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poppi party all month long!

Click Design — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:32:56 +0000

Thanks to all of you who turned out for such a fun, jewel-filled night at Click! last Saturday! We had an absolute blast hanging out with the inspiring Dawn Benedetto and pawing through her collection of happy, colorful baubles.

Dawn chatting it up with party guests

Great news — we’re lucky enough to have our entire poppi collection around until the end of May, so if you didn’t get a chance to visit Click! for the party or are needing a second fix, you still have your chance. Please note that we’re keeping poppi’s fabulously popular rings in stock indefinitely — they’re certainly a store favorite.

And since Mother’s Day is just around the corner (ahem — this Sunday, May 9th), we just thought it should be mentioned that poppi’s Cluster earrings and her Roe and Petal rings have been a big hit with the ladies.

panoramic party shot

poppi party at Click!

John — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:27:39 +0000

It seems like everybody is having trunk shows these days. So what’s the big deal?

The big deal is that a trunk show of poppi jewelry, complete with poppi creator Dawn Benedetto, is sure to be the most fun you’ve had on May Day since that time you first danced around a May pole and realized the meaning of it all.

Famous for her one-size-fits-all rings, Dawn will be bringing her full line of fantabulous jewelry including bracelets, earrings and pendants in the classic poppi ring style. She’ll also have vintage lucite rings and “change-out” “Roper” earrings , full of color and fun.

Most of all, there will be rings, rings, and rings. Poppi rings are flirty and fun. The genius of their design is that all of her rings fit a range of sizes, which means you don’t have to worry about how your fingers change size with the weather. It also means they are very giftable. Did we mention Mother’s Day is coming right up?

Saturday, May 1. Artist reception 5pm to 8pm. Snacks and bubbles for the invitees. RSVP on our Facebook page.

New York report #2

John — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:33:09 +0000

Today is Frances’s birthday, so we took a day off from the trade show to go ice skating in Central Park with Stephanie Hargrave. Then we went to MoMA, where we took in the amazing Tim Burton show. Frances found the atrium to be a work of art in and of itself:

Tomorrow it’s back to the show for Accent on Design and Tabletop!

gift thoughts by frances #4

Frances — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:53:40 +0000

Click! and Dinah Coops have been trying to get together for quite a while and it’s finally happened. We knew we loved her aesthetic but didn’t know how perfect the match was until the work was in our grabby little hands.

table mat $35, two napkins $32.

In her own words, “I work toward efficiency in materials, labor and energy; use less toxic materials and those made in the Northwest whenever possible; and create things that last and are made from recycled or quickly renewable materials.”

hemp/cotton dish towels $19.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to come in and see them for yourself or for someone on your list. It is rare to find function so seamlessly entwined in art that you have to consider whether to dry your hands with it or frame it. Thanks Dinah!

gift thoughts by frances #3

Frances — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:51:49 +0000

Cookies and Cake oh my! There are so many beautiful treats around this time of year and I just found a way to make them look even more tempting…cookie and cake plates by Stylegarden. Made in Tacoma of carefully procured vintage dishware, they are certainly useful around the Holidays and will probably resurface frequently during the rest of the year. If you ask nicely, we may give you a chocolate when you buy one…even if the plate is a gift for your friend.

two tier cookie plate $36, single cake plate $24

gift thoughts by frances #2

Frances — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:43:46 +0000

I popped by at the tail end of the Urban Craft Uprising show at the Seattle Center this weekend and took this shot of the lovely Rachel Austin in a rather sparse looking booth.

She had a fantastic show which is no surprise. The really cool thing is that she also brought along new work for Click! We’ll have it all hung for the West Seattle Artwalk this Thursday the 10th (6 to 9pm). With the variety of prices and sizes of her work, gifting Rachel’s artwork is a great holiday idea .

It’s true that when you buy someone a nice plastic gift card, they know you probably risked life, limb and paid for parking…but art – the thing that people make – is awesome!!!

…and the stockings are hung.

Frances — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:01:41 +0000

You know, it’s kinda weird buying Holiday decorations in August. But it’s exactly what John and I are tasked to do every summer in the sweltering heat/ice cold air conditioning, of the NY gift show. Well, things are arriving. It’s actually pretty exciting unpacking all the boxes. It’s a bit like Christmas, and as it turns out, I think we did a pretty good job.

These stockings are irresistible and it doesn’t hurt that that their designer Fernanda Bourlot is one of the sweetest people we’ve met at the shows. Originally from Argentina, she now lives and has her studio in Boston where all of Simplemente Blanco designs are made. Everything she does has such a pure, optimistic, beauty.

Certainly a refreshing take on the holiday stocking. $37 each

Paintings from Portland

John — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:07:31 +0000

Several months ago, Frances went to one of our local indie craft fairs to look for artists who might be a good fit for the store. She hit the jackpot with Rachel Austin, a full time artist living just a three hour drive south of us in Portland, Oregon. Rachel brought us a nice collection of her paintings for our 5 year anniversary last month, and we’ve sold most of them. She was nice enough to box up a few more pieces that just arrived:

Ralph 5x5 $70

Brenton 8x8 $90

Rachel’s paintings begin with a wood block frame (that she builds herself) and a map. She then layers her paints on top of the map; usually sweet depictions of birds and paper airplanes. Her paintings have a beauty and a simplicity that has been resonating with us and almost everyone who walks in the door.

Saturday, November 21 from 6 to 9 PM, she will be joining us for an artist reception and promises to bring more new work, including some larger pieces and some based on Northwest maps. Mark your calendar! Art makes a great gift, and her work is very accessibly priced.

new Poppi rings

Frances — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:02:49 +0000

Just got a box full of Poppi rings in from the Poppi “factory” in Alexandria. We love Poppi, especially on a gloomy day. Thanks Dawn and all you Poppi makers!!!

Purple Haze $68

Design That Fits

John — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:12:01 +0000

Sometimes we don’t even try, and things just Click!

Did we mention there’s a party tonight?