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1. Australian Shepherds, Jax and Wheeler
2. Bertazzoni
1 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS, JAX AND WHEELER
My dogs always seem happy to see me, no questions asked.
2 BERTAZZONI
“I went to design school in Italy, and I have this love affair with Italian design.
3 CARL HARRY STALHANE SWEDISH VASES
I love using my ceramics to serve up the unexpected!
3. Carl Harry Stalhane Swedish vases
4 OTTO’S MARKET LEMON ICE CREAM
5 “NEW NORDIC BLUE”
I can’t live without the color blue, so with the help of local vendors, I came up with my own “New Nordic Blue” paint. 4. Otto’s Market lemon ice cream
SHEILA BRIDGES
I am inspired by so many African-American artists, but Kerry James Marshall is one of them!
7 HYDRANGEA
I am most inspired by nature, and this bloom makes it easy to see why.
12 THINGS SHE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
ew 5. “New rdic Nordic Blue
6 KERRY JAMES MARSHALL
Sheila Bridges has been unstoppable in the world of design since she began design classes at Parson’s School of Design in New York City. She simply doesn’t take “no” for an answer. With a background in sociology and a determination to be heard, she expresses herself through traditional pieces combined with brilliant color palettes and layered patterns. If she can’t find a pattern or paint color she likes, she’ll design her own (such was the beginning of her now famous Harlem Toile De Jouy wallpaper). “The serendipity of gradually finding things along the journey is the fun of [designing],” she says. Since opening her own design firm, she has been featured in many publications, such as Architectural Digest, and Bill Clinton is listed among her clients. TASHA URBAN
8 SOLEY CHAIR This is one of my favorites: Versatile, colorful and beautiful in its simplicity.
9 FLEA MARKETS
I love flea markets, and always look for them while travelling.
10 KRONKRON
Bold patterns, vibrant colors need I say more?
11 REYKJAVIK, ICELAND It has become one of my favorite places to visit.
12 THE CECIL STEAKHOUSE
These days, The Cecil is “my watering hole.”
8. Soley Chair 9. Flea Market
10. KronKron
11. Reykjavik, Iceland
6. Kerry James Marshall
7. Hydrangea angea
4 ELLE DECOR
12. The Cecil Steakhouse
PORTRAIT COOKIE CUTTERS, FRAGANCES, APRON: JULIA KEMPER JOHNSON: 2: ALMAY: 5, 2: STUDIO D; 11: VINCENT LEROUX,FOR DETAILS, SEE RESSOURCES.
Otto’s Market is one of my favorite stops in Germanton, where I pick up lemon ice cream and house-baked scones before a picnic or a stroll.