The Accidental Curator

It’s a Small World

Ok not that small, this illuminated glass globe stands at around 2 feet and is supported by an iron frame and ribs that mark the degrees of the planets circumference. The contents and other embellishments, like mermaids and sea creatures, are cast in brass and mounted on the iron ribs. Mounted on the top is a brass star standing in for the real North Star. When switched off, the glass globe is white, but the original blue bulb creates blue oceans when lighted. This Murano piece is Italian and dates back to the 1950’s and you can take it home for $8,500.

http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=199300

 

Mobile Art

 

The “Chanel Contemporary Art Container”, a touring space age pavilion, has recently anchored a spot in Hong Kong. The pavilion is an all encompassing environment that uses architecture, technology and the senses to transport the participant into a different space and provide a new space for people to interact.

The exterior of the exhibit looks like a futuristic weather cloud, deflated and superimposed onto our own, more mundane, cityscape. The cold and mysterious gives way to an interior that remains plush and organic, the space invites the public on a journey through luxurious wonderment, its easy to see Chanel’s stamp of approval on such a project.

The “Art Container” is one of 20 artworks commissioned by Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld for the Mobile Art exhibition, all artworks are inspired by the iconic Chanel bag. The pavilion is open to the public until the fifth of April.

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/13/chanel-contemporary-art-container-by-zaha-hadid/

Rose and Radish

Rose and Radish is a true gem in the Bay Area, this hip yet elegant boutique in San Francisco offers a well edited collection of flowers and unusual housewares. the owner Cate Kellison and store manager Jill Pilotte are very active the arts community and offer an outlet for smaller designers and artisans to display their works,and because the inventory changes every three months it allows the store to always remain fresh and of the moment. http://www.roseandradish.com/

Dragonfly kites by Petit Pan crafted in Paris $33

 

 

 

 

Mushroom Lamp by Heico crafted in Germany $110

Blown Up Frosted Sheep Light
by Thelermont Hupton crafted in the United Kingdom $385

 

French Dot Wallpaper created by world

renowned artist Nama Rococo
$220 for a 38"h x 24.5"w piece

 

 

Watering Can by Zack crafted in Germany $123

Eggling Herb Garden by Noted crafted in Japan $11

This Old House

Some of you may be wondering what prompted my absence from the blog lately, I apologize for being such a bad host, however I am proud to say that my husband and I are new home owners. We recently moved from a one bedroom in the financial district of lower Manhattan to an eighty year old Dutch Colonial in the 'burbs and let me tell you, it’s a whole other ball game. There have been some ups (finally having a real space to decorate) and some downs (hauling out the previous tenets garbage for three consecutive weeks) but all and all it’s been an intensely gratifying experience. Spring has started to stir the air out here and some early flowers are starting the rear their heads and dot the landscape of our newly acquired land. I look forward to a summer filled with previously impossible pleasures, like having B-B-Q's, gardening, and not climbing onto some rooftop to get a tan. My anticipation for the warmer and longer days on the horizon inspired my choices for today.