Improper Shout Out

lookee lookee! Improper Bostonian put lawrence and me in their most recent issue in a story about how amaazing etsy has been for all of us crafters.

nice.

it's not easy bein green

i am proud to say that i spend time in dumpsters! how glamorous! i often go downstairs to our loading dock to collect boxes and extra cardboard for shipping out to our stores. i hate seeing perfectly good materials go to waste, and it makes me feel sweetly green to recycle an old box to protect the precious!

teaser

fabulous and faithful studio assistant lizzie just sent over this sneak peek of what will be our new website..i am very excited about the way it looks so far, and i cannot wait to see it finally launch..hoooooray!

more rugs from surya

yesterday, i got more of the rug images from India..and again..i am too thrilled. not to toot my own horn, but seeing a drawing is one thing, and finally seeing an actual rug from a simple jpeg is an entirely different experience altogether! i think they are brilliant, and i love them all. how to pick just one? the slate-y blue below is stunning..no?
black is sexy..
i am wondering if this is a sky blue..different than the one above..i believe it is.
always classic..we call this color jcrew!
pale tan..also simple and elegant.
i had missed this one below yesterday..but i j'adore it!

missoni inspiration

by now you can see where the colors are going this season..super rrrrich! i have always loved the scallop missoni style bargello-ish print. i think this season it finally is working with everything else. i know the navy looks black here..but in person it is just a super dark shade.

Monograms

i was never a big proponent of the monogram thing, in fact i poo-pooed! but lately with all my preppy looks, and particularly our hampton links pieces, now seemed like just the right time.
we will be introducing this baby at the NYGift show in august..i'm anticipating the deluge. i mean isn't this gorge?

design inspiration: connected by my brain

i would imagine to most of you these two disparate images are really not connected in any obvious way, but around here i am currently madly sketching away concepts for the fall collection. my inspiration, as i have mentioned here in previous posts, is jackie in india. this in turn makes me think about paisley and and rich colors, as well as super cool prep geometry. you do the math.

my booth at NYGSHEW

i didn't share this with anyone yet, but we were looking so great at the new york gift show last month, and i thought gaw'rdarnit i ought to show everyone our booth at the really big shew! the exeter links cylinders were a smashing success.

NYIG Show!

we are off to the gift show to strut our stuff this weekend..and so i thought i would share what is in store for the buyers that visit us in booth 4201 at the javits center.
this pattern maidstone garden is my return to over the top florals. it felt right to pack a punch this season. i will continue to share our spring collection over the next few days..so hold onto your hats.
oh..and if you get a chance stop by to see us in person.

finally etsy time

pelmet...
skippy..
happy..and (below) bounce.
i finally went over to etsy and posted some new patterns created for our fall collection. i am loving the silvery grey bumping up against tomato red..to me it looks zingy and super fresh on the white.