The Los Angeles-based botanical perfume house comes to Taigan.com in time for the holidays

(Los Angeles, CA) – (October 27, 2010) – Strange Invisible Perfumes, the California-based botanical fragrance house, is pleased to announce its debut on Taigan.com, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors.

Winning editorial accolades in the April Harper’s Bazaar Green issue and this year’s W Magazine’s Fragrance issue, Strange Invisible Perfumes, now on Taigan, offers a collection of authentic botanical fragrances.

“The art of perfumery begins with the art of distilling essences…making perfume without real essences is like writing a book without real words,” notes Alexandra Balahoutis.

Botanical loyalist and perfumer Alexandra Balahoutis founded her fragrance house in 2000 with the firm belief that fine perfumery should be made of real botanical essences. Sincerely committed to environmental consciousness and green business practices, the fragrance house uses only natural botanical essences and ingredients.

“We welcome Strange Invisible Perfumes to Taigan’s growing collection of online specialty shops and making these organic and botanical perfume lines available to the online community,” said Taigan founder Elizabeth Nichols. “Taigan bridges the gap between specialty retailers in local markets and the online shopping community by opening up more opportunity for both the retailer and the consumer.”

About Taigan

A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and a finalist for Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors.  Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure…Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors. Julia Reed delivers a collection of elusive finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s Fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free and guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

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About Strange Invisible Perfumes

Strange Invisible Perfumes blend certified organic, wildcrafted, biodynamic and hydro-distilled essences with genuine inspiration and compelling narratives. Each perfume is a layered composition crafted with pure botanical essences and 100% certified organic, beverage-grade grape alcohol. All are designed, hand-blended and bottled within the botanical fragrance house in Venice, CA. An in-house master distiller heads the laboratory, customizing distillation projects locally and all over the world. By producing essences and sourcing the rest directly from trustworthy distillers, Strange Invisible Perfumes relies on firsthand knowledge, not paperwork, in matters of quality control.

Houston retailer brings a new authenticity to design

Houston, Texas – October 25, 2010 – FOUND, based in Houston, announced it is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops. Long a favorite of interior design and home publications, each piece on FOUND is selected for its detail, character and original finishes.

FOUND offers an assortment of home furnishings and accessories that include a mix of classic 18th and 19th century – serious Louis XVI pieces and drippy chandeliers; mid century items – all of the shop’s upholstery is vintage from the ‘40s and ‘60s; as well as one of a kind industrial pieces.

“In many businesses, success requires a unique and creative merchandising point of view as well as a customer-centric focus. But equally as important, you must have fun in what you do, because it shows, in the creativity of your offerings, your interactions with customers, and your relationships with employees and vendors,” says Ruth Davis, FOUND owner.

With 83 percent of consumers shopping online at least once a week, according to Compete.com’s quarterly Online Shopper Intelligence Study Taigan helps bridge the gap between savvy online shoppers and specialty retailers with an e-commerce solution. Taigan has been a natural solution for many brick-and-mortar specialty retailers, seeing a predicted uptick in online holiday spending.

Specialty retailers like FOUND for the Home are tapping into Taigan’s turnkey e-commerce solution to join an exclusive community of the best shops and products online; styled and edited by Creative Director Julia Reed.

About FOUND and Co-owners Aaron Rambo and Ruth Davis

FOUND was developed by Aaron Rambo and Ruth Davis in the summer of 2006. The creative point of view of FOUND is grounded in the belief that home furnishings should be less about style and more about living with authenticity. Being patient, determined, and focused in the journey and pursuit of one’s passion is at the core of Ruth’s vision and the ultimate formation of FOUND. After completing her postgraduate studies in business, Davis pursued a career in banking and finance. That background and training has been complimentary to her keen interest in the home and design industry. Aaron Rambo immediately began setting the tone for his design career upon moving to Houston 15 years ago. He began working under a leading florist and event planner, eventually broadening his scope when he left to work as an independent interior designer. His close association with several prominent stores led him into the area of retail merchandising. His role as creative director of Found enables him to create a space that reflects his point of view. The inventory he and partner Ruth Davis select is chosen for its graphic quality and integrity of the piece, regardless of age or origin. The happy friction between these items is what Rambo and Found are all about – looking at things for what they are and accepting them. It is this mix that works and keeps things interesting.
About Taigan

A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and a finalist for Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan’s one year marks a list of milestones. As shoppers from 200 countries have discovered this online shopping community featuring a hand-picked selection of specialty boutiques, designers, craftsmen and purveyors in a variety of categories, readers also enjoy Taigan’s online magazine, fetch, edited by Julia Reed.  Shoppers interact with shops, designers and each other on the site’s social media networks including the TaiganFinds blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel. Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with Taigan shops.

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Miami Retailer Offers Interior Designers and Retail Clients More Ways to Shop Niba Home Online

Miami, Florida – October 21, 2010 – NIBA Home, based in Miami’s famous Design District, announced it is now part of the Taigan.com website, the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops.  Whether it’s the perfect chandelier, credenza or collection of exquisite, colorful objects, NIBA Home’s eclectic pieces give instant style to any room. Works from such renowned designers and artists as Murano, Blenko, Robert Kuo and Laura Kiran can be found in NIBA Home’s boutique showroom.

