i’m loving these slightly eerie, somber pieces from new york based artist and illustrator garrett pruter. the horizontal piece below is so stunning full sized and i love the way it feels like two separate worlds on other sides of the globe. click here to check out more of garrett’s work online…
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North by Northwest is one of my dad’s all time favorites, so naturally growing up I hated it. My big sister and I would make barfing noises at the video store (yes we were very mature) whenever he brought this or The Maltese Falcon around. I think it had to do with any 8 year [...]
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this under $100 came highly requested by d*s twitter followers. we’re all tyring to make the most of the rapidly approaching end of summer. in spite of the heat, i am not quite ready to let go of longer days and tank top weather. so if you have a patio or outdoor space, you should [...]
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last month i shared the first two videos i created as part of the d*s consulting program: how i got started + my tips for making the leap from part-time to full-time business owner. today i’m sharing the final video in the series that frankly, i need to re-watch myself. my balancing skills have been [...]
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illustration by julia rothman oh, canada! today’s toronto city guide update comes from angelune des lauriers, a lover of art & design, and a contributor to the toronto craft alert (a community hub and online service for craft, DIY and design related activity happening in Toronto). by day, angelune works in drinking water protection and [...]
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i’m going to keep this post short and sweet: coralie bickford-smith can do no wrong in my book. every single book cover she’s ever designed makes me weak in the knees. and today coralie has me in a design coma with the gorgeousness that is her latest collection: a series of deco-inspired metallic covers for [...]
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today’s morning product posts are making me so happy. the next one is celebration of fantastic metallic patterns and this first design is all about amazing paper cuts. the pieces above and below are part of a recently completely paper installation from british artist andy singleton. andy’s installation, “dust clouds in the eagle nebula” was [...]
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next time you find yourself in amsterdam you have to make restored one of your first stops. it’s full of amazing and inspiring work by dutch designers, and today we’re lucky enough to have a look into the home of one of the owners, marijke hukema. both marijke and her husband, david have a love [...]
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buenos aires interior decorator emma balch spends much of her time sourcing and create one-of-a-kind object for clients and for export. so she was the perfect candidate to guide anthropologie’s Keith Johnson when he visited Argentina for one of my all-time favorite shows – man shops globe. (emma just returned from 6 months in india, [...]
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one of my favorite ways to discover new artists and designers is through going through our sneak peek archives and looking at real homes. i came across freelance illustrator and designer annemoon van steen thanks to a peek into the home of joyce de lange. annemoon works from her home in utrect where she’s lived [...]
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11. August 2010
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