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November, 2004

Thursday November 4th, 2004

guest blog by Grace Bonney 1

NO JOKE [london daily mirror cover*NO JOKE] great. i didn’t think they could think any LESS of us. guess i was wrong. jesus, this is crazy. i mean, the daily mirror is a crap paper, but still…..man. this sucks. uugh.

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furniture by Grace Bonney 0

EH MAMBO [mambo stool*studio archirivolto] i JUST saw this on the cover of some random magazine we got at work (we get soooo many magazines here they all blend together). i love it! sooo cool. it’s like sitting on little candy lozenges. love it! made of plastic, polypropylene and metal- you can find one here…

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textiles by Grace Bonney 0

MANLY MAN [bespoke stripe fabric*paul smith for maharam] ah, bestill my heart, bespoke stripes! i love love love this fabric. paul smith is great. simply wonderful. i thought i’d add another glowing review of the maharam smash hit to the record. for all those women like me who love a man in a cute suit…

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ceramics by Grace Bonney 5

ACHOO [airborne snotty vase*marcel wanders] yeah, that’s really the name. it’s made from the 3d trajectory of a sneeze. don’t ask me how. and anyway, yeah, it’s not new either but- who cares? i’m still reeling from tuesday and want to see pretty things. hence, this purdy vase from senor wanders. he’s so cool.

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Tuesday November 2nd, 2004

furniture by Grace Bonney 1

rock (the vote)

i know i know. horrible title, but i’m trying to get in as many vote or rock the vote references as possible today. speaking of which, if you haven’t voted yet, please do. you can get all the info you need at rock the vote’s site. anyway…this isn’t new by a long shot, but as…

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guest blog by Grace Bonney 0

VOTE [VOTE*VOTE!] VOTE! VOTE VOTE VOTE! pleeeease? if you need info on where you’re supposed to go vote today please visit this site. if that one’s busy try this one. DON’T FORGET TO VOTE! xoxoxo, design*sponge

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Monday November 1st, 2004

ceramics by Grace Bonney 0

south of the border

emiliano godoy is a mexican industrial designer with degrees from pratt and the danish design school. i decided to catch up on his work after seeing a postcard of his lying around at some design show awhile back…and there’s some cool stuff up on his site right now. i suggest givin it the old once…

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miscellaneous by Grace Bonney 0

oh, surface

uggh. aric chen has my dream job. he and his cohorts at surface have totally scooped my dream stories. but then again, they’re big time magazine writers and i’m well, a little bitty blog. but, i’m still pleased as a peach that i had dreamed about writing these articles awhile ago. why oh why can’t…

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miscellaneous by Grace Bonney 0

chairman mau

everyone knows bruce mau. but does everyone really know bruce mau? i mean, have you met the man? shook his hand? had him sign your book? well, if the answer is no, head on down to fit this wed, nov 3 (details here) to hear mr. mau talk about his newest book, massive change- a…

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