And The Winner Is...

The car had 53 pillows in it!  And 4 people got it right.

There names went into a hat and the winner is:
-- lorimarsha who entered via our blog.

The two runners-up are:
-- Rose Corgan who entered via FB
-- Unknown who entered via our blog

If you are a winner and haven't already heard from us by the time you read this, send an email to info@henryroad.com and we will send you next steps.   Thanks everyone for playing, and thanks to the OPI Robb Salon for the use of their car.  Congratulations to the winners.  This was fun!

Paper Flowers

I bought these two beautiful paper flowers from RuSa today.   RuSa are Sarame and Ruby, two young girls who decided they wanted to raise money for the Japanese Tsunami survivors and came up with the idea of making big origami flowers.   Twenty prototypes later, this is the result of their impressive efforts.  50% from the sales of these lovely blooms goes to charity.

A Study In Contrasts

Two beautiful photos of buildings that I spotted in the past week.  The first is New Ikram store in Chicago - via Vogue; and the second is a shot at dusk of mosques in Istanbul from here.  Wishing you a happy Monday!

Graffiti

The back door and side wall of the store were tagged this week with a quirky stencil of a cheeky face that made me smile.  I have decided that they are good luck charms.

Happy Weekend

It's always great to see our things making their way to happy homes and settling in.   Eva sent me this picture of her Henry Road chair with the cutest, most adorable cherub on it.  A smiling face like this is guaranteed to make the weekend a happy one!   Thanks, Eva!

Friday's Fabulous Man: Kenneth Grange

My sister recently visited an exhibit of the work of Kenneth Grange at the Design Museum in London.    Viewed  as Britain's leading product designer, at 82, Kenneth Grange's touches the lives of millions daily.

The Independent writes: "Edwin Heathcote wrote in the Financial Times that "Kenneth Grange is ubiquitous. The day before I went to talk to him I'd taken a trip on one of the trains he designed and had got into one of the London taxi cabs he designed. I shaved with one of his razors, opened a door using one of his handles and waited for a bus at one of his bus shelters. No other designer has had the same impact on the London environment.""

There is a great article in Blueprint Magazine that discusses his views on design and branding, on quality, and on repairs and changing the pattern of consumption.

Images from Blueprint Magazine;  bonluxat; wikipedia

Interesting Rooms

Like the color and eclectic blend in these rooms.  The bathroom is just plain fabulous!  via D mag.