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Harness the Power of Google Image Search
StyleNorth reader Natasha wrote to me last week seeking help identifying the barstools at left. It took me about 30 seconds to track them down using a method I take for granted but it occurred to me that some of you may not be familiar with the power of Google image search, which lets you search visually for something you can describe but don't know the name of. In this case, my keywords were "x back barstools" searching under images rather than web. A quick scroll down the page revealed a near-perfect match and the image then linked directly to the manufacturer, American furniture maker, Ballard Designs.
Full post and comments...Rooms: Photographs by Derry Moore
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Rooms is without a doubt the most eccentric decor book I’ve ever come across. I found it Saturday at Toronto’s BMV and after a quick flip through its pages, I simply could not leave the store without it. Originally published by Rizzoli in 2006 and reprinted in 2009, the book features the photographs of Derry Moore, aka the 12th Earl of Drogheda. Being a member of the English aristocracy gave Moore access to some extraordinary homes and palaces not only in the UK and Ireland, but also in India, France, Spain and the USA. Pictured is Lady Diana Cooper in her London drawing room, one of many capital C Characters featured in the book.
Full post and comments...Novus: The Cure for Acrylic
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
While I was touring Patina last week, shop owner Sal Shivji was busy at the counter polishing each and every Lucite slab of a stacked, spiral lamp. Shivji was using Novus plastic polish, a miraculous product known to few outside "the business." Novus takes scuffs and scratches out of Lucite, acrylic and just about any other polymer. And given the explosion of sexy plastics and polycarbonates from manufacturers like Kartell and Calligaris, it might be a good idea to buy some Novus stock. The product will certainly keep your chairs, lamps and anything else made of acrylic crystal clear. In the past you could order Novus through the Home Shopping Network but a recent search revealed they're no longer carrying the product. Shivji's partner Garry Punnett tracked it down online and ordered directly from the manufacturer. Given the abundance of gorgeous Lucite at Patina, my guess is the boys are going through cases of the stuff.
Full post and comments...Library: Art Deco Complete
Thursday, November 4, 2010
I've always loved Art Deco and I've got the books to prove it. But I'll be packing most of them off to the re-seller now that I've got Art Deco Complete, a tome that lives up to its title and makes nearly all other books on the subject redundant. Okay, maybe I'll hold onto Art Deco and Modernist Carpets because it's such a niche area, and Art Deco Complete has nothing to say about the architecture of the era; the book professes to be "the definitive guide to the decorative arts of the 1920s and 1930s" and it backs up the boast.
Full post and comments...Library: The Saint Laurent & Bergé Legacy
Sunday, July 25, 2010
I would NEVER pay $123.50 for a shelter book, which is why I'm only now getting to The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé (Vendome Press). I have coveted this title since first seeing it late last year, but only recently did it find its way to my favorite book reseller, Toronto's BMV, where I scooped up a copy for $49. I have yet to find a discounted edition of the Christie's hardcover catalogue from "the sale of the century," The Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Bergé Collection, but a friend has kindly loaned me his copy so I could blog about it here.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
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