I love the book cover of JayZ’s, “Decoded”. Publishers are pushing the design envelope in order to keep print books relevant. Great news for us design geeks. Plus, I’m really curious to read about JayZ. he’s obviously a really smart man.

For the NYTimes article: click here.

The best “On the Go” Christmas Decor ever: Needle Free Christmas Tree This printed cotton canvas tree measures 37”x67” and can be easily hung on the wall. It can be left plain or decorated, either by pinning ornaments to it or painting directly on to the canvas. It comes packaged in it’s own cardboard tube which makes it easy to store every year.

Available on MicheleVarian.com and at my store: Michele Varian, 27 Howard St, Soho, NYC.

or call t. 212-343-0033.

I’m excited to invite you to the Michele Varian launch as a Curator on a new Shopping Site called OpenSky. By clicking on this image, my friends will receive an exclusive $10 credit towards their first purchase. Through this weekend only, there will be an additional discount on the products I’ve selected.

It’s a pretty unique platform, because they’ve selected people like me, tastemakers, most of whom are celebrities (not like me), to choose our favorite products to share with people who follow us.

Just In: Great for Giving - Penguin Classics Books re-issued with amazingly designed hard bound covers. Of course, my favorites include Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Little Women and Dracula to keep it interesting. I love classic literature and these beautiful new releases are inspiration to buy the entire collection for myself - even though I already own all of them. Best yet - They don’t even cost much more than a paperback. They are only $20 each! We have 20 titles, not all of which are on our website, but just give us a call if you would like to go hog wild and get the whole collection.

Available on our website www.michelevarian.com and at our store:

Michele Varian, 27 Howard St, Soho, NYC (at the bottom of Crosby St) t.212-226-1076.

(Source: michelevarianblog.com)

Martha Stewart Living September 2011 featured our Giant Chalkboard Globe. It never gets old. It is endlessly amusing to play with and label the world as you like with chalk. The only permanent lines are the continent land masses, therefore the world is yours to claim.

It’s availabe on our website: www.michelevarian.com

Or at our store, Michele Varian, 27 Howard St, NYC, NY, in SoHo.

Just In: Decor For the Urban Mountain Man - Hand painted, naturally-shed Antler in cool pastels with gold. Made in Wisconsin. $98

Available at our store: Michele Varian, 27 Howard St., NYC, NY   t.212-226-1076

Just In: Decor For the Urban Mountain Man - Hand painted, naturally-shed Antler in earth tones. Made in Wisconsin. $98

Available at our store: Michele Varian, 27 Howard St., NYC, NY   t.212-226-1076

Just In: Decor For the Urban Mountain Man - Hand painted, naturally-shed Antler. Made in Wisconsin. $98

Available at our store: Michele Varian, 27 Howard St., NYC, NY   t.212-226-1076

Store Party Prep: I didn’t make this mask, but I borrowed it for a portrait, cuz it looked sooo good with my dress.

See you all tomorrow night at the Store Opening Party after 6pm:

Michele Varian, 27 Howard St. at the bottom of Crosby (we didn’t move far) in Soho, NYC

Store Party Prep: She’s only small, but she wears a rockin’ mask. How is it that my friends keep their kids looking so fabulous? I know I looked a mess when I was a kid. It might have had something to do with the fact that my Mom let us dress ourselves from a very early age.

Store Party Prep: This Venetian worthy macabre mask wasn’t even done yet. Jaqui’s finished mask is spectacular.

Store Party Prep: @jonathanlegate looks like he’s the Last of the Mohicans. How does one top that?

Store Party Prep: Angels added even more sparkle to the evening. It looks as though she’s blessing the monkey or possibly channeling some of his mischief?

Store Party Prep: This is the mask I made. I think it’s going to be more embellished by tomorrow. It’ll have to be to keep up with my dress.

Store Party Prep: Some of the masks for Thursday’s (tomorrow) party became political. I can’t say I blame anyone. Maybe we’ll lend some masks to Occupy Wall Street after the party.