Laviva Home

Oh my. I'm pretty darn excited about this find — sent in by DM Reader Catherine C. It's called Laviva Home and it's a website started by the talented Laura Aviva who was formerly the Director of Creative Projects at Travel & Leisure. (Sidenote: doesn't that sound like a terrific title? I'm thinking it was probably a hard one to give up.)

She left the magazine about a year ago, and has used her knowledge of world travel to put together "curated, online trunk shows" of really beautiful items from around the world. The first show (the one that's currently on her site) is called "Textile." The next two are tentatively scheduled as "Object" and "Collective."



Laura is both the curator of these trunk shows and owner of the website. Her goal as she puts together the collection is to make sure each item “tells a story, reveals a history, and evokes a sense of place.” The first one features seven different kinds of beautiful textiles from a number of far-flung locales. Items like Turkish hammam towels (I can't guess how absorbent or practical these are, but they are gorgeous and I'm coveting them) and Mexican bedspreads (my sister Jordan has been craving one of these beauties for ages).



The website is simple and easy to peruse. The items are beautiful and reek of quality, purpose and exotic places. I think it would be wonderful to create a home where items like these would fit right in. A really delightful collection to browse and day dream about. I can't wait to see the next trunk show.