they are everywhere

when we were in london everywhere we looked we saw elephants!

stencil/poster art in the east end:



a herd in hyde park:




plus, bonus! a monkey!



london is such a feast of visual design - everywhere a fantastic color or funny ad to stare at. or a line of shops - all agreeing to paint their fronts in co-ordinated but technicolor saturated color:



and this i just loved:

chihuly glass chandelier

here's a peek at the huge blown glass chandelier by dale chihuly that hangs in the front hall of the victoria & albert museum in london:



the modern and fantastical glass was so striking against the classical/victorian architecture...

back!

i am glad to be home after a fantastic trip! i need to recover a bit from jetlag and a nasty cold, but i wanted to show this gorgeous chair at liberty:



sorry about the blur due to no flash etc... i have tons more pictures and finds from london that i will pick through soon and show the best of. but first, check out this beach - probably the best i've ever been to - on sardinia:



breathtaking....

london calling

Image courtesy of Temperley

i am headed to london and sardinia in a few days...and am inspired to check out maje at fenwicks thanks to joanna... and will hopefully get to ogle the dresses at temperley. i cannot get enough of the drapey, flowy glorious temperley look.

then i will just aim to relax in the italian sun and do very little.

if anyone reading this has any shop/designers tips for me to check out while i am in london, let me know!