Whether your decorating style leans toward modernist or a bit more traditional, any way you look at it, chances are you’ll see pretty cool bedding with DwellStudio’s Talon pattern. Available as a duvet cover and shams for full/queen and king beds, the bedding is made of 100 percent cotton. $253 FULL/QUEEN, $287 KING. SPACES KENNEBUNKPORT, KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE, (207) 967-0040
Design Discoveries
The Shape of Things to Come
Our favorite new finds, as featured in the January/February 2009 issue of New England Home.

The silhouette, an outline of an object whose interior is filled in and devoid of detail, has been in vogue since the eighteenth century, when, as a precursor to portrait photography, the silhouetted profiles of men and women graced the walls of many homes. With its strong, striking qualities, the technique continues to be popular among graphic designers and such contemporary artists as Ryan McGinness and Kara Walker. And once again, at home, the silhouette is gracing everything from carpets to cuckoo clocks.