Fashion and Design

The award for the most literal pairing of fashion and design came from Bryan Bradley the designer of Tuleh who showed his Fall 2009 collection in the Roubini Casa showroom at the New York Design Center where he is also debuting a new line of rugs. Tuleh is known for beautiful prints and feminine silhouettes and it will be interesting to see how they translate the patterns into rugs beyond those that you can see in the "runway" photos here.

Bradley's inspiration for the fashion this season was the book Them: A Memoir of Parents by Francine du Plessix Gray which tells the story of her parents, Alexander Liberman, an artist who would later head Condé Nast and Tatiana du Plessix, a model and society milliner, and their resourcefulness as Russian émigrés. I have this book on my shelf but haven't had time to read it yet. I hope when I do that it inspires my designs as it did Bryan's fashions!

Photos from Style.com

Icon Rugs

I was looking at rug companies the other day and came across this one from the UK. I thought they were pretty cool. The idea of having a huge portrait on the ground in a livingroom space really appeals to me. I'm in LOVE with the Audrey Hepburn one! More rugs at: Modern Rugs UK.

Hairhide Tiles

As promised, Here are the hair hide tiles. This is one of the most interesting home decor things i've encountered. I've seen rugs, but this was a neat twist. You can see more of this at: Spinney Beck.