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While browsing the ultra-chic Tribeca boutique A Little Pink, my eye went straight to this towering display of candy-floss–colored feathers exploding from a sculptural glass vase. Part décor object, part couture fantasy, it floats in the space like a glamorous pink cloud.
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The designer of this Ewer has borrowed an elegant Islamic form from 14 century works of glass and metal work produced in Egypt and Syria. The pattern is Italian, an elegant filigree technique known as Lattcino, achieved by blowing the vessel with clear and white glass canes. The ewer was, however, likely made in northern Europe or France in a pervasive imitation of Italian glass call ‘in Venetian style.’
Photographed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
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Outdoor dining, which because crazy popular during the Covid lockdown a few years back, has endured here in NYC — especially during the summer months, when everyone wants to eat outside. This peaceful pink scene featuring an open window, a bouquet of flowers displayed in a Flamingo vase, and the protective shade of a Pink Umbrella, was spotted outside Ladybird vegetarian restaurant in the East Village. May the summer never end.
RBG Holiday Ornaments By Cody Foster & Co. (Photo By Gail)
The Notorious RBG shuffled off this mortal coil one year ago today (September 18th, 2020), and she is sorely missed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer and a champion for women’s rights the likes of whom we need more of! Ruth’s legacy deserved so much more than for her to be replaced on the Supreme Court by a right wing ringer who’s never even tried a case (fuck!), but all we can do is move forward. We miss you, RBG!
RBG Vase By Crank
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Symbols of speed and good fortune, Dolphins swim down the sides of this ocean-colored vase (1866–70s) from Salviati & Co. John Ruskin’s Stones of Venice created a wave of enthusiasm for the lost art of cristallo. Published from 1851 to 1853, Ruskin’s book proved a stroke of good luck for Venetians seeking to revive old glassblowing techniques.
Installation View
Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.