1. Patch NYC: Though they're certainly "perfectly rumpled and ready to wear," as design-duo John Ross and Don Carney attest, I am loving Patch NYC's signature oversize batik-print scarves for tossing and draping over arm chairs and sofas for a decidedly lived-in look. The pre-washed linen designs and wildly colorful, easily interchangeable and easy on the wallet at only $102 a piece. Visit their site for more colors and designs.2. The domed chair goes mainstream: Often custom-commissioned through venerable high-end designers {think the Tides South Beach, seen on our board here}, the sixties staple has found a home in none other than the generally traditional Restoration Hardware. Hey, I'll take it. Nothing like great quality, fantastic design and a {ok, not-so reasonable} price tag. But it's trending in the mass-market. And I like that.
3. Glassybaby comes to the West Village: Go pay them a visit! glassybaby founder, Lee Rhodes, was fighting her third battle with cancer and raising three small children when the first glassybaby was created in 1998. She designed these beautiful candle vessels and found hope and healing in their color, light and love. As Lee began giving them to others, glassbaby was born.Though Lee's glassybaby shops have graced the West Coast for years, she recently opened her first NYC boutique in the West Village {555 Hudson Street Between W 11th St and Perry St}. There, you can purchase the Martha's Hope gift set, in the gorgeous spring-to-summer tones shown above. Moreover, 10% {$12.} from the sale of each Marsha's Hope is donated to the Marsha Rivkan Center for Ovarian Cancer.
To learn more about the glassybaby mission and product, check out this video or visit our friends at Good Life Events, who are currently featuring a great glassybaby giveaway, to boot.
4. HUE comes in new, well, hues: As if we needed another reason to love Kelly Wearstler, or her book HUE, the designer has released a second limited-edition collection of the coffee table classic, in fresh, invigorating spring colors. Perfect for spring time giving, or just adding a punch of color to your lackluster living room... Available for a limited time at Amazon.5. Serena and Lily do the X bench {and better than most}: Nursery-turned-lifestyle designers Serena and Lily have jumped on the X bench bandwagon {along with the somewhat over-exposed renditions by Jonathan Adler and Ballard Designs}... but somehow S&L's bench seems to do it in a fresh, fun way. The company is offering the custom upholstered Parker bench in 30 designer fabrics that range from demure to bold. The duo find the bench to be "impossibly chic opposite the sofa or at the foot of the bed; or equally sharp at a console, vanity or desk." Available online from $599.
6. Bond No. 9 hits the Highline: Known for perfumes that capture the "notes of New York" {with past fragrances such as Central Park, Brooklyn and Wall Street}, Bond No 9 has designed "Highline," a springtime fragrance named after the downtown-railroad-turned-city-park. Owner Laurice Rahme claims eighty percent of the notes come from plants and flowers that grow on the High Line... Merci New York's take on it? Not only is it fresh and fun to wear, but it's high-stylin' enough to keep nestled on vanities, dressers... and spritzed whenever the city smog sifts in your windows!7. Moss hoards the vintage Fornasetti: No more oohing and aah-ing over the "hard to find" Fornasetti plates your friends are cautiously hanging in their foyers. Thanks to the buyers at Soho design-haven Moss, a piece of vintage Fornasetti can be yours too - minus the tall tales and stories of the chase. The assortment is always well varied and accessible, and makes for a much more impressive wedding gift that the blender you picked up at that certain box store across Houston Street. 150 Greene Street, (212) 204-7100
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