With the ubiquity of vases available on the market today, I have been searching in vain for something a little more creative than the standard IKEA and West Elm selections. When I discovered the Large Wavy Bud vases at Hip and Zen, my search was complete. These unique vases are ...Read More

Strong, versatile, highly renewable hemp fiber can truly be a “straw into gold” story in the hands of a talented textile artist and designer like Anne Kirk of San Francisco.

Anne Kirk ...Read More

There are so many ways that beauty comes from waste, in a natural cycle that we’ve often lost touch with. Compost, for instance, becomes intoxicating flowers and delicious vegetables. The glassblowers at Fire & Light have recaptured the essence of ...Read More

I’ve heard of sewing and embroidery, knitting and crochet - I’ve even tried my hand at a few of the aforementioned crafts. (Didn’t your grandmother enforce the “you should know how to mend, sew a button and knit a scarf” rule, too?) But felting is new to me.

I've been delighted by Etsy's  ...Read More

I have a light fetish - an all consuming, but eco-conscious obsession with lighting a room just so. The search for a quality and eco-friendly light has taken me far and wide, including New Zealand, which I wrote about in Modern Balance. Now I’ve landed closer to home and ...Read More

It's Friday: let's get linky.

Skinny-skinny's marvellous book of soap (seen here at ...Read More

Did you catch every post this week? Here are a few favorites:

from FASHION:

Fine artist and up-and-coming ...Read More

I tend to equate summers in L.A. with the first juicy couture around: the fruit from the upscale Gelson's Market (the Saks Fifth Avenue of grocery stores). My mom, who still frequents Gelson's daily at age 80, kept the fridge stocked with oversize peaches, cherries and Sunkist oranges, which were nectar to our taste buds after a day ...Read More

The old saying about blondes has been tempting you for years, so you did it - you dyed your hair. You went from chocolate brown to goldenrod and were nearly asphyxiated along the way. All those chemicals smeared onto your head, left sitting there, soaking into your scalp for ...Read More

MIT researcher and textile artist Elena Corchero is now exploring ways to weave tradition and technology together. In her forthcoming line, "We Will Become Silhouettes", Corchero explores fusions of delicate ...Read More