design · No. 1122 inspired by nature BY: anastasia foggy Everything here at the sss studio is inspired by nature. We owe it all to you, Mother Nature! For example, at sss atelier, our kamp chair is inspired by Sarah’s favorite childhood pastime, long days, and sleepovers under the stars. The alba seating design and name is after a Michigan wildflower, Prenanthes alba, with its petal-like box pleated skirt and sculptural form. The trees surrounding Sarah’s home and studio inspired the ledge tables. Our skimming stone tables are a nod to the smooth stones found on Lake Michigan beach w ..read more

sss atelier · No. 1121 gambit coffee table joins the collection BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel They’re here! Meet my newest furniture creation, our gambit coffee tables. You may know my love for natural stone runs deep, and I find a way to incorporate it in some form into pretty much every project. When designing our gambit coffee table, I knew I wanted to add a completely stone monolithic table to the sss atelier assortment. Still, I also wanted it to be a statement piece and incorporate more than one stone. By fusing two juxtaposing colored marble slabs together in a seamless checkerboard pat ..read more

design · No. 1120 fringe details BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel We see all the benefits of a fringe detail. Fringe trim on lamps, chairs, sofas, art, coffee tables—the possibilities are endless. This piece in our dining room is an absolute favorite of mine. The smooth hand carved squiggle maple wood and the olive fringe are pretty to look at and touch! my fringe detail picks: Turn on your JavaScript to view content photo credits: 01// sarah sherman samuel photo nicole franzen 02// amelda wilde 03// bon vivant concept 04// jake arnold 05// elan byrd 06// fernando laposs ..read more

general · No. 1119 spring sss x lulu and georgia BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel I have some spring refreshes for you from my Lulu and Georgia collection! Our wrinkle vase and bowl have a new wrinkle table lamp friend. The shapeshifter bowls have a new finish: toffee. The orb candlestick and candelabra are now in ivory. Ceramic beads are a new decor item for your layering and styling needs. Our cane baskets are now available in a pretty brown russet color. On the fabric front, we added the rest of my fabric by the yard to our ..read more

This one stopped me dead in my scroll. A frosted sunny butter yellow house?! And it’s pretty cute on the inside, too. This one would make me happy to drive up to every day. That could be what’s missing for all of us, some frosted cake details on our homes to lift our spirits. The first thing going in the moving truck for this one is an sss atelier alba sofa shop the look: wallpaper// chandelier// alba sofa// kivi rug// coffee table// ripple chair Turn on your JavaScript to view content see the full listing here The post let’s move in: the wedding cake house appeared ..read more

design · No. 1117 seeing serpentine BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel Seeing serpentine in sofas, rugs, table legs, earrings, and paintings… we love wavy, twisty, squiggly, swirly line details, and that includes snakes, too. And we will never forget my snake rug for my sss x West Elm kids collection. It’s still available! seeing serpentine picks: Turn on your JavaScript to view content photo credits: 01 sarah sherman samuel photo nicole franzen// 02 cult steller// 03 studio paolo ferrari and daphnetoronto photo joel esposito 04// etienne etienne 05// le cime 06 ..read more

interviews · No. 1116 TWO INTERVIEWS WITH Shelley Armistead BY: anastasia foggy We sat down with Shelley Armistead and asked her all the questions about what home means to her AND her design of Gjelina Group’s newest addition: Vitorrja, a hotel located steps away from Venice beach. Before we get into it all, let me introduce her. Shelley is a partner and CEO of L.A.’s beloved Gjelina Group. A storybook of food and hospitality nourishing every soul that steps through the door. The group includes Gjelina, Gjusta, Gjusta Goods, Gjusta Grocer, GTA, Vitorrja, and other properties. Shelley’s pe ..read more

Bed canopies, bath curtains, dramatic bedding, sleeves… we want all the draping! My vekki bedspread from my lulu and georgia collection is one of my favorites. Soft and textural with a relaxed drape brings all the charm to a bedroom. And you can pair it with all the draping detailed lamps, vases, and clothes I rounded up, too!  shop my draping picks: Turn on your JavaScript to view content shop all of my picks here The post draping for days appeared first on Sarah Sherman Samuel ..read more

design · No. 1114 spotlight on maiden steel BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel I knew the front door of the show house had to make a big statement. Paired with my fluted brick from concrete collaborative I wanted something special and one of a kind. I turned to Maiden Steel and chose their oversized entry pivot door that could be customized and made to order. The process was even simpler than expected. I requested a quote online and sent over my desired size, and Todd and his team reviewed the design with me and told me that I could even do a custom handle. I wanted the handle to be minimal and not ..read more

projects · No. 1113 SSS BUILDS project updates BY: Sarah Sherman Samuel A proper update on our sss builds projects is much overdo, I know! They are busy busy at work. It is so exciting how fast they are moving and finally seeing all the plans in my mind come to real life. Italian on the blvd: • The giant kitchen beam is installed! sss builds installed temporary supports to take out the old exterior wall that was cramping up what will be the kitchen footprint. Taking out the wall will reclaim the unusable space that was the old addition and triple the size of the kitchen so it is more in l ..read more