From the monthly archives:

February 2010

design inspiration | rachel ward & kate spade new york did it again!

by DesignBabylon on 28 February 2010

The SoHo installation debuted with a cocktail party (natch) during New York Fashion Week. As in Japan, the chosen medium was hot pink and neon yellow tape. Rachel Ward’s architectural approach, not to mention the precision of the tape application, still blow me away. Putting up painter’s tape straight is often a big challenge for me!

Tagged as: designer, Japan, kate spade, New York City,New York,United States, Rachel Ward, The Tape Bar, Tokyo, yellow

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scenes from my childhood…

by DesignBabylon on 26 February 2010

After taking a look at this wallpaper, is there any wonder where I got my love of color and crazy patterns?

Tagged as: design, ducks, Lincoln Logs, Little House, Little House on the Prairie, NYC, Threes Company, Wallpaper, WASP chic

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building blocks of a room | area rugs

by DesignBabylon on 25 February 2010

Rugs are a key building block when I design a room’s decor. The design, texture, and colors in a rug provide a great jumping off point when coming up with the color palette, and later, selecting fabrics and furniture.

Tagged as: area rugs, color palette, furniture selection, Gracie Mansion, inspiration, mike bloomberg, One Kings Lane, Persian rugs, Smithsonian, stark, texture, upper east side, White House

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sound like a designer | bobéche

by DesignBabylon on 22 February 2010

A bobéche is a glass collar on a candle socket that catches wax drippings. Bobéches are often equipped with small metal pins to hold suspended glass prisms or crystals from candlesticks and chandeliers. The pins can also be used to swag strands of crystals from arm to arm of a chandelier.
In the days before electricity, the bobéche was not only decorative, it was functional as well — the collar would catch wax and prevent it from falling down and burning carpets, furniture and even unsuspecting people (yeouch)

Tagged as: Candle, Candlestick, Chandelier, Country Living, crystal, electricity, Glass, Lighting, luster, metal, swags, Thomas Edison, wax

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{social media} shop talk | namegrab + protecting your online identity

by DesignBabylon on 19 February 2010

Everyone’s name has value, especially for small businesses or sole proprietors who use their name for their businesses. You have an online reputation, whether you know it or not and how you look online can affect you in a HUGE way. How many of you google that interesting guy/girl you met out last Saturday night, eager to learn more about them? Think about how many potential clients or employers may be looking for you… do you know what they see?

Tagged as: cyber squatter, defamation, Internet, Michael Fertik, namegrab, online properties, online reputation, Online social networking, protect, Reputation, ReputationDefender, Social network service, social networking sites, web presence

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