john robshaw

John Robshaw Textiles is a company built on the passion of its founder. After studying fine arts at Pratt and traditional block printing in China, John Robshaw traveled to India and fell in love with local fabric making techniques. Since that time he has continued to travel the globe building a company that uses traditional methods to create modern and current textile designs. Using various workshops in India, Robshaw produces pillows, furniture, bed linens, table clothes and other home decor items. See below for a few favorites. 

1. Kumera Brinjal Euro pillow  2. North Sea Dec pillow  3. Luxor Settee  4. Rabari Lavender sheet  5. Madura Lapis Euro pillow  6. Monsoon bedding

shopping chairish

Since Chairish launched several months ago and I posted about it here, its inventory of goods has just exploded. It has become one of my go to sources for shopping and design inspiration and I check it's new arrivals section almost everyday. I love the way the site is organized and how you can search by product type, location, maker or style. Judging by their press and their increase in stock, I am guessing that Chairish is doing very well for itself and hopefully will be around for a long time to come. See below for a selection of items that I have been coveting and my thoughts on how I would use them. 

I love this cane and rattan asian style sofa listed by The Brass Peacock on Chairish. Its a great size and would look amazing with new upholstery and tons of mixed pillows. I would put it outside or on a screened in porch - very boho chic. 

At work, we just recently used sconces just like these in a powder room and they look pretty great. They are a bit funky and very 70s glam but paired with the right wallpaper and accessories they look totally fresh and fun. 

I love these chairs. Their style is classic mid century yet the brass and rattan make them unique and very one of a kind. I would use them in an entry flanking a console table with some gorgeous lamps and a big mirror. 

I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend! See you Tuesday!

outdoor patio image source unknown, powder room by Lilly Bunn, entryway image source unknown

designer feature: michelle r. smith

via Lonny

Lonny relaunched this month with a feature on Michelle R. Smith's Sag Harbor home. I hadn't heard of Smith before but after looking through her work and reading some articles about her, I have become an instant fan. Smith has had a somewhat untraditional path to becoming an interior designer. Growing up in Louisiana, Smith was constantly surrounded by home renovation projects and has said "I spent most of my childhood at Lowes and Home Depot" (Lonny). She showed a natural propensity for design but decided to take a different route by going into law. After working as an attorney for two years in New York City, she left her job to intern with Daniel Romualdez. Eventually working her way up from intern to design assistant, Smith left to start her own firm - STUDIO MRS - in 2012. 

Smith's interiors are effortlessly chic and have a beautiful blend of the old and new. Her signature palette is muted with lots of contrasting whites and beiges and there is a distinctly Southern aesthetic to her work. Below are images of her designs including her home in Sag Harbor. I would highly recommend reading and watching her feature in this month's Lonny.

images 1-3 via Lonny images 4-5 via STUDIO MRS