This week I found myself behind the photographer one day--the lenswoman being Amanda deCadanet on a feature focusing on some of her starlet pals for the May issue of Harper's Bazaar--and (gasp!) two days later in target range of another photographer--for next month's Interiors edition of Angeleno Magazine.

Suffice it to say, I am in my element behind the scenes.
Andy seconds that (though he always patiently mugs for his snappy-happy wife!).

Thankfully, the real star of the piece is the newly expanded A+R store in Venice, slated to open as the issue hits newsstands.
Since the space wasn't quite ready for its close-up for the Thursday morning shoot, we focused attention on one of the new categories we'll be showcasing: Furniture.
But expect it to be in our A+R M.O., the select pieces more objet driven than anything.
Case in point: the RAW Lounge Chair by Jens Fager for Muuto.
Muuto is a relatively new Finnish design house that we are proud to have first introduced to the North American market a couple of years ago.
Each of these limited-edition wooden dining and lounge chairs, side tables and candelabras is hewn by hand and band saw. (The wonderful chiseled texture of the surface that inspired the name is a bit lost in the photograph.) We also love the Crayola-like colors of yellow, blue, green and gray.