With 83 percent of consumers shopping online at least once a week according to a recent survey, Taigan helps bridge the gap between savvy online shoppers and specialty retailers with an e-commerce solution. As retailers look toward the rapidly approaching holidays, and the predicted uptick in spending — consumers say they will be spending as much or more this holiday season compared to last according to experts at Compete.

“We had customers from across the globe, who would always ask us if they could shop with us online,” said NIBA Home owner Nisi Berryman, a self-confessed design junkie, and armed with a degree in painting and art history from LSU. “Being a part of Taigan.com allows NIBA Home to reach the online world of shoppers and offer something new and special they aren’t otherwise finding online.

Specialty retailers like NIBA Home are tapping into Taigan’s turnkey e-commerce solution to be part a hand-picked community of the best shops, brands and products online; styled and edited by Creative Director Julia Reed.

About NIBA Home and Owner Nisi Berryman

Since opening in 2004, NIBA Home has helped many designers and retail clients style and complete their projects with the rich mix of accessories, furniture and lighting.  NIBA Home is stocked with the works of exceptional and emerging design talent, and take great pride in our group of noted designers and fine artists. Prior to opening NIBA Home, Nisi worked for renowned furniture designer Dakota Jackson, launching his first New York showroom, and after moving to Florida she worked for Tui Pranich prior to opening the Holly Hunt Miami showroom. Nisi is a nationally celebrated designer whose work often graces the pages of iconic brand publications such as Metropolitan Home. Her style is about surprising and welcoming with color – bright, energetic yet flawlessly stylish.

About Taigan

A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and a finalist for Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors.  Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Taigan brings the best shops to your fingertips. For the shopper, the collector, the epicure… Taigan delivers an extraordinary and ever-expanding collection of shops and purveyors.  Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.

For more Taigan news, subscribe to the Taigan newsroom, stay connected on Taigan’s Facebook Fan Page or Follow us on Twitter @TaiganFinds.

Must have designer gift ideas for him, her and home in fashion, gourmet, jewelry, health, art, and even luxury pet

Taigan announces its 2010 holiday gift ideas designed to top the list of online shoppers. The search is on for the perfect gift this 2010 holiday season and online shoppers looking for the unique and original turn to Taigan.com; the Internet’s best shopping district of online specialty shops, designers and purveyors.

Taigan celebrates the holidays in style by offering highly sought specialty items:

Taigan Gifts Ideas for Him
Whiskey Lover Set by The Mercantile, Atlanta $55.00
Taigan’s #1 gentleman’s gift! A pair of crystal whiskey glasses along with 6 “whiskey” tumbled soap stones.

Josh Bach Valet Tray by Aidan Gill for Men, New Orleans $45.00
Ideal for travel or home – folds flat, organizes essentials from change to keys and more.

Taigan Gifts Ideas for Her
Travel Essential Brush Collection by 29 by Lydia Mondavi, Napa $98.00
This convenient travel collection set comes in our eco-friendly suede pouch with both natural and synthetic brushes- for creating a variety of looks.

Jocelyn Natural Jaguar Vest by Haven Sanctuary of Style, Franklin $415.00
Stunning jaguar and fox fur vest, by Jocelyn, creator of luxurious fashion for women. This piece will make a statement!

Heather Benjamin: Petrified Wood Gold Vermeil Necklace by G. Gilbert, Atlanta $656.00
Sterling silver and 22kt gold vermeil inspired by cultural designs from native New Zealand, Bali, Samoa, Tahiti among others.

Taigan Food and Wine Gift Ideas
Tupelo Honey by Savannah Bee Company, Savannah $24.00
Honey perfection, Tupelo is the gold standard by which all other honeys are measured. KSA Kosher Certified.

Elyse Lover Case by Elyse Winery, Napa $375.00
Robert Parker celebrated red wine in a varied case – great for entertaining

Hungarian Rhapsody Wine Gift Set by Wine for All, New York $99.00
Long-celebrated wine by true global aficionados.

Rogue River Blue Cheese by Star Provisions, Atlanta $48.00 /lb
Seasonal cow’s milk blue cheese from Rogue Creamery in Oregon.

Farmstead Pantry Box with Cheese by Blackberry Farm, Walland $260.00
Organically items fresh from the farm, also home to America’s top rated small hotel.

Taigan Home and Away Gift Ideas
Tuscan Hand-Blown Shot Glasses by Marco Zanetti, Italy $95.00
The visual aspect Original Silodesign glasses designed in 2003 shows the liquid in levitation in a total transparency.

Gadabout NoteCards – Carriage Trade by The Mercantile, Atlanta $45.00
Handcrafted note cards with initials printed inside feather.

It’s a Man’s World Gift Set by Come.Sit.Stay, Nashville $90.00
Ever feel those dog toys are made purely for pets named Fifi or Princess?

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About Taigan
A recent winner of the Retailer of Excellence Award in the Internet Innovation category, and a finalist for Technology Start-up of the Year, Taigan is recognized as the online shopping destination for a highly curated collection of boutiques, designers and purveyors. Showcasing specialty retailers of women and men’s fashion, home décor, art, antiques, jewelry, gourmet food and fine gifts, Julia Reed delivers a collection of Elusive Finds, facts and profiles in Taigan’s Fetch, Taigan’s online lifestyle magazine. Shopping is free, guests are asked to provide their email address to use the site’s messaging service with shops.