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obsessed with: orange & copper

Desperately in love with orange & copper. Swoony perfection.

Orange and copper, from top to bottom:

Tom Dixon, quite possibly the man who started this obsession: images 1 & 2

e15 Habibi table/tray in polished copper

De La Espada low stool in chestnut with copper feet, by Studioilse

Svenskt Tenn's Elephant cushion in orange; pattern designed by Estrid Ericson in the 30s

Artecnica's La Couronne pendant

e15 Jack table & Jane bench

Cieling shot of many Copa Cabana pendants by Metalarte at Jaime Hayon's reno project, the Groninger Museum

(want) Bois de Rose ring in rose gold by Dior

Proenza Schouler, Spring/Summer 2011

Grown Design. Added in pendants; Copper Shades by Tom Dixon, Free Spirit 3 arm Candelabra by Rosenthal

 

XOX

wrap it up! last minute inspiration

Will your week include an evening, or two, of gift wrapping? I'm looking forward to wrapping gifts later this week with a glass of glühwein in hand and a mess of papers, ribbons, glue sticks, spray glue, glitter and ribbon scattered across the table. Looking for some inspiration? Why not try wrapping gifts in fabric remnants? Add a string of baubles if you need to add some sparkle. Embrace kraft paper but add sweet picture applicés from last year's cards or magazines. Wrap pretty paper or fabric in a bow of contrasting ribbon- better yet, two variations of your contrasting hue. And if you fall hard for a specific paper- wrap everything in it! If you have last minute doubts, you can always vary the ribbon. Go at it solo, enlist help, or invite some friends over. The most important thing is to make sure to have fun!

Image 1 & 2, Living Etc., Images 3 & 4, Elle Decoration (UK), and final image Pia Jane Bijkerk.

silver on the table; mix it up

Frank Stoeckel's gorgeous pictures for the long defunct (but it was excellent!) German magazine Modern Living are a lovely reminder that silver doesn't have to be über-serious. To be modern, mix it up; old with new, ornate with clean. Give these stunners a click to view full-size.

Also, love Frank Stoeckel's website! Why is it so rare to come across a photographer's site and see decent sized images- let alone a download button! It's a really lovely website and a very refreshing, sane approach to promoting one's own work. It's difficult to marvel at someone's portfolio when the images are wee!

royal copenhagen / christmas inspiration part 2

Some more inspiration from Royal Copenhagen's amazing Christmas archives. Next lesson: Delight in the details! For the holidays, more is more. Add layers to the table, add textures, and add purely ornamental items that you love. Tree ornaments on the table? Yes! Pine cones, cinnamon sticks tied with ribbon, something green, something that glitters? Oh, yes, absolutely. ;)

royal copenhagen / christmas inspiration part 1

A very Happy Thanksgiving to glitzkrieg's American readers!!

It's the official start to the holiday season, aka, the best time of the year. Shall we start with a little inspiration? Come with me and swoon at these Royal Copenhagen images of Christmases past, featuring elaborate, imaginative decorating and gorgeous tabletops. Lesson 1: Place something grand and beautiful on the table- or above it!

svennst tenn; shop

What a beautiful shop! If you have a passion for pattern, glass, pewter, and especially if you love Josef Frank's work, you'll looove Svennst Tenn. If you're in Sweden, check out their shop on Strandvägen in Stockholm, otherwise have a look at their gorgeous website. Great looking site, easy to navigate; e-commerce done right.

bathroom inspiration

Unbelievably grandiose bathrooms by Glass Inspired by Water featuring their Livin' collection. Have a look at these beyond beautiful bathrooms with gorgeous tubs and fixings by Doshi Levien, Ross Lovegrove and Gigi Rossi. You'll recognize the bit players in this mis-en-scène; they're from Vitra, Moroso, Louis Vuitton and more. You simply must click on the images for a larger view and visit the Livin' website for the huge (uncropped) images of these gorgeous bathroom vistas!

patricia urquiola; bathroom inspiration

Honestly, I had no idea I wanted such a large, luxurious bathroom! But that was before I saw this:

These images feature Hansgrohe's Axor Urquiola collection, designed by the super-fabulous Patricia Urquiola. Also thrown into the gorgeous mix are some of Urquiola's iconic designs, like Moroso's Shanghai Tip occasional table, Emu's Re-Trouvé 575 stool, the Flos Chasen S1 pendants, and B&B Italia's Lens side table. All fixtures and bath components are, of course, from the Axor line.   

What makes this room so amazing? I really love a white room with a lot of green, so that part of the attraction is easily identified. Otherwise, I think it's the touches of wood, the expansive reflective & patterned surfaces, the eclectic touches from the printed pendant lights and patterned rug (Paola Lenti by Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto- sadly, possibly discontinued). And the pieces with thin black lines ground the room beautifully, as do the touches of grey. Oh, and click on the images if you want a better look!

Via eikongraphia.

random bits of inspiration

Hello, you!! So sorry to have been MIA this week; the flu's got me down and fuzzy-headed. All I can manage is to string together a few pretty things with no real theme. Mostly featuring the colour green, and some graphic hits of b&w. Oh, and fowl too!

I promise to add links next week when I'm myself again. Have a lovely weekend!

And voilà! The links I promised:

Elle Decoration (UK) March 2007

Elle Decoration (UK) May 2007

Elle Decoration (UK)  Dec 2004

Tim Finn in concert with Split Enz (My favorite peacock)

Kirra Jamison; Dream Catch Me; acrylic, gouache, and vinyl on canvas, 2009

Jaime Hayón's Green Chicken (I want this chicken so badly, you cannot imagine)

Pigeon Light by Ed Carpenter for Thorsten Van Elten (Can't believe I don't have this already)

Shadylace by Chris Kabel for Droog (Ditto. Though I have no yard.) Image from NOTCOT, excellent review of the Shadylace to be found there too, if you've been on the fence.

alice in wonderland; metal x glass by arte

Arte's luxury wallpaper series Metal X Glass features beautiful metallic papers, and is presented in a fun take on Alice in Wonderland. (Timely too! Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland opens today. If only he'd had the chance to work a couple of these into the set...) The patterns and colour variations in these papers are really beautiful. Have a look at Arte's website for full images with more detail or click on the images below to get a larger view. If you're wondering about the name Metal X Glass, the Metal X comes from an earlier Arte Collection, the Glass part does not reference The Looking Glass, rather the ultra-fine glass beads that are embedded into the paper. Told you they were fancy!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!