In The Clear

My current obsession is lucite furniture. I like how you can transform the material to any shape imaginable from clean and geometric to fanciful and ornate. Plus, I like the illusion that it doesn't crowd a room. The bed above is one of the best pieces of lucite furniture I've seen by far.

This was our old lucite table which we got at Muji

Monique Lhuillier's home is filled with lucite pieces like these console and coffee tables

On Vivre.com there are several pieces of lucite accessories from designer Serge de Troyer including a trunk, bench and porch chair.

There pieces — a desk and stool — are in the new issue of Lonny magazine. www.lonnymag.com

This is our bar cart at home

Fall Has Arrived

The fall/winter 2010 clothes have arrived at Lane Crawford and everything looks fabulous. I have always liked fall clothes over summer because there just so much more you can play with with the former: layering, texture etc. I've taken the liberty of posting my favorite pages from the Lane Crawford catalogue. My favorite trend by far is minimalism which Phoebe Philo single-handedly revived when she took over Celine.

I can't wait for the men's catalogue to come out although I have already made a mental note of my big fall purchase. Meanwhile enjoy the women's pages.

Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Givenchy, Helmut Land, Alexander Wang, Stella McCartney, oh my...

Shoe Heaven

This is the shoe wall at the newly-opened Lanvin store on Madison Avenue between 68th and 69th streets. As someone obsessed with shoes, I wish I had enough room in our apartment to build a shoe nirvana like Kimora Lee's below

or Paula Abdul's

Or Mariah Carey's

Or Jessica Alba's

Or Christina Aguilera's

Or Eva Langoria's

This is mine

Chic Colors at Hong Kong Market

Sunday was spent searching for a small Chinese stool on Hollywood Road (famous for its antique and souvenir shops) and Queen's Road East (with rows of furniture shops). I had the idea of picking up a cheap, everyday stool and repainting it in a brilliant emerald green color for our guest bedroom. We didn't get so lucky with our mission because a lot of the stools we saw were actually kind of pricey. So we went to the street market instead just to see what they're selling as I have never been despite having lived in Hong Kong for almost four years. There were a lot of things for sale, a lot of tchotchkes but what really amazed me were all these wonderful colors and textures. It was like looking through a kaleidoscope or flipping through Tony Duquette's book. Emeralds. coral, turquoise, jade, bronze, silver, ochre, amethysts. It was all just fascinating. I ended up buying two brushes with unpolished coral handles for less that US$20!

Chic in Bangkok

This is the first time I have ever bought an issue of Australian shelter magazine Belle and I purchased a copy because I was drawn to the stunning images of this show flat in Bangkok. The show flat is designed by David Collins to promote the Ritz Carlton Residences located in the MahaNakhon tower which will be completed in 2012.

I am in love with all the shades of blue especially these sliding panels in the dining room. The panels are actually embroidered silk.

The bedroom is just exquisite with its neutral shades. I am in love with the elegant moss green sofa in the small sitting area in the bedroom.

Isn't this such an inviting bath?

Chic Finds: Hermes Home Collection

I love everything Hermes and I am loving their new home collection especially this reissue of the Home Valet which the house first launch during the Art Deco period.

There are also wonderful bed linens and throws. Who wouldn't want to be wrapped in a cashmere Hermes throw?

Chic Home in Atlanta

When I flipped open the August issue of Town & Country magazine with Julianne Moore on the cover, I experienced real estate envy as soon as I saw this Miles Redd designed house. It's really gorgeous in every way — the architecture, the manicured lawns, the interiors.

I love all the rich colors and textures in the living room and library. The light blue walls and the dark plush furnishings in the living room are exquisite. And the brass border on the deep red bookshelves is absolutely glamorous.