Designer Profile: Adelaide Bragg

Australian Interior Design firm Adelaide Bragg and Associates has that kind of delicate, soft touch which makes you almost even feel there was no effort in designing and decorating these rooms. And ultimately that's what you want, you want things to flow naturally, to feel and look effortless.

Founder and Director Adelaide Bragg established the firm in 1989 and while being based in Sydney she has always worked throughout Australia. In 2003 she moved her business to be based in Melbourne following her marriage and since has welcomed the addition of three sons.

aaah... nothing like a family business.

Leaves are EVERYWHERE. I dig these pillows.

 

Speaking of this trend. Do you like the Green Leaf print? I feel I can totally live with it on a pillow, but the wallpaper or curtains, its too much for me.

Hugs and x

Designer Profile: Natalie Younger

You know, a friend of a friend {alright, its me} is having a few issues with an ex and it's just starting to get old. Have you had those? where they dont seem to be able to get over things and just move on, and by doing so they sort of get you feeling stuck in the mud too? You see, I am good at moving on, it's my thing but maybe some people need more time to get up and keep walking, I dont know... C'mon. Share some wisdom here {you can post Anonymous}. I figure this is cheaper than therapy...

Alright, enough about me--- you see, there are so many talented people out there it's not funny. Here's a girl with great style and greater wit.

Natalie Younger's work is extremely straight forward and fearlessly chic. Modern, unapologetic and vibrant. I first discovered her via DTI and fell hard for her irreverent style. Not only that but she is a super-duper stylish girl herself and I am having some serious lifestyle envy here...  

Enthusiast of all things luxury, Natalie is passionate about classic design with an ever-evolving perspective. Her interiors are best known for challenging expectations and striking the perfect balance between whimsical and everyday function.

Let's check out the goods

She just completed a home on the shores of Maui, and a restaurant and bar in West Hollywood, CA. The firm is currently at work on re-designing five {yep, 5} retail stores across the islands of Maui, and Oahu, a 4000 sq. ft. full residential remodel and a penthouse in downtown Los Angeles.

what's your take on Natalie's work?

do check out her entire portfolio at NatalieYounger.com

xoxoxox

The Man: Pete Oyler

I am head over heels for Pete Oyler's designs, modern, friendly, useful and all kinds of fabulous!

Look it!!! (and go check out his PAGE imediately, if not sooner)

First up is the all-kinds-of-awesome BACON TABLE.

The Rip + Tatter Kid's chair is Made from 100% recycled cardboard, this chair is sculpted by hammering industrial cardboard.  It's durable and perfectly suited for children 2-5.

I have FALLEN. this man is like a genius or somethin.

The Stretch Shelf!!!

Creature Clock

 The Cricket Bench.

Don't you luvs it!!???????



A tribute to the classics: The Swan Chair

This time.... One of my favorite chairs of all times: The Swan by Arne Jacobsen. He designed this beauty in 1958 for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. It's manufactered by Republic of Fritz Hansen.

Along with the swan Jacobsen also developed the Egg chair which is equaly amazing... and further furniture which mostly did not get into mass production, like the Drop. The couch of the swan is still in production and i do love it too, its gorge.

The guy surely was a Genius. As a designer, Jacobsen made prototypes for furniture, textiles, wallpaper, silverware etc. Among his most famous designs are The Ant™, Series 7™, The Egg™ and The Swan™ , and the tableware Cylinda-Line

How about this stunning red chair.... a whole new level of awesomeness if you ask me!

They are most certainly timeless beauties and combine modernist ideals with a most inspiring Nordic love of naturalism.

I love this one and the Barcelona Chair.

And you????


Via:
Clive Tompsett
Graham Moss

Touch of Genius: Brad Ford

Thank you for all the lovely -Good-luck-on-the-new-Job- wishes, you guys are really all kinds of adorable!

Touch of Genius is my new feature, inspired by those designers who, in the middle of a project, come up with fabulous ideas that make a room really, really special.

