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Cheeky Tiki: pop-Polynesian style rears its (Easter Island) head again.

Byline: Florangela Davila Somewhere in the city, someone is lounging in paradise. The Kamikaze-smelling room spray helps. The palm trees rustle. Papaya tempts the taste buds. And oh, what's this coming from the stereo? Monkey noises? It isn't the rum steering you into fantasy land although some

Publication: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)

Decosit/TIP: novelty.(Brief Article)

Ashley Wilde creates sunburst effects in gold and copper printed on silk, 137 centimeters wide. England. (Decosit) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bruvatex-Sagaert & Speyer puts a bit of whimsy in its jacquard toile, style #10339 on Varese, cotton/rayon. Belgium. (Decosit) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leather

Publication: Home Textiles Today

Made-in-Hawaii products make big hit at festival

Paintings done by the palm of a Honolulu artist's hand, sold out. Aromatic coffee from Kauai lured even noncoffee lovers. Macadamia nut toffee samples disappeared, tray after tray. Hawaiian pillows were bagged like trophies. Made-in-Hawaii goods are hot, judging by the 25,000 who sampled native

Publication: Honolulu Star - Bulletin

Ancient and Modern Art in a Tropical Garden

Ancient and Modern Art in a Tropical Garden Well, the works themselves are not ancient but this kind of art, botanical prints, has a recorded history beginning in the 6th century with the publication of a Byzantine manuscript in Vienna. Two years ago, Oxford University presented an exhibit, A New

Publication: Solares Hill

SOFT GOOD.(News Briefs)

Lakefield Designs The Camel collection of Asian- and African-inspired pillows debuts at Lakefield. The series features leopard print pillows with fringe and tapestry panel pillows depicting an Oriental figure on camel. All pillows are custom-made and retail for $50 to $140. eLink 554 CWL Designs

Publication: Home Accents Today

Games; I Was Travis Bickle

When I fly alone, I put on a sleep mask and a pair of earplugs to eradicate my awareness of living through time. Then I travel through the sky, lost in my own head, where at least the food is better. Walking the floor of E3, the enormous video-game expo in Los Angeles, is the exact opposite:

Publication: The Stranger

PHILIPPINE CULINARY DELIGHTS FEATURED IN FASHION SHOW

The invitation said "7,107. It only happens in the Philippines." Guests were bid by Oklahoman William Howell, chief executive officer of the J.C. Penney Co., to a dinner celebrating his firm's upcoming Festival of the Philippines. The dinner, held at the historic Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles

Publication: The Journal Record

Blending Flavors From Tropical Islands - New York Times

BALI. The name evokes images of exotic, faraway places: Dorothy Lamour slinking around in a sarong in ''The Road to Bali No doubt the owners of Bali in Huntington were on that wavelength when they opened this new tropical restaurant. Diners with more literal minds might expect traditional

Publication: The New York Times