wallpaper

never been a wallpaper lover but recently doing a project where used some
so have been collecting favorites and found some new ones to share

andrew martin-uk-all his papers are mostly stocked and well priced
view by collection-well priced-good backgrounds you wish were real

museum collection-favorites:cargo, pinboard, studio

engineer collection-favorites:atlantis, crackle, luggage, regent

navigator collection-favorites:eton, love letter, newton, library

library colors-just used stone

wall & deco-italy-for murals and rooms-interior and exterior
favorite exterior papers

some favorite indoor papers

 minehart-uk
they will do some custom work

used picture frame paper but came on textured vinyl so they printed it for me on smooth paper and did background only for ceiling

deborah bowness-uk
caution:paper very sensitive-had to seal it first before installing

glass tableware

really high end papers
cg surface-callidus guild-brooklyn
beautiful waxy textures
sinuous collection

zuber-france
painted papers and panels

gracie studio-antique panels and paper available also

some new metallic favorites
phillip jeffries-us great weaves-stocked

ordered pewter metallic over woven

twigs wallpaper-us-la-sold at portola paints
hand printed damasks-custom capabilities

imperiale pattern
beautiful renaissance colors

i needed silver and portola worked with them to do a custom metallic and here's what we fabricated

i will follow up with more photos when installation is finished

forts

fort home

fort:
roman forts and hill forts were the main antecedents of castles in europe, which emerged in the 9th century in the carolingian empire
a strong place usually surrounded by walls
means strong in french

from huffington post 03/24/14

artist designs surreal futuristic forts that can withstand natural disaster

dauphin island off coast of alabama in gulf of mexico by dionisio gonzalez

stone home found on pinterest

old fort, muscat

the comfort of security

leacanabuaile fort, ireland

jaisalmer fort, india

fort lupin, batardeau

hill forts of rajasthan

concrete furniture and luccon

i love and adore concrete
for buildings exteriors and interiors alike

i am excited about this new material made of cement
luccon

i always check out material connexion for newest textiles and materials on market

cement
widely used for sinks, planters but here are
some interesting applications in furniture

toncelli kitchen island progetto 50

glass soft concrete freestanding tub

factory furniture camden bench

nola grid chair

portland cement pendant lamp

ep9 concrete pendant light

billiard table made by dewulf concrete in la no longer in business but may have seen it at james perse

pennoyer newman

poesis pulp chair and sofa

updated website and now have ecart

best of houzz

i want to share my excitement as having been nominated for two consecutive years as best of houzz


please see my updated web site and logo

hopefully it looks modified yet familiar
here's the home page with new look

you can click on and view 2014 look book for textile jewelry and accessories
and purchase a selection of them in ecart with pay pal

you can also make inquiry and order some of my home shelter products
cart chair
kitchen island made of recycled paper
metallic composite tiles
metallic stone tiles
metallic wood tiles coming soon!

highlights from la art show

i found it a overall underwhelming
but here are my highlights

eddie rehm, at gloria delson arts

pancho luna, graffity literature series mixed media $15000 at timothy yarger fine art

linda touby, pigeons 319 oil and wax on linen $8500 at timothy yarger fine art

liu da di, far away, platinum&palladium on paper $15000 + tube $2000

jordi alcaraz, ink,& miexed media $24000 at jack rutberg fine arts

george condo, oil&charcoal $140000 at jack rutberg fine arts

lawrence carroll, mixed media at ace gallery

mabel alvarez, oil on masonite at 445 park

there were a few other important art works at several galleries, most notably abby m taylor fine art
there was a small antique and jewelry section
a van gogh museum edition of prints

and these charming prints found along the way

zhou hao, japan

there was a very commercial looking art, made of plastics and acrylic, that i found to be very short lived and artificial, and mostly the show was a disappointment compared to last year. the galleries were more diverse and interesting. we seemed to be seeing much less variety this year.

if you missed
next year dates are january 14-18 2015