(Image above by Nicholas Jones) Today I would like to introduce one of my absolute favourite local artists – I first discovered Nicholas Jones when I interviewed him for my site last year and have since become a huge fan of his work. His incredible book sculptures must be seen to be believed – truly…
Continuing in the Halloween spirit, Rosemary’s Baby is my favorite kind of scary movie- suspenseful, chilling and eerie without any gore. I’m a big wuss when it comes to horror movies and continually hold my hands over my eyes, so an adorable Mia Farrow makes the whole thing much more manageable. [image above, clockwise from…
Want to have your own Audubon print? This blue heron hand-colored engraving from 1837 could be yours for $80,000.) There has always been a relationship between interiors and nature. In light of the current and (seemingly never-ending) John Derian-esque craze for all things nature, I thought it might be fun to take a look at…
my first summer back in new york after college involved a seriously long trek from brooklyn up to limestone, maine. i had to drive a giant white econoline van full of merch up to a phish festival and thankfully was able to stop for snacks a few time during the marathon drive. one of the…
today’s biz ladies post is all about networking. i’ll keep it real and say- i’m not a huge fan of networking. i instantly imagine pushy people with business cards drilling you for information and then dropping you the second they’ve gotten what they want. but thankfully digital strategist and writer sara rosso is here today…
sometimes simple design finds make me the happiest. i love a great pattern or a decorative piece of furniture, but sometimes a beautiful glass vase is what makes me smile. i’m loving these super simple vases from kajsa at HAPPYsthlm. the shape is so small and pleasing- it’s just right for a carefree last minute…
[image above by Jane Reiseger] Melbourne has such an incredible community of super-talented illustrators… Today I would like to share another favorite – Jane Reiseger. Jane’s work is filled with playfulness and child-like innocence – and it takes a very special grown-up to draw with the ease and naivete of a child! Jane’s engaging free-form…
this weekend i tested out a new productivity technique in hopes that it would help me manage my book and website work without losing my entire mind. and thankfully, it’s been working and last night i actually found myself with a few extra minutes to flip through catalogs. i was leafing through restoration hardware‘s catalog…
this is one super-stylish power team! tec and chelsea petaja live in nashville, tennessee where when chelsea’s not teaching visual arts to montessori school students, she frequently styles photography shoots for tec who does both commerical and wedding photography. (she recently put together a beautiful yellow and gray tablescape for oncewed.) oh and somehow she…
south american born rosy levy is a self-proclaimed aspiring designer and wanna-be architect “when she grows up.” there is a standing joke in the household that her husband cannot leave town for more than three days because he’ll come back to something that has changed. still, her husband of 20 years and two teenage kids…
when dave allen saw this little 900 square foot house in the woods above napa, it had been abandoned and left open and was basically uninhabitable, but there was something magical about it and david decided to take the plunge. the house had been built in the 1940s as a summer cabin. since the home’s…
question: i am writing because i desperately need help with something in my living room. yesterday we had our beautiful fireplace covered by our landlady (that’s london for you). where once we had different colored candles in our black fireplace (as it wasn’t a working one) we now have a huge wooden piece of block…
i don’t use calendars as much as i should, but fabric calendars are so appealing they might make me switch from digital time-keeping to something more tangible. these beautiful new designs are from michelle at cicada studio. her two new 2010 designs, queen anne’s lace ($42) and forsythia ($42), measure 16×20 inches and come with…
[image by neryl walker] Hi there, I’m Lucy… I live in Melbourne, Australia, and I write a local design blog called The Design Files. I’m a props buyer / set dresser in the film industry, and I do interiors styling and sometimes a little event styling too. Of course I am the hugest Design*Sponge fan…
today i’m incredibly happy to welcome one of my favorite bloggers, lucy feagins of the design files, to the d*s guest blog. i’ve been following lucy’s melbourne-based blog for some time now and really love the way she discusses- and celebrates- local australian design. this she’ll be introducing us to beautiful places and talented people…
i’m a big fan of kari herer‘s photography. i love the way she combines illustration with still life and turns it into a breathtaking photograph. so i was thrilled to hear from her about her latest collection- a series that combines fresh flowers with bird illustrations. when it comes to gorgeous florals, i’m pretty much…
Many of you asked for more vegetarian recipes in the launch of this cookbook column but you also asked for cookbooks for special diets each week. So today we’ll be focusing on vegetarian/vegan friendly cookbooks and including a special vegan cornbread recipe at the end of the post! Also, if you’d like to try different…
I love it when I am introduced to a photographer’s work which really inspires me. Jennifer Causey, the author of this week’s recipe, has a food portfolio which I find so very nice. It inspires me to find the beauty in the every day. Unintentionally, I think the best word to describe it is simple….
I have a number of ongoing questions I like to pepper my husband with. “If you could live anywhere, where would it be?” “Should I cut my hair?” “What’s for dinner?” (lucky, lucky me has an incredible cook of a husband). And, most relevant to today’s small measure, “Where would you most like to travel?”…
i couldn’t resist posting these incredible wood and felt rugs from designer monika jarg of tekstiil ruumis. based in estonia, monika designs “carpets of wood” by drilling holes into wood and weaving directly into the surface with fibers. the result is nothing short of stunning. click here to have your socks officially knocked off by…
