Wednesday, February 13, 2008

MOORISH INFLUENCE: GEOMETRIC AND BRIGHT WAYS TO ADD A GLOBAL FEEL

Photo Courtesy of Casamidy
San Miguel de Allende's Casamidy does it again! This furniture company, based and produced in Mexico uses metal beautifully, creating furniture with a unique lightness to it. This time, with the Almidi Star Tea Table the the influence is Moorish, and the silhouettes are inspired by archways and lantern patterns, painted in a shock of color. See the whole collection at Casamidy

Photo Courtesy of ABC Carpet
Madeline Weinrib has great patterns in her Amagansett collection. Shown here is the Brooke Tibetan carpet, in a geometric star pattern that will bring new life to any floor.


Photo Courtesy of Casamidy
Add a star to the room with this incredible lime green piece. The best ways to add instant color to a room easily are through a mirror, lamps, throws and pillows.

Photo Courtesy of Casamidy
Great indoors or out, these pieces provide punch and a unique silhouette to the space. Look out for Casa San Miguel, a new book out in April from Rizzoli. Jorge and Anne-Marie Almada of Casamidy wrote the forward to it, all about life and design in this artistic region of Mexico.

Photo Courtesy of Nathan Turner
Two gals with style galore, Lisa Fine and Carolina Irving, have teamed up to create fashion and home accessories. Exotic blouses are available at Charlotte Moss. Collections are based on travels to India, from the patterns and textiles there. Their line, Irving and Fine has brand new patterned flatweave rugs that are available through Nathan Turner

3 comments:

Topsy Turvy said...

I just did a post on Casamidy and the Oasis Hotel! However, I didn't know about the book. Nice post! Lana

Bayou Contessa said...

I read about your blog on Topsy Turvy and I'm so glad I did! This is a great post on the moorish influence. I'm especially attracted to the turquoise table in the star shape. How fun!
Julie

Anonymous said...

Hi there,

check out this website:

http://www.sainttropezstone.com

they have some great unique handmade Moorish tiles, encaustic cement tiles and Moroccan style home decor

cheers,

Brian