Just a month ago, CasaSugar contributor Tara Sharp shared her favorite furniture finds in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Awards. Today, the Design Museum of London begins showcasing the shortlisted designs. It's the perfect time to look at a few of the spectacular designs in furniture and art that made the list. The winners will be announced on February 28; take a look at some of the Read more

Earlier I gave you my architecture picks from the Design Museum's 2011 Brit Insurance Designs of the Year nominees. But now I want to share with you my favorite nominated furniture pieces! From imaginative shapes and materials to unorthodox concepts like Thomas Heatherwick Studio's Spun chair for Magis (pictured), a rotation-molded plastic chair you can actually sit and spin around in, see what Read more

The Design Museum announced the shortlist for its 2011 Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards, which includes 90 nominated projects in architecture, product, furniture, fashion, graphic, interactive, and transport categories. Perusing the nominees, I am reminded yet again how many impressive, talented designers there are! I'm positively mesmerized by the UK Pavilion, pictured, designed by Read more

Zoe Saldana, Kerry Washington, and most recently Emily Blunt at the Met Gala are just a few of the celebrities who don Francisco Costa's minimally chic collection for Calvin Klein, and now you can get a piece of Francisco's genius designs for much less. Today, we got a preview of Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein (Francisco's first ever diffusion collection), exclusively available at Macy's on May Read more

Kristen Stewart's Balenciaga dress at the Met Gala wasn't on for long. The actress traded the frock for her favorite combo —  a leather jacket, jeans, and a tee — before heading to an afterparty at the Top of the Standard. Earlier in the day, Kristen was seen rocking the jacket around NYC as well. Kristen attended the bash at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the arm of Balenciaga's Read more

The stars are shining bright in NYC tonight for the annual Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala. This year's Met Gala marks the launch of the Costume Institute's new exhibit, "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." It's a celebration of two Italian designers, Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, from two different eras, and will feature simulated conversations between the Read more

There is quite possibly no bigger (or more extravagant) fashion event than the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala. Each year, the best and brightest of the industry come together to celebrate the museum's exhibit (it's commonly referred to as the Oscars of the East Coast) — and celebrities, models, and designers bring their sartorial A-game to the corresponding red carpet. From Read more

Anthropologie just nabbed Tracy Reese as one of its designers for its Made in Kind May collection. With three frock-filled collections on her own — Tracy Reese, Plenty, and Frock — it's safe to say the designer knows a thing or two about creating cute and flattering dresses for all kinds of women. Her new line for Anthropologie, launching tomorrow, was inspired by rich garden landscapes from Read more