I’ve decided to look beyond my mid century vibe and explore other styles. Elizabeth Maxon runs Elizabeth House in St. Louis, Missouri. Her apartment is amazing, her table inspiring and her small business advice sage. Elizabeth is a women of style. Don’t miss her blog.

Rebecca von Gyer creates these stunning rugs for her company Gyer from the finest New Zealand wool. They are designed to be runners or rugs of any size. Playful luxury, vibrant colour ways, lush under foot.

Grant Featherston (1922-1995) is another Australian design icon I would like to share with you. What Hans Wegner is to mid century devotees in America, Grant Featherston is to Australians. Devoted to promoting a philosophy of good design and opposing the stifling forces of conservatism with an alternative to the overstuffed post-war sofas Grant Featherston gained success in the 1950s with his clean organic designs. The now famous contour chair can still be found in homes as well as fashionable design stores and museum collections.

Z300 chaise Inside Out	Expo Sound chair Inside Out
D350 dining chair Belle	Stem dining chair Belle
R152 Contour chair Architronic	B2 series armchair Vogue Living Australia
Scape chair Inside Out	R160 contour chair Australian Vogue Living

Passementerie, the decorative use of trims made from gimp, cord, beads, braids, etc. Sounds simple doesn’t it. Not when you linger over these images from Spina Design. In their own words “A vibrant and dynamic duo, who have revolutionised the perception of accessories and the detailing in interior design. Using radically different mixtures of hard and soft materials together, they add precious materials and objects to their designs, not seen before in the accessory world. They have revived the ancient craft of passementerie to a new level gaining the respect as a new art form.” Their work is a feast for the eyes.

In the 1940’s Eero Saarinen developed this pedestal table, along with the Tulip chair, as part of his research of “organic furniture.” The Tulip Table started out with a cast iron base. It came with various tops in laminate, marble or wood, could be round or oval, and was available in various sizes. Today, the base is made of cast aluminum same as the chairs. A fabulous table that looks good with any chair, modern or traditional. A beautiful sculpture, a piece of art.

The Collectors Eye. Decorating with the Objects You Love.	Elle Decoration
Elle Decor	Domino
Australian Vogue Living	Elle Decoration
Living etc	dwr

PS I have a sneaking suspicion that one of these tables is the infamous Ikea Docksta. Can you pick which one?