I want all of this for a dinner party.

Octium

This is, by far, one of the raddest jewelry boutiques I've seen. Thanks to my friend Delyn who shared this design with me.

Designer: Jaime Hayón

Tumblr

I finally started up a Tumblr account.I'm going to keep this blog strictly Interior Design, Architecture, Art, and an occasional fashion obsession. I'll be posting on Tumblr during my stay in Milan, so please stalk me on Tumblr! I also have a Twitter account that I'm starting to use. Yes, I've finally joined the bandwagon:

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DESPERATELY WANT

Carol Marie's Jewel and Multi-Chain Necklace.
I want this. so bad.

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Las Brisas, Laguna Beach

BURBERRY

Burberry recently launched their makeup line on this lovely month of July. Oooh move over NARS. I've just found myself a new love.

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MIND = BLOWN

I've seen this film more times than I'd like to reveal, but one thing is clear: Christopher Nolan's Inception is fucking rad. Having a film glorify the dream world has fueled my long obsession with Descartes' philosophy on dreams and his argument on the evidence (or lack thereof) for disproving our experiences while asleep are different while awake. Nolan's concept for the dream world: the architecture of the mind also strikes close to the heart for me. Another reason? No, not Leo, although his effortlessly convincing character leaves me wondering why I had never caught onto his undeniable charisma ever since Titanic. No, Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes me weak at the knees. The complex storyline, with its cerebral, intellectual plot of romance, action, and heist is just a bonus. Oh and Hans Zimmer? GENIUS.

Am I gushing like a little girl? If so...I'm ok with that.

A dear friend gifted this book to me for my birthday, [thank you K], and I can't set it down. Botton's argument for the significance of architecture, and its impact on our psychological well being, has been an enjoyable read, thus far. If anything, the book has only further grounded architecture's significance in my life...I highly recommend this read if you're as fascinated with architecture and design as I am. Oh and if you're not...Botton will convince you otherwise.

GREEN

I bet you're wondering what makes a product green. Oh you aren't? Let me enlighten you anyways. Green buildings are made of materials that withstand, and man up to time, performance, aesthetics, cost durability, human health issues, safety, mechanical issues, and most importantly, sustainability. They're usually measured by the carbon footprint, chemical screening, environmental, economic, and social impact-all of which designers research (thus my reasoning for this unwarranted rant) when they want their design projects and materials they've chosen to comply with LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) standards, and not just with the latest fad.


No, I'm not here to greenwash you. In fact, I loathe designers who stuff green down your throat, and when they think you aren't looking, use materials with frail longevity to build elaborate, excessively overpriced buildings that are about as sustainable as their latest rant on...green design. Because I'm not specifically a green designer-nor am I pretending to be one. I simply want to inspire those (and myself) who would otherwise assume green design to be trendy, overrated, and hideously limited...well, maybe those were my initial assumptions that I am now word vomitting onto you (but are far from the truth!)... but, the awareness and demand for green design rests solely on consumers, so that green begins to become more of a priority, and less of a modish, cheeky, feel-good-about-yourself-even-though-you-shower-for-50-minutes alternative. So...be more aware and demanding, I suppose.


Fascinating Green Design:







Design Group: Mass Studies
Project: Ann Demeulemeester Boutique, Seoul, Korea
Objective: Green Design

"Our dreams will break the boundaries of our fears."

Pretty in Pink

EVENT: BARBIE'S 50TH BIRTHDAY BASH
LOCATION: MALIBU
DESIGNER: JONATHON ADLER

YES PLEASE

CATHERINE MALANDRINO

IN LOVE with the glass chandeliers in Catherine Mandrino's Über chic boutique. The hundreds of glass teardrops line the entire 'Paris meets Manhatten' themed boutique, and the creative material choices of mirrored finishes and polished chrome, combined with the unique lighting design, make this retail space pretty radical.






See her fashion at www.CatherineMalandrino.com!

Pantone Hotel, Brussels.

Dear Bucket List, I'm So Owning You

Three weeks until Milan, baby.

Vintage Shops and Warm Summer Days

My Wall of Chaos

Jewelry, Home Decor, Fashion; My passions in life.

Turning 24

!!!!!GET ME OUT OF THIS FUNK!!!!!

Love from France

2:04pm Camille
hi darling
I miss you so much I wanna see you
2:04pm Me
I know! I miss you too!
I can't wait to see you in south of France!
how have you been?
2:06pm Camille
Good and you?
2:07pm Me
Life is good, single!
2:07pm Camille
Single too babe
Enjoy
This is the life
:)
2:08pm Camille
If you are happy by yourself, that is key
2:10pm Me
:)

My dearest friend can live halfway across the world and still make me smile.