We stopped in our tracks for these Prickly Pair chairs at ICFF. Their young designer,Valentina Gonzales Wohlers, was born in the late 1970s in Mexico City, but now lives in London.

Vintage cactus lamps, from our friends at Downtown, the chic LA must-stop shop.

A brand new china design from Missoni Home, which is made by Richard Ginori.

Cute decorative accents from Tozai Home.

Raul Rubio designed this modern version for Lladro, the venerable Valencian company that has been making a push to attract new audiences.

But in the end, what better way to combat the summer sun than a big bowl of sorbet??? Ciao Bella’s new flavor’s surprisingly sweet,  truly delicious, and fat free. I say: dish it out!

You know what I mean. They’re those large glass wine jugs with bulbous bodies and thin necks. Considering their proper name—and then my description—the whole thing sounds awful. But they’re perversely attractive—simple, rustic, chic. And it turns out the word demijohn is actually an alteration of “Dame Jeanne” or Lady Jane. So, that’s a bit nicer, although Lady Jane—whether pear shaped or not—might not agree.

Vietri's Version

I think these fabulous vessels are what I want now because they’re perfect for arranging flowering branches, which are (at last!) coming into season. You just need a couple since the narrow neck supports them—and the effect is stunning.

Last week, I was in Los Angeles where Peter Dunham had a huge such bottle filled with cherry blossoms in his relocated Hollywood at Home. Joel tells me they’ve got a few of these massive examples in inventory. (Apparently, Peter was considering making them into lamps, but they’re just too big. Plus, he must be busy—what with selling all that glorious fabric.)

Hollywood at Home

Dan Marty also has beautiful antique and vintage demijohns at Maison au Naturel No. 819, his new shop on La Cienega.

Maison au Naturel No. 819

Maison au Naturel No. 819

Maison au Naturel No. 819

Where else can you look?

Restoration Hardware has Vintage Hungarian Wine Jugs—$199 each.

Restoration Hardware

And, Vietri already seems to have sold out of their big recycled glass bottle—no wonder for $92—but more should be available mid-month.

Vietri

I myself am off to plunder ebay.

Amy has re-imagined three patterns from the archives of Maya Romanoff in tribute to the former wild child’s 40^th year as an inventor of extraordinary wallcoverings. What does that mean? Tie-dyed wallpaper. Here’s “Half Plaid,” in all its glory. Check it out.

Groovy, yes. Also, sophisticated—especially in tandem with fabric banners draped from the ceiling.

Maya Romanoff’s surfacing materials are available to the trade. (If you’re interested, but you’re not a designer, you might want to ring up Design Professionals at the D&D building.) If you’re in the mood for immediate gratification, pick up one of Amy’s limited edition tie-dyed leather pillows at BG—that’s assuming they haven’t sold out. As I said: run, don’t walk.

To top it off, Bergdorf’s genius window dressers have also deployed the wallpaper street-side.

Cool, dude.