8 Fresh Picks

The latest options for decorating your dining room, kitchen and living room, fresh for the taking.

San Francisco artist Rae Dunn created these playful black-and-white ceramic tea bowls to reflect the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi ($48; raedunn.com).

Inspired by 20th-century Scandinavian design, Erik Hughes of De Sousa Hughes designed the Lakeside Slipper Chair; it launches this month at the San Francisco Design Center’s Winter Market (to the trade; desousahughes.com).

Boston-based celebrity chef Todd English partnered with Bosch to create the sleek, cordless Mixxo hand blender with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery ($120; boschappliances.com).

In Atomic Ranch:Design Ideas For Stylish Ranch Homes (Gibbs Smith), Jim Brown and Michelle Gringeri-Brown (the husband-and-wife creators of Atomic Ranch magazine) highlight 25 examples of ranch-style abodes, including several classic California Eichlers ($40; gibbs-smith.com).

Outdoor furniture company Sutherland recently debuted the Washington Park interior collection, which includes this 54-inch coffee table designed by Seattle based Terry Hunziker (to the trade; sutherlandteak.com).

The Amboise tablecloth in cobalt blue and white by Pierre Frey for Yves Delorme is screen-printed on cotton sateen ($180; yvesdelorme.com).

The delicate Nautilus Shell bottle by Bay Area artist Kay Willens stands seven inches tall and is available at Alabaster ($155; alabastersf.com).

Toast the new year with Gold Paillette glasses by Kim Seybert; hand-chiseled and painted with a metallic gold finish, the glassware is available at Gracious Style in Los Angeles  ($40 each, $85 for pitcher; graciousstyle.com).

Taken from the January 2007 issue of our sister publication, California Home+Design.  For more than a decade, CH+D has informed, celebrated and inspired the nation's most influential home and design market. Subscribe now.

San Francisco artist Rae Dunn created these playful black-and-white ceramic tea bowls to reflect the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi ($48; raedunn.com).

Inspired by 20th-century Scandinavian design, Erik Hughes of De Sousa Hughes designed the Lakeside Slipper Chair; it launches this month at the San Francisco Design Center’s Winter Market (to the trade; desousahughes.com).

Boston-based celebrity chef Todd English partnered with Bosch to create the sleek, cordless Mixxo hand blender with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery ($120; boschappliances.com).

In Atomic Ranch:Design Ideas For Stylish Ranch Homes (Gibbs Smith), Jim Brown and Michelle Gringeri-Brown (the husband-and-wife creators of Atomic Ranch magazine) highlight 25 examples of ranch-style abodes, including several classic California Eichlers ($40; gibbs-smith.com).

Outdoor furniture company Sutherland recently debuted the Washington Park interior collection, which includes this 54-inch coffee table designed by Seattle based Terry Hunziker (to the trade; sutherlandteak.com).

The Amboise tablecloth in cobalt blue and white by Pierre Frey for Yves Delorme is screen-printed on cotton sateen ($180; yvesdelorme.com).

The delicate Nautilus Shell bottle by Bay Area artist Kay Willens stands seven inches tall and is available at Alabaster ($155; alabastersf.com).

Toast the new year with Gold Paillette glasses by Kim Seybert; hand-chiseled and painted with a metallic gold finish, the glassware is available at Gracious Style in Los Angeles  ($40 each, $85 for pitcher; graciousstyle.com).

Taken from the January 2007 issue of our sister publication, California Home+Design.  For more than a decade, CH+D has informed, celebrated and inspired the nation's most influential home and design market. Subscribe now.

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