I was out and about for the Second Saturday Art Walk in Sacramento over the weekend and happened upon a cluster of new shops that have JUST OPENED! Needless to say I was very excited because the shops were all about my favorite things: design/housewares and chocolate! Today is all about this new shop:
FREDDRIC BRADFORD
Purveyors of Essential Home Goods
I was struck by their front window right away. The logo is brilliant, and the displays are wonderfully classic: Black and White.
The partners in this new enterprise, Fernando Alquicira (Nickname: Freddric) and David B. Lee (Middle Name Bradford) have created a Hollywood Regency environment reminiscent of Wearstler's Viceroy Hotel. ( I am kind of thinking that dog bowl would be perfect for my black and white dog.)
The guys had an arrangement of flowering branches on the wrap desk that took my breath away. It was at least four feet high.
Here are but a few of the lines that Freddric and Bradford is going to be carrying:
- Rosanna for china, teapots, cocktail plates
- Zodax for accessories (lacquer boxes, cast metal accessories, silver bowls)
- Lasco out of New York for Italian Soaps and fragrances
- Warwick for Silverplate barware, caviar servers, mint julep cups
- Vagabond for accessories and small furniture items
- Mannerisms for barware
- D&L Company out of L.A. for Candles. I have heard tell that the wax is so pure you can use it for personal fragrance!
- Jonathan Adler, but of course!
- Agraria for scent diffusers. Beautiful line!
The Jonathan Adler "Happy Chic" table. The dishes are fab!
Brad and Fernando have a beautiful knack for artful display. And why wouldn't they? Brad is also a wonderful interior designer.
The shop is expecting loads more inventory in the days to come. I am thrilled to see more exciting shops making their way to Sacramento.
Here are David and Fernando! Nicer guys are hard to find. We had a fun chat about the shop and all of their plans. They were gracious, warm, and very enthusiastic about their new venture! Please come in and pay them a visit!
Located at 1801 L Street, Suite 70, Sacramento, CA 95814. Email: freddricbradford@yahoo.com. Website will be coming soon!
(Next: a chocolate shop to die for! And just in time for Valentine's day. Stay tuned!)
Now that I'm almost finished decorating my apartment for the holidays, I was thinking that I should invite my friends over. Only problem is that I don't have a bar so I've been pouring through my files for inspiration. The holy grail of bars of course belonged to designer David Hicks. When I attended his son Ashley's recent lecture on his work, he posted the photo above and quoted his father who declared, "I like rows and rows of tonic bottles, apple, tomato juice, two or three syphons of spirits lined up behind each other; it gives a generous, welcoming atmosphere, and if a bus-load of friends descend upon you, you are ready for them." Looks like I have some shopping to do! 
Designer Miles Redd has my second most favorite bar that takes it cue from David Hicks. He also outlines a list of essential items for a well stocked bar in House Beautiful here. It's a perfect list for me to take shopping!
Miles' bar and a few of the others include tortoise shell glassware that I think I will be adding to my list. I love the look! 
One of my other favorite bar looks was from Eddie Ross' old apartment featured in Domino. Eddie collected all of his silver from the flea markets so looks like I will be making a few trips there myself! 
In Eddie's new house in the country featured in Lonny, he has his bar on the cart he found when we went to the flea market together! 
Domino
Paco Munoz in Spanish AD
Ron Marvin in Lonny
Deborah Needleman in Lonny
Lindsey Coral Harper
Tori Mellott in Domino
Thom Filicia Designer Visions Showhouse
Veranda
Carolina Irving in Lonny
Rita Konig
Mike Thompson
Markham Roberts
Domino
Thom Filicia in Domino
Joe Nye in House Beautiful
Miles Redd in House
Steven Gambrel
Steven Gambrel
de Menil bar in a closet
Francisco Costa bar in a closet
