…and in with the old!  Some vintage finds that tickled my fancy.

1. A Good Vintage  2. Tipple & Snack  3. J. Herrmann  4. Old Crow Farm

This is just one of those weeks where it seems like nothing is going well.

Although yesterday on the way to an appointment I was behind this sexy old Knudsen truck, which made me smile.  I’m amazed any of my “through-the-windshield” photos were even usable.

Enjoy the little things.

What a sweet shop.

(via here)

Valentine’s weekend was: an orchid, 85% dark chocolate, sitting in the sun with Pimm’s cups (pictured), margaritas with friends, movies, sushi, boysenberry pie, and spending time with my sweetie.

I hope that you had a nice one too.

I really love the new Generra collection for men.  Leave it to Swaim and Christina Hutson. The way the green and blue colour palette was styled for the show is quite striking, and yet looks very wearable.  Even though I wasn’t as excited about their women’s wear this time around, I really love the men’s.

Today we lost a truly visionary designer.

* Some images above reflect collaborations with Philip Treacy.

On our trip to Arnhem, Netherlands we went to the Centruum where all the shops are, and paid a visit to Coming Soon, a very stylish little shop that all of the people at Werkplaats Typografie recommended to us.  I paid them a visit once by myself, on a day that they had Juliette Warmenhoven, a recent grad of ArtEZ setting up her mini-exhibit there (though at the time I thought they were just doing a new window display).   I came back the following day with my husband to find a nicely curated exhibit of jadeite green hydroponic systems and miscellaneous other lovelies on a large 2 tiered table.  I was too timid to take photos so these are from her site.  This exhibit combines my two loves: plants + design!  Check it out if you are in the area.

I’m obsessed with mosses.   I took so many photos of moss while in Europe because I’m incredibly jealous of all the varieties of moss that seem to grow everywhere but in Los Angeles

(PS. Photo #1 was taken by my husband)

Atelier NL is a Dutch ceramics company making the most exquisite vessels out of clays derived from various areas around the Netherlands.  Each is stamped, documenting the origin of the earth which composes each unique piece.  Seriously wish I could have visited their studios while I was in the Netherlands!

(via here)

I love that the two souvenirs I bought were less than 17 Euros combined.  At this shop called Van Mij in Arnhem I found a lovely Moroccan towel and this sweet tangram, and couldn’t resist.  They were just so cheery and fun.  I really love the back side of the tangram package… I think it may end up on our wall.  The only thing I regret is not buying a second towel!