Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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I have recently been souring a lot of Smoked Glass for our stock at Tooth & Claw – its dark and sultry looks can turn the most humble of objects into a smouldering sensation.

One of our latest acquisitions is this beautiful 1970’s Smoked Glass Dressing Screen.

An impressive statement piece, this 4-fold screen packs a glamorous punch.  We think this would look amazing in a 70’s Glam-styled room with maybe a Willy Rizzo coffee table – or juxtaposed with more feminine furniture to give a vintage-style room a bit of an edge. 
£450 

1970s Glam Smoked Glass dressing screen  

If wine is your thing, another recent stock addition is this super-cool set of 1960’s wine glasses. Designed in 1967 by Frank Thrower and Produced in 1968 by Dartington Glass, their smoky looks will set your drinks tray alight!

       £25 for the set of 4.

1960s Frank Thrower for Dartington Smoked Glass Wine Glasses

For decanting your spirits – this amazing 1930’s American Art Deco decanter is just perfect. Made from smoky-grey-topaz coloured glass, which really highlights its “Metropolis” inspired Odeon shape.

          £89 for the decanter & 2 shot glasses

1930s Art Deco "Odeon" Smoked Glass Decanter

Our gorgeous set of French 1970’s Smoked Glasses makes a great gift. Perfect for aperitifs or sherry. Yes, sherry! Sherry has shed its ‘old lady’ connotations and is now super-fashionable.

       £30 for a set of 5

1970's Smoked Glasses

For a little indulgence, treat yourself to a sherry nightcap at one of Tooth & Claw’s favourite places, Claridges’ Fumoir bar – itself a perfect example of dark, smoky glamour.

The Fumoir bar at Claridges, London

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Hello year of the snake!

Cobra table by Cox London

Cobra Brass candlesticks - Tooth & Claw

Shaun Leane Serpent's Trace Collection

Cobra Woman 1944

Cobra Woman 1944

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How Thoroughly Modern!.....

... Whilst doing a little bit of internet research recently for Tooth and Claw, I came across these images of interior decor ideas from the early 20th Century. Taken from a French book of plates published in 1925, the illustrations depict room designs by interior design studios from 1921-1925. Looking at them, I can't fail to be impressed by the forward thinking modernism displayed.  Feast your eyes on these fantasy, stylish rooms from the Art Deco period of the early 1920's..... 

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Eileen Gray 1924

J.E Ruhlmann 1924

J.E. Ruhlmann 1924

Dufet Et Bureau 1924

Eileen Gray 1922

J. E. Ruhlmann 1924

Pierre Chareau 1925

Coral Bar Glamour...

....So the Miami wedding of my brother and his fiance was last Sunday...a glorious, hot sunny day....After the ceremony, we were treated to cocktails at one of the most extraordinary, glamorous rooms I have ever seen - The Coral Bar at the Tides Hotel. Designed by Interior decorator Kelly Wearstler, the Coral bar is actually a converted double elevator, complete with original panelled ceiling and gilded walls...A fabulous example of hollywood regency glamour....

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A tale of Hollywood Regency.....

...Recently purchasing stock for our website, I found that I was revisiting the Hollywood Regency Style, characterized by the high glamour and glitz which emerged through the talents of interior decorators Dorothy Draper, Elsie de Wolfe and Billy Haines. These decorators, Billy Haines in particular, decorated the homes of the Hollywood stars during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.

The style was originally an off-shoot of the Art Deco style of the 20's and 30's and combined Deco lines with shiny lacquered surfaces,Asian influenced furniture, velvet drapes, silk lampshades and lots of gilt and crystal glimmering chandeliers.
It was a sumptuous, opulent and much more luxurious look than the streamlined look of the high Art Deco age, as the Hollywood stars of the day regularly showcased their homes for magazines.

Billy Haines was an ex-Hollywood actor turned interior decorator and the leading light of the Hollywood regency style - his use of lightness with colour, glass walls, lucite and simple furniture meant that it was easy for him to fuse neo-classicism with the emerging modernist styles.

As the decades wore on, Hollywood regency proved to be popular as a more feminine antidote to Mid-century Modernism, with one of Elsie de Wolfe's apprentices, Tony Duquette, becoming the new star of Hollywood Regency Decor with his maximalist style....

Dorothy Draper

Elsie de Wolfe

Dorothy Draper

Dorothy Draper

Billy Haines' house for Carole Lombard

Billy Haines

Dorothy Draper

Dorothy Draper

Dorothy Draper

Elsie de Wolfe

Billy Haines later work

Billy Haines

Billy Haines later work

Tony Duquette

Tony Duquette

Jayne Mansfield's Hollywood Regency living room

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..Loving Lee Broom's "Parq Life" collection...

....Especially the Sideboard!  I love the curves and the glint of the brass top against the herringbone parquet pattern of the walnut veneer. What a stunning piece...pity i have no room left in my house...this would look perfect in my living room...

.. Faces of Eve exhibition.....

..... I Ventured to one of my least-liked places last night... Shoreditch!... What dragged me over East?  A private view for an exhibition by the wonderful photographer Gisela Torres. In an East-End "gallery" that was sweaty and stank of mould it was a real treat to see Gisela's latest work... the photographs have a muted, painterly quality and an almost eerie colouring to them. It was great to see her again and she is finally getting some recognition for her work, winning a Gold Medal for Portraiture from the Prix de la Photographie, Paris in June this year..... the link below the images takes you to more of the "Faces of Eve" series... I particularly like "Widow".......

http://www.giselatorres.co.uk/docs/sales.htm#

Deliciously Dark...

.... I'm loving the new Illamasqua make-up images for Autumn/Winter 11, "Theatre Of The Nameless".
 Created by the amazingly talented Alex Box.... Enjoy! ....


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Don't raid the Stationary Cupboard.....

.... You won't find anything stylish in there!


I do like my desk to look as stylish as possible..... why settle for lairy bright blue plastic tape dispensers,  rubbish identikit staplers and little pencil sharpeners that you can never find when you need them.....


My latest obsession is vintage desktop accessories - especially from the 1940's and 50's. Their Deco curves and streamlined looks make work seem so much more stylish. I have just purchased a gorgeous stapler and tape dispenser and I'm hoping soon to add a desktop mechanical pencil sharpener to and hole punch to my desk. 
There was some amazing design detail going into these products during the mid-century years - they put modern 'Plain Jane' desk accessories to shame! Most of these items, unsurprisingly, are from the USA. Have a peek below at some of the gorgeous items that adorned the office desks of the past......... 

                                 
                                  The "aristocrat" stapler from 1937

One of these is winging it's way to me from the USA... Designed in 1937, The "Swingline Speed" stapler, produced between 1938-1955

                                                              The "Tatum" stapler 1954

             

I love the hexagonal top on this one. The "Neva-Clog" stapler from 1936

Great lines!!!

                                            

                                          This one is soooo "Mad Men"

                                                           

           Cast iron Tape Dispenser...a common American design from 1930's-50's

                           

Streamline Art Deco hole punch

    Desktop mechanical sharpener

The amazing "Morrisharp" electric pencil sharpener designed in 1946

                               ...... and in chrome! Imagine this on your desk at work!!

                                                  Stylish and streamlined