we like to surround ourselves around seasonal beauty. we are lucky enough to have a mild climate where something is always blooming. we have chosen a few friends to make some arrangements, enjoy these fall blooms! susan woodard is a floral designer and artist living in new orleans. after spending several years in new york,…
SALAD: hugh acheson of five and ten hugh acheson is the proprietor and chef of five and ten and is also involved with the national and gosford wine in athens, and the soon-to-open empire state south in atlanta. hugh also blogs here. ***and, did we mention that he is a thrice-james-beard-award-nominee and was chosen by Mario Batali as one…
DESSERT: mimi maumus and kristen bach of shovel and spoon for the past year, mimi and kristen have been documenting their explorations through food. they will be launching a website in january 2010. mimi also spends much of her time with her catering company : home.made and kristen is one of the contributors for beautyeveryday….
MAIN ENTREE: Edward Russell & Matt Palmerlee of farm 255 farm 255 is located in the heart of downtown athens, but it feels like you are sitting down for a family meal-out on the farm. while many restaurants focus on using local and sustainable practices, these folks also are also tilling the fields and sowing…
the arresting beauty of the south constantly inspires us. whether it is the color of a dirt road, peeled paint on a side of a building, a leaf falling from a tree, beauty lives and breathes everywhere. the southern air will forever inspire us to share the radiance of the south this week, we are…
Thank you Grace for letting me spend the week here! For my last post I decided to make an ABC birthday card with a PDF you can download and make yourself. We have a birthday tradition in our family we’ve been doing since we were kids. We go around the dinner table and each person…
Here’s an easy way to wrap gifts that look great but take just a few minutes. First you’ve got to have a few things on hand (I try to keep these stocked at all times): tissue paper in good colors, seam binding (I love the colors at Purlsoho.com), alphabet stencils (available at any office supply…
Alphabet posters are everywhere, it seems every designer and etsy store is coming out with their own. Though there are a plethora of alphabet posters available, it can still be hard to find simple, beautiful ones. I have taken upon myself the task of sifting through the billions of posters and sharing with you my…
I wasn’t allowed to watch a lot of television when I was a child, but I do remember watching Sesame Street. When I think of the ABC’s, I immediately remember the old stop motion animated clips they used to play on the show. Thanks to You Tube, they are still available. I’ve been playing them…
While working as an art director at Martha Stewart Kids, I became a paper gatherer. Just little bits here and there that we would collect for shoots. All kinds of paper, but I loved writing paper the best. College-ruled paper. Lined paper. School writing paper. Grid paper. Graph paper. You can get a decent collection…
Alphabet books come in a wide range of subjects and styles. Book stores and libraries are literally full of these types of books, but it can still be a challenge to find one you want to take home and keep. I head for the ones that are simple and well designed, but in this case…
Hi. I’m Brooke Reynolds from the blog “inchmark” and I’m so happy to be posting here all this week. I’m a graphic designer and art director by trade, so I spend my time designing books, and doing work for great clients when I’m not at the park with my kids. My 5 year old son…
since this is portland oregon and it rains a lot, we’re always thinking up ways to use or divert all the water we’re faced with. many businesses and homes are beginning to incorporate rain gardens in their plans. the hawthorne hostel is the most obvious example in town. the city itself teaches free rain garden…
located in the west hills, the japanese garden is my favorite public garden in town. besides the gorgeous plantings and tons of moss, i also especially love the pathways. like everywhere else, we in portland have become obsessed with vegetable gardening. this past summer raised garden beds were popping up all over the place: in…
yesterday i shared with you a new house construction on an infill lot here in portland, today we’ll explore an old warehouse building recent converted into a charming urban live/work space for a young family and their business. pinball publishing began with the purchase and refurbishment of an old warehouse building in the industrial southeast…
hello! i’m jill bliss, an artist and designer in portland, oregon. you can see my art and design work on my website, catch glimpses of my daily life and projects on my blog, see my custom house portraits on flickr, and take a sneak peek of my current house here on design sponge. i’m excited…
Oh my goodness, my week at D*S went so quick! For the final installment of Melbourne-love, I have chosen to share my very own little illustrated neighbourhood map (a little daunting after sharing such beautiful and accomplished work earlier this week!). Anyway, this is perhaps my very favourite pocket of Melbourne – Gertrude st in…
Ok so today I am super-excited to introduce one of Melbourne’s best known and most admired illustrators, Kat Macleod! Kat’s work probably needs little introduction, but just in case you need reminding – here are some examples of her exquisite work. Kat makes her beautiful illustrations by pulling together carefully selected fabric scraps, sparkly details,…
(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…
[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…
