BIG THINGS shop preview + trunk show!!!

i'd like to cordially invite all of you to the BIG THINGS shop preview and trunk show this coming thursday, october 7th at the silverman gallery in san francisco. the ladies of serial cultura, stars & ravens and micaela greg will be showing their most recent collections and i will be previewing some select pieces from my new online shop!

BIG THINGS is a collection of extraordinary objects to wear, admire, and use in your extraordinary life. gathered from around the world, the pieces speak to an audience appreciative of color, tradition, design, humor, and nature.

new mexican pueblo jewelry, turkish hand-woven textiles, greeting cards by gold teeth brooklyn, nutfang soft sculptures, kith & kind totes, tracy's friendship bracelets, vintage discoveries....and more more more!

hope to see you guys there! i've been working really hard and am sooooo excitedddddd!!!!

patio party

now im obsessing over these salterini chairs. these first two are from the vintage supply co on etsy and the others courtesy google. that last image from the old salterini catalog is me preparing for my guests in my dining room complete with green shag carpet! OMG!

window shopping

storefronts are always so interesting in other countries; how people display things and make products attractive to the public. check these fresh ideas from european communist storefronts! making a little go a long way, for sure. all photos taken by david hlynsky between 1986 and 1990 behind the iron curtain.

penduluminations

courtney and i are working on graphics for some BIG THINGS and she sent me to find more about emma kunz - swiss healer and artist! emma used her telepathic inclinations and a pendulum to create her geometric drawings and to help cure patients in the 1940s. she also discovered the healing stone, AION A, at a quarry in switzerland with the help of her pendulum! get healed at the emma kunz zentrum!





images via little verses

¡Siéntate!

I AM OBSESSED!!! spanish-born patricia urquiola's furniture is tweaking me out. so many options with the new oakland space...too bad that hanging cocoon chair would put me out $8000+!!! but neon lounge chairs would look pretty freaking awesome in anyone's house...

i like to move it move it!

i've been wanting a change of scenery for a while now and after much deliberation between berlin, new york, chicago, and mexico city, i've decided to move to OAKLAND! tracy and i moved a truckload of stuff over yesterday and nico helped me with the rest today. strange to be leaving my home here in san francisco, but there are many big things ahead! the new place is an incredible, huge warehouse space in west oakland with a lovely, artistic couple, jessalyn and paul. i'll share some photos when it's no longer an explosion of junk and boxes.

i will certainly miss my house and backyard; the mission; humphrey slocumbe; valencia community thrift; my bikeride to work; late-night burritos and rides home from the knockout; lucca for fresh raviolis and mozzarella balls; udupi palace and serrano's pizza; my corner store; and walks up to bernal. here's a look at my room before (well, half-way through) i took it all apart. i've lived in this house for two years now and put my heart and soul into it. it was good to me, but luckily i have great friends here that will hopefully let me crash on the couch once in a while. although there's a lot to miss, i'm really excited to be able to have the space and time to work on projects that i would have never been able do here. plus san francisco is just a quick bart ride away.

cheers to white walls and new beginnings!!