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Casa Quickie: Blanc de Chine on the Cheap
Blanc de Chine, a type of white Chinese porcelain, has been produced in Dehua in the Fujian province for over 600 years. It's beautiful, but also expensive. If you like the look, but don't want to pony up the cash for the porcelain, you can create a DIY version.
Nice and New: Elephant Porcelain Candle
I've told you before about my guilty pleasure of spending big bucks on candles, and most of you said you wouldn't spend more than $25 on one. But would your opinion change if said candle came in an elegant porcelain jar you could use over and over again? The Vivre Elephant Porcelain Candle ($85) is quite pricey, but I'd almost buy it just for the textured black Limoges porcelain vessel it comes in.
Guess What This Product Is?
This piece of filigree porcelain is not just a decorative nod to the skull trend. It has a function that extends beyond spooking and intriguing your guests. Can you guess what type of product it really is?
Nice and New: West Elm Decal Square Drum Table
West Elm has refreshed its inventory with plenty of Moroccan-inspired furnishings. As you might have suspected, I'm thrilled. One of my picks is the Decal Square Drum Table ($199) which, at 12-by-17 inches with silver-and-white Moroccan-inspired decals on porcelain, will add a small touch of North African style to your digs.
Love It or Hate It? Porcelain Skull
This very realistic, glazed, ivory porcelain skull ($439) was designed by Bavarian sculptor Franz Ignaz Günther in 1756, well before skulls were cool. It is still produced today by the same Munich-based porcelain manufacturer, Nymphenburg. Given that it was designed as more of a sacred figure than a trendy home accessory, does it appeal to you?
Casa Quickie: Porcelain Por Favor
Whenever possible, you should try to create a home (and office) that is "free of tree." Considering that most of you use cloth napkins and towels, you're probably well on your way. But, when it comes to giving yourself reminders, and jotting down notes, I'm going to venture to guess that many of you probably still use paper (Post-Its, notepads, journals, etc.).
Etsy Find: Reproduction Milk Bottles
I'm a sucker for vintage glassware and pottery, so these reproduction milk bottles ($30) are right up my alley, having been hand-cast from antique half-pint glass milk bottles. They remind me a bit of Jonathan Adler's Druggist Collection, with their smooth white surfaces and cheeky printing.
These reproduction milk bottles are from Etsy seller Alyssaettinger, and were modeled after bottles from Concord Dairy.
Artist of the Day: David Wiseman
David Wiseman works in a variety of mediums including wood, porcelain, crystal, and bronze, and is inspired by the subtleties in nature, like the texture of bark or the pattern of moss growing on a rock. His designs, which can be found on a tabletop, wrapped around a fireplace, or dangling from the ceiling, highlight these organic details, and bring a romantic, Sleeping Beauty-esque woodland quality indoors. His bronze branches, which sprout porcelain blossoms, are kindred spirits of midcentury bronze wall sculptures, but have a timeless sophistication that supersedes them.
Love It or Hate It? Jorine Oosterhoff Mad Hatter
The Jorine Oosterhoff Mad Hatter ($250 each) set is aptly named, as my mind immediately jumped to Alice in Wonderland when I spotted it. Created in porcelain, Dutch designer Jorine Oosterhoff says of her designs, "My products become characters, like individual things that seem to live their own life. They have their own identity and personality.
Cool Idea: Edgy Porcelain
If you haven't noticed, I'm anticipating a trend here, with my coverage of alternative crochet work, subversive lace, and now, edgy porcelain. It's as if a punk-rock grandchild raided her grandma's attic and added some 'tude to traditional, feminine styles.
The Brooklyn-based designer Sarah Cihat did just that when she asked metalsmith Michael Miller to dress up the hand-cast porcelain bowls and vases from her new Dirt collection.
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