This embroidered Suzani Peacock Pillow is 17″ x 17″ and will add a pop to a a room in an instant.  It is available at Ruzzetti & Gow, the Upper East Side store in New York that is well known for it’s beautiful silver-dipped seashells.  The attention to detail that is paid to the objects [...]

Pam! Congrats. I look forward to seeing you at the SC Arts Gala! Thank you all so much for entering this giveaway, and I hope that you will still come to experience the magic of South Carolina’s greatest artistic minds at the Columbia Museum of Art on May 6.  Click here to purchase tickets. The [...]

For many of us with children, it is so difficult to strike a balance between keeping our homes accessible to little legs and fingers and making them the entertaining havens that we need for our time spent with adults.  We want our homes to be warm and inviting to all ages, so that we are [...]

“You represent an America we like very much– you and Barack Obama are the American dream.” The above words were recently spoken to fashion and lifestyle icon Ralph Lauren by President Nicolas Sarkozy just before Lauren received a legion d’honneur pin. The French president went on to say that Lauren represents “beauty, democracy, and quality [...]

The above credenza is made by Carlo innovative furnishings, which is part of the Nusa Furniture Group. Nusa is a gathering of design and manufacturing talents from around the world who import, distribute and manufacture hand-crafted artisanal furnishings. For more than 10 years the group has been dedicated to the highest standards of quality, durability [...]

After last week’s wild shenanigans I’ve been a little light on the posts out of a need to catch my breath as much as I can. But, I did have the distinct pleasure of stopping by Gallery 80808 early on to have a chat with Ethel Brody, a fascinating New York native who has been [...]

The spring trends report that came out of High Point Market yesterday immediately made me think of Jamie Drake’s bold colors.  This could also be because I was talking about Mr. Drake’s gorgeous and practically audible palette with a friend at Saturday’s Columbia Museum of Art gala (which was too fabulous… pictures to come later), [...]

Gracious! Please forgive the extra-late post. I should have expected that two days out from an event things would come up that were not part of my timeline.  Luckily I am working with some of the best event chairs ever.  The thought of being in charge of an event of such large scale that involves [...]

The jewelry designer Ippolita creates some of the most fascinating pieces of wearable art you can find.  In each piece it is obvious that it was derived from the mind of an artist, further proven by the fact that the signature bangles are cast by hand from original wax sculptures and that all are made [...]

Welcome to the week of Columbia On Fire! The city is certainly living up to it’s nickname of Famously Hot with it’s whirlwind of April events.  I went to bed last night in a panic (note to self: don’t review a busy week’s schedule just before turning in on Sunday night). Luckily, I slept that [...]