Allied Maker

Allied Maker is a super dope company based out of Sea Cliff, NY. Designer Ryden Rizzo has been making some beautiful lights. I love the use of wood on these fixtures especially on the shades. All lights handcrafted in NY. Go check out the full collection here. 

Where I Stay: Music Area

So my new-ish place is a 2 bedroom apartment with one big wide open living space. It's really nice and airy but I'm having a bit of a hard time not making it look like total chaos. Because I have so much stuff in one large room the visual clutter can sometimes be overwhelming. I'm in the middle of selling everything I don't absolutely love or need and buying only special pieces. I've sectioned off the big space into an office area (this is in the only little nook that exists in the space) a dining area, a typical living room area with sofa and TV, and a music area. 

Since my wife and I have had my son we have a bit of a nice morning routine. We get up, we talk about his dreams while I change him then we walk out of his room and he picks out a record. As long as it's appropriate I put it on and then we prepare breakfast. 

I have been djing and collecting records since 1998 and my wife is also a DJ and has been collecting records since 1997. Living in NY and moving as often as we have I always think why the hell am I moving these heavy ass things around...AGAIN!? One of the many reasons I kept all of them was because I had this fantasy that one day when I had a child I wanted them in the house and I wanted my son or daughter to be able to walk over and pull music off of a shelf, look at the artwork, read the liner notes etc. So yeah he's only two and I might be forcing it on him but it's fun. So having said all of that, I really want to set up this music area so it's comfortable and really inviting and hopefully it will be an area in the house that people hang out in rather than in front of the TV. I'm not a TV snob by any means, I don't read much so I'm not a TV hater or anything, I watch my fair share of awful TV.  I just think it would be nice to kick it in an area with no TV distracting us. We can listen to music and enjoy conversation. 

So this is what some of that area looks like now. I would like to pick up two chairs, a love seat or smaller sized sofa and possibly a cocktail table. At some point I would love to also replace those Ikea dressers but they are the absolute perfect height for the turntables and I don't hate the look of them. 

Wire Base Stool Round Up

 Great Dane Brass Smed Stool

 West Elm Wire Base Stool in Natural

 Atelier de Troupe Stackable Bar/Counter Stool

Haus Interior Wyndham Bar Stool

I guess it's not much of a round up I only found 4 that I liked. I was tired of looking for more because I'm lazy and tired. I'm always attracted to a wire base, whether it's on a cocktail table, a leather sling chair or a stool. 

Galerie Half

Galerie Half in LA is killing the sofa game. Look at all of these!!! So good it almost makes me angry. Check out all their other heat here

Shopclass LA

One of the stores I always have to check while staying in LA is Shopclass. They always have some super special pieces. If you're in town check them out and if you're not book mark their store and make sure to check in regularly as they are always getting new ish. 

Artwork for the Crib | Shits and Giggles:Kevin Lyons @ HVW8

Ty G over at HVW8 continues to put together really interesting shows at his gallery in LA. I'm in love with this new series of pieces that Kevin Lyons did. When I see something like that Slick Rick (The Ruler) joint it is so good it almost makes me mad like (why didn't I think of that!?) Please go check these out if you're in town or you can grab them at their online shop. 

Dylan Design Company

I'm really into these pieces by Dylan Design Company