On Friday, February 5th from 6-9 PM we will be at Lille, a lovely lingerie shop here in Portland that also hosts First Friday art events, showcasing our Spring lighting collection, called Striae, as well as new tabletop pieces and old favorites in new colors. Spring/Summer 2010 doesn’t officially launch until March 1, so anyone in attendance will see the new pieces before anyone else, and have first dibs to buy! The lights are all hand-thrown porcelain with inset stripes, tiers and banding, then slipcast to create an ultra-thin surface so the whole shade glows.  (Psst – sneak a peak at the in-progress lights and new tableware designs here) We’ve topped them off with an edison bulb and a 11 ft plug and switch cord. A new extra large canning jar pendant light will also be in attendance.

Amazing photographer Lisa Warninger will kindly sharing the spotlight with me; she will be showing her boudoir photos, styled by Rebecca Westby. Lisa & Rebecca are shooting/styling our Spring lookbook shortly after this event and we couldn’t be more excited – her photos are lovely, warm and intimate.

Come for the lights and photos, stay for the free chocolate and mouth-watering intimates. We hope to see you there!

The talented Kelly from Succulent Love recently sent over some photos of her arrangements in our Tripod Pots. Don’t they just look gorgeous with her plants? I love how she left the soil low so that little slivers of bright color would show through. And look at the cute sign she made for a recent event:

Kelly is working on opening a retail space later this year, and if you’re lucky, it will be in your city. We look forward to seeing more pieces potted up in the year to come. In the meantime, you’ll have to satisfy yourself with shopping on her website.

We’re ecstatic to be turning a whole one years old this month. We’ve come a long way in the last year, and owe our growth to each and every one of you that cheered us along the way. Thank you for making this company possible. We love that we can make beautiful, handcrafted things every day of the week. Our birthday gift to you is 20% off until the end of the month, simply type BIRTHDAY into the coupon code slot at checkout. And don’t forget that we’re donating 5% of our sales for the month to Doctors Without Borders. Helping others + discount + givin’ yourself a present = Awesome.

Now available to brighten up that dark winter corner of your living room.

Pigeon Toe Spring/Summer launches March 1 – stay turned for awesomeness.

Now also available…A vegan alternative for our hanging designs: natural 3-ply jute twine.

Pigeon Toe will be donating 5% of our e-shop sales for the month of January to Doctors Without Borders, to do our small part to help with the relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti. We’ve been listening to NPR’s coverage of the disaster in our studio the past few days and although we cannot do much, we hope that the little we can contribute will help with the much needed medical treatment of the thousands of people left homeless and hurt as a result of the earthquake. You can also donate directly on your phone by texting “HAITI” to “90999” to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red Cross.

By the end of the week, Pigeon Toe vessels will arrive at their new homes in the Seattle area. We’re please to announce two shops now carrying our work in Lisa’s home state of Washington! If you live nearby, we encourage you to visit these two lovely stores. And welcome to our growing family of retail partners!

Envy: the Plant and Patio Studio for Urban Terrain located on 15th Ave on Capitol Hill in Seattle.

Marigold & Mint: an organic farm 30 miles east of Seattle, an online shop and storefront opening in February 2010 in Seattle.

{Photo from the Marigold and Mint website. Isn’t their flower shop / farm dreamy?}