I think this is some of the best sculptural work I’ve laid my eyes on in a while. Their work is quite architectural in nature; even their kite sculptures appear to be futuristic buildings floating in the sky. I spent so much time on their site looking at the animated gifs they made for each piece. You should look at their site for more.
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Just a few things of interest that I think would add some character or warmth to a home, depending on your style. I know I could see any of these in my house (but then again my style is all over the place)! My particular favourites are the boar’s head, and the beautiful woven pillow cover, which has a mate here that is also fantastic.
I once read a designer say basically that no matter what the object is, if you really love it, it will fit into your house, and I’ve found that to be true. Somehow all the things you like end up kind of working together because they reflect something in common- you. Do you find that to be true in your house?
1. SeeSaw Vintage 2. Vintage Starr Beads 3. 4. & 5. Lucky Little Dot
My husband went to New York last week and (much to my envy) was able to visit the Kiosk store in SoHo. He brought me some little gifts which I love- a polka dotted Tenugui (dish/hand towel), a comb with a french pun on it, and a little carved fish ring made of a seashell.
One of several vintage first editions I picked up yesterday at a local thrift store for a ridiculously low price. Louisa May Alcott is one of my favourite authors (I’m sentimental that way), and so I was very excited to find this gem. It’s from the original run produced in 1891. If only I had been able to get all six volumes in this series… now I’m getting greedy.
And look what I found inside….!
I really want this book. The title roughly translates to “Colouring Book Stories”. It is about learning how to draw and has the most magnificent illustrations.
See this flickr set for more images.
Ilse Firbas / Malbuchgeschichten
Illustrated by Heinz Kiessling
Osborn Design Studio has added some gorgeous embroidered boots and oxfords made with recycled huipils to their shop. Seriously awesome, and not for the timid.
This video is absolutely mesmerizing. I very rarely post videos, and this is the second this week (!) but it seemed like a shame not to pass this on.
“Certain liquids obey the laws of crystallization. Under a polarizing microscope, we observe transformations in structure, form and color with certain changes in temperature and pressure. 1. Smectic to cholesteric transition, isotropic liquid 2. Smectic rods 3. Supercooling of a cholesteric form.”
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I just revisited Lauren’s site for Manu, her jewelry line (a favourite of mine), and noticed that she has started a Tumblr blog for documenting her work. In case you don’t already know, her jewelry is made with very basic office supplies such as tape and paperclips, with stunning results.