Today's touch of genius:

Indoor swings and canvas wind-chimes

By Brad Ford

Can you believe this fabulousness!!!????


xoxox

via: Traditional Home

Designer Profile: BNO Design

Boy it's been a crazy first half of the week! we've had some heavy rains in the area {most of u know, I live in the super crazy-humid tropical forest} and my roof apparently had not received the maintenance that was necessary for these circumstances. Anyhoo I've had workers up on my roof for two days and it should be ok after today.


Alright, let's get to it!

BNOdesign is a stunning collection of products created by Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. The furniture and accessories are an honest reflection of Benjamin's interior design philosophy. He believes that interiors should be elevated into living works of art. He integrates period styles, plays with materials, and uses simple and clean lines.

Says his website that there is over two decades of design experience behind each piece. [wowza! that's my age! ... ok not quite.]

He has had some seriously prominent partnerships, for example take: Tapestria's Elements Collection, a division of Hunter Douglas , Kohler {my lover} Company, a collection for Nessen Lighting, the Chroma Rug Collection in conjunction with Furnished Quarters, and the Metropolitan Home Collection.

Needless to say, he has accumulated a set of fantastic pieces. Currently, only a selected few are actually manufactured for retail and are exclusively available at NiBa Home in Miami.

While I normally feel very much inclined to incorporating nature, vintage and hand-made into my interiors, it's indeed necessary for us to realize our lives would be very different without people like Benjamin. Because even stuff for sale at discount stores, vintage finds at flea markets, or even things we buy because they look different or retro and do not scream "expensive" and of course we feel special buying something cool, innexpensive and unique , those "things" once popped out of some creative genius's mind, that sets a trend and all of the sudden a certain style is created, then other designers create their own version, then someone creates a more affordable version until these precious items reach our hands.

K, enough blabbing from me...

Check out the Niba Home website also, it's somethin' to see ;)

PS. did you see the chandelierssss??? {I die}

xoxoxo

Designer Profile: Alex Papachristidis

One of the TOP thirty Decorators according to Elle Decor is Alex Papachristidis, personally, I'd like to define his fabulous and unique style as Cluttered Perfection. Papachristidis is fearless, in his use of pattern, he is elegant, his interiors are luxurious, sensual and over the top. They are overwhelming inspiration!

You see, my beautiful friends, his work has been described as a dynamic fusion of the modern and eclectic with the luxurious and traditional. I agree 100% on that one!

However, says his web-site that some Editors, designers and clients use the word “fresh” to define his approach but I disagree there, his style is anything but fresh... which is not necessarally a bad thing, some of us enjoy the pattern mix, the saturated spaces and the rich palettes with luxurious touches. If I was to define his style in one word it would be "Rich".

Of course Papachristidis’ interiors can be found all over the world from Manhattan, the Hamptons, Connecticut, Florida, Texas and Colorado—to London and Saudi Arabia.With a creative layering of patterns, embroidery and sisals; A mix of modern and 18th century furniture, old world prints, silk velvets and chinoiserie.

“The greatest pleasure for me,” says Papachristidis, “is when clients tell us we’ve turned their home into an ‘exquisite haven'.”

I know this is a style to either LOVE or HATE. What's your take on the "Cluttered Perfection"???


{xoxox}

Nuit

Mediterranean beauty...

Just when you think you can't find a more beautiful home... here comes this 1940s Santa Barbara home, with its clean lines, flowering fruit trees, and Mediterranean-style stone walls. It's the home of Vicki Pearson, a photographer for Martha Stewart Living {obviously she has a great eye!} she lives there with her husband and two sons.

This patio is a dream, a pepper tree shelters an open-air fabulous dining spot!!!

see that floor to ceiling library in the background? and the fabulous ladder?.... and of course there's the fireplace! too good people, too good...

In the living room, Chinese tables sit in front of a modern sofa upholstered in Belgian linen {love} and Buddhist Quan Yin figurines gather on an Indonesian table.

Happy weekend ya'll!!!!!

Images via: Martha Stewart

The Fabulous: Katie Ridder

When I grow up I want to be her... she has all the style in the world, she is young, sophisticated and beautiful, she has worked at House and Garden and House Beautiful, aaaand she is among Elle Decor's Top 30!

Easy elegance is totally my style and she seems to get it right everytime, pretty much effortlessly! just look at the first image and I know you'll agree...

Visit: Katie Ridder