Welcome to TGP Tidbits where we round up the happenings and our musings of the design industry each week. This week we take a look at D. Porthault pour AERIN, The Ticking Tent Returns, and PBS Masterpiece’s Miss Austen. Written by Natalie Aldridge.
D. Porthault pour AERIN
It may still be a touch brisk and the blooms just beginning to stir, but AERIN and D. Porthault are ushering in the spirit of spring with a delightfully fresh collaboration.
Just launched this spring, the D. Porthault pour AERIN capsule collection offers an irresistible array of pieces perfect for welcoming alfresco season or simply refreshing your home with a dose of joie de vivre. Think table linens, bedding, sleepwear, jewelry cases, and cosmetic bags, all adorned in D. Porthault’s archival Fleurs du Vent print. The wild rose motif, rendered in breezy shades of blue and green against a crisp white backdrop, feels like a breath of spring air straight from the French countryside.
For Aerin Lauder, founder and creative director of AERIN, the collaboration carries a personal resonance. Having long admired the French heritage brand, some of her earliest memories of home are tied to D. Porthault’s iconic prints. A recent visit to the company archives unearthed Fleurs du Vent, a vintage pattern she instantly fell in love with. Together, AERIN and D. Porthault reimagined the print in a way that feels effortlessly aligned with both brands’ timeless elegance.
Click here to shop the lovely D. Porthault pour AERIN collection.
The Ticking Tent Returns
Clear your calendars design lovers! The Ticking Tent is back for Spring 2025, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most stylish weekends in the countryside. The beloved brocante-style shopping event, founded by interiors stylist Benjamin Reynaert and consultant Christina Juarez, returns May 2nd to 3rd to the impossibly chic Spring Hill Vineyards in New Preston, Connecticut.
Set on a restored 18th-century farm along the Shepaug River, the venue is purely pastoral complete with an open-air barn, sculptural amphitheater, and a silo-turned-grotto (yes, really). It’s a favorite destination for design lovers and collectors alike.
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The weekend will begin with Early Bird shopping and breakfast from 9–11 a.m. with proceeds benefiting the Spring Hill Arts Gathering, followed by timed general admission from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the afternoon, floral virtuoso The Green Vase will host a hands-on workshop and throughout the day, guests can enjoy wine and spirits tastings, café bites, and, of course, impeccable shopping.
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This year’s vendor lineup is stacked with some of our favorites: Casa Branca, Chairish Vintage Fine Jewelry, The Barns by Ali Mahon, Saved NY, and The Green Vase. From heirloom-worthy antiques to fresh textiles and jewels, more than 60 others will be showing their wares.
This year’s sponsors include Schumacher, Vaughan Designs, Casa Branca, Benjamin Moore, and Via Carota Cocktails just to name a few. For the full list of vendors, tickets, details, and dreamy sneak peeks, follow @thetickingtent on Instagram and visit their website here. We’ll see you under the tent.
PBS Masterpiece’s Miss Austen
At The Glam Pad, we’re positively swooning over the forthcoming Miss Austen, a delicious new four-part drama premiering May 4th on PBS Masterpiece. Adapted from Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel, this sumptuous series dares to ask the most tantalizing question in literary history: why did Cassandra Austen burn all of her sister Jane’s letters? (Gasp!)
Set in 1830, the story follows Cassandra, played by the ever-elegant Keeley Hawes, as she races against time, scandal, and sentiment to recover her sister’s correspondence and preserve Jane’s legacy. Along the way, we’re treated to a cascade of flashbacks that whisk us into the Austen sisters’ world, shedding light on the joys, heartbreaks, and secret inspirations behind those beloved novels.
Naturally, as avid Austen aficionados with a weakness for empire waistlines and drawing-room drama, we’re already preparing our tea trays and tuning our pianofortes. Miss Austen promises all the wit, wisdom, and whispered secrets we adore, and we wouldn’t dream of missing a single episode.
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x Natalie
