YOUR PLACE.HARDY HANUKKAH: Jewelry designer A jewelry designer is defined as a person who renders, creates, and models original Jewelry creations. By profession this person would be trained in the knowledge of metalsmithing and design. John Hardy pays homage to the Jewish culture with a collection of dreidels and an elegant menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. , which symbolizes the holiday of light. Each is handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft of black palmwood from Bali, where the artist lives, and is accented with sterling silver. The menorah comes with a set of 44 candles, enough for the eight-day holiday celebration. Hardy's Hanukkah collection is available at Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. It competes in the elite luxury department store market with Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys New in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , priced from $75 to $595. - Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. COLORFUL TWIST: Tiffany has put a new spin on the traditional dreidel, as well as the menorah and Star of David for the Hanukkah season. Meyda Tiffany, following the techniques developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, has introduced Judaic Stained Glass tea lights. Each handmade 5-inch stained glass figure comes with a candleholder can·dle·hold·er n. A candlestick. and candle in the back, priced at $90 each. To order, call (800) 222-4009 or check out the Meyda Tiffany Web site at www.meyda.com. - B.D. PLATTER PERFECTION: When the family gathers 'round for the holidays, serve them latkes or jelly doughnuts on ceramic platters featuring a bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. Star of David. The handpainted platters - and also bowls, vases and teapots - are the latest design by L.A.'s Laurie Gates Designs. The Judaica collection is available at Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Nordstrom and Williams-Sonoma, priced from $65 to $100. - B.D. MORE AND MORE MENORAHS: For the largest selection of Hanukkah lamps anywhere, log onto www.thejewishmuseum.org, where there are two online gift shops. The Cooper Shop offers traditional Jewish ceremonial items, along with jewelry, music and a comprehensive selection of books of Jewish interest. The menorahs there include the brass Moroccan menorah ($85, a reproduction of one in the museum's collection) and an extravagant lamp with figures made of silver, brass, copper and aluminum for $2,200. Celebrations offers items with a modern twist, such as Amy Hess' Table and Chairs Hanukkah lamp in stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. for $175, an elegant Tree of Life menorah ($175) and the portable ``college menorah,'' which holds both Hanukkah and Sabbath candles ($295). - Elizabeth Smilor DECORATING CHRISTMAS CHIC: Rachel Ashwell's ``Shabby Chic'' decor - based on slipcovered sofas with comfy goosedown cushions - started as a decorating trend, but it's become a national lifestyle. Ashwell's weathered English country cottage design has not only inspired a home furnishings company, three books and a TV show ``Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic'' on The Style Network, but now there's a weeklong special for the holidays. It's called ``Shabby Chic Christmas'' and airs at noon Monday on The Style Network (and again on Dec. 9). Then on Tuesday, Ashwell focuses on decorations, illuminations on Wednesday, tabletops on Thursday and gifts on Friday. ``Shabby Chic Christmas'' will also air at 11 a.m. Dec. 23 on E!. - B.D. GIVE BACK DESIGNED BY AN ANGEL: Pacific Design Center is holding its eighth annual Divine Design furniture and fashion shopping extravaganza now through Monday to benefit Project Angel Food, which delivers meals to local AIDS and HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. patients. Among the chain stores donating new merchandise to be sold at major discounts are Restoration Hardware, Banana Republic Home, Williams-Sonoma and Closets by Design, with local stores such as Terra Cotta cot·ta n. pl. cot·tae or cot·tas A short surplice. [Medieval Latin, of Germanic origin.] in Brentwood, Blueprint Furniture in West Hollywood and Mortise & Tenon in Los Angeles also participating. Shoppers can also bargain hunt at a flea market. Both events are in the Blue Building on the second floor. Pacific Design Center is located at 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $20. For more information call (310) 358-8000 or visit www.angelfood.com. - B.D. CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Hardy's Hanukkah collection) (2) no caption (Judaic Stained Glass tea lights) (3) no caption (ceramic platters) (4 -- 5) no caption (Lamp with figures made of silver, brass, copper and aluminum and Amy Hess' Table and Chairs Hanukkah lamp) (6) no caption (``Shabby Chic'' decor) |
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