Iris Apfel: Rare Bird of Fashion

2008: "Iris Barrel Apfel is one of the most vivacious personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design and has cultivated a personal style that is both witty and exuberantly idiosyncratic. Her originality is typically revealed in her mixing of high and low fashion—Dior haute couture with flea-market finds, Dolce & Gabbana striped leather trousers with a Zuni belt. With remarkable panache and discernment, she combines colors, textures, and patterns without regard to period, provenance, and, ultimately, aesthetic conventions." Link
Amazing collection currently exhibiting here. Exhibition review and interview here.

News: Refinery 29 Pipeline

2008: Refinery 29 included Buttercup and Ivory in "Service With a Smirk: Cheeky Party Supplies" and I could not be happier! Thank you Piera! Link

The Utopianist Guides

2008: An ever-growing source of adventure-filled treatises on taking care of your body and mind while taking care of the planet. Link

B & I collection: Classic Silverware Pouch

2008: Our formal napkins with whitework embroidered numerical folding instructions are just about ready! Illustrated diagram to follow. For now click here for napkin folding instructions.

A New Hive

2008: An art and design installation inspired by the worldwide en masse disappearance of honeybees. Link

Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt

1870: Quilters follow artistic patterns based on tradition and their own inherent skill. This mosaic or honeycomb quilt was an elegant one made of silk and velvet sewn onto a black background. Link

A Gustavian house

1790: 1:48 scale house. Envisioned it as an imaginary Swedish house of the late 18th century, furnished in the so-called Gustavian style. A well-off widow lives here with a maid to look after the house. In the upper-class homes of the 18th century, the kitchen was often placed in a separate house, in order to reduce the risk of fire, so the little extension would be perfect for a kitchen. Link