photobooth friday

such a great idea this traveling photobooth! if only we lived in minneapolis!

and for more photobooth fridayness, check out hulaseventy!

graffiti brushes

new downloadable graffiti brushes now from that amazing brush maker everyone's been talking about, design fruit.

thanks to imeldagoze, sabine brandt and lisa solomon for making me aware of this site!

spruced-up journals?

although i dig a good moleskin, i've never splurged to buy my very own. i've never thought my scribbles were of that caliber; hence the dollar store journal. and the dollar store mac tac! usually i line my drawers with this stuff or the odd box, but thought it would be fun to do a little craft project with these one dollar journals and some sticky faux wood. here's my tutorial pics! ha!

wall art

beautiful wallcoverings from grenville design.

designed by canadian, miriam grenville who designs all the patterns by hand, scans and and then digitizes them.

this featured design, jacobean damask is 8 feet by 12 feet.

thisisit.ca

this is it is a design lab based in vancouver, canada. its activities include creative envisioning, marketing, product and furniture design, architectural installations, graphic and exhibition design and public works of art.

i saw this disc tray featured in the april enroute magazine, and was thrilled to find out they were a local company.

music swap!

YAY! WOW! AMAZING! WOW! did i say YAY? i can't say it enough! OMG! i just received my very first swap, a cd swap that the lisa set up, and i am absolutely floored! i think i am definitely, probably one of the first to receive the swap and this has to be one of the largest packages ever to appear in my mini mailbox! not only am i amazed at receiving a double whammy cd - with the most amazing songs including artists such as beat happening, stereolab, cat power, the breeders, the eels (yay pacific northwest!), sleater kinney, sebadoh (love barlow!), the ramones and so much more! blondie, the replacements, wilco....(great taste!) , but a package full of other goodies too! WOW! a MEGA THANK YOU you to my swap partner the extraordinary craftymodster a la "anjo"!

and as you can see from this image, i not only received cd's! this girl has been doing her homework, showering me with the most amazing goodies! a felted clutch bag (YES FELTED!); (in one of my favorite colors - moss green) - simply amazing!

and stationary heaven inside! with cards i've been drooling over and have posted about! like that gocco'd tatoo card (indelible love); a card by nebo peklo and port2port press; two cards by picnicinc.com; a very unique card by "little-who"; another stationary set by "operationpapercut.etsy.com and seven postcards containing all of the punctuation from the 12th century love letters between abelard & heloise.

"WOW? did i say AMAZING? i feel so lucky! thank you again anjo! check out the music swap group here,

doilie crazy

everythings coming up doilies, (or at least it seems i'm seeing them everywhere).

like these beach bags; and pillows from ikea. happy flower earings from fred flare. and we can't forget the stunning wall works installation by lisa.

she's got the beat

bamboo bangles - 4 bracelets. 2 each of the circle, 2 square. in light & dark. $10 set of 4

from fred flare.

pinback buttons

thanks to arden for bringing this article to my attention, written by ann garber, the history of pinback buttons and a review of a local maker of the real thing, sweetiepiepress vs. my virtual ones.

update: coincidentally, i found sweetiepie press has an etsy shop today. see it here.

anthology

it's been a while since i found some free fonts i like, but this one, called anthology designed by gyom seguin from dafont is a definite like.

it has that woodtype look, not as perfect mind you but fun nonetheless.

two others i like from this designer are turbo ripped and undecapped-vinyl.

download them here.

photobooth friday

just a reminder to check out hulaseventy's today for photobooth friday!

sailor mail

the original vintage tatoo brand, sailor jerry brings some stationary to the scene. sailor stationary.

resembling vintage tatoos, the set includes 6 bifold note cards. each card is printed with a different piece of full color flash. produced and screenprinted in philadelphia.

envelopes included.
$20.00

acorn lounge

another design from vest collective, toronto, canada, the acorn lounge is designed as an occasional chair with comfort in mind. the seat and back are flocked with william morris' acorn pattern, a reference to the quality and ideals of the craft and design at the turn of the 19th century.

Designer Shannon McLeod
Dimension 17" x 26" x 28"
Materials White Oak, Flocking

folk lamp

the floral lamp project began as a collaboration between a textile and a furniture designer in hopes of fusing two distinctly different worlds to produce an outcome that expresses the essence of what each has to offer. taking a closer look at each of the studios, the two paired up to develop a design that would both, express the intricate detail of textile design, and the utilitarian usability of furniture. verging on sentimentalism, the project references traditional floral textile motifs, combined with new technology of laser cutting therefore melding the past with the current.


materials: veneer, paper backer
designers: mathew birtch and marta pietrzyk of vest collective, toronto.

loyal loot

as their "about" section states, "loyal loot collective was created in 2003 and currently involves the individual and collaborative design work of a group of canadian women. as a collective, loyal loot strives to create designs with a natural quality by staying true to materials. the inherent value of these designs is meant to last a lifetime ensuring that they retain a non-disposable presence and remain precious to their owner, becoming more and more meaningful as they age. loyal loot exhibits their work together and aims to create community in design, within the collective as well as with fellow designers. Members of loyal loot are involved in several creative facets, specializing in furniture, products and clothing". they are: carmen douville, doha chebib, dara humniski, anna thomas.


a couple of my favorites, the cupcake table, they say, "was meant to focus on function with a decorative detail".

