Lulu DK on Gossip Girl

Hello.

My name is Lindsay and I watch Gossip Girl.

Six years ago my teenage babysitter told me about the show.

Ever since I've been a loyal watcher.

 I'm 36. Shit is sad.

For the last few years 

I've watched with disinterest having it play as background noise as I do something else,

but seeing a new office redo for Blair left my mouth agape

stunned by the beauty of it all.

The two office chairs are covered in Lulu DK's Dancers fabric in kelly green.

The set design for Gossip Girl is done by Christina Tonkin
who also worked on Sex and the City.

What a talent.

Shagreen

I was first introduced to shagreen when I lived next door to Lille, 

my favorite place to buy home accessories. Now an online business, owner Lydia Lando 

showed me amazing designers--Lulu DK, John Derian, R & Y Augousti, 

Juliska, Blahblah, Sigikid.

 Hubs bought me the most divine shagreen box by R & Y. 

 Since then, shagreen has remained my favorite animal hide. 

 The stingray has a multi-patterned durable skin. The back bone

 which resembles clusters of white pearls

was thought to be a protector of good luck and prosperity. 

 Early civilizations used stingray skin to fashion armor and handle covers on Samurai swords.

Not knowing then of its history, 

once while visiting Lille I admired a shagreen pedestal table and asked the salesgirl

if water could be spilled on its surface. 

 After looking at me in judgement for a few seconds she replied, 

"Yesss...it's made from stingray afterall...".

Touche.