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kelly wearstler's office x tibi spring/summer 2010

great lakes prisms

Having a personalized, pretty workspace at home is wildly important. And these one-of-a-kind Great Lakes Prisms by The Wild Unknown and stained glass artisan Gaynelle Oslund would make a beautiful, light-catching addition to any desktop.

Each pyramid is handmade and unique, containing a lone, enchanting landscape made from found items like stone, driftwood, feathers and beach sand. They serve a practical purpose as paperweights and I'm also convinced they have the power to prevent procrastination. After all, with such a pretty thing perched on her desk, who wouldn't want to sit down and get to work?

sun in my eyes

Every spring, I start lusting after a new pair of sunglasses, whether I need them or not. (I decidedly don't.) After trying on some uninspired, mega-designer pairs that truly bored the hell out of me, I've finally found the object(s) of my desire this season. Last week, I stopped by the Benjamin Eyewear soiree at the Jenni Kayne store and promptly fell in love with Benjamin Montoya's new collection of 40s-inspired sunglasses. This pair in bone is just the ultimate. I think its the combination of the Katherine Hepburn vibe and mother-of-pearl sheen that really gets me:

I've also been scoping out some other emerging eyewear designers and came across Ralph Vaessen in the process. If he never made another pair of sunglasses, the Willemijn–a truly modern, noir take on the classic cat eye–would be enough. Pure genius:

Side note: it doesn't really surprise me to learn that David Lynch is a Vaessen fan. In the director's typically effusive fashion, he called them "beyond words exquisite," and I have to agree. They'd really be the perfect shades to sport the next time his delightful morning weather forecast calls for blue skies and golden sunshine.

holy trinity

The new Trinity Collection from Alex and Chloe is a little bit "Like a Prayer" and a little bit Fairuza Balk in The Craft. (Which, as we all know, is really just Fairuza Balk in real life.)

While the jewelry designers are best known for their laser cut Kate Moss necklace, Trinity is an homage to all things gothic and earthy and occult and Catholic. In their words, it offers "a slightly darkened view on modern religion with ethereal touches and punk-rock influence." So yes, it's full of pyramid studs and crosses and metals that look like they were buried underground for a few hundred years.

But this green and blue opal, antique brass pendant is truly the pièce de résistance. It definitely belongs as the relic Nicholas Cage is looking for in some action film about ancient buried treasures with unknowable powers. And around my neck.