Areaware: Lust List

I should be sleeping, but instead I'm drooling over everything over at Areaware. Here's my Lust List for the moment...
1. Feather Kuma Pillow 2. Gradient Table 3. Pyrenees Plate 4. Tierdrop Lamp

5. Brush Vase 6. Wholearth 7.Satsuma Lamp 8. Magno Large Radio

Ride Into The Sunset

I'm ready to take off across the city on one of these works of art, I guess we just call a bike. But I keep asking myself...what would I wear?! Ha, ha! I'm obsessing over the design of these one-of-a-kind bikes for Peugeot that will be auctioned off for charity.







Check it out at Nylon.

A Stroll Down to A+R

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I had a fabulous weekend that started with having last Friday off...YAY! On my day off I decided to take a nice walk around my neighborhood and headed up to Abbot Kinney where my first stop (well after coffee @ the new Equator Cafe) was A+R! I fell in love with so many things in the store! Here are a few things I was dreaming of having on my table during Thanksgiving dinner!

Pewter and Glass Animal Shot Glass
Yes, everybody should have shot glasses on their table during Thanksgiving dinner:-)

Tops Ceramic Salt + Pepper

Double Walled Oil/Vinegar Carafe

Crushed Bowl

Design Milk: Nina Is In The Haus!

You must check out my weekly post on Design Milk: Nina Is In The Haus. I've been anxiously waiting for this to come out today, so I could share it with you all! You will love the selection of products in this new store, Haus Interior . And you may even love the recession friendly prices more! Check out the entire story here.

How fun is this storefront and that floor is killer! I'm also loving the lighting from Lindsey Adelman Studio!

At least one of each please!
Seriously I am obsessed with the Sabine Iron + Glass Desk Lamp (bottom center) and the Drip Cup Gray/Yellow (bottom right).

Donna Wilson, you make me smile!

My new favorite sofa, the "Mabel" Sofa by Donna Wilson for SCP Furniture! Donna Wilson has such a fun style and definitely isn't holding anything back!

I absolutely love her line it really brings a smile to my face. Well actually some of here pieces do even more than that, they crack me up!
Take a look...

Talk about starting your morning off right. Breakfast in bed on this Day Dreamer Tray will definitely get your mind rolling!

Who doesn't need a litte Rufus in their life just to make them smile!

I would love to wrap up in this "Up the Garden Path" Cashmere Blanket!

This Braid Cushion looks so soft and cuddly!

Cloud Heads Tea Towel

Love this Blah Blah Blah Mini Blanket!
(Saying..."and blah, blah, blah." used to be one of my worst habits!)

Renegade LA Top 7

I had a blast at Renegade LA this Sunday and although this was very tough for me to do I am going to share with you my Top 7 from the show. It was such a great event and there was so much fabulous talent! My respect goes out to all those involved!

BUT HERE WE GO
(IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
YOLSY'S "RENEGADE LA TOP 7"

1. Oh these little owls from Rock Paper Scissor had me at "Hello!" The vintage fabrics, the charm, the beady little eyes...I just wanted to grab and hug one, oh wait I did! I have this obsession with owls after my grandmother passed away and I took over her fabulous collection of owl jewelry. These are a must have!

And slightly off subject...Heidi had this adorable yellow chair from Ikea in her booth and it was soooo cute! (Nisse folding chair $12.99)
2. Not only was it a great movie, but it makes a gorgeous work of art. Sycamore Street Press allows you to live your life through "rose tinted glasses" with the gorgeous La Vie En Rose letterpress created with soy based ink on 100% cotton heavyweight papers.

3. Oh what a darling person and amazing artist Tanya Aguiniga is! You may be familiar with some of her furniture like this "Soft Rock" and her handfelted Eames chairs.


Tanya was debuting a brand new line of accessories at the show that are sure to blow your mind. This wool lace necklace and bracelets are such great accessories for any occasion. Constructed with perfection that I'm sure only Tanya has the secret to! The rope bracelets had me doing quadruple takes and I am totally regretting not buying one:-(

These felt birdies were just too adorable!

4. I was very humbled by the work of Q at Postcards + Love. I definitely tapped into my ultrasoft side and was taken back to my childhood on my grandparent's farm. The Embroidered Deer was just lovely and it reminds me of this pheasant cross-stich my grandmother did that's sitting in front of me as I type. Her work is delicate and kind and made with love, but still with has that edgy twist.

Dainty Bird Bracelet

Embroidered Deer

5. I walked by and glanced then I walked backwards and glanced, I repeated this process one more time and then I was sucked in by an incredibly strong current! This illustration below says it all! I stared at these incredible species and my eyes just fluttered and hearts came rushing out of my body! The work of Berkley Illustration is something incredible! The humor and the detail in every one of their pieces will bring happiness into any home! I left the show with this piece below and am even more in love with it now than I was when I bought it:-)

Best Friends

Wengelman and Sons Limited Edition

Jack Rabbit

Dancing Couple

6. Absolutely amazing...that's what I have to say about Olaria Studio! I was just browsing through their site and discovered Amy is expecting a bundle of joy in August...congratulations! This explains why her wonderful husband was running the booth. All of the jewelry at Olaria is incredibly unique and it took me forever to decide which piece I wanted. My first choice was this yellow one on the top left, but it looked a little funky with my skin tone. It was my favorite, but I went with the watermelon red one instead! Amy's process is a combination of graphic design and printmaking weaved into traditional clay and the results are incredible. One suggestion...she should start making business card holders because I loved the one at the show!!!!


7. Kevin Tong was one of my first stops at the show and it was also my last. I couldn't get my mind off his work as I oohed and ahhed at all the amazing talent at Renegade LA. There was just something about the color choices and the compositions that set his work apart. I was dying for this Jenny Lewis poster, but this was the absolute last one he had, so there was no chance I could get it. My fiance and I are huge Beck fans, so I eventually decided on the Beck poster. What's so amazing about this print is that you can see the skeleton of their legs, arms, and faces...such amazing detail! Kevin is a super great guy as well, I can tell:-)

Jaw Dropping!

This desk is drop dead gorgeous! The carbon framework of the Hexa Desk allows it to be super strong AND super light. Perfect for the executive who wants to pick up his desk and throw it across the room:-))) The Turkish designers over at Can Yalman designed this masterpiece for Nurus and it will be available in September of 2009.




It doesn't stop at the Hexa Desk with Cal Yalman Design! They have created some absolutely amazing ceramics!

These gold and black tiles from the ceramic collection OrienTile are incredible. I would love to see these used in a funky cafe!

Another great design for the OrientTile Collection!

So cool...oh the possibilities!

Funkidelic...that's what these are:-) Love these tiles from the RepTile collection! These tiles were designed for Kale Seramik and received honors in ID Magazine!

Texture and Reflection!

The CrocoTile is such an innovative approach to the crocodile tile.