julie torres moskovitz, principal of fabrica 718 in brooklyn, is an architect who teaches sustainable design in the interior design department at pratt institute where she is a visiting assistant professor. today we have a great look into her williamsburg, brooklyn home that she and her husband renovated this past winter. they’d been in the…
ubico studio is a tel aviv-based design studio (founded by designer ori ben-zvi) that focuses on recycling materials by turning them into new, unexpected furniture designs. i’m nuts about ori’s drawer shelves (i want one soo badly) but there are also incredible standing cabinets and a wooden bench (made from recycled door jamb boards) to…
Continuing on from yesterday’s post on the pattern designs of Mina Perhonen, I thought I would make a bit of a jump in time and tone! Today I will be focusing on the work of Lucienne Day – a mid-century textile designer who, along with her husband Robin Day, were the British answer to uber…
this coming weekend is packed with great things: the deep south in the northeast show i’m curating at art stream (more on this tomorrow), UFC 100 (go GSP!), and open space‘s hosting of the exhibition we are familia. we are familia’s primary ongoing project is a series of 25 one-of-a kind keepsake boxes showcasing original…
just over a year ago illustrator and surface designer linda ketelhut moved to austin after nearly 18 years in nyc. her plan was to start from scratch – only packing a few select pieces of furniture, books, lamps and art supplies that could fit into a minivan for the drive down south. and for someone…
when karen hill and frank marshal met 12 years ago, they used to meet up at the chelsea flea market every sunday. their love of collecting things has grown and culminated in their current dwelling together. the challenge, which quickly became an obsession for them, has been to fill an entire house on a low…
we were so pleased to hear from cassandra ellis whose home was featured in the april 2008 issue of new zealand house and garden. it’s so rare that we get to see – let alone share – homes from down under, it’s a real treat. awhile back cassandra moved back to new zealand from the…
in 2004 peggy wong moved to los angeles, started freelancing and launched studio/pw, an award-winning boutique design studio, specializing in branding, retail packaging, and art direction in photography. it has now morphed into bluepoolroad, peggy’s own stationery line which she describes as a blend of clean and modern typography with classic but unexpected colorways. in…
as i write this i’m preparing myself for comments that mention “that 70′s show” and shag carpeting, but i think these macrame olds are pretty adorable. yes, owls have been done ad nauseam. and yes, macrame can feel a little, well, dated. but i think tamara mayne‘s hand-dyed macrame owl collection- titled “to john denver…
Hello there – I am delighted to have been asked back again to guest blog on design sponge after contributing last year {thanks Grace!} and so I thought I would quickly introduce myself and give a bit of background as to what I will be posting about this week… I’m Abigail Percy, a Designer Jeweler…
good morning! after a wonderful 3-day weekend i’m excited to be back at d*s this morning- we’ve got 4 fantastic sneak peeks coming up this afternoon, great new city + product guides, diy projects, before & afters and the launch of a new column i’ll be posting every friday. so i’m excited to get things…
whew! it’s been a long week here at d*s. as many of you have noticed we’ve been making some changes to the rss feed in an attempt to lighten the blow of our image serving costs. i really appreciate everyone’s patience- we’re aware that images are appearing in smaller sizes (or not at all) and…
I often take a few minutes to scan through flickr just to see what other people capture with their cameras. I ran across Melina Hammer’s flickr portfolio two years ago, and it’s one I always enjoy seeing updated in my contact list. What I really like about Melina’s work is her ability to move in…
Every year my friends and I say something stupid like “this is going to be the BEST summer ever!” and then high five, maybe pull out a stick of Juicy Fruit and run through a fire hydrant or something. Every year except this year. Some packed up and left town. They adopted pets. They’re fasting….
today is a holiday day-off for some of us (happy almost july 4th!) so i’ll be light-posting today (but stay tuned for a new weeder’s digest and recipe post next!) but i wanted to kick things off by sharing some gorgeous pictures from alissa and ryan‘s guest blog. today they’re sharing a beautiful art exhibit…
We are so sad to be saying goodbye. We have had a lot of fun over the past week and we want to thank Grace and her team for inviting us to guest blog. We also want to thank all of the readers for making our efforts so worthwhile. Our final item of business is…
For our second to last post as D*S guest bloggers, Alissa and I wanted to share some images of a really cool exhibit that is currently running at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery right here in Philadelphia. Curated by Amy Adams, the ‘Frenz’ exhibit features works selected by the singer-songwriter Will Oldham. The exhibition was founded on…
today’s final before & after belongs to photographer ashley campbell of ashley ann photography. ashley turned this basic wood pallet into a dreamy, colorful daybed for her soon-to-arrive daughter’s nursery. talk about turning raw materials into something beautiful- and i love that sideways door as a headboard. great work ashley!
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i’ve got a bit of an obsession with stripes. ac had to practically pry my favorite striped sweater out of my hands when it got too shrunken and faded to wear, and i seriously squealed when i saw the colorful stripes in bonnie’s stereo cabinet. so you can imagine my delight when i saw this…
i’ve always wanted to find a good stereo cabinet we could use for ac’s old albums and record player, but haven’t found one that was in good-enough shape to take home yet. but this project from bonnie van voorst is great inspiration to try upgrading something that’s in less than perfect condition. bonnie’s husband bought…
