T Suggests: Handblown Glass Earrings, a Culinary Retreat and More

Glass Art for Your Ears - and Your TableIn the two years since launching their jewelry line, Agmes, the sisters Jaclyn and Morgan Solomon have established themselves as go-to purveyors of wearable sculptural design "We want our pieces to feel significant but not tug on your ear or get in the way." Once limited to sterling silver, 18-karat gold vermeil and freshwater pearls, the sisters are now taking the leap into color, with a line of glass jewelry - earrings, pendant necklaces and a brooch - as well as vases, all fashioned out of handblown glass The new collection, modeled by the conceptual artist Laila Gohar, features glass in organic shapes, with rippled surfaces evocative of silt or water.

It all started last year, when the sisters were in Boston visiting the shop of a friend who had a pair of stunning vintage glass art objects The quiet minimalism of his 1932 VDL House, whose steel-framed floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlook the Silver Lake Reservoir, pioneered the then-radical concept of indoor-outdoor living It's ergonomic design taken to unexpected new heights - just the kind of out-there thinking that keeps Neutra's spirit of experimentation alive.

Through Sept 8 at the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences, 2300 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles; $15; neutra-vdl.org - JANELLE ZARA.A Tide-to-Table Island RetreatOn lush, laid-back Lummi Island, about two hours north of Seattle, the weekend home of the food and lifestyle photographer Stephanie Eburah is an idyllic escape. . Source