More from The Rug Company and Alexander Girard FLOR tiles

Ok, I'm not quite done with rugs yet... I'm also a big fan

of floor carpet tiles which you can make rugs with. They

are a green product, easy to clean and come in many

different shapes and colors. I was recently sent some

beautiful photos from FLOR as part of their announcement

of a new line of floor tiles they have. I really liked the

colors and patterns and thought it was worth sharing with

everyone.

Alexander Girard was one of the foremost textile designers
of the 20th century. He was born in New York City but was
raised in Florence, Italy. He is most widely known for his
career at Herman Miller where he was the head of their fabric
and textile division. He worked with George Nelson and Charles
and Ray Eames to create furniture designs that went on to
influence the rest of the world. Later, his fabrics came to have
a heavy influence from folk art which he and his wife had
amassed a huge collection of.

FLOR is releasing their new line of Alexander

Girard floor tiles later this spring. They do

not have an exact date of release yet but will

have an introductory offer to those who are

interested. The tiles come in four different

shades and different sizes. The colors are

brilliant and very fun. I think the smaller
pattern is quite cute. What do you think?

Last time I focused on floral motifs from The Rug Company.

This time I'm focusing on their more contemporary patterns

like this one designed for Paul Smith. I've always loved

the colors and patterns of his signature stripes.

I think this room is pretty spectacular.

An interesting way of using a modern rug pattern

and color juxtaposed with very traditional furnishings.

Chocoloate and Plum. Yummm!! I love tea

and thought it was so cool to leave a tea cup

and saucer in the middle of this photo.

Cowhide rug - to a new level. Isn't the

checkered pattern so cool! Like a

variance of the chessboard.

Just looking at this rug makes me

want to roll around in it :-)

Love the color palette in this one. Somehow,

the fact that it is a bit dark in this room totally

lends itself to the overall feel and color combination.

A fun aerial view.

Psychodelic colors! Is the sofa and

rug vibrant or what?

This photo strikes me as the epitomy

of mid-century design. I love the colors

in the rug.

What a fun pattern and colors!

Which rugs were your favorite?

I don't know about you but I know it

makes me want to buy a rug even

though I don't need one...

All photos from The Rug Company and FLOR.

You like pencils?

If you like pencils then you will need this ;) all in one sharpener
LINK

Piano Table

Musical touch :)
LINK
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Carrie's Apartment: Bandelle Does a Double Take

I previously mentioned the fantastic job Kylie had done when she featured the interiors from Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle on her lovely blog, Bandelle. Well, she's done it again, only this time, she does a double take on Carrie Bradshaw's apartment in the upcoming Sex and the City movie. She poses a very important question (at least in my world): Will Carrie return to her bachelorette apartment? I wondered the same considering all of the Big drama in the movie trailer. I also remember seeing an interview after the series ended in 2004 in which Sarah Jessica Parker explained that all of the sets had been taken down and destroyed. This makes me wonder how closely the new apartments will resemble the original ones. Perhaps they've moved. After all, Miranda's in Brooklyn now! I guess we'll have to wait two more months until we find out. In the mean time, check out Kylie's fabulous post which has also been featured on Design for Mankind.

Image from Bandelle

Islamic design shirts

Nice Islamic design T-shirts
Link

Fantasy

Design By Jamie Hayon
Via - Apartment Therapy

Style Icon: Sarah Jessica Parker

This will be the first installment in my new Style Icon series in which I will post about my different style icons, people whose sense of style is inspiring to me.

I've chosen to start with Sarah Jessica Parker because her name is synonymous with style, due largely to the fact that she starred in Sex and the City. I'll be honest with you. Though I find Carrie's complete love of fashion and willingness to take risks (sometimes they paid off, other times, she looked slightly ridiculous), I prefer Sarah Jessica's style over Carrie Bradshaw's.

SJP's style tends to be very casual while living her day to day life. Normally, she is photographed running errands in New York in jeans and a tee, like in the picture below.

I don't find her casual style to be very inspiring, but I always love the choices she makes when she hits the red carpet.

Here, SJP takes the little black dress in a new direction. She wore this sexy Calvin Klein dress to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2001.

Several different looks at different awards shows in 2004.

I absolutely love the grey Chanel Couture gown on the left. The color is divine! She said she chose it because it reminded her of The Empire State Building. You've got to love a girl who loves New York! The green dress is Oscar de la Renta. I'm inclined to say the ivory gown is Valentino, but I'm not positive. Any ideas?

Here she is with Kristin Davis in a fabulous Chanel gown at the 2004 Emmys.

In a perfect pink Chanel confection at the 2003 Emmys

I love this little striped dress she wore to the premiere of Matthew Broderick's Deck the Halls movie.

For more of Sarah Jessica on the red carpet, watch this video:

This Week's Quote

Alkemie's Fashion Moment

I have decided on my next business/computer bag.

It is a bright magenta patent leather business bag.

The color? I'm in love...

I discovered a wonderful Italian leather handbag and
goods maker through a great site called Glimpse.com.

You can search different designer brands on this site

and it lets you save your favourites as well. It scours

dozens of sites. The company I complete fell in love

with that I've never heard before is calle Forzieri.

Most of the items in this post are from Forzieri.

For good measure, here's the back

side to this very diva business bag.

I could pair it with this beautiful pink

and gray scarf, also found through Forzieri.

With matching shoes to boot.

And here's my next hand bag purchase.

A black suede and patent leather Stuart

Weitzman bag. I have a tendency to

carry large bags so I can throw everything

into them.

I've really been into the patent leather

look lately for its crisp sharpness.

Simple patent black cosmetic bag.

Or if you prefer red, here's

one from Donald J Pliner.

And my evening clutch. I know the "faded"

look isn't for everyone, but I just love the color.

How many clutches have you seen in this color?

If you prefer a pink handbag in lieu of the

business bag, here's a great little number.

With a belt to match. It's so cute how they

made the belt look like a cobra snake :-)

For blue lovers, never fear.

With a terrific Christian Lacroix scarf

to match (also available through Forzieri.)

I fell in love with many of the scarves
and wanted to share a few more with

you all on my fashion foray.




And a couple more cute shoes.

Would I necessarily wear this green,

probably not. But I can still admire it.

I would definitely wear this pair though.

Perfect pair of pumps for the office.

Anything You like?

All photos from the Forzieri website,

Zappos.com, and Glimpse.com.