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09/02/2026

School’s in session. Time to hit the books.

08/14/2026

It was very “rich gothic” with a side of amazing late 80s/early 90s magazines.

07/31/2026

Excited to share custom sourcing work with interior design shop Callie & Co. LLC for a residential project here in the Washington, DC region. The couple—professionals of a toddler who’d moved just outside of the city proper—wanted moody, earthy spaces and plenty of grownup zones for relaxing and unwinding. We came to bring in pieces for the library….and stayed to help bring the living room, bar, and dining room to life. We might just move in!

07/10/2026

International Klein Blue (or “Yves Klein Blue”)—the most 〰️main character〰️ blue shade and our signature brand color—is having a moment. Here’s a few of the inspo images we’ve collected over the years.

1 - Ultramarine Blue on Black, 32x31x6, rolled paper, pigmented ink and sumi ink by DMV artist Jae Cheon Ko

2 - John Waters interview by AnOther Magazine S/S 2014

3 - With apologies to the museum’s no photo policy: Rachel Cothran with Yves Klein’s Untitled Blue Sponge Relief (RE 21), 1960.

4 - Yves Klein blue in the flat of interior designer Lazaro Rosa-Violan (), via The World of Interiors. Photo James McDonald

5 - David Bowie in blue socks at The Factory in 1971

6 - Michelle Thomas recently took a trip to Mexico City and included a stop at Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul

7 - British Vogue cover star ROCK photo RAF

8 - and ’s Paris apartment

9 - The deck at Sycamore & Oak in DC’s Congress Heights. Photo austingraff

04/09/2026

We’re back 📣 And on Friday, April 17 from 5-9PM, we’re partnering with interior designer Nicole Lanteri (Nicole Lanteri Design) and longtime creative friends Nancy Miyahira Jennifer Barger for a one-night-only Spring Salon at the Arlington 1950s ranch Nicole recently designed as a showroom-meets-clubhouse space.

Inspired by the home’s colorful midcentury aesthetic, we’re bringing vintage finds perfect for unfussy entertaining and adding designy specialness to your home. Also on tap: custom cocktails served in vintage Rare Form glassware.

Bonus: We will be bringing pieces from our personal wardrobes to sell alongside the other creatives.

It’s going to feel like a house party, but with shopping. 👀

Comment “party” for the address!

02/15/2026

hello, a MOODBOARD

1-Railing via of Trentman House in , designed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen in 1969
2-Elaine de Kooning, self portrait from 1946
3-The Barcelona home of interior designer Lazaro Rosa-Violan, via
4-Louise Bourgeois breaking things via
5-The McElroy House (1975) via
6-Image by Gianni Penati for January 1968
7-Grace Jones, via
8-Chair by
9-Judy Chicago, “Immolation from Women and Smoke” 1972
10-A home in Genoa, Italy designed by David Hicks
11-A Claude Montana design, 1985
12-A surrealist cake by .world because we see in no way over surrealism or unexpectedness

12/26/2025

Holidays, home, hijinks ✨

1: Mick Jagger, Iman, and Paul Von Ravenstein photographed by Ara Gallant for the cover of Interview, 1977

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3: Christmas at Helmut Berger’s, 1978, via

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12/09/2025

Today’s post is brought to you by women looking amazing in furs

11/18/2025

Fresh drop to the shop! From glam 60s coupes to a hand-wrought Brutalist brass box, we’ve sourced some stunning one-of-a-kind vintage pieces for entertaining and gifting this season. ✨

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