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Covetable...Woman by Common Projects

Collaboration between Flavio Girolami and Prathan Poopat started in 2004 in an attempt to create the perfect sneaker. With backgrounds in graphics and industrial design, they are inspired by the lines and shapes of everyday objects. Pieces are designed with a tailored approach, integrating minimal utilitarian design with luxury materials.

Must See...Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art at MoMA NYC

I have always loved a good title. In fact most of my art works and creatives projects begin with a well parsed phrase that informs whatever it is I am making.  I even thought of the name for my jewelry line a couple of years before I built and launched my first capsule collection.  So when I read the title of Lygia Clark's post-humus homage at MoMA, I was hooked. The show features the work of this Brazilian conceptual artist made between 1948 and her death in 1988. The New York Times review titled: "See me. Feel me.  Maybe Drool on me", had me high tailing it to midtown to see the flexible sculptures, small paintings and wall reliefs for myself. And what a treat.  Run there if you can.  On view through the end of August.

HomeTour: Christine Edmonds of Trove Decor (part 2 art and design)

Introducing...The Whisper Bangles Available Now

What I have been reading...

Covetable...Henrik Vibskov

Henrik Vibskov was born in 1972 in Jutland, Denmark, graduating in menswear from Central Saint Martins College, London, in 2001. In addition to producing fashion collections with titles such as "The Solar Donkey Experiment: and "The Fantabulous Bicycle Music Factory", Vibskov tours as the drummer for electronic band Trentemoller, designs costumes for the theatre and opera, and exhibits at art museums and galleries around the world, such as MoMA in New York, Palais de Tokyo in Paris and ICA in London. His designs have received numerous awards including the 2011 Torsten and Wanja Soderberg Prize, the Danish Design Council Award 2007, and a Praemieringen from the Danish Arts Foundation in 2009. He is a frequent lecturer at design schools such as Central Saint Martins and the Antwertp Royal Academy of Fine Art.

Ilsa Loves Rick at CPW in NYC

I am thrilled to announce that the Ilsa Loves Rick line is now available at CPW Boutique on Amsterdam Avenue in New York. Linda Wolff's corner boutique is legendary for high quality denim perfect fit tees, and perfectly curated vintage items. 

About a Girl...Olivia Gorman

Olivia is a junior in high school, a top ranked recruit for woman's college basketball, a promising young sculptor, and has a shoe collection that would make you cry.

What gets you excited about the future?


The future is so exciting to me because it is a mystery and anything can happen. The future allows the imagination to run wild because the possibilities and opportunities are endless when you have a dream for the future and you work hard to achieve that dream.


Who are your heroes?


I would have to say my parents, but also my brothers and my grandpa. The qualities and ideals that exist in them have shaped me. They have shown me that there are times to be serious and hard working, but there are also times when it is important to have fun and enjoy life. My parents have also shown me that an essential part to a happy life is good food.


How would you describe your style?


My style is all about the shoes. An outfit is not truly complete until it is finished off with a pair of shoes.

Love Your Mom (and yourself) This Mother's Day!

Visit the Ilsa Loves Rick online shop to see the new spring 2014 collection and pick up a little something for spring at 20% off now trough May 15.  Use coupon code LOVEMOM at checkout.

Ilsa Loves Rick at Verdalina, Richmond, VA

I am thrilled to announce that the Ilsa Loves Rick line is now available at Verdalina in Richmond a meticulously curated online shop dedicated to cool glamour and sustainable style.   Deborah Boschen opened Verdalina in 2013 embracing the slow fashion movement.  Slow Fashion represents all things “eco”, “ethical” and “green” in one unified movement.  Her 100 square foot shop caters to a clientele that prefers timeless pieces over market trends.  You can read more about Verdalina in a piece written for Richmond Magazine by clicking here.

In My Bag

1. Jas MB Canvas and Leather Shopper Tote
2. Measuring tape for all sorts of things.
3. Cucina Hand Cream. Smells so yummy.
3. Bamboo Stylus for my iPad.

Studio Tour: Bonnie Levinthal

Last year,  I featured a home tour of Phildaelphia painter Bonnie Levinthal's perfectly appointed and gracious Chestnut Hill home. Tucked away on the third floor is her painting studio, the jewel in the crown if you ask me in a home chock full of jewels. Not only because of its glorious light, but because it reminds you of a European pied a terre, simple, humble, and utterly perfect for the serious work of artists. As a fine art photographer specializing in large scale silver portraits, I have always envied my painter friends toiling away in daylight while I slogged it out in windowless darkness. Ok, the darkroom red light is pretty captivating as is all the running water, but ten hours in a darkroom suspends time, oddly, while ten hours in a painters studio allows the unfolding of light, how it moves through the day, changing color and intensity, its own kind of miracle. Bonnie's work has always been (among other things sensual and psychological) a treatise on light. Light as atmosphere, light as form, light transforming land, and light illuminating the psychological vagaries of the mind. You can see more of Bonnie's work and follow her blog by clicking here.

Covetable...The Anna Necklace Ledge

A while back in a Home Tour post, I featured residential designer Mel McDaniel's fabulous apartment in West Philadelphia. Since then she has been hard at work training with a master welder to develop and hand build a line of must have accessories for the home.  Perfectly proportioned with plenty of pegs for hanging all of your Ilsa Loves Rick jewelry, this object-exercise in form meets function can be yours by contacting Mel through her blog home, I love you.  The Anna Necklace Ledge (named for a favorite character in literature),  $160, 20" wide with a 3" ledge and 13 pegs. Custom sizes available.

Ilsa Loves Rick at Eloise in Charlottesville, VA

I am thrilled to announce that the Ilsa Loves Rick line is now available at Eloise in Charlottesville, VA, one of my very favorite stores!  The first time I stumbled upon this perfectly curated shop was in the fall of 2006 when they were still located in Charlottesville downtown walking mall and I was smitten at first site.  Carrying Tila March bags before they had a toe hold state side and Clare Vivier bags before they took the market by storm, there isn't a season that goes by where I don't wish I lived within driving distance to do some serious shopping.  Owned and operated by mother-daughter duo Cyd McClelland and Amy Kolbrener, Eloise takes its name from Amy's favorite childhood book.  Eloise has been setting the standard for Charlottesville fashion since 1999.

Ilsa Loves Rick at Atomic Garden in Northern Cali

I am thrilled to announce that the Ilsa Loves Rick line is now offered at Atomic garden in Oakland.  Dedicated to craftsmanship and simplicity, they pride themselves on the fact that every item they carry is either good for the community or the planet. The products they carry are sourced from around the world, are fairly traded, are often locally sourced and made in small batches. You can see shop inspiration by clicking here. Their mantra "Inspired by beauty in everyday life. We are a repository for all things hand crafted, thoughtful and made with purpose."

Show Me Your ILR...Kristen in Brooklyn

Covetable...Sea Salt Soap

This amazing soap import from Sweden has quickly found a cult following in the US. My darling husband gifted me a bar in my Christmas stocking this year, and I was smitten at once.  Delicious fragrance and large pieces of sea salt (the perfect exfoliant) will have you using this day and night.  I buy it by the case.

Introducing ... Ilsa Loves Rick for Men

Must See...Ink Art at The Met

Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China at NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art through April 6, 2014, is the first major exhibition of Chinese contemporary art mounted by the Met.  Read more about this sensational exhibit by Roberta Smith in her New York Times review.

Spring Summer 2014 Collection

Whisper Bangles, french Cuff ring, Three Wishes leather cord bracelet among others are now available online.