earth day birthday

 

since 1970 we've been celebrating earth day 

on my birthday.

it's an association that I love, 

being the earth-bound taurus that I am. 

studiopatro is celebrating with a 20% off sale, 

and a request that we all use more cloth, 

less paper.

 

dot tea towels

color stories

 

for spring.

we have updated our website
and added the new
dot designs.

AND

all our tea towels 

are available individually 

so mix and match as you wish.

at studiopatro.com

spring citrus

spotted in my kitchen: 

city linens and spring citrus.

(just wanted to share some color!)

studiopatro in 7x7

see
the april issue of 7 x 7 magazine,
page 42.

the studio of studiopatro is featured in THE ROOM,
written by Leilani Labong,
with photos by Gabriela Hasbun.

Lily is now one famous dog.

taking a step back

simplicity

color
+
pattern



today's exercise:
taking a step back
looking at the basics
finding inspiration
resting your eyes
taking a step forward

nice words

a nice surprise from
sarah coffey and
apartment therapy's marketplace





check out all 10 designers here:

sprout and vine tea towels

great finds
inspired by the world of gardening


sprout and vine tea towels
in the march issue of martha stewart living

page 32!

sisters are a gift

here's my gift show hero.
my sister karen


thank you a million times over
for all your help
and support
and humor
and good spirits.

could not have done it without you.
no way.


(check her out on imdb too)

our first new york gift show

our first new york gift show.


the booth looked fabulous,
we met fun and interesting people from all over the country,
we listened and learned,
we have great new customers,
we have tons of "following-up" to do.


i am home,
resting and refueling
and realizing just how lucky i am.


lucky
for my family and friends

and grateful
for their limitless generosity,
constant encouragement
and unflinching help.


talk about fabulous.

copper dots and comfort

weekday afternoon,
hot water, meyer lemon
and another new pattern.

copper dots and comfort.

love the objects you live with

sunday morning,
a favorite quote,
and a favorite new pattern.


"using your favorite mug
makes every breakfast special.
love the objects you live with."

sara's gift

sara's mise en place

sara's wrapped gift

see more of sara here

a new leaf

it's here.





along with a beautiful
"new leaf"

and a wish for a
happy and healthy new year

filled with
peace, prosperity and new growth!

happy, happy holidays!

it's time…

stocking's up!

and then it will soon be time

for a caper

and some champagne.



happy, happy holidays!

elements of the perfect gift

elements of the perfect gift

from

mo + mo living

40
perfect gift ideas
beautifully edited and a visual treat


the best I've seen
and not to be missed


let's go shopping.

DesignStory is for design lovers

DesignStory
is for design lovers




free to join,
DesignStory members have access
to limited time sales events at designer discounts
on high-quality design furnishings for the home.

studiopatro
on sale december 2 - 8

shop now

remodelista holiday market

will you be in the sf bay area this weekend?


remodelista
is hosting a holiday market in mill valley.


sunday december 5
12-4
at summerhouse warehouse
250 east blithedale ave.


locally made goods… and it is sure to be good!


ambitalia, breakaway cook, dagmar daley, fearless chocolate,
fineline letterpress, heritage culinary artifacts, luke bartels,
marie veronique, mato creative, rough linen, sefte,
studiopatro, tony tutto pizza, wendy furman design, and more.

join us,
and invite your friends too.

gather + carry

the linen market bag
debuts

and 3 weber sisters do a photo shoot

susan, the photographer

karen, the model
and
me, the designer.

available at studiopatro.com

caper + rue

I never get tired of caper.



however sometimes I get so tired, I forget how to caper.

that's why it was so much fun to see
studiopatro
in the newest, latest issue of rue.


(see what's hanging on the oven?)

remodelista was nice enough
to include studiopatro in their
backyard harvest
roundup.


look for remodelista's feature
on page 80.

holiday baking

chewy gooey crispy crunchy
melt-in-your-mouth cookies

a new book by alice medrich
is on the shelves and ready for
holiday baking.

photographer deborah jones
and
art director and stylist sara slavin

chose some studiopatro tea towels
to accompany the cookies, bars and wafers
you'll find here.


I'm so flattered!

calm before the storm

fyi


the unadulterated photo,
before the "violators" took over.


photo by Nigel Cox

bon appetit

glimpses
of studiopatro
on the newsstands this month

1.
our kitchen apron helps serve
a thanksgiving turkey
on the cover of bon appetit…

styled by friend Roscoe Betsill


2.
our apron and caper towel
help in the making of a thanksgiving feast
in food & wine…

styled by friend Sara Slavin

thank you, dear friends.

it's nice to be out in the world,
helping to create feasts and photos.