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Love Lila Vintage Curated vintage (and sometimes modern!) decor for your fabulous living situation. Visual culture · Esoterica

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09/30/2026

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Sunday Style Crush - glass blocks. I would give up shaken espresso for a wall of glass blocks in my home.I would cut off...
09/28/2026

Sunday Style Crush - glass blocks. I would give up shaken espresso for a wall of glass blocks in my home.I would cut off my left arm for a wall of glass blocks in my home. I might even hand over my first (and only) born child for a wall of glass blocks in my home. I mean, can you blame me?

Sunday Style Crush: vintage department stores. I mean, come the f**k on.
09/20/2026

Sunday Style Crush: vintage department stores. I mean, come the f**k on.

This little vignette continues to be one of my favorite corners in my home. Show me a favorite spot in your home.
09/19/2026

This little vignette continues to be one of my favorite corners in my home.

Show me a favorite spot in your home.

Saarinen is famous for the iconic pedestal table, but gave us so much more.The pedestal table, while every bit deserving...
09/16/2026

Saarinen is famous for the iconic pedestal table, but gave us so much more.
The pedestal table, while every bit deserving of its acclaim, barely scratches the surface of Saarinen’s design work.

Born in Finland in 1910 to an architect father and a textile artist mother, design was basically his birthright.

In 1947, Saarinen won a competition to design the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis. His winning design was the Gateway Arch. Made of stainless steel, 630 feet tall and f**king stunning.

Saarinen designed the aptly named Womb Chair in 1948 after Florence Knoll requested a chair she could curl up in.

Also in 1948, he flexed his architecture muscles when he received the commission to design the GM Technical Center. It was previously being planned by his father, Eliel Saarinen, before his death.

Though he sadly didn’t live to see its opening, in 1956 received the commission to design the TWA Flight Center at JFK. Full of the most delicious, continuous curves, the design was quite literally meant to evoke the feeling of flight.

And then, of course, we have the pièce de résistance: the pedestal table. Saarinen disliked the aesthetic of traditional table and chair legs and famously (and hilariously) referred to this situation as a “slum of legs,” and so was born the concept for the pedestal table and Tulip chair. Knoll rolled out the collection in 1958, and it’s since become an iconic piece of design history. I was able to get my hands on an original Saarinen side table (for a steal!) and it’s one of my most beloved pieces in my home.

My favorite design rule - have at least one weird thing in every room. Most of my rooms check that box and then some. ...
09/14/2026

My favorite design rule - have at least one weird thing in every room. Most of my rooms check that box and then some.

Sunday Style Crush - vintage Poconos honeymoon hotels. Pastel fever dream for lovers.
09/14/2026

Sunday Style Crush - vintage Poconos honeymoon hotels. Pastel fever dream for lovers.

Can we talk for a minute about Alessi and how they’ve been turning kitchens into little art museums since the 1980s? I l...
09/08/2026

Can we talk for a minute about Alessi and how they’ve been turning kitchens into little art museums since the 1980s?
I love nothing more than when function intersects with beauty, and Alessi has mastered this art.

Exhibit A (slide 1) -The La Conica espresso maker designed by Aldo Rossi for Alessi in 1984. It’s kind of like if the Tin Man morphed into a kitchen appliance and took up residence in your home. Wizard of Oz chic.

Exhibit B (slide 2) - The 9093 kettle designed by Michael Graves for Alessi in 1985. It’s like a little carnival in your kitchen.

Exhibit C (slide 3) -The Juicy Salif citrus squeezer designed by Philippe Starck for Alessi in 1990. Just in case you need a mirror-finish spider creature sitting atop your kitchen counter. And friends, I really, really do. This item has been on my wishlist for a while now. I’m not a huge fan of spiders and I don’t tend to squeeze my own juice, yet I have a yearning in the depths of my soul for this arachnid-inspired juice maker.

Exhibit D (slide 4) - The Anna G. Corkscrew designed by Alessandro Mendini in 1994 for his girlfriend, the artist and designer Anna Gili. Just look at her in all of her feminine glory. Ladies, get you a man who designs a corkscrew inspired by you.

Exhibit E (slide 5) - The Gnam bread bin designed by Stefano Giovannoni and Elisa Gargan for Alessi in 2000. Slide five is a photo of said bread bin in the living room of yours truly. I use it to keep remote controls and other bits and bobs. What girl doesn’t need a beautiful white plastic designer spaceship on her living room table? And no, she has never even seen a slice of bread.

Things you’ll see over and over if you walk through my house - the Virgin Mary, swans, books, plants. These are my home’...
09/05/2026

Things you’ll see over and over if you walk through my house - the Virgin Mary, swans, books, plants. These are my home’s recurring characters. What are yours?

If you’re local come and visit me at the Circular Society vintage market in Windsor. I’ll be here all day!
08/16/2026

If you’re local come and visit me at the Circular Society vintage market in Windsor. I’ll be here all day!

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