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The New York Times
February, 2009
Tuesday February 10th, 2009
WYNC
Design by the Book, Design*Sponge’s collaborative video series with the New York Public Library, was featured on WNYC’s Art and Culture section: Click here to listen to the report.
glasgow guide
[image above by alan knox at panoramio] today’s first city guide (stay tuned for another city at 2!) belongs to glasgow, scotland and was written by d*s reader sarah johnson. i have always wanted to spend more time in scotland (my father’s side of the family is originally from scotland) and this is a great…
andrew holder + ac (my other half)
well hello, beautiful artwork i would like to own. d*s reader libby sent over these beautiful pieces from los angeles artist andrew holder. it goes without saying that i wish i had enough money to pick up at least half of his work. oh man, what a day that would be, picking out prints for…
cat merrick
these beautiful drip plates are from brooklyn-based artist cat merrick. cat gathered porcelain plates with winter scenes and sandblasted them in drip patterns that allude to melting. i love her playful spin on porcelain dinnerware and am excited to see what comes next from cat. click here to see full-sized images of her work on…
megan auman + south korean designers
i had an early morning today so i could definitely use a hot tea in one of these felt cozy cuffs from megan auman. i’m not a big coffee person (it makes me so jittery) but i can definitely see myself using this for hot chocolate. but for this morning, just a green tea. click…
canada, eh?: radiant dark
i was so bummed not to have more time to check out design shows in canada, and one of the great ones i missed was ‘radiant dark‘. thankfully one of my talented dinner buddies, karyn of the fantastic workroom shop/workshop space in toronto, covered some of the cool pieces at radiant dark. you can click…
Monday February 9th, 2009
design by the book: finale episode and final products
last thursday night a few hundred of us gathered to celebrate the final episode of design by the book, and to see the finished projects created by julia rothman, rebecca kutys, john pomp, lorena barrezueta and mike perry. to say the night was magical would be the best way i could describe the feeling of…
sneak peek: cathy + erik
today’s second stellar sneak peek comes to us from swedish designer cathy gedda westrell and her fiance erik. their williamsburg, brooklyn home in is a small, restored bakery and the bakery was actually active up until the construction started. both being from sweden (a country that’s dark 7 months of the year) they knew they needed…
sneak peek: malene charles
zurich based photographer and FOODIE.CH founder malene charles moved into to this 570 square foot apartment with her husman in 2006. surrounded by green, they have decorated their light-filled home on a shoestring budget. this cozy space can pose a challenge as it is also the creative space where FOODIE.CH is made. but somehow malene…
canada, eh?: gladstone hotel + thout design
this is my last canada post for the morning and then it’s on to sneak peeks and the final episode (and final products) of design by the book! [the ceramic abstract birds and laser-cut headboard were from the room of erin mccutcheon, einav mekori, annie tung and andree wejsmann. birds may not be everyone’s favorite…
canada, eh?: gladstone hotel part 2
i could go on and on about the ‘come up to my room‘ show at the gladstone hotel, but i’ll try to keep my comments concise and let the images do the talking. one of my favorite rooms at the show belonged to artist and illustrator derrick hodgson. the room was full of tiny characters…
canada, eh?: gladstone hotel part one
this weekend i hopped on a porter flight (what a seriously cool airline- that’s their lunch box above) up to canada to speak at the interior design show in toronto. although i was only in town for a night, i got a great peek into the world of canadian design and i was absolutely thrilled…
monday morning eye candy: prints + tiles
i just returned from a whirlwind weekend in canada and wish i could have spent a week there checking out all of the incredible design shows taking place. i’m going to share some of my favorite pieces at 10, but i wanted to kick things off with a lovely new letterpress print from alischa herrmann…
Friday February 6th, 2009
weekly wrap up + spring 09 marimekko
it’s been a long week and tomorrow morning i’m hopping on a plane to join some of my fellow design bloggers at the IDS blogging panel in toronto. so if you’re planning on attending the show please stop by and say hi! i’ve never been to toronto to i’m excited to get to check it…
in the kitchen with: matt and kristina
I can’t decide which season is best to make this cake—summer for the zucchini or autumn for the apples, but I can tell you that it is one of my absolute favorite cakes to make. I came across the recipe in the Observer Food Monthly in 2007 in an article that Nigel Slater wrote about…
lisa neimeth valentine’s plates
valentine’s day is quickly approaching so i’ve been excited to see some of my favorite artists’ spins on the holiday. these beautiful plates from lisa neimeth have such a warm, handmade feel to them, and are a great alternative to chocolates or jewelry. you can view lisa’s full collection right here and contact her at…
ruth tomlinson
i don’t normally talk about jewelry on d*s but i couldn’t resist these gorgeous pieces from uk designer ruth tomlinson. elizabeth at twig was lucky enough to meet her at the ny gift fair and sent along her beautiful porcelain flower jewelry. i love how organic everything feels and the way you can really see…
king popcorn
i’m a little sleepy after a late night at the design by the book finale party- thank you to everyone who came out and said hi- it was so cool to put faces to so many online names. i wanted to start things this morning with these beautiful hand sewn cards from alison shanik of…
Thursday February 5th, 2009
weeder’s digest: simple hydrangea arrangement
Today I would like to talk about making a little flower arrangement for your home. You know, something simple. Because you cleaned the apartment…or, you meant to. Because you went to the dentist. Sometimes I just want to make my friends jealous, as in, “Wha? Oh, the flowers. No, I just picked those up the…
