From top left: Nest by Tord Boontje for Moroso; Haute Couture, Fall ’08 by Alexander McQueen; Water Pitcher from Design Within Reach; My Beautiful Backside by Doshi Levien for Moroso; Second row: Elvie Purse by Alexander McQueen; Loop Loom by Ron Arad (1992); Bluffer fauteuil (an upholstered chair) and Dot stools by India Mahdavi; Haute Couture, Autumn ’08/Winter ’09 by John Galliano for Dior; Third row: Beat Lights by John Dixon;  Misfit Couch by Ron Arad for Moroso (2008); Galliano for Dior;  Thinking of You Vases by Tord Boontje for Artecnica; Fourth row: Clover Chairs by Ron Arad for Driade (2007);  Wooden Dolls by Alexander Girard for Vitra; Louis Four Poster Bed by John Reeves Design; and Hourglass by Design Within Reach.

I realize the past few posts have been collages of Favorites blending to Influences, but that is where my head is these days.  Besides, I just discovered that the amazing London design duo Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien (Doshi Levien) have an elegant and beautiful Loves section on their website where you can read about their influences, including for My Beautiful Backside.