[i'm thrilled to welcome david stark back to d*s for another special guest post to celebrate his west elm pop up shop this thursday and friday. if you're town in town i hope you'll check it out!] I hope you’ll come visit us Thursday and Friday! We’ve created a pop up store/installation that will be…
this is one of the easiest projects i have made to date, and these nifty clocks have endless possibilities for customization. i can’t take credit for the brilliant idea however – these clocks are inspired by the gorgeous ones created by japanese designers d bros (although i am not sure if they are the first…
At my day job I’ve been working on a line of Alice in Wonderland jewelry. I’ve had white rabbits wearing waist coats, mad tea parties, and pocket watches floating around in my mind for weeks now! This project will help you create a giant sized version of the white rabbit’s pocket watch so you’ll never…
i’ve had the book scandinavian needlecraft (cico books, 2010 $19.95) sitting on my couch for a few weeks now, just drooling over all the projects i’d like to attempt (and will probably never fully finish). author clare youngs has gathered together some of the most delightful home craft projects ranging from firewood holders + christmas…
back in february i was really excited to hear from jen and omar at these are things. they were debuting a great new line of modern maps, and i was instantly smitten (not only with their work, but i love their website as well). so i was happy to hear from them again yesterday after…
this morning i’m reporting from chilly brimfield, massachusetts, where amy and i are getting ready to hit the fair and see what sort of fun antiques and vintage finds we can rummage up to use for d*s projects. i’ll be posting pictures from our trip soon, but before i get ahead of myself i wanted…
If it isn’t already apparent, I’ve caught the summer dreaming bug. Warm nights spent outside, sipping some sort of something cold, wearing some sort of something colorful. This is when I slavishly turn to Julie Taymor’s Frida to pretend I’m not sitting alone in bed with two cats and a sink full of dishes, wearing…
amy and i are headed up to the brimfield antique fair tonight (i’ll still be posting like normal tomorrow) to check out the antique fair, so i’ve got travel on the brain. you guys have been requesting a luggage roundup for a while now so i thought i’d use this as an excuse to sit…
today we are going to read ourselves to success with a helpful book selection by our friend megan auman of crafting an MBA. megan has previously contributed to the biz ladies series with a post about getting your products manufactured, and now she is offering us a list of the top 10 biz books. megan…
illustration by julia rothman today’s city guide is taking us all the way across the pond to copenhagen, denmark! our guide for today is allan from bungalow5 and allan is taking us through the city to check out the best shops, restaurants, sites, hotels, fashion, and must-see spots for your next visit to copenhagen. i…
man shops globe was probably one of my favorite new shows of 2009 and i’m still finding people and products that i love from past episodes. so you can imagine my excitement when i heard from emma balch, who acted as keith’s guide around town for the buenos aires episode! emma recently had a collection…
yesterday i shared some of my favorite pieces from this year’s bklyn designs and now i’m diving back into my photos for part 2. in this post i’ll be focusing on some great new wallpaper designs, a light-up floor, some gorgeous wooden furniture, and a frame design that turns artwork into an ant-farm. yep, an…
angela hardison is a graphic designer and co-owner of seesaw designs – a design and letterpress studio in sunny scottsdale, arizona. she lives in mesa (a suburb of phoenix) with her husband, clint. little did i know, but apparently arizona is filled with amazing thrift and antique stores, and some of angela’s finds are sold…
when they’re not traveling (and they usually are! they actually worked on this peek from mexico!), andrew and gemma ingalls call this fort greene, brooklyn apartment home. the couple, both photographers, work together. their company, ingalls photography focuses on food, travel and lifestyle images. in addition, gemma has a production companywhich focuses on creative consulting…
lula aldunate was one of last week’s design on a dime content winners and we were all so smitten with the buenos aires studio she decorated with her sister and brother-in-law that we asked to see a little more! although, lula now lives in new york city, she grew up in buenos aires and has…
to adequately express my excitement about this new collection all i can really get out is a short series of screams: “AMY! BUTLER! WALLPAPER!”. amy butler is quite simply a pattern queen and to see her designs on wallpaper is fanTASTIC. these two images are a sneak preview of the collection amy designed for graham…
last week amy and i headed down to dumbo to check out this year’s bklyn designs. the show was comfortably housed inside one building this year, which gave the event a comfortable, more manageable feel- something i always enjoy. there were a lot of people focusing on quality wooden furniture this year, which i love,…
when it comes to patterns, i’m fiercely loyal to the stripe and polka dot. i don’t think i’ve ever met a polka dot i didn’t like, so i was especially happy to see an email from kari herer in my inbox about her new polka dot series. kari recently released a new series of photographs…
amy and i are making our final rounds at bklyn designs so i’m going to wrap up and call it a day. i’ll be sharing my bklyn design favorites on monday, so until then, have a great weekend! and one last thing- these kitchen towels from milla koukkunen from kauniste are too cute! click here…
Lately Ryan and I have been posting recipes from inspirational duos but this month we are excited to feature one incredibly talented lady who easily has the creativity and passion of two people. Having been featured several times on Design*Sponge I am sure most of you are familiar with Aran Goyoaga, pastry-chef, food stylist, photographer…
