by DesignBabylon on 10 March 2010
I am positively giddy over the latest fashion designer/luxury hotel collaboration…. We’re talking Diane Von Furstenberg and London’s tony Claridge’s folks.
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by DesignBabylon on 3 March 2010
photo :: lord snowdon, 1958
Babe Paley, age 43, in her suite at the St. Regis, decorated by Billy Baldwin and photographed by Lord Snowdon in 1958. Mrs. Paley is wearing a pair of “black and white” pearl bracelets and a pearl and diamond necklace, both designed for her by Fulco Verdura
“Babe Paley had only one [...]
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by DesignBabylon on 2 March 2010
Ikats can be incorporated into just about any decorative style in as big, or as small doses as you like! Despite their distinct appearance, ikats combine beautifully with other patterns and they also can bring a dose of worldliness into a room.
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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!
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by DesignBabylon on 21 November 2009
