Precious Possessions

"Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories" - Walter Benjamin 

Swordfish collection from HERE



Wooden objects on stands, China 17th century.
Magnifying glass, France 19th century from HERE

Early and later sculptural wooden clubs from HERE 



Collection Of tribal medicine bags from HERE




Collection of Mid - Century Ceramics from HERE




Collection of brass scientific magnifying lenses from HERE




Set of early 19th c Philosopher Medallion Plates

Collection of Magiscopes by Mexican artist Feliciano Bejar HERE

Ikat: Threads of Life

Ikat (pronounced “ee- caht”, not “eye-cat” )is a textile which is essentially made using a ancient “tie-dye” method.  The technical name is actually “resist dyeing”.  Part of the threads are tied in bundles and then dyed before they are woven together. 


Typically, it is the warp threads (the ones going crosswise) that are dyed, but occasionally the weft (vertical) threads are also dyed. This is known as double ikat.

True ikat textiles are hand-woven on narrow looms. A pattern is created from the resist dyeing as the threads are loomed together. Hand-woven fabrics have a completely different feel and appearance than fabrics made from a machine power-loom production.


Today designers in both fashion and interiors, use ikat in all forms to express their style.... 

Ikat bowl by Ginori Michael C Fina



Madeline Weinrib's Daphne Blue Ikat




Anthony Todd




Oscar de la Renta showcase room at Lee Jofa




Hot Pink silk Ikat upholstered walls by Muriel Brandolini




Blue and white Ikat dining chairs




"Ties that Bind: An Exhibition Catalogue of Ikat Fabrics" from HERE




Antique Silk Cotton Ikat




Kelly Wearstler's Bengal Bazaar



Ikat-patterned rug




Java dessert plate from Home, James Collection



Study designed by Philip Gorrivan



Make an entrance...

The doors in "Lost Horizon"

Miles Redd

Green leather upholstered doors by Miles Redd

John Saladino

Pierre Delbee's library from HERE 



Cleverland Public Library





A Masterpiece from HERE



Elle Decor

Obsessions

Black and White Interiors from HERE

Rams Horn Table Lighter from HERE

Wary Meyers Abstract pillows HERE

Circa 1625 Dodo Painting from HERE

Leon Dabo



Period Costume from LACMA



Cat writing desk by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne from HERE




Freud's couch used during psychoanalytic sessions



Ghost Towns (in this photo Bodie CA)




Patina from HERE



Vintage Advertising Sign from HERE




Four Post Bed found in New Orleans

 

Unique Gift: HERE

70's Onyx Coffee Table

Home Libraries

When bookshelves of a certain texture touch book covers, the books themselves take on the properties of wood. This has actually been scientifically proven by using a parabolic strut attached to an electrical outlet. Once connected, a spooky thing can happen, causing the book and the wood to actually become one in the universe, which Albert Einstein acknowledged.

Next time you place a book on its shelf, look closely....you may see an electrical spark that travels along the book's spine. This electrical spark actually contains all the information within the book and can be readily captured and read. This is a thing all librarians can attest to! Have you ever seen a librarian's hair....what a mess!




Diane Keaton's Library HERE



Philip Gorrivan from Elle Decor

HERE



François Muracciole





Sarah Blee



Andy and Kate Spade's Home Library (detail) HERE





HERE



Samantha Boardman's Library HERE





 
"To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul." - Cicero