October/November 2015 7 Playful Planters Until recently, color-blocking was limited to the fashion runways. Now your walls can have some fun, too. Handmade in Los Angeles, the Potted Store’s iron patina City Planters sport vibrant bright orange or yellow stripes, come in both vertical and horizontal orientations and are available in two sizes. ($249-$285, pottedstore.com) Clever Clip Holder You’ll never have to search for paper clips again with Alessi’s magnetic paper clip holder. Called CHIP, the shiny little bird acquires his “wings” when paper clips are attached. The solid desktop decoration can also double as a paper weight, ensuring your important documents won’t fly away. ($60, alessi.com) Wooden Wonders When Andrew Pearce makes his wooden bowls, he does it both beautifully and efficiently. The son of glassmaker Simon Pearce, the Vermonter devised an innovative technique to craft his wares from locally sourced trees. One gorgeous example is his hand-finished Live Edge Cherry Wood serving bowl, available in four sizes. ($65-$675, andrewpearcebowls.com) n Rock On Modernist Ralph Rapson created the drawings for his Rapid Rocker back in 1939. More than 70 years later, his family continues to make the stylish rockers in North Carolina. Each of the comfortable chairs consists of natural or cocoa-stained maple frames and can be made to order with one of six fabric colors. ($1,985, rapson-inc.com) Artistic Dish More than 250 fused glass strips make up Robert Woldow’s colorful Sunrise Dish. Both decorative and functional, the artist hand crafts and signs his festive platters that are sure to brighten up any table this holiday season. ($750, artfulhome.com)
South Bay Accent - Oct/Nov 2015
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