alex prager.

have you seen the inventive and surreal photoshoot alex prager did for garage magazine? crazy curious!

alex prager pushes you to experience the curious, sometimes the disturbing in her work, but all with a sculptural feel, a building of moments and time and the time that comes after that. see more of alex's work here, here, and here. her admitted fear of speaking in front of crowds has led her to formulate and photograph scenes of crowds yet allowing each individual to stand out, in an alone or even lonely sort of way.

alex prager's images of crowds are timeless, but that's intentional, she wants you to hardly be able to put your finger on which time period her subjects are existing in. i could literally look at her work all day. enjoy!

in black & white.

this girl rocks black & white outfits like nobody's business...

her blog is figtny (which stands for f***it...going to new york) and from her fashion sense, to the truly amazing photography i want to completely fill my closet with black and white everything!

happy monday friends! how is your week beginning? go get em'...enjoy!

for friday.

for friday, isn't this the sweetest hair style?

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perfect really for a casual or dressy date night outfit!

are you making fun plans for this coming weekend? does it feel like fall or summer in your part of the world? we are experiencing unusually warm weather, hot and humid. but i'll take it! summer is my favorite season by far and i'm always clinging to it as it departs. i'm in the thick of my thesis writing, or at least in the beginning of the thick of it. so that's on my agenda.

but in between reading and writing i'm hoping to make a summer tomato sauce (my 3 tomato plants will. not. stop.), drink some red wine with it and chilllllll. have a super fun weekend! enjoy...

flodeau. a blog shoutout.

i stumbled upon the french blog flodeau and i couldn't get enough...

florence deau is behind flodeau and her blog is chock full of intense interiors and many other completely revolutionary design transformation features.

today i was crazy drawn to her commercial interior finds, the details, the architecture, the designers. clicking through the pages of flodeau is like flipping through one of those expensive design magazines at the book store. the ones that force you to sit for a while, the ones that prompt you to take notes on napkins as you are turning the pages, of who designed what. each page led me to thinking (almost shouting!) yes, YES! completely delicious in every way.

so are these commercial interiors. enjoy!

abyss table.

so this is amazing...

offered up by duffy london this table is named the "abyss table." with layers of sustainably sourced woods and layer upon layer of striking blue glass, i'm not sure a coffee table could get any more outstanding. seriously gorgeous! enjoy...

10 pins.

10 pins with no relationship to one another, no rhyme or reason for selecting them, that inspire me today...

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it's strange how lines, color palettes or combinations of texture and pattern can energize you & get your creative juices flowing, but they can. these do it for me today...enjoy!

tuesday & rossin seating.

happy tuesday & we're all back at it! i wanted to share just some really sensational seating offered up by the italian company rossin...

and while i can certainly see particular rossin designs in many residential spaces, my mind also wandered to commercial settings and how so many of their pieces could literally transform spaces.

and of course there are many ways to transform spaces, but the addition of amazing furniture design is one of the key starts.

i hope that you had a GREAT long weekend! i am missing my son who is back to college but so happy he is there and experiencing all that goes with that. enjoy!

the art of display.

have you purchased art recently? and if so, how did you choose to display it?

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because that's part of it, don't you think? the art alone can be wonderful, amazing and significant. but displaying it also has an affect not only on the artwork, but on the presence placed in your spaces, whether they be residential or commercial.

do you prefer clustered art wall these days or statement pieces in a more singular fashion? i suppose i have always leaned toward statement pieces. one larger piece...that wow piece. bam! immediate impact. i thought that these were a few fun ways to display. i'd love to hear if you've purchased any particular piece of art lately too...enjoy!