[image via Nino H] today’s city guide is devoted to montreal- one of the cities i’ve most wanted to visit for the past few years. i’ve always heard such wonderful stories about friends and family’s trips to montreal so today i’m thrilled to have a wonderful city guide, written by marie-eve of lake jane, to…
a sweet way to say hi to someone special in your life: have a piece of my popsicle (postcard). marie-eve at lake jane posted these adorable popsicle cards on her site today and i was instantly smitten. such a playful way to tell someone hello…click here to check out threefold‘s “one for you, one for…
not only is mara murphy of dutch door press a talented letterpress printer, stationery connoisseur and business woman, but she also has an awesome home. her use of color is so warm and inviting, it must be wonderful to come home to from the chill of the san francisco air. i’m definitely feeling ready to…
illustrator and letterpress printer anna branning is half of the team behind dutch door press. her san francisco home seamlessly blends styles from near and far, much like their line of prints. in case you missed it, don’t forget to check out the peek into their studio, and stay tuned for mara’s sneak peek up…
in 2006, friends mara murphy (an experienced letterpress printer and lifelong stationery connoisseur) and anna branning (an illustrator and letterpress printer) decided to team up their individual and complimentary talents by launching a unique letterpress line based on their mutual love of pattern, nature, and vivid colors. dutch door press is based in the lower…
Another design issue that deserves a push of the RESET button is the state of modern design. For the last few years modern has been the popular style of choice. We have lived with design ideas like Minimalism, Zen and Mid-Century for so long that they are starting to feel like parodies of themselves. The…
i got to spend some time with the lovely jen hill of jhill design this weekend so i thought i’d kick off today with her latest ‘places i’ve never been’ print: ukraine. in honor of easter, jen decided to create a design inspired by the pysanky eggs of the ukraine. i love her playful spin…
when my karly depew (of oscar and emma) and her husband, judd, moved to columbus, ohio from boston they knew they knew needed to be an area with downtown charm – historic german village with its brick streets lined with gas lamps was just the place for them. when house shopping there was long list…
after traveling to portland, oregon in february for a friend’s wedding i’ve become quite fond of the city and love checking out all the portland sneak peeks that keep popping up. while so many of the homes we feature showcase independent artists, there is something about portland that seems to focus on local artists and…
last week we got a peek into the beautiful boston home of brad dufton of colortheory. today we’re getting a peek into his business partner, jeremy mcelwain‘s lovely home. originally from massachusett’s north shore, jeremy came into the design world at age 13 via carpentry with his father. now he runs colortheory with brad, specializing…
it just started pouring here so i’m in need of something colorful and uplifting- and these beautiful papercut pieces from helen musselwhite are just the ticket. laura at cul de sac sent over helen’s site and i’ve been trying to pick a favorite piece ever since. each one is so precious and sweet. click here…
when i was in boston this weekend i stopped in black ink in beacon hill and picked up a handful of rubber stamps and a roll of purple lace tape from tapeswell. i’m sort of a sucker for random packing accessories so it was excited to find a new way to dress things up when…
There has been a lot of talk lately about reset buttons. Secretary Clinton gave one to Russia. Most of the financial world is begging for a do over. Even on a recent cover of Time Magazine there it was – a red button with the word RESET. It’s akin to a big spring cleaning –…
i’m still recovering from my bachelorette party this weekend (fun!), but i’m happy to kick off a new week with some beautiful work by austin artist lauren levy at the d berman gallery. lauren’s new show, ‘beneath the palm of my hand’, opens april 16th through may 30th and will showcase her incredible button-based work….
well, the day has finally arrived: i’m on my way to boston for my bachelorette party! i’m heading out early to catch a train up north so i’m ending things early today. but first i wanted to share some info about a fantastic event taking place in brooklyn this weekend. i’m so bummed i’m going…
for those of you lucky enough to be in portland, oregon (and have tickets) tonight you can catch kate bingaman-burt (obsessive consumption) at the portland premiere of handmade nation at the museum of contemporary craft (she’s the one behind most of the film’s illustrations after all). for the rest of us, we’ll have to be…
I think this week’s “Cheese Fry” submission by Yaling Hou of Flowie Style wins for the simplest and fewest ingredients we’ve ever posted here in the column, and probably ever will. Even if you’re scared of frying things, this is so easy, you can’t go wrong, really. Yaling mentioned that her husband, who is Japanese,…
i’m heading out of town today so i’ll be posting earlier than normal today, ending around 11. so i thought i’d kick things off with these beautiful lighting designs from isabelle sicart- i love the way she’s worked porcelain into the fixtures- they’re so dramatic. click here to see more of her work. also, today…
I could look at food books all day. Not only do they make me think of my first love: food and drink, but they are also usually just so gorgeous! We are so lucky to have a little shop here in Portland that specializes in books on food, wine and the like. I always have…
There are a handful of flowers that rise above all others in my book. Cafe au lait dahlias, tree peonies*, fritallaria, certain garden roses….and hellebores. On the rare occasion that I find such specimens I tend to inflate into an monster shopper, and like a bride at a Vera Wang sample sale, I plow through…
