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Paris & Sprout Home

While working on the Dining by Design project I ran across a chair that I thought would be perfect for the concept. It is from a company called Fermob in France... great outdoor furniture ( at a reasonable price ) if you are in the market for such a thing. Anyway, there was something about the chair that was so attractive to me, the Luxembourg Chair.

It had a garden/park quality but after sitting in it at The Gardener on Fourth St. in Berkeley, I was sold. It was VERY comfortable, lightweight, stackable and is available in like 22 different colors. After showing it to my boyfriend ( to convince him that we needed some at our house ) he said "Hey, that looks just like the chair that was in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris"...lightbulb!! That is why it looked super attractive and inviting. So when I proposed the chair to the DBD group for consideration, I included a photo that I took when we were in Paris at Lux Gardens. Go figure....traveling really does pay off...I could go into all the ways that traveling and my design career have reflected each other time and time again, but its really only interesting to me....LOL!

Anyway, enjoy the photos I have attached and check out Fermob at http://www.fermob.com/. If you need someone to help you purchase them...contact us at designstudio@canvasinteriors.com

Another great outdoor resource is Sprout Home. They are located in Chicago and Brooklyn. They have unique and very contemporary garden accessories and furniture. Each of their stores carry similar items but also each store has local items that are unique to that area. They are working that Local angle that is super popular, and rightfully so!!!

They offer a chair called the Possum Chair...sounds weird but is very cool. It is made out of recycled plastic milk jugs. YES, milk jugs!!! Super cool and very modern. I encourage you to at least give it a look.

The owner Tara ( in Chicago ) is very very nice and friendly and super helpful.

http://www.sprouthome.com/

Fantastic tile, anyone???

Recently we had a project that required us to select tiles for some bathrooms and kitchen backsplashes. We sat and thought about different types of tiles, tile patterns and tile materials...sometimes it all becomes a blur. After taking a break I remembered Heath Ceramics. They are a fabulous company that are LOCAL to us in Northern California. They make incredible tile by hand and in fantastic colorways and finishes.

If you have a chance stop by their Sausalito store ( we are going on Thursday ) where they have all of their tile for sale. They offer samples at 1.00 a piece which is a great deal if you need some time to decide at home. After all it is important to get the tile in the environment where it will live it's life. They even have an "seconds" selection and the prices are unbeatable for handmade tile, up to 75% off per square foot....no kidding!!

They also have great tableware and homeware ( accessories )....check them out at http://www.heathceramics.com/

Dining by Design

FANTASTIC AND EXCITING NEWS!

I have been chosen to be part of the team that represents the Academy of Art University at this year's Dining By Design. The event is put on by DIFFA ( Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS ) each year to promote AIDS awareness and generate support via the donations made by attendees to the event. This is a nationwide traveling event that draws the best of the best and we each have to design a 10'x10'x10' space with the only rules being that it has to seat 10 people for dinner. After that, anything goes. I am privileged to be able to participate along with the rest of the wonderful talent that is on our team. The event is November 19th and 20th in San Francisco at the San Francisco Design Center's Galleria building.

To get more information and tickets visit: http://www.diffa.org/

Look for photos coming soon.....

Tony