fishcake sale

betty from fishcake recently sent along news of a weekend sale to make way for more design goodness in their recently expanded showroom. h|h readers are also invited to the pre-sale tomorrow giving you a jump start on the 20-50% off deals on select furniture, accessories and dishware.

• when: thu, may 1st - sun, may 4th
• where: 307c kamani street

p.s. if, like me, your heart flips for ceramics, get ready to do the happy dance since fishcake is the one & only island stockist for mud australia!

red pineapple roundup

red pineapple proprietor nalani mclaughlin holliday scored a little mention in dailycandy yesterday for her eponymous cookie creations. with mother's day fast approaching, time to gather 'round for a show and tell of whimsical gift ideas stocked at nalani's ward centre boutique:

1 - for the green thumb: garden-in-a-bag creates instant blooms

2 - for the fashionista: a stiletto door stop makes for a flirty homage to her choos

3 - for the sweet tooth: pretty packaging conceals nalani's famous cookies

4 - for the wave warrior: a stylish swim tote complete with waterproof liner

missing the gifting gene? take a rain check on that panic attack and let the red pineapple 'ohana whip up the perfect mother's day basket for you. minimum order is a budget friendly $11 plus red pineapple offers delivery and shipping direct to your mom's door.

you're invited (no trees, please)

circles & dots

this week's show and tell of eco-friendly goods has been filled with a few happy coincidences like the news of joie studio's adorable and affordable letterpress invites which just happen to be printed on tree-free paper. it turns out tina from joie has been printing many of her designs on cotton rag paper since the early days of her indie printhouse and was kind enough to send along details.

here's the short story: leftover cotton from the ginning process is used to make the paper diverting what would have been textile waste away from the landfill so that it could be reborn into the foundation for joie's stationery line. yet another paper producer powers its facility with 100% green hydroelectricity sending off any excess energy generated to the local utility.

the new fill-in letterpress invites, which are a small way to add a little ooh la la to your next party without the sticker shock of custom letterpress, are just the beginning since tina plans to introduce even more eco paper goodness this year.

sakura matsuri

swimming otter

until then, click over to joie's etsy shop which is stocked with new designs for any occasion calling for old school correspondence. tina will also be heading up to the bay area for the bazaar bizarre during next month's maker faire so if you plan on attending do stop by and say hello!

click rewind to learn more about joie studio.

pacific home eco party

stop by pacific home tomorrow night for a belated earth day celebration featuring the debut of the heavenly home collection from mu'umu'u heaven designer deb mascia who is bringing the charming look of her kailua boutique (sustainably styled with vintage and reclaimed home furnishings) to island design fans.

photographer clark little and artist christopher reiner will also be in the house as will details on maui's good home, the first leed-certified gold home in hawaii (with a luxe price tag of $2.5m, dare we hope that affordable sustainable design is in the works for the rest of us?).

• when: thu, apr 24th - 5:30p to 7:30p
• where: 420 ward avenue
• fyi: pupus, refreshments & music will be served!

dwr grand opening

egg birdfeeder * eames molded plywood chair

my apologies for the tardiness of this post but i wanted to let island design fans know that design within reach will be toasting their grand opening with a party at the new ala moana studio tomorrow evening.

the celebration also kicks off a weeklong effort to raise money for the academy of arts with 10% of all sales at the honolulu shop to be donated to museum programs.

• when: thu, apr 10th - 6p to 8p
• rsvp: honolulu [at] dwr [dot] com
• sale dates: thu, apr 10th - wed, apr 16th