Week’s End
Kate Spade spans generations in her Spring 2015 campaign featuring 22 year old Karlie Kloss alongside the 93 year old maven Iris Apfel (pictured above). Fashionista reports on the campaigns theme, which features duos of women that vary vastly in age in Kate Spade’s preppy and colourful offerings.
The best online sources for table legs have been conveniently rounded up for your perusal by Apartment Therapy. You may think this is a trivial list until you’re trying to refurbish some furniture and finding yourself wading through a million unviable online options. This site is a valuable resource for all things DIY and is especially useful for apartment dwellers (duh).
Llamas and pajamas are recent fixtures for a Valentine themed Vogue spread that was shot in the tiny town in Tully, New York. An unusual pairing, the magazine justified the setup featuring male models and furry pack animals: “Llamas are chic creatures, one of us noted recently, with an imposing silhouette, shaggy fur accents, and a self-possessed comportment.” There’s a slideshow and a behind the scenes video – be sure to check it out, you won’t be sorry.
Sotheby’s bags £123,515,250 at Tuesday’s Contemporary Sale ArtNet reported. With a high estimate of £125.5m, the sale met expectations and the Gerhardt Richter collectors seem to be back in the game with a 1986 abstract making £30.4m. Christie’s results didn’t lag too far behind, making £117m including premium. One of their star lots was a 1970 Cy Twombly abstract which brought in £19.7m after the bidding started at £15m with a Christie’s guarantee.
Ikea debuts emoticons featuring everything from minimalist Swedish furniture, to love-hearts and meatballs reports Curbed. There’s a promo video encouraging punters to download the app, stating: “In the home situation misunderstandings occur most around clutter, but with this tool to ensure universal love and understanding in your home, all your hints, desires and questions will be understood right away.” I’m thinking sending emoticons of hot dogs and POÄNG armchairs might have the opposite effect, but we shall see.
