!

Friday's Fabulous Woman: Osa Johnson

We just got a wonderful book in the store called Women Travelers published by Flammarion.   I ordered it because I fell in love with the cover image and have always had a soft spot for woman who were pioneer travelers to far off distant shores.

The picture on the cover is an American called Osa Johnson who spent nearly 30 years in the first half of the 20th century making travel documentaries with her husband in the South Seas and Africa.   The book features thirty-one women in all.   I try not to keep one of everything I love in the store for me but this book might have to be an exception.