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October, 2009

Thursday October 15th, 2009

guest blog by Grace Bonney 11

Dos Family

Have you ever visit the blog Dos Family? Dos Family is Jenny, Staffan & Isabelle from Sweden. A collective or modern family who likes to collect and make stuff. They have a category called “Dos Visits“, where they photograph peoples homes, filled with interior eyecandy. A nice part of it is that they don’t style,…

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interior design by Grace Bonney 5

dos family

over at the d*s guest blog elisabeth has a wonderful post on the blog dos family. i clearly live under a rock because i’d never seen their beautiful interior photography. click here to check out some of the shots they take in beautiful homes abroad. i love the natural styling and real lived-in feel to…

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Wednesday October 14th, 2009

ceramics by Grace Bonney 8

marianne hallberg

it’s been such a treat having elisabeth dunker at the d*s guest blog this week. today she’s introducing to one of her talented friends, ceramicist marianne hallberg. i just love marianne’s striped bowls and mugs- i can’t imagine a nicer way to start off this chilly morning than filling one of those cups with some…

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Marianne Hallberg

I want to introduce you to my friend and ceramic artist, Marianne Hallberg‘s work. Clever, unique and playful pieces rolled in thin stoneware, painted in white and cobalt blue naive lines. Everyday life objects in distorted forms, often with a twist. Marianne sell her ceramics all over the world but mostly to Sweden and Japan….

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Tuesday October 13th, 2009

amy merrick, living in by amym 67

living in: two for the road

living in: two for the road

Some girls are rabid Audrey Hepburn fans. They dress up like Holly Golightly every year for Halloween and watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s once a week. Perhaps I’m going to get crucified far and wide across the internet for saying this but, um, I tried to watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time last year…

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city, guides by Grace Bonney 69

amsterdam guide

amsterdam guide

[image by john lampard of disassociated] today’s city guide is all about one of my favorite cities in the world- amsterdam. my best bud bryan lived there for years and we were fortunate enough to visit him a few years back for my birthday. the architecture, the gorgeous yellow light, all the public parks- it…

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biz ladies by Grace Bonney 25

biz ladies 09: project management

biz ladies 09: project management

today’s biz ladies post comes from tiffani jones of second and park. tiffani runs a copywriting and content strategy business as well as a web design agency and is here today to share the ins and outs of successful project management. since i’m currently facing a pretty intense project deadline myself i will be soaking…

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miscellaneous by Grace Bonney 9

spending the day with elisabeth

today d*s guest blogger and artist extraordinaire elisabeth dunker is sharing some images from her everyday life. i love getting little glimpses of people’s days and this certainly looks like a beautiful one. click here to check out all of elisabeth’s images… *ps: i’d like to plead “book insanity” for deciding to round all the…

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A peek into my everyday life

Today a peek in to my every day life. Half made beds and piles all over. I spent a lot of time in the studio for the moment. Me and Camilla (Studio Violet) are making a book, “The life of Mr Mustache“. Limited edition, hopefully ready before next year. A luxury it is, being able…

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Monday October 12th, 2009

interior design, sneak peeks by anne 70

sneak peek: whimsy & spice

sneak peek: whimsy & spice

back in 2004 when jenna of whimsy & spice was apartment shopping with her partner (in life and business), mark, she never dreamed that she would end up in a new construction building, particularly in a neighborhood like park slope which has such beautiful brownstones. they were already living in the neighborhood on the top…

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