if you’re as big of a fan of heath ceramics as i am, you’ll want to hop on the nearest train, bus or plane to catch their incredible open studio and vintage auction/sale may 2nd-4th. in addition to touring the facility and learning how to glaze a tile, there will be an auction of tiles,…
April, 2008
Monday April 28th, 2008
Our place in sunny Los Angeles
My name is Jeana Sohn, I make paintings for living and have a little blog. I’m super excited to do this guest blogging and hope you enjoy my posts this week. And thanks Design Sponge for having me! Today I’d like to show you a few images of our place. My husband and I live…
Friday April 25th, 2008
weekly wrap up
i’m about to hop in a zipcar and head over to red hook to visit two of my favorite shops: erie basin and saipua. i’ll be taking pictures and and posting them next week so until then, i hope you all have a wonderful weekend. see you monday! if you missed anything this week, a…
in the kitchen with: amenity home
These two recipes for avocado goat cheese spread and spicy penne pasta from Amenity Home are so easy to make- there’s no excuse to not try them the next time you’re hungry but don’t really feel like ‘cooking’ (but still want to have something nice to eat). Of course I may be a bit biased…
stephanie levy
back from maternity leave (congratulations, stephanie!) artist stephanie levy has added some beautiful new collages to her etsy shop. you can choose from several styles, all available from around $75 and up. click here to view her full collection. also, starting in the next week or so, stephanie will be offering special mini-collages (see below…
Kate Bingaman-Burt and The Regional Assembly of Text
Interview by Jan of Poppytalk Artist Name: Kate Bingaman-Burt Shop Name and Url: http://www.kateconsumption.etsy.com Website: http://www.obsessiveconsumption.com Blog: http://www.obsessiveconsumption.typepad.com City: Starkville, Mississippi Where in your home/apartment/city is your studio located? Starkville, Mississippi. I work at The Public Design Center, which is a non-profit graphic design resource center that my husband and I founded at the end…
under $100: bathroom decor
the new issue of domino magazine is out, and with it is my latest web-roundup of under $100 products. this month’s theme is bathroom decor and accessories so you’ll find all sorts of budget-friendly items ranging from small storage to medicine cabinets, towels, waste-bins and lighting. click here to check out all 20 items, each…
d*s guest blog: lisa congdon, bookhou and more
it’s been an honor to have jan from poppytalk on the d*s guest blog this week- today is her final day of posting and she’s ending her week with the web-equivalent of a big fireworks finale: four beautiful interviews/posts with some incredible artists: lisa congdon, bookhou, kate bingaman-burt, and the regional assembly of text. click…
Studio Interviews: Lisa Congdon and Bookhou
Interview by -Jan of Poppytalk Artist Name: Lisa Congdon Shop Name and Url: lisacongdon.etsy.com Website: lisacongdon.com Blog: lisacongdon.typepad.com City: san francisco Where in your home/apartment/city is your studio located? My studio is located in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It’s an former and current industrial area near the waterfront off 3rd street that is…
Thursday April 24th, 2008
before and after: barb’s hutch makeover
today’s final before & after makeover comes courtesy of knack studios‘ barb blair. she found this fantastic wooden hutch and added a fresh coat of orange paint and new hardware to give the piece a new life. i love the bold color and those little star details in the door- the orange paint really makes…
before and after: susannah’s record cabinet
this quick-fix before & after makeover comes from d*s reader and diy contest finalist, susannah becket (her diy project instructions are coming next week). susannah explains, “i found this sad little door-less, divider-less MCM record cabinet at my favorite thrift store. i refinished the exterior, stained the interior and made doors and interior dividers using…
Studio Interviews: Lisa Solomon + Helen Dardik
Artist Name: Lisa Solomon Shop Name and Url: Underdog Ink http://www.underdogink.net + there’s a shop page on my website that leads to things http://www.lisasolomon.com/shop.html Website: http://www.lisasolomon.com City: Oakland, CA Where in your home/apartment is your studio located? My studio is actually located 5 minutes from my house in a warehouse building. I share it with…
before and after: 10 years of fun
i couldn’t resist sharing some more fantastic projects of benita larsson’s- benita entered (and was a finalist in) the d*s diy contest so i’ve been drooling over her home photos for the past month or so. these were a few of my favorite transformations of hers- all done over the last 10 years of home…
before and after: benita’s wardrobe
unhappy with her traditional wardrobe, benita larsson decided to take matters into her own hands. after deciding that she would paint her wardrobe, she chose a plain orange paint. after she finished painting she decided it was a bit too dark so decided to add the trellis pattern. using painters tape to mark off her…
aunty cookie
i’m loving the combination of natural linen with bright apple green right now. these new patterns and colorways are from designer shannon lamden of aunty cookie. she’s selling several new styles at her etsy shop for around $8.50 per yard- click here to check them out.
d*s guest blog: diana fayt + much more
jan is posting some seriously fantastic interviews on the d*s guest blog today- and she’s kicking things off this morning with san francisco-based artist, diana fayt. click here to check it out and be sure to check back again today to catch more interviews…
Studio Interviews: Diana Fayt
Artist Name: Diana Fayt Shop Name and Url: Diana Fayt/One Black Bird Website: www.dianafayt.com Blog: www.oneblackbird.blogspot.com City: (optional) San Francisco Where in your home/apartment is your studio located? My studio is about three miles from where I live in an area of San Francisco called the Bayview District. When I look out my window this…
Wednesday April 23rd, 2008
diy wednesdays: tin can pincushion
we’re always on the lookout for fun materials we can use in our diy projects. this time we found it right under our noses (actually it was right under our cats’ noses). after giving them a special treat of wet food the other day, we decided to repurpose the empty can into a handy little…
diy project: jane’s patchwork chair
today’s second diy project comes from the incredible pool of entries we received this year in the d*s diy contest. based in the netherlands, jane schouten is a phenomenal graphic designer and artist who has a seriously impressive portfolio full of incredible textile-based projects (really, it’s a must, must see). jane’s beautiful doily-bowl was a…
diy project: faux top-stitched leather desk
with so many fantastic entries from this year’s diy contest, i’m still poring through them and sharing some of my favorites that didn’t make the finals. this project from jason halstead was a favorite of mine because it combines my two loves- before & after makeovers and diy projects. unhappy with his ‘ugly 50s-era sewing…
