The Duchess of Corbin: The Duchess Recommends . . .

The Duchess of Corbin: The Duchess Recommends . . .: "Jordan Cappella Design This weekend the Duchess had the great pleasure of having brunch with Jordan Cappella, a Venice Beach-based Renaissa..."

Standard Magazine arrives!.: KELLY LAPLANTE LAUNCHING "STANDARD" ONLINE MAGAZIN...

I wrote about this back in July. Congratulations to Kelly on STANDARD Magazine which has been received with such deserved praise. Click on the below link for the full article and magazine

.: KELLY LAPLANTE LAUNCHING "STANDARD" ONLINE MAGAZIN...: "The fabulous Kelly Leplante is launching an online magazine This September. EVERYTHING in the magazine will be eco friendly or Green but ne..."

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER for Roche-Bobois & Angeleno magazine Event

Jordan Cappella & Rique Uresti
Vanessa De Vargas, Jordan Cappella & Kate Lee
Anthony Sion & Jordan Cappella

Great event at Roche Bobois boutique on Beverly Blvd. LA Ca Angeleno Editor Alex Abramian - Mott & Editor in Chief Degen Pener invited us to preview the new JEAN PAUL GAULTIER COLLECTION for Roche Bobois.

Phillip Lim Hosts Cali's Coolest FNO Party - tonights must go to party!

New Black & White striped rug for living room

I just wanted to share my latest purchase. A black & White striped rug for the living room. I love this rug 5 x 7 and $179.00 from Ikea. I have layered it with a black hide. It also comes in 8 x 11 for 299.00 Enjoy!

Just purchased my faux (made of polypropylene) 5 x 7 zebra hide for the dining room $90.00 bargain

The faux zebra hide should be here in 5 days will let you know what it looks and feels like. Was $90.00 on overstock.com

Inspiration for my dining area

What a fun day i had with my good friend Interior Designer Vanessa De Vargas, we were designing my dining area. I have attached an inspiration board.

I already have the Nina Campbell wallpaper $10.00 a roll from the last Designer Tag sale, You really would not believe the deals, and should make it to the next one if you like to shop for home decor. The Tulip dining table was picked up this week from out of the closet in Weho for $50.00, sisal rug $99.00 from Ikea, 80's chairs were $15.00 a piece from another charity store. Just bought the blue/natural zig zag fabric today (the last 6 yards for $10.00 a yard from a fabric store downtown) for the 80's chairs. The stunning vintage bamboo cabinet is on loan from My friend Alona the owner of Capri restaurant on Abott kinney Blvd, and is for sale $1200.00

Next week will search for the burlap window treatments and a light fixture.

Will keep you updated on the progress.

Check out pics in westside MAGAZINE Social pages

Some fun pics in the social pages of (MOON TIDE MEDIA'S) westside Magazine.

See pics of Vanessa De Vargas, Jennifer Ekstein, Deborah Greene, Marcia Zia and Jordan Cappella. for Vanessa's DNG event.

Also love the article/pics on Interior designer Chad Eisner on page 40.

Enjoy.

New product development for Jordan Cappella line - four face buddha soap

This post is to share the latest project i am working on. In addition to the candles I have been developing a soap.

I have been playing with a few different silhouette's but my favorite to date is the FOUR FACE BUDDHA, which features BUDDHA'S moods ranging from, happy - sad - mad - content.

I will let you know when the final product is available. Until then enjoy the pics of the prototype.The photo also gives you a chance to see my new labels.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

Jordan Cappella "KEANDRE" candle on STANDARD blog by Kelly LaPlante

The wonderful kelly LaPlante just put a post up about my signature candle scent "KEANDRE" on Standard Magazine Blog. click on link to read the post. To purchase a candle click here

Thanks Kelly!

Looking forward to September, for the Launch of STANDARD online Magazine.

KELLY LAPLANTE LAUNCHING "STANDARD" ONLINE MAGAZINE!

The fabulous Kelly Leplante is launching an online magazine This September. EVERYTHING in the magazine will be eco friendly or Green but neither of these words will be said. In Kelly's own words. The idea for Standard came, quite naturally, from the mantra I have been repeating for years: “green is a standard, not a style.”

Read more of what Kelly has to say below.

After almost a year of scheming and dreaming I am proud to announce that my new periodical publication, Standard Magazine, will debut online this September. The cutting below is a tiny portion of our fall cover, illustrated by Dallas Shaw. Journalism runs through my blood like a mint julep through a silver straw so this move into the world of publishing was probably predestined on some cosmic level. Over the years of penning this blog and my 2008 book écologique, I’ve realized how much power there is in the written word and how much I can continue to effect a positive change in the design industry by regularly putting forth something beautiful and inspirational.
The idea for Standard came, quite naturally, from the mantra I have been repeating for years: “green is a standard, not a style.” After more than a decade of pushing my industry toward sustainability I’ve decided that the time has come to really treat green like a standard—and that means not making a big deal about it anymore.
So that is what we are going to do at Standard. We will only ever feature sustainable products and design but we will not be giving out brownie points (or even mentioning) things that should just be status quo. You won’t see the words “recycled content” or “FSC Certified” but you can be assured that we are presenting you with the cream of the eco-crop on every page of every issue. That is just our Standard.
As you may imagine, this changes things for me as well. While I will continue to practice green design, I am no longer calling myself a “green designer” because, if I am not going to give anyone else brownie points for doing the right thing, then I’m not going to give them to myself either. The adventures will change too, and I look forward to sharing all of the ups and downs with you, here on my blog.
Now, I hope that you will go right on over to check out the Standard website and read our pre-launch blog where you can meet the contributors, see some sneak-peaks of the fall issue, view some great design and become a registered reader. (You can also “like” us on facebook, of course.)

I can't wait!

UPDATED LOOK AT BEDROOM

So some changes have been made to my bedroom that I wanted to share with you. I have added a vintage wall sculpture, wallpapered another wall, purchased some Trina Turk Cushions, added lamps and moved the furniture around. I hope you like.

LATEST PICS OF MY BEDROOM

Just wanted to give you a look at my bedroom, still needs some finishing touches. But it's almost done.

CALUCO EVENT AT THE MONTAGE HOTEL BEVERLY HILLS

Caluco is an amazing patio furniture company. They had a beautiful event that I attended at The Montage Beverly Hills.

EL ROYALE LOS ANGELES, CA

Be sure to check out C California style magazine. Page 115, there is a great story and pics on the historic EI Royale apartment building on Rossmore Ave, Hancock Park. (Sandy the building Manager of 35 years has retired)

I had the chance to live there for a short time in the late 90's. Amazing times. My favorite was 2 hour walks with my good friend Caroline every night. "look how happy they are dancing"

PALM LEAVES FOR MY HOME

MY BEDROOM SIDE TABLES
LIVING ROOM

I made a trip down to the LA flowermart and picked out some Palm Leaves. They give a great tropical feel for my apartment. Its like i am in Hawaii everyday.

ARTIST - JASON MECIER

If you don't know Jason Mecier yet please take the time to check out his work. He uses junk to create portraits of celebrities and whenever possible incorporates the celebs own junk. No he does not go thru there rubbish bins! The celebs keep their best junk and pass it on to him.

I just purchased Morgan Fairchild. I am in love!

Click here to check out his amazing work and oh so cool website.

SNEAK PEEK AT MY LIVING ROOM/BATHROOM

Still so much to do, but here is a sneak peek at the progress in my living room. Hope you like! Just added some of the bathroom also about 50% finished. But I love my new shower curtain and towels.