leaf

"leaf" can be pretty

and useful too.



one day
we're off to an engagement party

and the next
we're keeping lettuce fresh in the fridge.



(hint: use cloth towels instead of paper and plastic)

the best of the city 2010

I am pleased
delighted
gratified
chuffed
and happy


that 7x7 magazine
has included studiopatro in
"the best of the city 2010"
june issue, page 74.

and there I am
with three of my friends

paste

urban mercantile

general store

in
best of home + design.

a collection of leaves

3 things

inspired

the newest collection of

studiopatro

tea towel designs

1
my collection of leaves
2
stripes in my kitchen and everywhere
3
eating and a beautiful antique spoon




(4 new sets coming soon!)

zoe loves casa

zoe
loves casa

jack
picked fig


who can resist these two?


zoe lives in san francisco
jack lives in washington d.c.

and I can't think of a better way to use a tea towel.

photo of jack by garrrrrrrrrry

a very special gift for all mums and moms

mums the word

studiopatró
and
june taylor

have come together
to create a very special gift for all
mums and moms.




meyer lemon marmalade and
strawberry & rose geranium conserve
wrapped in fern. $50.

candied blood orange peel and
meyer lemon & mint syrup
wrapped in fig. $50.

order here

by saturday, may 1 for delivery by mother’s day

also available at june taylor’s still room in berkeley
and at her booth in the san francisco ferry plaza farmers’ market
on saturdays may 1st & may 8th

nice company

I am lucky
to work with
talented, creative people.

sandra cook
is one of them.

she created an herb mixture
of nori, wild mushroom powder,
garlic powder, salt and sesame seeds,
ground it in a mortar + pestle,
and
wrapped it in spike.


a gift to friends


to sprinkle on
scrambled eggs,
fish or pork,
rice and vegetables.


nice company.

cooking light

the editors at cooking light
found our tea towels

and included us in their april issue.



how sweet is that?




and I can't wait

to make the
coconut cake from the cover.



(how did they know that coconut cake is my favorite?)

casa and city tea towels at SFMOMA

I'm thrilled.

studiopatro
casa and city tea towels

are at the SFMOMA museum store.

think urban adventure, architecture, city grids

in a strong modern palette
of copper orange and slate gray.



beautifully paired with
august table porcelain plates

and available at
the museum store
or online.

it's so nice
to be in such good company.

cafe mom giveaway

giveaway


check out cafe mom for

studiopatró kitchen apron + tea towel set giveaway.

offer is good through saturday, march 13th.


just a comment puts you in the running.

timeless treasures

the source

for vintage letters

big and small

bins and drawers full of everything imaginable

the more you look

the more you see

timeless treasures

on sutter street near pierce

in san francisco

and they even have some of my T towels.

tea towels for modern world

a short story 

about tea towels

christina weber's tea towels for modern world

read it online or in the march issue of SFiS

(so nicely written by sarah adler)

the general store, sf

have you heard

about the 

general store?

if you're in san francisco

it's in the outer sunset 

but it's very "in".

don't miss

serena mitnik-miller's

hand-painted blocks

(gorgeous)

and the studiopatro tea towels, of course.

lever house goes pop

surprise on park avenue

my favorite 

lever house goes pop

richard woods

discovered that william lever and lady lever

loved decoration.

so his installation of

victorian pattern on the modernist landmark

may seem to clash,

but is really a lovely story.

until march 13th.

gorgeous grey

gorgeous grey

how can you resist?

on fingertips

on dinnerware

on city sidewalks

and on façade, city and wanderlust too.

stockholm street style

heath ceramics 

studio forbes

my mom...

my mom.

she just turned 84,

and still hangs her laundry

on the clothesline to dry.

here she is, at home in arizona,

with spike and leaf.

thanks for the photo, susan c. weber

architecture and textile design

the oresen house

by
akasaka shinichiro atelier

and

the casa tea towels
are a natural fit.

maybe architecture and textile design
should get together more often?

now that would be an interesting assignment.

akasaka shinichiro atelier via remodelista

reusing packaging ribbons

easy sunday

a good (and practical) way
to reuse packaging ribbons.

cookbook bookmarks
mark your spot.

home from the market

saturday

just home from the market.

fresh fruit with casa…
a nice contrast.

prepping

prepping on friday

cushion a bowl
soften a surface
keep it clean

the 1st thing I reach for is fern.

thursday in seattle

thursday in seattle

I'm being used.

to dry your hands
to wipe the counter
to grab a hot pan
and to hang around,
looking good.

thanks to kathy + anthony

wednesday in the kitchen

wednesday in the kitchen

an irresistible word
for the strong desire to travel or wander.

why is "wanderlust" so intriguing?

itchy feet, anyone?

tuesday morning

tuesday morning

a lunch of last night's leftovers
bundled up and ready to go to work
in the city tea towel.

instant napkin too.

monday morning

monday morning

the first thing I reach for
is my good ol' Peet's.

strong coffee + milk =
the color of toast.

patterns + textures + colors

patterns + textures + colors
from a morning's walk

irresistible
inspirational
humbling

(take your eyes and your iPhone
and go for a walk)

peace and cake

wishing you

peace and cake

in the new year.

we ate
citrus cake with cranberry compote.
yum.

cake: dana tommasino
of woodward's garden restaurant

setting the table, butler-style

setting the table, butler-style

you've got to admire that level

of attention to detail.

does anyone still have rules for setting the table?

does anyone e v e r iron the newspaper?

photo: Peter Granser