A Muse: Tony Duquette

Coach Malachite ring via TMagazine , Rug via Roubini Rugs and chair via 1stDibs

A lot of you probably already know about Mr. Tony Duquette, famous designer and old-Hollywood royalty, who was known for thinking that More is More. When I first graduated I obsessed over mid-century modern and minimal, clean designs and now, 5 years later I find my style has evolved a bit. While I still love modern design through and through for the past few years i have loved worldly, lived in, eclectic spaces filled with details and touches of glamour and elegance done right. So I can say me and my taste have evolved to where I have a mind open enough to fully appreciate and feel inspired by the work and style of Tony Duquette instead of dismissing it as gaudy or over-the-top. Clearly I am not the only one who is smitten! Collections inspired by Tony Duquette have been popping up everywhere for the past few years! A fabric line for Jim Thompson, a collection for Baker Furniture, one for Roubini Rugs and now...a beautiful collection for Coach! 

I only learned about Mr. Duquette 3 or 4 years ago when my Jim Thompson fabric rep, Diane introduced me to a Jim Thompson fabric line inspired by the designs of Tony Duquette. My favorite still being the green colorway of Gemstone a Malachite pattern made famous by Duquette (see images above).  I even got to use the blue colorway of this fabric on some bolster pillows in a model cabana I designed a while ago (see photo I had on my phone of this space and tiny piece of said bolster pillow here). I have been obsessed with Malachite ever since!  I almost fell off my chair when I saw Jim Thompson's Golden Sunburst fabric curtains on the set of the late Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.  And I drooled over my keyboard when I saw these photos taken at a luncheon hosted by Sferra at Tony Duquette's home, Dawnridge (in love with that lumbar pillow!!). And I am in love with several pieces of the Selected Works of Tony Duquette Collection for Baker. Have you seen this chair or this gold toad?! And now I've added this ring, this bracelet and this necklace to my wishlist of Tony Duquette inspired pieces. So tell me, are you a fan of Tony Duquette's work? What is your favorite Tony Duquette inspired piece? Do you agree with more is more?

Fall 2011: Pantone's Top 10 Colors for Fall

As fall approaches I am once again inspired by and excited about Pantone's Top 10 Color Selections for the season, this time for Fall! So since I had so much fun putting together posts inspired by Pantone's Top 10 Colors for Spring, I will be putting together a post for each of  the 9 new colors (see above!). I will not be creating a new post for Pantone's Honeysuckle 18-2120 since I already created a post inspired by the Color of the Year earlier this year, you can see that post here! Here's a little shopping guide I put together inspired by all the colors just to give you a little taste! You can click on the image to shop the items! So...do you think you have a favorite yet? Do tell!! xo

Fall 2011: Pantone's Top 10 Colors for Fall by lillyphunq featuring an orange dress

Color Stories: Lemon & Lime

  

Cut to the Chase Bib Necklace by Kate Spade, Look from Anthropologie's

July 2011 Catalog, Mizz Mooz 'Salima' T-strap sandal via Nordstrom, 

 Tata Harper Restorative Moisturizer, Knoll Textiles 1945- 2010 via Yale University Press, 

Small Kelly Green Cake Stand via afabulousfete on Etsy, Yellow Wishbone Chair via DWR,

scallop pattern by me

This Week: Visiting 1920's Paris

photo via Walrus Magazine

How was your week?!  It was a pretty exciting week, it went by so fast! I'm designing a Pent House in this building and spent the week preparing for our presentation. So after an exhausting couple of days, I was happy to spend a day of leisure with a friend who I recently reunited with that up until then I had not seen since Elementary School! We had a lovely lunch and went to watch Woody Allen's latest film, Midnight in Paris. It was soooo great! I walked out feeling as though I had visited Paris....in the 1920's!! Now I'm inspired to read Hemingway and Fitzgerald and maybe this book to learn all about the time they spent in Paris. I want to listen to Cole Porter and Josephine Baker and to be in Paris again, hearing accordions in the background as I walk down the street! I don't want to give too much away but you absolutely must go see it! So this week...
1. Our friends gave us a bunch of Indian River oranges so I put them to good use and baked this Orange Cake recipe with them! I used the cakes to build a trifle with berries and the cream cheese-whipped cream from this Martha Stewart  recipe (see step 2), it was sooo yummy:)
2. I fell in love with the Cesca, Elbow dining chairs and am torn between those and the Wishbone and the Era chairs as my current favorite! Which one do you like best?!
3. Design Miami Basel opens in Basel Switzerland next week!
4. Friends with You's Rainbow City opened in the lovely High Line Park in NYC!
5. Tigerlily Dream is sponsoring a giveaway on Lilly Pond(ering) blog!! Click here to enter to win this lovely necklace! Be sure to leave a comment to officially submit your entry to win!!

Have a relaxing, lovely weekend!! xo

Spring 2011: Beeswax Pantone 14-0941

So I've been minding my Beeswax, one of Pantone's color selections for women's fashion for Spring 2011 for several days now and still have a hard time memorizing and/or describing the color. I can best describe it to be like a Macaroni and Cheese or Cheddar Cheese color, not the sexiest descriptions for a color but quite accurate, don't you think? How about orange juice, mango, or taxi cab yellow? Do you think that these are accurate descriptions?  Beeswax is very vibrant on it's own but falls flat compared to other yellows. It's fruit and cheese mixed together to create a lovely, refreshing spring color! Perhaps these descriptions suggest it's an acquired taste, but I think the color Beeswax is perfectly lovely and fresh for Spring and Summer! Do you agree? How would you best describe the color?

From left to right: Asos 70's inspired Solaris Collection via Fashion Lover, photo and Beeswax Soap Recipe via Eco Living Experts, Stella McCartney bag via Elle, Um Project Ray Chair via Interiordesign.net

Front doors of The James NY via Interiordesign.net

Modern Family Room photo by Simon Upton via Elle Decor 

photo of gastroPod food truck by me, look from Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2011 runway via Frillr

photo of Robert Stone Design house in Joshua Tree by Raimund Koch via Interiordesign.net 

photo and look from Moments of Grace lookbook via Shopbop

 Dining Room designed by Amanda Kyser via House Beautiful

photo and look via Retro Road Trip look book via Shopbop 

 Marigold and Pewter table setting via Martha Stewart Weddings

Bedroom designed by Amanda Nisbet via House Beautiful

Beeswax Pantone 14-0941 by lillyphunq featuring yellow jewelry

click on the image to shop the items!