Please note that the iPhone cases are temporary unavailable. In the October 2013 issue of Interior Design magazine, editors say, "Forget dialing your phone - try tiling it! The manufacturer now offers a printed iPhone case in every one of its artisanal tile collections, from handmade encaustics to the classic Moroccan zellige. The most recent addition to the line is South African painter Ruan Hoffmann's hand-lithgraphed Postcards from Myself, Iznik-inspired patterns saturated, almost …
Punk: From Chaos to Couture
John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) remembers the primary advantage of safety pins. He had no money and didn't know how to sew. It was the seventies, and punks were the disenfranchised, bitter and poor kids of London and New York. They would show up with paint splattered clothing, garbage bags cinched at the waist, hacked off hair, safety pins piercing skin and cloth. Their ideology allowed for the remarkable notion that they could dictate their own taste, no matter how subversive. …
The Paraaf by Jacco Maris
Mt. Vernon, New York........Global Lighting is proud to present the Paraaf designed by Jacco Maris. Created by hand from a single strip of stainless steel, the light is bent and folded to replicate the intricate pleats of the 16th century collars worn by European aristocracy. This suspension light is an extension of the Maris signature style, the manipulation of metal into soft and languid forms. Inspired by the rich culture of the Netherlands, Maris was intrigued by the ruff collars that …
New Ravenna in Elle Indonesia
New Ravenna has been featured in Elle Indonesia, the magazine's editors including Paul Schatz's Miraflores collection in their bathroom highlights. The nod by this international magazine proves how far afield the appeal of the company's tiles travels. Included in the tile roundup is the Medina pattern created for backsplashes. It is a handmade mosaic that is shown below in polished Ming Green and Carrara and honed Thassos; it is one of the designs in the Miraflores Collection by Paul Schatz, …
New Ravenna Mosaics Presents Look Book Fall 2013
New Ravenna Mosaics Look Book Fall 2013 (Exmore, Virginia).......New Ravenna Mosaics is proud to present their Fall 2013 Look Book, a visual gallery of brilliant reflective mosaics in jewel glass and natural stone. The luxurious mosaics are all created in the New Ravenna Mosaics studio located in Exmore, Virginia. A team of 120 artisans and designers create each mosaic by hand one tessera (piece) at a time. New Ravenna Mosaics was started 21 years ago by Sara Baldwin on her kitchen …