I’m fortunate enough to be able to make a living as a designer, so I know how hard it is sometimes to come up with something new and different that will make your clients stand out. I’ve been thinking a lot about little things and how something small can make a huge difference, and you can’t really get [...]
If you survive the cuteness factor of these new designer toys, you have me beat. These amazing wood toys from Noferin are beyond words. Noferin is the collaboration of two amazing artists: Candy and Nick. Candy paintings intricate paintings of the make believe Carrara Island and Nick turns these works of art into little wood sculptures. Their previous series of toys have [...]
I love the illustrations by Claire Scully ( The quiet revolution) She has such a great eye and raw talent. I’m always impressed when an artist can excel at more than one drawing style, and Claire does just that. My personal favorites are the pieces in her bejeweled series. The colors are so vibrant and the details are almost unthinkable, such small shapes [...]
I’m not such a big fan of warm weather. Give me a crisp fall day and I’m as happy as a jack-o-lantern. It seems that spring is over all ready, this weekend in Brooklyn we saw temperatures as high as 89, and I have the sunburn to prove it. We did however enjoy sitting in the backyard sunday morning [...]
Yesterday I received a large order of coasters and other fun things from my favorite laser cutters Ponoko. I spent some time working on a new design for a new series that’s a little more organic then my other coasters and I got to hold them in my nervous little hands yesterday for the first time. They [...]
If you haven’t been to see what’s new at 26 Olive Street, I suggest you click your way over there, the second your done reading this. They have some of the cutest, fun vintage finds I’ve seen lately. It’s as if you stepped into the best thrift-shop, flea market, grandma’s house ever. Better yet the photos [...]
I’ve been carrying around this very large, very heavy blue faux leather bag all winter. While I do love it, I have to say I’m ready for something light and colorful. Well the colors are the first thing that caught my eye when looking at the bags by Vildan at Bayan Hippo. Messenger bags, everyday bags, even if [...]
I used to collect silk ties. I was always raiding my dad’s closet for old pants and silk ties, i wore the pant’s but the ties he was tired of I held on to, because i knew there was a craft project right around the corner that needed those ties. Even in college I found myself picking up the [...]
I got rid of my car back in september. While I don’t miss parking tickets and trying to find parking on alternate side parking days, I do miss listening to the radio. Sunday afternoons were always my favorite, I was always coming or going somewhere and would be stuck in traffic listening to Prairie Home Companion. Okay [...]
I love these laptop sleeves from Black Eyed Sheep. Crocheted from supersoft yarn in a variety of colors there is sure to be something that matches your personality. Maybe a little biased, I received one as a gift for my birthday, but its even better than I imagined. It has enough cushion to keep your laptop safe in [...]
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