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Art, texture, color, light and whimsy fill the dreamy designs of Cristina Peffer and Ram Design Home. (Photo credit: Madison Fender)
On the floor toward the front of Ram Design Home at 181 North Ferry Road on Shelter Island rest a pair of handwoven pink and green Kauani lanterns. “I mean, why aren’t more people talking about these?” says owner Cristina Peffer, picking one up and practically gushing with excitement at their accordion-like texture and oblong shapes. “I for one am completely obsessed.” They’re soft but durable. Pretty but practical. They’re absolutely darling and quite possibly exactly what you need.
Hear more about Peffer’s beautiful, whimsical world on our weekly Southforker Stories podcast here:
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
