Pallian and Company: Kennebunkport

I'm really dragging out my shopping tour of Kennebunkport! 

So far, I've showed y'all

Spaces, my all time favorite home accessories store in Kennebunkport.  I have my eye on that Asher Market alpaca throw for my Master. 

Americana where I found my turquoise crackerbox and sailboat print for the guest room.

And Antiques on Nine where I found those wonderfully colored pill boxes and brilliant pillows.



Today, it's all about Pallian and Company. 

This is a wonderful home accessories and gift shop located on 2049 Post Road in Wells, Maine.  (207) 646-1600. 

There are rooms and rooms of fabulously styled tables filled with exceptional home accessories.  They also offer interior design.  Upstairs, there are two large rooms....on one side there is artwork that would be perfect in a chic Kennebunkport beach cottage (or anywhere for that matter). 

 

The other side has individual beds that have been styled with high end bedding and accessories (Dash & Albert, Pine Cone Hill and more). 

I fell in love with that Heron painting--it was sold! 

 

 

 

 

The beach cottage where we stayed had the same bed frame from Pallian and Company in the Master bedroom and twin guest rooms (below) ! 

 

 

A photo of me with the kiddos before going out to eat one night! 

Pallian and Company is open year round.  I guarantee you will find something in here you love!  They have many kitchen cookbooks, bath accessories, an entire room for gardening and flowering. 

Check out Cynthia Pallian on Pinterest here. 
And they have just launched the website.  Online shopping will be available soon. 

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Chillin' In Denim. SMEG's FAB28 Jeans Refrigerator In A Limited Edition of 500.

Smeg, which has developed home appliances for 60 years, and Italia Independent, a brand of creativity and style, have combined two icons: the FAB28 fridge and Jeans.



Using traditional objects combined with new ideas has inspired the two Italian brands to produce the first refrigerator covered entirely by jeans.




The FAB28 with its range of colors and soft curved lines is a functional but also decorative icon. Jeans have long been a part of our culture that communicates freshness and comfort, rebellion and style.





The fabric itself combines tradition and innovation. It is treated with PLASMA, a nanotechnology that protects the surface of the refrigerator against splashing water, oil, milk and fruit juice.



Specs:
The FAB28 Jeans stand alone refrigerator with freezing compartment by SMEG is now available in this Limited Edition with Denim Jeans design. This refrigerator features right hinged doors as well as left hinged doors.

Energy efficiency rating A++

Refrigerator:
• automatic defrosting
• interior lighting
• ventilator for dynamic cooling
• 1 bottle grid, 3 safety glass shelves
• 1 fruit & vegetable box
• 1 small cheese & cold cuts box
Inner door equipment:
• 2 small butter & cheese boxes
• 2 containers with stainless steel rail, height adjustable
• 1 egg container, removable
• 1 bottle & can container

The FAB28 Jeans, a limited edition of 500 pieces, made its world debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. In addition, this extraordinary example of fashionable technology can be admired in the Corso Monforte Smeg showroom in Milan.

Price is $2498.75

Purchase the Smeg FAB28 Jeans here

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Suspended Glass Display Bowls From Mono Can Hold Live Fish or Fruit.

Mono Pendants in Duo, Trio or Quartet offer a unique way to display living things, be them goldfish or succulents. The suspended displays are made in Germany of stainless steel and glass and come in three variations.


above: close up of stainless steel hanging cords and shelf with glass bowl insert bowl

Fill the glass bowls with colorful stones, colored water, sweets, floating candles, cactuses, beta fish or small plants. Or use the glass containers to store of fruit, vegetables or herbs in the kitchen.



The hanging Mono pendants are available in the "trio" with 3 glass inserts (64 centimetres wide), the "duo" with 2 glass inserts (40 centimetres), as or the "quartet" with 4 glass inserts (99 centimeres).





Designed by Mono of Germany and available either directly from them here or you can purchase them here at Connox

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Stephen Newby's Full Blown Metal. Stainless Steel Inflated Furnishings and Art.

Sculptor and artist Stephen Newby began working with inflating stainless steel back in 1995. Creating home furnishings and furniture, water fountains, art installations and sculptures with his unique process, he has turned a cold hard material into something that looks organic and inviting. Like glass, blown metal has beautiful transient surface finishes. And, like soft inflatables, it also has limitless shaping and size capabilities. Blown or inflated metal combines all of this with the strength, durability and permanence of metal.



The process of blowing or inflating transforms a hard industrial material into something that seems soft, organic and tactile, creating a new language in the production of three dimensional forms.






In 1996 he founded Full Blown Metal and in 2001, patented the process of inflating metal. Their first inflated metal chair appeared in Blueprint Magazine in November 1995, and they've been designing and manufacturing inflated metal products for commercial and domestic interiors & architectural applications ever since.






One of his products, the Squeeze radiator, created for Aestus, won the Best Product of the Year honor from the Northern Design Awards in 2012.





And in the small size:


Designer Stephen Newby, who has a background in engineering and art, explains his Squeeze radiator ...

“The process of inflating metal is curiously attuned to radiator design and shares certain similarities, which I find fascinating. For example the actual shaping of Squeeze comes from pumping high-pressure water into two sheets of metal. The appeal of designing radiators comes not only from a desire to create interesting and beautiful objects but also to create beauty with a high level of functionality so that performance is not sacrificed for looks. This design ethos is something that Aestus shares the same passion for … as well as a love of design and materials.”

Stephen has also created numerous public art installations and commissioned works for restaurants, public spaces and brands such as Louis Vuitton:







In addition to Full Blown Metals, Stephen Newby has another site on which he sells some of his custom made to order pieces such as wall sculptures, mirrors, water fountains and other items at Luxury Design and for a selection of prototypes and one-off pieces by Stephen Newby, go here.




Some of his smaller items, such as picture frames, ashtrays and pen holders can be found here. 




Other pieces, such as bowls, trays and candleholders can be found and purchased at Balman Design


above portrait of Stephen Newby with his "pillow" wall radiator for Bisque, which has yet to be produced, courtesy of  in site


full blown metals
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
+44 (0)191 462 1375

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