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" &amp;quot;Lately I have been looking to the past for bold graphics and color\u2014specifically the Memphis movement of 30 years ago. The Italian design collective, led by the Milanese designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, brought a colorful cartoon-y perspective to furniture and product design. While I would never want my house full of these pieces, I think that just one\u2014say, the Carlton room divider\u2014would make me smile everyday.&amp;quot; \u2014Designer Christopher Jagmin   &amp;quot;Right now I am obsessed with art\u2014illustrations, ink drawings, anything graphic and colorful. My friend Samantha Hahn just had an opening last week at Gallery Hanahou in New York, and her exhibit, A Thousand Ships is absolutely stunning. I hope to snag some pieces from the gallery&amp;#039;s shop to add to my own collection of fashion illustrations.&amp;quot; \u2014Jeanine Hays, AphroChic  &amp;quot;I won&amp;#039;t spend more than $50 on a sweater, but put me in a fancy paperie and I&amp;#039;ll easily drop hundreds of dollars on envelopes. I&amp;#039;m always on the hunt for cards that make me laugh. Old Tom Foolery makes awesomely snarky cards; my favorites are from the Headlines Collection, which are designed to look like the front page of a newspaper and feature &amp;#039;headlines&amp;#039; such as &amp;#039;Couple Sends Handwritten Thank You Note Because They&amp;#039;re Old-School Like That.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; \u2014Amanda Waas, You&amp;#039;re Welcome  &amp;quot;I have been craving pattern for my walls\u2014but not wallpaper. So instead, I&amp;#039;ve been researching fabric wall coverings, and their history is long and fascinating. Walls were once draped in skins and tapestries to provide warmth, and then in luxurious fabrics, for the sheer beauty of them. But covering your walls with fabric does not have to be complicated or expensive. Armed with a staple gun and a few yards of Chinoiserie-inspired fabric, you can produce an instantly glamorous look that can be changed when the mood strikes.&amp;quot; \u2014Valorie Hart, The Visual Vamp   &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m obsessed with vintage brass, but since I&amp;#039;ve collected enough of it for now, I&amp;#039;ve moved on to tramp art. I don&amp;#039;t care for mass-produced decorative items. Instead I prefer handmade pieces, like this wood chest that I have my eye on at the moment.&amp;quot; \u2014Tonia Bozeman, Chic Modern Vintage  What did you love this week? Let us know in the comments below!  Plus, click here to see what we were reading this week! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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