The gorgeous handmade pewter “Nautilus” vase by Arte Italica makes a stunning statement in both modern or traditional interiors. Its grand scale (22.5” wide x 17” high x 8” deep) and classic shape draw attention to stand alone as a sculptural object, even if one did not make it to the Flower Mart this week.

Available at Anthem for $ 2,550.00

One Kings Lane has recently announced an exciting new feature to the site called the “Tastemaker Tag Sale.”

Beginning April 10th, 2010, and continuing every Saturday, “Tastemaker Tag Sales: Curated Selections from Industry Insiders” will feature a top interior designer with his or her signature assortment of hand-picked selections, curated from the designer’s personal inventory. Items in the private sales events, which last until the following Monday morning, are priced at 50% or more below their retail value.

The first Tastemaker Tag Sale, starting Saturday, April 10, will feature items from Nathan Turner’s personal collection. Other designers who will participate include Windsor Smith, Ann Getty, Andrew Fisher & Jeffry Weisman, Erin Martin, Ken Fulk, Kimberly Ayers, Suzanne Tucker, Martyn Lawrence Bullard and Kendall Wilkinson.

Susan Feldman and Alison Gelb Pincus

“We’re thrilled to introduce this amazing new resource,” says One Kings Lane co-founder Susan Feldman. “Our members come to us for great quality and significant savings. To be able to offer insider access to high-profile interior designers and their curated inventory is very exciting.”

“This new sales format will enable us to extend and enrich the overall One Kings Lane experience for everybody,” adds cofounder Alison Pincus.

About One Kings Lane: One Kings Lane is a private online sales destination specializing in designer décor, furniture, accessories and gifts. Through 72-hour brand- and theme-specific events (atleast three per day, five days a week), members have access to limited quantities ofhigh-end designer goods at up to 70% off. Membership is free.

Further Information: One Kings Lane [onekingslane.com]

Designers in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of aesthetically incorporating technology. Flat screen TVs were a big step forward, but speakers can still provide interesting dilemmas. I prefer in-wall speakers, but at times their use is an impossibility due to perhaps a concrete or brick wall etc. So I was delighted to come across Parrot’s Zikmu speakers designed by Philippe Starck.

They are wireless, which makes a designer’s heart jump with joy, come in four colors, and look cool enough to be considered sculptural elements in any modern interior. The top has a docking station for an iPod or iPhone, and the sound is pretty impressive.

The speakers retail for $ 1,600.00 a pair and are available at Zinc Details in San Francisco.

~ Claudia Juestel

Six perfumes from Ineke Perfumer San Francisco

For decades perfume companies have marketed their products by associating them with important people. Mostly fashion designers or celebrities, from Coco Chanel to Britney Spears, but even royalty (Prince Matchabelli) and business leaders have been evoked (yes, there’s even a Donald Trump cologne.) Somewhere along the line the true art of perfume making has been overlooked.

Ineke Rühland

Thanks to the enticing scents created by Ineke Rühland, we’ve recently experienced the beauty that a true perfumer can create. Based in San Francisco, Ineke is one of a very small number of classically-trained perfumers in the world.  Her fragrance line, Ineke, sold at over 150 stores worldwide, has become a favorite of connoisseurs not through celebrity endorsements or flashy ad campaigns, but because of the rich beauty of the scents alone.

Ineke fragrances are rooted in her perfumery education in Versailles, France, and apprenticeship in Paris. Since starting the line in 2006 she has developed 6 perfumes.

Field Notes From Paris

Her latest is called “Field Notes From Paris.” It was created to capture the ambience of lingering at a Parisian café, with a scent that combines the warmth of tobacco flower and leaf with vintage perfumery notes of coriander seed, patchouli and tonka bean.

Evening Edged in Gold

Our favorite is “Evening Edged in Gold,” which features the sensual warmth and opulence of night-scented flowers. It’s a fragrance for sparkling soirées, perfect in any season.

Other perfumes in the line have similarly evocative names: “After My Own Heart” (said to be a favorite of Alicia Keys), “Balmy Days & Sundays,” “Chemical Bonding,” and “Derring-Do.” Derring-Do is Ineke’s fragrance for men — darkly romantic, and crafted to make one think of spring rain.

The collection can be purchased at ineke.com, or at some of our favorite stores such as Gumps in San Francisco, Takashimaya in New York, Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Liberty in London and Isetan in Tokyo.

Further Information: Ineke.com [ineke.com]

We recently found out about Archival Décor, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in creating “the perfect pillow.”

Sold at Anthem, Gump’s and Plantation locally, and at other locations around the country, we love the wide variety of designs and find these beautifully made, high-quality pillows (made of velvet and hemp, with images that are hand-screened) to be very collectible.

There were so many great items at SF20 this year, that we have a long shopping list of things we’re craving to buy. But at the top of our list is the so-called “Stag Bench” produced in France (c. 2006) by fashion designer Rick Owens.

Made in Stained Black Plywood with Antlers attached at the sides, it’s elegant, chic, modern and so beautiful. Contact the Hedge Gallery at (415) 433.2233 or visit the gallery at 48 Gold Street in San Francisco for more information.

Given our permanent weakness for animal prints, we cannot resist telling you about the brand new “Hutchinson” charger by Ralph Lauren.

It has a chic leopard design with a 24 karat gold hand-applied rim. This combination adds exotic elegance to a table setting.

Consider leopard a “neutral” to work with any color! It looks sophisticated with simple white and gold china, or something bolder, perhaps coral, or the Fall’s most popular shade, purple.

The charger retails for $ 195.00 and is only available at Ralph Lauren Home stores, not online.

[Submitted by Claudia Juestel]

Mirrors by Paul Benson

Design expert Claudia Juestel has found the most delightful mirrors that we want to share with you. Designed by Paul Benson, each mirror is made one at a time from solid aluminum and has exquisitely detailed backs. Even though he repeats styles, no two are exactly the same.

Claudia tells us “These are clearly art pieces, and not about the mirrored glass itself.”

The small mirror retails for $850.00, the tallest mirror for $1,850.00, and the large diameter for $1,950.00. They are locally available at Gump’s, but only in the store, not online.

Further Information: Paul Benson [paulbenson.us]
Further Information: Claudia Juestel [adeenidesigngroup.com]

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