Batch 005: Some good recy recs

Snazzy hardware, pretty pegs, a cool new shop, and glass ice cream spoons, oh my!

Hola! I’m switching it up this week and sharing some design finds that have recently caught my eye...

ABASK.COM

The other week, I visited The Salon Art & Design Fair at the Armory in NYC. There were designers, luxury crafters and gallerists from all over the world but by far my favorite exhibitor was this online home decor shop ABASK – their installation outfitted wall-to-wall in kelly green and filled with enough unique homewares to keep me gawking for a good hour.

Each item in their highly curated shop has a story about the brand and maker. This one of a kind embroidered hand made cushion is sourced from the brand Kissweh, which helps to create fair working opportunities for refugees of Lebanon and Syria. This mouth-blown rainbow striped Murano crystal vase by Carlo Moretti is a piece of art — signed, dated, and numbered with an authenticity certificate. The Fantasmino lamp by Paolo Venini, one of the oldest Venetian glass makers, looks like a little glass ghost resembling the designers more well known 1940s Fazzoletto vase design — and it comes in a bunch of fun colors! You’ll have to explore the site, but some of my other favorites items include these colorful wine glass sets designed by Phoebe Stubbs, hand-painted ceramic dinnerware made in Hungary, and these scalloped-edged marble bowls — you know I just love curvy things.

Matilda Goad: Hardware

I’ve enjoyed following British designer Matilda Goad for her whimsical take on traditional countryside cottage vibes with a sophisticated edge. Her brand is most famous for their scalloped edge lamp shades (which I do recommend and have at home), but this new line of hardware, including handles, knobs, and backplates, is just great. It’s such a fun way to dress up a simple dresser or cabinet door. Ch-ch-check it out!

Pretty Pegs

On the topic of hardware, I must share one of my favorite resources for spiffing up simple (read: boring) furniture. This Swedish website, aptly named Pretty Pegs, has great little legs for your couch, side table, dresser, and a large selection of knobs and handles. They even have a handy guide to pair with IKEA items and ideas for DIY furniture hacks. I got a cheap three-drawer dress from wayfair for my closet and jazzed it up with these large wood ball legs. I used a smaller set of yellow wood spheres to top of a simple closet door. I love!

Here you can see before the nipples were installed, after, and where we're at today.

Borosilicate glass ice cream spoons? Yes, please. 

If you’ve been here since Batch 001 then you know I’m a Zara Home stan 🙋‍♀️. I came across these glass ice cream spoons (side note: why does my brain want to write ice SCREAM so badly?) via a well targeted IG ad and had to stop what I was doing, because sometimes you just stumble across an object that sparks so much joy in you, you can’t handle it. Turns out they have a whole bunch of fun borosilicate (like pyrex strong) glass goodies including colorful straws, playful stemware, carafes and more. Please do let me know if you snag any of these items.

And with that I will leave you until next time. I hope you enjoyed this little roundup of recs. As always, I would LOVE IT if you’d share this with other people in your life who like nice stuff. 😘

Have a great week!

Esther

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