After seeing all the great font content coming up today, I was inspired to add a few typographic touches to my own home. The best thing about type in print is that it is incredibly versatile — be it small or large scale, blocks of text, single words or single letters, it all looks great…
I’ve been reading about so many fall apple-picking trips that I decided I’d take my own (virtual) apple picking trip today: to pick out 40 of my favorite apple-themed home designs under $100. From prints and stationery to pots and cutting boards, there are so many ways to celebrate my favorite fruit this season. I…
Photographs above by Laspata DeCaro, via Fashiontography Summer’s over and trend roundup numero dos finds me wanting to run off and join the circus. Not exactly the Ringling Brothers or those human tortellinis at Cirque du Soleil, mind you. More like the harem of secret circus smugglers lead by Maud Adams in the early ’80s…
this weekend while i was staring at the frat house that our apartment has become (i think every room has an empty water or beer bottle in it) i felt the need to wipe the slate clean and start fresh. because i’m something of an extremist, my immediate reaction was to look at aaron and…
Hi, folks! Nick Olsen here, interior decorator, style blogger and newest addition to the design*sponge family. Grace has asked me to scour the market for trends in design and decorating and I’m super thrilled. So let’s get to it: I was tempted to title this post “Hard Times” because my first theme, Brutalism, extends far…
even though ikat has had its run in the home design world over the past year or so (and has been in vogue many times before) the fashion world seems to bringing ikat back again with the spring/summer 2009 collections. i know some people are over it, but lately i’ve been blown away by email…
it’s been a while since my last mini-trend but after spending a day in john pomp‘s studio yesterday for the nypl project i couldn’t ignore this one any more. just about everyone and their brother has been posting about ombre lately and i’ve finally given into the trend. for some reason the faded look didn’t…
it’s no secret that purple seems to be all the rage in fashion right now, but, much like fashion, design seems to be following the purple trend as well. as i start to receive spring and summer 2008 press releases i’m noticing that all shades of purple are popping up- ranging from soft, powdery lavenders…
lately i’ve been unable to shake the fact that what was once my least favorite color is now my absolute favorite color. growing up red was just not a hue that i loved. i was more of a green lady. throw in yellow and you had my top two least favorite colors. but over the…
it’s been forever since i posted a new mini-trend so i was thrilled when our lovely new contributor anne sent over a fantastic roundup of products that showcase numbers and letters. she’s grouped a huge selection of products ranging from wallcoverings to papergoods so click here to view the full roundup- or just click “read…
etsy has a section of their website called the storque where they write about trends, sellers and all sorts of etsy-related topics. i contributed a short trends piece on black and pink using etsy sellers as examples right here. my favorite section so far is “funny forum quotes“. can’t wait to see the next installment…
i’ve been obsessing over dots and stripes for the past few weeks. i’m not normally drawn to either look but something about this classic pair has intrigued me lately. more often than not i find myself drawn to tiny black and white dots, rather than a larger variation, but i thought it would be fun…
this trend isn’t fully fleshed out yet but i think we’re going to start seeing a lot more of the chain link trend in the months to come. i’m dying to see if there’s much of it at icff and brooklyn designs. we’ll see. until then, here are some of my favorite chain designs in…
i was inspired by a post at modern-roost the other day and decided to flesh out one of my favorite mini trends going around right now: kelly green. the kelly wearstler post, anthropologie furniture and pieces from our h&g color issue really got me thinking about this bold green hue. it’s often paired with navy…
one of the wonderful by-products of the trend towards green design has been a resurgence of wood in the market. it came first in the form clean, smooth designs (and veneers of all types) that mimicked the modern look of materials like steel or resin. but as the green movement has become more of a…
i was chatting with kristina at three layer cake about what she saw at maison et objet and she mentioned a real trend towards dramatic glass lighting (especially those with a clear glass base). i’ve always loved a good glass bottomed lamp (especially in color), so it’s great to see european designers spinning the look…
this is a movement i’ve been seeing for months now (and saw the first inklings of years ago), but just now gathered enough samples to fully illustrate (i think it’s important to give examples of a trend rather than just announce one willy-nilly). textiles have always been popular in the design world but never have…
it’s been a while since i delved into the mini trends, so i definitely need to make up for the lost time. over the past few weeks (and after a trip to europe) i’ve been noticing a ton of red and white in the market. i noticed this in vintage textile patterns that are popping…
i’m noticing a real trend starting to emerge- one that’s a reaction to the highly decorative, overly adorned objects we’ve been seeing a lot of over the past few years. both in color and form a growing number of designers seem to be creating with simplicity in mind. this week i chose to focus on…
i thought it might be fun this week to add a little audio commentary to the photos below. if you feel like a bit more facets talk, [click here] to listen to a little expansion of the text and photos below. this week’s trend is one i’ve been sort of obsessed with for the past…
