Love Made Visible

I went to Max Brenner in Union Square last night and had a delightful dinner. Absolutely loved the design in the restaurant and the drinking vessels that are specially designed for drinking the various chocolate drinks. I ordered the Dark Chocolate hot chocolate in the Hug Mug (pictured above) which is a handle-less mug that is designed to be held cupped in your hands. Loved the shape of the mugs and the saucers and the weight and proportions were perfect. The mugs are available for sale at the restaurant as well as the other custom ceramic-ware. Great place, definitely going back.

Dear Olive letterpress studio has these gorgeous letterpress limited-edition prints of seashells. Each print is a reproduction of a 19th-century engraving, exquisitely rendered in letterpress. The level of detail is stunning. Love the range of color as well. Also check out their cards, many of which are based on illustrations from the New Yorker and Harper’s Bazaar.

Thanks so much Domino for making Love Made Visible an Instant Bookmark! I’m beyond flattered. Be sure to check out the two fab blogs that are also Instant Bookmarks this month: The Sartorialist and Domestically Inclined.

While leafing through the September books I came across these great envelopes. Bari Zaki has affixed vintage postage to her envelopes that are completely mailable with no additional postage required. Each envelope is one-of-a-kind… the ones shown are examples of what one might recieve. The envelopes themselves are reproductions of various envelopes she herself has received. Such a wonderful idea for distinctive correspondence!

The craziness has extended to this week. However, I just got the new email from Anthropologie for the Fall Dressing catalog (which, no doubt, will be waiting for me when I get home today.) and it literally made me stop what I was doing. In true Anthro fashion, the stylists for the new dresses catalog rock and the clothes…. well. The clothes are exquisite. I had a devil of a time figuring out which spread to show and settled on the above. The dress on the right is an absolute stunner. (And that model as well. Gorgeous!) Okay. Now back to the grind…

Such a crazy week for me. I apologize for neglecting this…. I was looking at d*s and saw that Grace had posted about the paintings of Jen Garrido. These are totally swoon-worthy and I had to post them here too. Great color combinations, great compositions and form. So graphic… reminds me of this Marimekko fabric but with an edge plus gorgeous textures. Beautiful stuff.