WHORANGE

dear WHORANGE: going for the gold

dear WHORANGE,

i recently read that "gold is the new black" for fall.  how do you plan to incorporate this into your fall wardrobe?

thank you for your time,

naomi

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dearest naomi,

i always ascribe to a fashion philosophy of simplicity and practicality.  henceforth... 

 

perfect for any occasion.

{mogollon self promotion poster for the gordon bennett bar.}

questions, queries, or dilemmas?  drop me a line at tula@whorange.net.  if you begin your email with "dear WHORANGE, your hair looks fantastic today," you may receive a speedier reply.

knitted wallpaper

when crocheted wallpaper just won't do.

available here.

roll model

 

i cannot guarantee that i would be more productive in the globus workstation;  however, i can promise you that i would look magnificent trying.

available at hive modern.  see how it works here.

have a divine holiday, darlings!

we know andy will.

xoxo,
tula

shrooming and whoranging

with a mythical creature known as the "typewriter."

{ferm living shroom wallpaper available here.  via miss decor8.}

eye want

therefore, eye am.

{geroge nelson eye clock available here.}

a special stash: the thomas wold stash table

inspired by the colors of the endless summer movie poster and driven by his unstoppable genius, thomas wold crafts another craveable table.

and it's stash friendly.

available here.

WHORANGE'S monthly pad: the elrod house

it's that time of the month again, poodles.  time for WHORANGE'S monthly pad.

this month's pad comes to us from southridge drive in palm springs.  named the elrod house and hailing from the brilliant mind of architect john lautner, this 1968 space age pad features sexy, sectional ceilings and wall-to-wall curves.

as an apprentice to frank lloyd wright, lautner was an astute engineer who incorporated space and nature into his structures.  from giant rocks, to exotic woods, to glass walls that opened at the touch of a button, lautner's homes never knew a dull moment.

for example, this fancy pad provided a plushy backdrop for the occasional playboy photo shoot, but mostly infamously it was showcased as bambi and thumper's luscious lair in the james bond film diamonds are forever...

learn more about john lautner and the elrod house here.

in the meantime, please join me, bambi, and thumper for a cup of tea.  gymnastics and breast-stroke lessons to follow.

{all images by leland y. lee.}

if you'd like your home to be considered for WHORANGE'S montly pad, please drop me a line at tula@whorange.net.  feel free to include two non-flash, composed, sexy pix of your darling den.  no nudity required.  xoxo.

before there was photoshop...

...there was warhol and amiga.

in case you were wondering...

...this is what groovy looks like.

{gilbertville public library book cover collage by dr. kennedy jones - $20.00.  via the jealous curator.}

throughly modern mini: the BMW isetta

the perfect size for me, my purse, my hairspray, and my cat.

what more can a girl need?

{learn more about the 1955-1962 BMW isetta and the the always dashing aqua-velvet.}

whoranging for international mid-century advertising

because fabulousness is multilingual.

{see more at miss sandi vincent's MCM flickr set.  via another design blog.}

nancy drew and the hardy boys inspired fashion...

...by los angeles-based designers dear creatures.

mystery solved.

{investigate dear creatures' enticing fall 2010 collection here.}

if i haven't told you lately...

...your hair looks fabulous, darling.

have a feathery weekend!

xoxo,

tula

{paper art by carl kleiner via design sponge.}

moss pencils...

...for all of your moss pencil needs.

available here.

mad men furniture (and joan's dress!) up for auction

get your paddles ready, kittens, because we're going to an auction!

yep, a handful of mad men's mid-century, office furniture (and other goods) are up on the ebay block.  so, if you've ever wanted to love upon the same love seat that pete campbell and peggy olsen loved upon, now is your chance.  to top it off, a portion of the proceeds benefit the city of hope.

now, let's peruse a few of the mad wares, shall we?

{above:  don draper's side table - dark brown wood.  cane work bottom shelf.}

{above:  roger sterling's walnut side table with lower, spindle shelf.}

{above:   lane & duck's delicious turquoise sofa.}

{above:  my personal fave - sofa with attached side table.}

{above:  and finally....joan's pea green frock as featured in the infamous office lawn mower incident.}

and if your hair is looking extraordinarily fantastic,  you can bid to have a walk-on spot on the show, too.  however, you wallet's gotta look twice as good, since bids are pushing the $16,000 mark.

nice rack!

{left to right from top:  brave space coat range (195.00);  kartell wall mounted coat rack (168.00);  misewell stretch coat rack (675.00);  eames hang-it-all in walnut (available soon) via deedee914;  sidse werner coat tree (1211.00);  kartell infinity bottle rack (81.00);  bunny dish rack (£24.00);  seamo magazine rack (110.00).

old school case studies

thanks to thomas paul, what's new is old again.

{thomas paul luddite laptop, cell phone, iPod, letter envelope, and pencil cases cases available at velocity.}

pussy galore

because you're worth it.

have a luxurious weekend, kittens!

xoxo,
tula

{via chateau thombeau...of course.}