artwork by Grace Bonney 12

folk object


this weekend at the alt summit i was reminded of how infinitely inspiring the internet can be. with so many different websites, blogs, social media outlets and online magazines to read, the numbers of places we have to find inspiration is almost endless. so i thought i’d share one of my new favorite sources of inspiration, folk object. folk object is a gorgeous reference page (set up on a tumblr site) created by graphic designer clifton burt (who is married to the lovely kate bingaman-burt). clifton describes the site as an “ongoing collection of ornament & utility”, and its pages are filled with great folk objects pulled from blogs, websites, books and multitude of other sources. it’s fun to see so many beautiful pieces tied together with a single theme, so if you’re looking for something beautiful to start your day with, look no further. click here to check out the growing list of beautiful folk objects right here. [thanks to amy ruppel for the tip!]

*those fun little boxes were designed by sanna annukka- stay tuned for a peek of her home at 12 pm today!*

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visualingual

How serendipitous! My partner and I have been developing a line of home accessories that draw inspiration from the ornaments found on the 19th century architecture in our neighborhood [Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati]. We took photos, traced them, and are reconfiguring the parts into new forms that have their own folk-type quality.

I actually just posted some photos of our research and work-in-progress on our studio blog this morning.

Tiffany

Love it! Lots of great folk inspiration coming out of Sweden now too with the rebirth of kurbits!

Karyn

Fantastic! I adore folk art. I think for me that love was all started from a single Pennsylvania dutch necklace pendant from my grandparents long ago.

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