Kin Family Reunion Shirts

These family reunion shirts designed by Angela for her new clever concept store Kin are awesome! Customize one of her sweet designs here.

Inspired by...

Love this white space and variety of frames.

photo: from Skona Hem

Artist Emily King

I was lucky enough to meet Emily King at last year's Evo Conference. She is super cool and an extremely talented artist who creates these amazing cut paper images. I am especially drawn to this one because I cannot believe that my little baby is almost 10 months old! Having two kids has been a bit of an adjustment, making life even more busy, but I also love it in every way. I can hardly remember what life was like without our little girls. I also really dig her snow series. See more of her work here and check out her etsy shop too.

New Stamps

I'm excited to see the Pioneers of American Industrial Design forever stamps coming out, they would look fantastic on an envelope. They come out tomorrow at USPS and big props to the stamp designers lately.

(via design milk)

Music Monday : Fleet Foxes

Enjoying this song Grown Ocean from the Fleet Foxes. Great one to add to the summer mix. Happy Music Monday!

*Download this song or their new album Helplessness Blues here on amazon or here on itunes.

Getting Better...

I hope to be back to posting regularly next week, we've had a doozy of a week with strep revisiting our house, me and the little Miss have been under the weather. I don't believe I've ever been sick in the summer, it really stinks. Both doctors we visited said there is a big outbreak and they've never seen so many cases lately, weird huh? We are on the mends and I hope that you all will have a great and relaxing weekend!

(Love this photo from Design Sponge from The Jewels of New York Sneak Peek - wish our home looked like this right now!)

The Seed Cathedral

Have you heard about the award winning Seed Cathedral created by Heatherwick Studio for the Shanghai Expo in 2010? I came across it recently and it blew my mind along with all of the other work from Thomas Heatherwick's Studio.

For the Seed Cathedral they showed off thousands and thousands of seeds collected by the Royal Botanical Gardens in these stunning transparent acrylic rods that glowed and moved with the elements. How breathtaking and what an undertaking! Since the Expo, the sculpture has been dismantled but it is remarkable to look back at the shots and video clips. It is truly inspiring work.

(photos from Heatherwick Studio)

Bright and Happy Kitchen

The home renovation of Bob Williams from Traditional Home is really great, although I am especially drawn to the kitchen. The floor and pops of unexpected color and materials are wonderful -- and that stove, yes please!

(photos by Colleen Duffley)

Dancing in the Flowers...

Welcoming in summer today with these photos that make me smile. Who wouldn't want to dance in tons of tulips with brightly colored clothes and tutus on? (Hehe.)

Photo by Viviane Sassen // Styling by Katie Shillingford from Dazed and Confused July 2011.

via Rag Pony

Music Monday : Beirut

Beirut recently came out with a new single called, 'East Harlem' and it has received high acclaims. They are such an innovative group with a dynamic sound. Check it out.

Find the tunes here on itunes or here on amazon*.

(photos from Beirutband.com)

10 x 10

Have you hear of 10 x 10? It is my new favorite way to follow the news. Every hour, they scan the RSS feeds of several leading international news sources and a sophisticated algorithm identifies the most important words of the hour mentioned along with corresponding images. What I really like about it, is that it is more than just the news, but a historical timeline record. Want to go back to a certain date? You can click history (up till November of 2004) and see what went down.

I also really dig the part that it is compiled without human input so there isn't any hidden agenda in who is delivering the information. The website has also won numerous awards for great web design.

What do you think? What is your favorite news source?

Picnics

Fun picnic shots from H&M Home (UK).

DIY Cardboard Boat

Do you ever have cardboard boxes that you don't know what to do with? How about build an awesome fort or kid's cardboard boat! A long time ago a sweet reader from Japan sent me this photo of what they made for their son Hugo and while going through some files today I came upon it again! Isn't it rad?! Next time we have some boxes lying around I know what we'll will be making. Thanks Ruth for sharing.

Designer Eating by Marije Vogelzang

Crossing design and food Marije Vogelzang looks at food through a very creative perspective. Her long list of accomplishments include designing dinner parties and eating experiences, a product line full of quirky cool edibles, social projects for hospitals and restaurants, a couple books that I hope to someday get my hands on, and a restaurant with two locations in Amsterdam called Proef! I am very happy to come across Marije and her team's work, it is phenomenal eye candy that is conceptually inspiring.

(all photos from Marije Vogelzang)

Rainbows

I couldn't help but pull off the side of the road and take a shot of this vibrant rainbow while driving the other day. They are so magical!

Brass Number Clips

I pre-ordered these Brass Number clips from Baum-kuchen (cool shop!) and am anxious to use them because I am using the most random things to keep my places in multiple books lately. What do you use as a bookmark?

