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We met Christophe Vialle at Maison Objet in Paris this spring and fell madly for one another--and his indoor garden boxes, which he calls Haute Culture. Besides grass, there are soil packs with seeds of herbs and peas, too. We've got them in colors and clear plexi. I love the mini Haute Culture boxes, too, because they can be hung on the wall, even spelling out a letter or word.

Total geek? Or Greek? These pant clips are inspired by Hermes, Greek god with the winged sandals. Amsterdam designer Gijs Bakker was aiming for bicycle safety with these fluorescent PVC strips, as well as cool. But it seems the kids snatching them up at our shop in Venice also give it glowing marks as a club/party accessory, wrapped around their arms. Love it.

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May 21, 2009 2:10 PM (go back to main view)

Great Scott! Getting a "Handel" on High Style-Low Cost Entertaining

Let Her Entertain You: Ruth Handel preps the fest.

Hands down, one of the great forces of style in L.A. is Ruth Handel. The former long-time publicist for L.A. Eyeworks (where we met two decades ago when I was at the The L.A. Times) is singular in her vision, a pioneer of eclectic cheap chic, a historian of Angeleno lore (and not just the recycled Tinseltown stuff), and has a graciousness about her that makes her a par none host.
She's the genuine McCoy.
Ruth and her other, fab half Lloyd Scott let shelter writer David Keeps and photographer Christina House in on one of their fun shin digs at their cool 1948 Gregory Ain home in Mar Vista a couple months back, in honor of pal Stan Williams and his new book.
The results of the Keeps-House coverage--"Entertaining on the Fabulous Cheap..."--finally appeared in the The Times.
See if you can spot a certain hot blondish Brit in pic 8 of the dozen on view...

Credit: Christina House/L.A. Times

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