After seeing the Marie Antoinette post the other day, Jane, our very first employee and quality control extraordinaire, brought me this gorgeous book! It's a very old book (date unknown) filled with loose pages of hand drawn and painted fashions from mostly the 1800's! The drawings are so beautiful, the fashions are amazing, and this totally goes with the Marie Antoinette inspiration.
Something that Jane pointed out, was that so many of the fashions...READ MORE
January 23, 2009
Calligraphy Inspires
I was going through my new Martha Stewart magazine and came across this gorgeous article about calligraphy. It was so visually inspiring, and it reminded me of an older article I had up on my inspiration board.
The flourishes and over the top decorative typography have really been an influence to us when designing.
This art of lettering has inspired things from fashion to interior design, to paper! Check out the blue silk scarf above from the...READ MORE
January 21, 2009
Eat Chow
We were all thrilled when we saw that a new cool restaurant opened up, within walking distance of the studio. It's called Eat Chow, and is really the perfect place for us to grab a bite (when we actually leave the office for lunch that is!).
From the super cool logo, the amazing fresh food, to the fantastic, danish inspired interior, this is definitely the new hot spot! Eric, one of the owners, is committed to making everything home made, from...READ MORE
January 20, 2009
Vintage Hardware Inspires
There is a the coolest hardware store, New York Hardware, nestled just next to Normandy Metal Refinishers. I took a little trip there and was amazed by the amount of inspiration that can come from vintage hardware! Who knew!
Michelle, the store owner, has these old hardware displays that are just absolutely to die for! Check out the brightly colored handles and the fun logo. Also she has bins of these vintage pulls that are all so different! I love the...READ MORE
January 16, 2009
Vintage Treasures
There is the most amazing shop called Normandy, located just around the corner from our studio, and I JUST visited it for the first time the other day. They specialize in antiques, and metal refinishing and the place is jam packed with inspirational delights.
For example this spinning chest of tiny drawers above. I adore the different typography treatments, which are different on each drawer. How amazing!!
I was absolutely smitten with these...READ MORE
