IDS 12 and Brooke Batchelor Design

Studio North had some fantastic designers this year and Brooke Batchelor stood out to me.  I have never thought of "nails" as a beautiful design element but she incorporated them so seamlessly into her pieces and in such a unique way that they complimented the wood rather than fought it.


Nails embedded into the wood add a unique design element



Look at those fantastic industrial-style candleholders

Zipper8Lighting- Fab.com

Saw this light on Fab.com this week from Zipper8Lighting by Allison Patrick. What a great use for old paperbacks.  I checked out her site on Etsy and found a variety of sizes and shapes including table lamps plus a few other materials (cartoons, telephone books and cocktail umbrellas).

Love the different tones of white and cream

Looks fantastic lit

Happy Chair - Fab.com

The latest from Fab.com has some fantastic chairs.  Shawna Robinson takes one-of-a-kind chairs and updates them with contemporary prints and colours.  I love how she uses a range of fabrics to create something truly unique while still retaining the shape of these classic chairs.  Check out her site Happy Chair for more galleries and where you can find her creations. 

Tabatha

Marie

Pippa

20x200

I subscribe to 20x200's weekly e-mails but have yet to buy any art from the site.  I received a promotional e-mail this week though for people just like me - those that peruse the site but haven't purchased anything.  The incentive is $20 off of any print that is $50 or more.  This is exactly the push I need (marketing works!) and now must decide which piece to pull the trigger on.  A few that have caught my eye in the past:

Winter Flags, East Village, New York by Youngna Park

Untitled #17 by Matthew Tischler

Dandelion Clotheslines, Santiago, Chile by William Lamson

Kite Hill by Paul Octavious