(spotted over at Better Living through Design)

I Owe You

I've been seeing these fun looks from I Owe You pop up all over. Go plaid! The IOU Project makes unique, handmade and traceable apparel from fabric created in India. The story of how each article of clothing made is also shared. What a really cool concept! Learn more here.

(first spotted at Hooray but reminded by Ali loves Curtis)

Joel Penkman Tasty Paintings

Loving these Wayne Thiebaud inspired food paintings by Joel Penkman.

(via design sponge)

Peacock Pavilions

Dreaming of a getaway to Peacock Pavilions in Marrakech....


(photos from Peacock Pavilions + My Marrakech)

Music Monday : The Kill Van Kulls

Here's one for Music Monday from a new to me electro-pop band The Kill Van Kulls out of Manchester called 'Lost and Found'. It has a little bit of an '80 edge and I like the modern dancing in the clip and the surprise pops of color at the end.

Thoughts?

(via Spinner)

Emera Camera Bag Giveaway

Emera has fantastic camera bags, and they recently came out with a new line that is their best yet. They have more compact selections, and water resistant coating along with great new designs. I love the green but the circle print is cool too. See more here and they even have video clips to see how much they can hold.

Emera would love to give a camera bag away (up to a $169 value) to one of you lucky readers. Everyone could use a chic new camera bag, right? To enter leave a comment below and a winner will be randomly selected on Monday.

Comments are now closed.

*WINNER randomly selected through random.org is : #14 : Melissa Chao.

Google Logo

I love it when Google plays around with their logo -- today has been my favorite by far. It is interactive and in honor of Les Paul. You can even record a little strum. What an awesome tribute, go Google!

Popups by Daisy Lew

These pop-ups of New York by Daisy Lew are outrageously cool.

(via two times elliot)

From Sea to Shining Sea...

The new silkscreened American flags map from These Are Things is really rad. Those fun colors, patterns and cute flags... just looking at it makes me want to plan a road trip! The European touring maps are something I've had on my wish list too. Ah maps, why do you get me every. single. time.

Betty & June designed by Ryan Feerer

The branding and packaging for Betty & June boutique in Abilene, Texas designed by Ryan Feerer has such a great vibe to it. It feels modernly fresh yet has a charming handmade quality.

Natural Chic

I am a bit behind on going through my magazine stack, but I dig Keri Russell's home as shown in Elle Decor. The combo of wood, metal and neutrals are lovely and it feels rather French to me. Love it, what do you think?

Photos by : William Waldron for Elle Decor

Our new favorite pancakes

Over the weekend we made these pancakes from 101 cookbooks a favorite go-to site for yummy healthy recipes and this recipe sparred with our other favorite healthy pancake recipe and came out victorious. They were fluffy, tasty, and somewhat healthy as far as pancakes go. If you like blueberries, the syrup is delicious too!

The secret I think is the white whole wheat flour. I love that stuff, because you get all of the nutritional benefits yet it isn't as heavy as the normal stuff. Speaking of flour, other ones I like are whole wheat pastry flour, and buckwheat flour and I haven't tried it yet, but I have some whole wheat spelt flour in my pantry.

Have you tried a variety of different flours? What is your favorite? Oh and do you have a favorite pancake recipe? I'm all ears....

A thing for stripes

One of the many things that pinterest has taught me is that I have a slight ... wait, major thing for stripes (well, and also polka dots). I find myself drawn to them again and again, I have for quite a long time. Today I'm feeling extra stripey. What about you, anything you find yourself repeatedly drawn to even if it is in style or not?

Striped Tee / Striped Camera Strap / Striped Notebook / Striped Bag

Music Monday : Coldplay

Coldplay came out with a new single a few days ago. I'm a fan, but what do you think?

Pick it up on itunes or amazon *.

photo from Coldplay's facebook.

Beauty in Nature

These works of art in nature from the environmental artist Stuart Frost are remarkable. Can you believe seagull feathers make up that first work?

Also, I can't remember where I first came across this amazing video clip about nature below, but it pretty much knocked my socks off, maybe even made my eyes water a smidge. I am in constant awe at the mysteries and wonders of nature!

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."  ~Kahlil Gibran



This clip is stunning too! I hope you will have an extraordinary weekend, we hope to get out in nature and go on a long bike ride!

Video by TSO Photography

Summer Style

I pinned these j. crew summer looks from jcrewing tumblr and am still thinking about them! What is on your summer fashion wish list?

Books of color

Seeing these colorful sketchbooks all together from Kate's Paperie and Archie Grand make me super happy... I want a whole shelf of them, what's your color?