...tempting TEAL and gorgeous GOLD...!

i am loving everything jewel toned right now.....rich, saturated color that is warm and vibrant.  a longtime favorite color combo of mine being teal + gold.  it reminds me of favorite places to find this marriage of colors in nature; peacock feathers, fall sunsets, butterfly wings, precious stones and minerals, metals.....its just yummy and i thought i would share a few amazing pieces with you as well!

1. wallpaper by morris + co. through sanderson

2. vintage collins glasses, 1950's

3. gucci python platform pumps

4. teal and gold lacquer tables by ramsay - french, 1960's

5. satin christian louboutin clutch

6. diane von furstenberg cuff

7. dvf "night collection" flatware

8. "jane" clutch by amanda pearl

9. 1960's french teal and gold lacquer screen

10. re-fashioned 1920's feather hair clip by the prancing fox

11. "totally en-sconced" gold drop earrings from modcloth

12. "rolf" large teal candle holder by maria lovisa dahlberg

13. fabulous painting (sold...to um, me) by sheryl schroeder

soundtrack is a favorite album with teal and gold tones all up in that cover art - the cure's the head on the door:

"LESS and MORE"...the Dieter Rams retrospect at the SFMOMA

The SFMOMA does a wonderful job of bringing unique and design-oriented curated shows to the museum.  My husband and I were thrilled to learn that a collection and retrospect of German industrial designer Dieter Rams would be added to this list of must-see shows.

We attended the opening night which was well attended by an iPhone heavy crowd  (and Dieter himself, bless his heart) that were snapping away photos on their mini computers – myself included - phones that very much evolved from Rams’ designs.  In fact, there are several Apple items that bear an eerie resemblance to Rams’ designs for Braun.  You'll see what i mean in a bit...

It was a very crowded opening night so I didn’t take many shots.  I headed back a few weeks ago to really study and absorb the beautiful objects Rams designed for domestic wares  companies Braun and Vitsoe for over 50 years.  His industrial designs and approach – “less, but better” – set the bar in this field and continues to do so.

 

furniture designs for Danish furniture company Vitsoe

 

first portable radio if its kind.  the handle when not used for carrying, folds down to become a stand.  1961.

 

portable radios and record players. 1958 – 1962.

 

a Dieterism.

 

hairdryers. 1970. Rams favored a color palette of whites, grays, blacks  and natural materials.  he felt this gave the products a certain anonymity and that they would not dominate and environment, thus improving longevity by avoiding falling out of fashion.

 

T2 table lighters, 1968.

loudspeaker, 1969.

amplifier and record player, 1959.

radio-phono combinations,  1956 – 1963

 

radio-phono combination, 1956.  this particular model was called “Snow White’s Coffin” because  of its use of a clear covering.  the competition thought it too much of a nod to temporary fashion.  i find it insanely RAD.

fan by Reinhold Weiss for Braun, 1961.

Braun vs. Apple

the RT-20 in our home.  

all images with the exception of Braun vs Apple are by janel holiday design.

soundtrack is White Hinterland’s  “Kairos” album…a sweet album that explores a classically trained voice over varied tracks:

old school style + inspiration

i miss and think about my mom's parents every day.  i thought after a few years, it would be easier to not miss them as much, but in a way it's harder.  i have to struggle a bit more to retain the memories that are so important to me and really were a major part in shaping the person i am today.  i try to not live with regrets of taking more time just talking and listening to them.  i try not to think about how many amazing stories and memories i missed out on hearing from them first hand because i was too busy.  instead, i hang onto the imagery of their home, their gardens, all the animals, my grandmother's aviaries, my grandfather's tool sheds, the sounds of their desert home, the black bottom swimming pool with the half-naked mermaid and so much more.....


here are a few favorite photos of them. 






1953



my grandfather on the left with his buddy "Stubbs"....1953



royal palace in france....my grandfather with my mom (red and white dress) and her siblings.....1956



grandpa...1952



family portrait - 1954






1960s - my grandmother made these skeleton costumes for the sheriff's christmas party



this mach 1 mustang was my grandma's baby....this is my mom and my grandfather looking tough - i think sometime in the later 60's



their koi ponds 2005






my grandmother's roses



grandpa LOVED beer....detail from one of his garden sheds....wish i had saved this.


soundtrack is a little clip I shot on my not-so-great-camera in 2005 of their ponds.....quiet with the always present big, fat, orange dragonflies chasing each other:




grandma and grandpa, if you guys read blogs wherever you are at, i sure do miss you both...xoxo janel

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