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March, 2009

Tuesday March 31st, 2009

guest blog by Grace Bonney 5

Ferdinand

A quick trip to Ferdinand always cheers me up. Even before I lived in Portland I made sure to get a visit in when I was out this way. It’s just a fun place to be! Diane, the owner, has curated the most delightful and light-hearted goodies into her casual and easy-to-browse little spot on…

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windows and walls by Grace Bonney 9

elli popp + ferdinand home

this morning i’m still rolling around in shoe heaven, but i thought i’d kick off the day with a little eye-candy from elli popp wallpaper and maria’s guest blog post. designer katja behre of elli pop created these lovely wallpapers that are currently adding to my obsession with pale pink decor (why pale pink? i…

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Monday March 30th, 2009

interior design, sneak peeks by anne 117

sneak peek: enormous champion

sneak peek: enormous champion

grace and i were both instantly smitten when the sneak peek from jordan provost (photographer and letterpress printer) and jason wong (graphic designer) of enormous champion arrived in our inbox. enormous champion was officially started last may as an avenue for creative collaboration between the couple. their crown heights, brooklyn home is clearly an extension…

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interior design, sneak peeks by anne 43

sneak peek: kimberly austin

sneak peek: kimberly austin

today’s beautiful light filled home comes to us from photographer kimberly austin. she shares an upper flat of an old farm style house in potrero hill of san francisco with her husband matt, and kitty fanny. the absolutely love the location at the very top of the hill – which feels a bit like a…

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paper by Grace Bonney 14

night owl paper goods

speaking of cute and folksy- night owl paper goods always has a folk art-inspired wedding collection that’s perfect for brides and grooms to-be. the invites are $6 each if you order 50 or more and are printed on eco-friendly sustainably harvested yellow birch wood. click here to check out their full collection and order a…

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products, textiles by Grace Bonney 8

rosenberg cph

kragh rosenberg has always been one of my favorite textile design studios, so i was sad to hear that they were closing. but i was happy to hear recently that one of kragh rosenberg’s owners, anne rosenberg, decided to keep the company’s designs going under a new name- rosenberg cph. rosenberg cph launched their spring/summer…

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paper by Grace Bonney 12

dutch door press

kate’s diy objet d’art project from last week got me on a folk art-inspired kick (i loved the dutch woodcut gift wrap she used) and i’ve been digging around for great folky prints all weekend. dutch door press always uses some nice prints so i was excited to hear they’re expanding their wedding stationery collection…

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miscellaneous, paper by Grace Bonney 4

tallu-lah cards + new d*s guest blogger

today i’m thrilled to welcome one of my favorite artists, maria vettese of port2port press, to the d*s guest blog. maria just launched a new card society this weekend, has a great new lines & shapes book with lena corwin coming out tomorrow (stay tuned for an interview with them tomorrow!), and is blogging weekly…

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guest blog by Grace Bonney 17

Simple Pleasures

The phrase “simple pleasures” just kept popping into my head when I sat down to think about what I wanted to write about on the design*sponge guest blog this week. Lately all around me anxiety-filled people are just trying their best to just stay in the moment, give themselves small treats and eek the most…

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Friday March 27th, 2009