Author Archives: Susan

My Next Vacation

I love all things from the sea. When I saw this video, now I will soon replace my Discovery Channel with a des­ti­na­tion vaca­tion to Japan.

Stencil Mania

I love typog­ra­phy and antiques. When I see them together I can’t con­trol myself. So of course when I found one set of antique brass sten­cils, I had to buy another one. They are so much fun and prac­ti­cal. I make birth­day cards or signs when­ever I can.
Stenciled Letters from my sten­cils
Antique Brass Stencils
Antique Stencil Cutting Kit

Happy Travel!

I thought this was per­fect for the hol­i­day week­end travel crowd. I am one of those scary ner­vous peo­ple in planes. So when I saw this in the seat in front of me I was think­ing WHAT??? Are you peo­ple kid­ding??? Give me a break.
This is a good exam­ple of typog­ra­phy gone wrong. The card reads:
If you are sit­ting in an […]

Savannah and Shop SCAD

Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga
Last week my hus­band and I returned to Savannah, Georgia, and after being in New York City for almost a decade, it is a shocker to return to a south­ern city. The pace of life is much slower. The city of Savannah has grown so much since we left. When we went to col­lege there, […]

Kanye West: Blogger

As most of you prob­a­bly know, I am obsessed with all things hip hop. I love look­ing at trends in design that reach the most unex­pected places. One resource I am always check­ing is Kanye West. I have to admit, I love Kanye. I know, I know, his ego is huge, but he is really tal­ented, and most impor­tantly, he has good taste.
Check […]

I Love Comic Sans*

Comic Sans, how do I love thee?** Let me count the ways. First, you are super fun, and oh-so-casual.*** Second, the cut of the lower case ‘m’ makes me want to stare for hours. It is so thought­fully bal­anced.**** The most inter­est­ing thing about Comic Sans is how many dif­fer­ent places you can use it. You […]

In Search of Ornament

I have been obsessed with pat­tern art since col­lege and researched the his­tor­i­cal impact of it. There is one heavy hit­ter I have always admired, Owen Jones. In 1856 he pub­lished a book called The Grammar of Ornament. It was influ­en­tial in the design world because it was a col­lec­tion of his­toric pat­tern from around the world. Now, […]

Urban Classics

As you guys know, I am into all things urban. Because of this, I have always strug­gled with china. I have the sil­ver I use for spe­cial occa­sions, but I never really found the right china for me.
I recently attended the NY Gift Fair and saw love­grove & repucci. They design a line called New York Delft. I knew it was for me. […]

Gourmet

With the hol­i­days fast approach­ing, I am scour­ing all sources for recipes and tips. Each year, we host a large Thanksgiving. With as many as 15 guests, being super orga­nized is one of my sav­ing graces. I plan the design: seat­ing arrange­ments, sil­ver, flow­ers, nap­kins and place cards. My hus­band is the head chef  —  I make dessert the night […]

Aesthetics

I love going out to events in the city and meet­ing peo­ple. I went to an event at Kate’s Paperie and met a fur­ni­ture designer named Rainer.
We got in this long con­ver­sa­tion about aes­thet­ics and he gave me link to the Miho Museum, which has many won­der­ful items that are col­lected based on their aes­thet­ics. I spent about […]