If I were to style Little Red Riding Hood today… -coat -hat -tank -tights -coat -hi top -t-shirt -bag -hat -dress -poncho -dress Happy Wednesday! *Illustrations by (clockwise) Gustave Doré, (?), Maxfield Parrish. **Previous post’s “Snow White” illustration by Gustaf Tenggren.
the other day a d*s reader wrote in and reminded me that it’s been a while since my last proper under $100 roundup. so i figured, why not combine my tuesday product guides with a special budget-friendly theme? so today’s product roundup is all about lanterns. i’ve included a wide range of styles and prices-…
today we’re lucky to have meg touborg back with us to discuss creating a strategic business plan. one of the things i hear about the most at biz ladies meetups is “how do i create a business plan? they seem really daunting…”. thankfully meg is here to break down the process and teach us how…
every year we love what the students at pratt produce and show for brooklyn designs, so we thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the homes of their professors to help understand where the inspiration is coming from. this sneak peek is into the apartment of frederick biehle and erika…
last summer ac and i escaped to the eastern end of long island for a few days on the shore in montauk. the hotel where we stayed left, well, a lot to be desired so i’ve been looking for somewhere cute and interesting to stay. leave it to british mag living etc. to suggest a…
There’s a lot less “don’t worry be happy” and more “sh*t happens” attitude going on these days. These are tough times, yes, and a lot of us are losing our sense of humor. Let’s not! What do you do when you hit a brick wall? Drill a hole? Climb over? Turn around? No… Laugh! Even…
aside from the d*s biz ladies events, design by the book was probably my favorite project i’ve ever worked on for the site. so i’m always happy to hear that design by the book alumni are selling the work they created for the video series. designer julia rothman just released a limited edition series of…
[this week one of my favorite illustrators, alex eben meyer, is joining us in the morning to share sketches from his trips to brooklyn coffee shops. click here to see him in action...] coffeeshop // rabbit hole: (image above) i’ve only been to the rabbit hole this one time, and truth be told, i am…
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for the past 8 years shay ometz has been working with fossil and is currently the senior art director, and when it comes to her home, all i have to say is the instant we saw this place it was love at first sight. shay and her husband were lucky enough to stumble upon this…
in 2006 furniture and textile designer tanya aguiniga moved to this charming little LA bungalow with her husband and sister in search of off-street parking and a studio space. the location is great in a quiet, tree-lined section of LA, nestled between silverlake and glendale, where they have views of endless mountains and wonderful galleries,…
lotus bleu is a home decor and interior design company that has been shaped by designer jeannie fraise’s love of travel, artistic background, and design experience. today we have a wonderful sneak peek into jeannie’s “liberty hill” house which is a celebration of her extensive world travels with her husband and her two children from…
[this post is the second in a series of guest posts we'll be sharing from our summer correspondent in copehagen, brittany watson] I’m cozied up not in a cute cafe overlooking the gorgeous rivers, but in a, umm, quaint 7 Eleven in Stockholm with about twenty of my closest Swedish friends ordering French hot dogs…
i always love a modern spin on an old classic, so i was excited to see lab31‘s new line of metal outdoor tables called CANE. the bent metal tops are made from perforated steel with a pattern that mimics caning (but won’t rot in the rain like cane). the tables come in three sizes (side…
good morning! after a successful trip to radio city this weekend for the UFC 100 viewing party (all my picks won!) i am back at the laptop and ready to work. most importantly- i’m thrilled to introduce two new guest bloggers for this week- one on the d*s guest blog, and one that will join…
Hello everyone! This is Re Jin (or RJ!) from Bailey Doesn’t Bark. I create and sell essential daily wares with fun designs! I am very excited (and very nervous) to be guest blogging for Design Sponge after all these amazing previous guests. I will carry on the “guest blogger” torch with pride. Thank you for…
today i am beyond thrilled to announce that the show i curated for artstream in new hampshire will be opening tomorrow, july 11th! susan at artstream invited me to curate a show earlier this year and the first idea that popped into my head was to celebrate the southern artists i have grown to love…
Jen Altman‘s submission for chocolate and walnut mandelbrot has been one of our absolute favorite recipes here, not just for its simplicity, but also its beauty and its story. This week, we expected she would submit another recipe of similar exceptional caliber, but she managed to one up herself! (I didn’t think it was possible…
