as Small as a Dollhouse

I went to the Dwell on Design show today at the LA Convention Center.

It was a bit of a yawn smattered with some really cool stuff.
The highlight was a totally fantastic modern dollhouse called The Emerson House:

It opens up for good play and even includes it's own LED lighting system.

Cool furniture coming soon.

I wouldn't mind this design in a full size version (good orange accents)

I have always loved the Keleidescope House that was for sale at MOMA for many years, now availible on ebay:

And for $39,000 you can live in your own prefab house that is doll sized at 320 sq. ft but pretty darn cool. Includes the kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

SHE Flashback: My Place or Yours?

SHE Flashback: Spring is Here

No flying critters for me, thank you very much.

The weather is beautiful. The nights are cool.

Let's eat pool side.

The only drag is that some flying critters think my potato salad is worth a sample. No thank you.

It's hard to find items that cover your food that look appealing. Plastic wrap and tin foil won't cut it after all my culinary efforts in the kitchen.

Here's one that has a tray too: $28.95

http://www.zgallerie.com/p-1832-Rattan-Tray-with-Food-Cover.aspx

The food dome: $49.00

http://www.napastyle.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=4460

The mesh version: on sale $5.56

http://www.surlatable.com/product/mesh+dome+plate+cover%2C+lemon.do?keyword=mesh+food+dome&sortby=ourPicks

Bon Appetit!

Hello Production

It's funny to me, that in the midst of all this amazing technology, we may be longing for a bit of nostalgia. Every one I know who owns an iPhone has their ring tone set to the "old fashioned" ring.

The New York Times featured a handset, complete with currly cord, that you can connect to your cell phone. J+R $19.99.

Long gone are the days of the telephone that hung on the wall in the kitchen with the reeeaaally long cord that extended into the pantry closet where, if you were lucky, you could yack to your friends in privacy.

A couple of years ago I bought a refurbished push button phone (in orange of course) from OK in Los Angeles for $215. It has that great familiar ring and a headset with heft.

Anthropologie has a great rotary version too for $198.

Now, we may even start seeing a resurgence of the telephone table.

Sunday in the Park with Fido

I was thinking the other day about how much we spoil our animals here in America. We send them to Doggy Day Care for play dates at facilities equipped with a "petcam" so we can check in on them via our iPads.

What happened to the simple walk so they can check their pee-mail?

We have plans to take Lucky dog for a picnic this summer and the Charlybox from Design Within Reach (on sale for $51.00) looks like just right accessory to bring with us.

http://www.dwr.com/product/accessories/pets/charlybox.do