If you happened to pop by Session #2 of Dialogue on Design at Davis & Warshow SoHo with Laura Kirar (which, I must say, was really fun — she is a super talented designer of interiors as well as products for Kohler, Baker, Kallista, and others), you might have noticed her most excellent shoes. Wedge booties, to be exact, which she had paired with black tights and a vintage red dress. I found the boots a bit of a distraction during our interview because they happen to be exactly what I’ve been looking for.

So I got the scoop - they’re by Bally (one of my favorites) and they’re around $575. Not super cheap, but not so awful considering our dollar is at an all-time low. Here’s a picture of them, for your shopping reference.

And, if you didn’t attend last week’s DOD event, I’m wondering if there’s anyone else who would challenge Laura’s comment about not being able to enjoy a glass of wine in the shower? I do it all the time. A little ingenuity…a bench…a windowsill…and maybe an improvised lid to cover the glass? Thoughts or comments welcome.

The National Design Awards are going to be held on October 18th at the Cooper-Hewitt.
It’s an expensive affair which most of us probably will not attend but that does not mean
we don’t have a voice. There’s a peoples choice award and, starting today, you can log onto
cooperhewitt.org and vote for one of the items already nominated or nominate your own.
I browsed through the items - which range from Apple’s iPhone to a pair of so-called “German Comfort shoes - and felt something was seriously lacking. Something edible.

So, I unofficially nominate Vosges new bacon bar - chocolate and bacon. Together. Unbelievably delicious. A Vosges boutique is conveniently located just a few blocks from the Davis & Warshow SoHo showroom on Spring @ Mercer (there’s also one on Madison in the 70s), so on my last DWNY visit I popped in and bought a few bars for the guys.They were a hit all-around.

Who says chocolate + bacon doesn’t equal award-winning design?

The announcement of yet another iPod speaker at this point elicits more eye-rolls than stampedes to the latest store to buy. I’m definitely guilty of the eye-roll. But this handy system called George has one crucial feature lacking from all the rest - a remote control that is basically a duplicate of your iPod playlists. This means you can scroll through your library and pick a song, via remote. No more hitting fast forward until you hit a song you like. No more getting up off your cozy sofa to manually change playlists. And no more searching blindly for the podcast of my DoD (as in Dialogue on Design) interview with Jamie Drake. It’s all there, at your fingertips.
$499 at www.chillsound.com