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FEMME MODERN
Gallery Wall Progress

About a month ago, I posted how Michelle Adams’ bedroom gallery wall inspired me to redo my own. This is my 3rd version over the past two years, but with each revision, I get to explore a different aspect of my style. It’s so fun! In the midst this new exploration, I wanted to share a few quick pics of the progress thus far (I’m waiting on two pieces, and will have a formal shoot with my photographer in the next month, along with some other updates I’ve been making in the house!).

I’ve also been developing my design book library, so swapping out books into different groupings according to what’s speaking to me lately has been a great exercise. Bottom line: in your workspace, you should switch it up often to remain constantly inspired!

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NATASHA LAW
Sensuality in Simplicity

I was thrilled to learn that artist Natasha Law’s paintings are on exhibit at the MaxMara store in Beverly Hills right now! I’ve been a fan of her work for many years (probably since I saw Sara Gilbane’s workspace in Domino?), so the opportunity to see these large-scale Pop Art-like pieces in person would be, most likely, once in a lifetime for me.

Law’s exhibit titled “Inside Out” features women in the act of undressing — awkward yet intriguing, raw yet feminine, abstract yet suggestive…and thoroughly modern. Law says of her subjects, “It’s become really important for me that I work with my friends as models, as the resonance of that affection and relationship is hopefully there. There is some quality of real, everyday female ‘whatness’ that I don’t get tired of exploring.”

Here’s a sampling of her work…

(Please note: there is artistic suggestion of nudity in a few of the images below)

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MARILYN MINTER
Water Play

“Shimmerous”

Yesterday I included a Marilyn Minter book I purchased as part of my new office scheme; today I wanted to post some of her latest photography. You may recognize her work from the Jimmy Choo XV campaign/book, the Harper’s Bazaar “On Fire” editorial last November, or on Gossip Girl. I’m a HUGE fan of how she continually reinvents her definition of the feminine edgy/sexy and isn’t afraid to experiment with different elements and techniques, always with a heavy dose of glam…

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FEMME MODERN
New Gallery Wall Scheme

I’m sure there are many of you out there that are as inspired as I am by Michelle Adams’ UWS apartment in the March 2013 issue of Lonny. I was particularly struck by her bedroom gallery wall — so much so, that it motivated me to change up my own office gallery wall. I’ve already got similar pieces to throw into the mix. This is how I thought I’d pull it all together…

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ART IN RESIDENCE
Maria Baibakova’s Miami Loft

I’ve been checking Bazaar.com every day waiting for these photos from last month’s issue to appear! Jaw = dropped when I first saw this gallery-like Miami penthouse of collector Maria Baibakova. Not only does this Moscow-born beauty know a thing or two about style, she’s smart to boot: art history degrees from Barnard and London’s Courtauld Institute of Art, and she’s about to complete her MBA at Harvard. But I think what I love most about this savvy 27 year-old is that she continually strives to promote art education, innovation and support through charitable efforts and her own non-profit, BAIBAKOV Art ProjectsNow that’s a cause I can get behind…

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L.A. ART + FASHION
Gucci Spring 2013

Being an Art History grad from UCLA, I felt nostalgic and kinda proud when I spotted this editorial for Vogue Spain shot at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Using art as backdrop, and creating art with form (a.k.a. model Karlie Kloss), it’s a sculpturally striking homage that photographer Alexi Lubomirski pays to Gucci’s Spring 2013 collection and the collections housed here at LACMA…

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[Guest Post] Palm Beach Lately
Valentine’s Gift List

Please welcome Beth and Danielle of Palm Beach Lately!

I asked the talented ladies of Palm Beach Lately to fill in for me while I’m in their neck of the woods! Stylish sisters Beth Beattie of Beth Beattie Branding, PR and Events and Danielle Norcross of Concierge Couture are behind this beach chic lifestyle guide, and now, SHOP!  They’ve always got something going on out there, and I so enjoy following their work and play adventures. Let’s just say, I want their life! ;o)

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CHLOÉ
Celebrates 60 Years

Chloé Broderie Anglaise blouse & wedge sandals by Phoebe Philo SS2006

This year, Chloé celebrates 60 years since the founding of the French fashion house in 1952 by Gaby Aghion and Jacques Lenoir. Until March 9,  Paris department store Printemps Haussmann will showcase 16 signature pieces from Chloé’s anniversary heritage collection, including iconic designs by Karl Lagerfeld, Phoebe Philo and Stella McCartney, as illustrated so exquisitely here…

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POP MOD
Get the Look

I saw this amazing vignette, and it got me thinking, how fun would it be to copy this colorful vintage-y look? Of course with a few of my own faves…

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BLACK+WHITE DINING
Breakfast Nook

Gray Malin Prada Marfa “Legs (Black and White)” print, $199+  // pendant, $129 (sold out online) // acrylic chair, $264/pair // sheepskin, $29.99 // charger, $110  // plate, $40  // Reiko Kaneko drip mug, $28 // round table, $199 // wood console with drawers, $499  // Limoges porcelain jug, $187 (similar, $19)  // silver horn bowl, $48  // overdyed rug, $199+ 

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve been helping a friend with her new place. The scheme thus far has been all about neutral texture and mixing modern and rustic. I’m continuing that theme into the breakfast nook that’s attached to an all-white kitchen with carrera marble countertops and white subway tile backsplash. Black & white is always a colorway I can get behind, especially with some wood or something rustic mixed in, as in these fab spaces…

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