Scout Holiday posted this video made by Nordin for Whyred, and I loved it.  The rest of her work is equally as impressive.   I find it incredibly beautiful and simple.

These beautiful educational blocks for children were designed for “Art in America” magazine by Milton Glaser.  According to him “they sold poorly”.

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I found this little book of (often insipid) quotations a long time ago and the only thing that the former owner had underlined was this quote:

We can’t choose happiness. We can only choose whether we will indulge ourselves in the present moment or whether we will renounce that for the sake of obeying the divine voice within us- for the sake of being true to all the motives that sanctify our lives. I know this belief is hard but I have felt that if I let it go forever, I should have no light through the darkness of this life.
– George Eliot

Yevgeny Dobrovinsky

Do you remember when I posted this concept art by Tham & Videg?rd for the Tree Hotel in Sweden?  Well it’s now a reality, open for business.  So beautiful!  I would love to stay here for about a week, starting right about… now.  If only it didn’t cost $550+ a night.  Check out the hotel’s site here (this one is called the Mirrorcube).  It reminds me a lot of sculpture by Francisco Infante-Arana and Nonna Gorrunova, don’t you agree?

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1. Vintage Star Beads  2. Gracie’s Cottage  3. Pirate’s B00ty  4. Revolution Antiques  5. Vintage Pickle

Artist Unknown
Pair of Fabric Masks (Male and Female)
c. Late 19th to early 20th century

I’ve been thinking about these folk art masks from the Hammer Gallery since the other night.

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Hi everyone.  I hope you all had a rad Christmas.

Check out this amazing knitwear line out of Minneapolis by Annie Larson.  It’s guaranteed to lift your mood if you have any lingering holiday blues.

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These sculptures consist of flowers which Aracil has pressed into fragile sculptures- combining two of my favourite things: design + plants.  So beautiful and fragile… not to mention temporary,  which only adds to their beauty.

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