" the white surface is made of inexpensive, yet durable countertop laminate which is easy to clean. the edge is detailed with a scallop to suggest a fancy tablecloth".

+materials. walnut, formica
+design. doha chebib





and the trophy mirror, they say on their site, " is influenced by taxidermy plaques. the outline is reminiscent of the hunting history associated with prized victories."


+materials. mirror
+design. carmen douville

loyal loot was invited to include dara humniski's coat hang in wallpaper magazine's "wallpaper world edit exhibtiion". the exhbition, designed by zaha hadid included 10 international creative centres and 10 cutting edge designs from each country. the exhibition took place during milan's international furniture fair, salone el mobile.

self portrait challenge (new look)

the launch of the new self portrait tuesday site is set for may 1 and i'm also very excited to have designed the banner and blog button for it! click here or here for the html code to get your own self portrait link button. or if you would like an extra small one (like below) just copy and paste this code into your sidebar template:



small:

<a href="http://selfportraitchallenge.net/">
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/45/130140183_141e53597d_s.jpg" alt="selfportraitchallenge" /></a>

thanks to kath of redcurrent to give me the opportunity! also check out her blog for some fun new buttons i designed for her site as well!

easter break

taking off early for the easter break. leaving you with a few links:


a mod ukranian pysanka egg
diana photography
rare device
elegy for margaret

mibo

oh if i had all the money to buy all the lamps i post about. and who can resist a fun pendant lamp like this mibo from design public. apparantly, british seaside resorts are the inspiration for these mibo lamps. "from bold deckchair stripes to nostalgic patterns that would be equally at home on a 1950s bikini, these designs recall a time of simplicity and style". mibo shades are hand-made. $98.

hello indie!

they're back and they're bad! at least that's what their website says. helloindie , the indie handmade shopping zine. they haven't launched their new site yet, but i'm loving their logo design and it looks like they are also sponsoring whiplash {a daring venture into organised making across the world - a weekly theme, a short time frame, a prize (or two).}, by the team at whip up. you will also see one or two of my new blog buttons there you can copy and paste to your blog.

polanoir

polanoir, the first gallery project strictly dedicated to the immortal power of polaroid photography. and on april 10th, they will be selling limited editions of large format photoprints, produced with the aim to preserve the polaroid characteristics. available as prints only or mounted on aluminum bonding plates.

(image by randolph a. berry)
(via swissmiss).

ch - ch - ch - chairs

there is something about chairs that are placed outside, purposely or not. i've always liked the oddity. here's my contribution.

and a few others:

50 sad chairs - abandonded, discarded and/or sad chairs. a collection of 50.
50 sad chairs (the flickr site).

clusters of chairs. chairs, chairs, chairs.

and one of my favorites here.

design a day week 3/4

design a day week 3/4
Originally uploaded by poppytalk.

oh it's been a very sad two weeks on my design a day challenge i'm afraid. i've been so busy with other projects, that i totally neglected this much loved project.

here is a combo of the two weeks of a couple designs i worked on inconjunction with my other blog banner i designed and a button. and i also have to apologize for my lag in replying back to everyone's comments. i am so bad. hope to be back on track soon!

nail polish drawings

loving these scott ingram nail polish drawings. apparantly he just lets the polish drip down the canvas in some of them. i would love to try this.




(via apartment therapy).

tord boontje for moroso - i saloni '06

tord boontje, well known for his amazing floral patterns has applied his designs to a series of different tables, as well as different sized sofas in beautiful felt for moroso at the i saloni 06 show in milan. would love to see these.

(via charles and marie).

longplay

as their site says, "for all your postery and websitery needs". found an article on these guys in the latest ion magazine.

longplay screeprints multi-colored gig posters that have started to have a reputation for being stolen off telephone poles here in vancouver.

you can actually purchase some of them off their website, because they really could be cool on your wall! you can also download a free pdf of ion magazine here.

port 2 nebo peklo

congratulations to natalie and mav on their collaboration of this special edition letterpress called "aurum stria" now for sale at little paper planes. and to think i missed seeing them, just visiting the little paper planes site yesterday. they look lovely!

things i love thursdays

i love graffiti. i love little surprises here and there. i love to see street art, it makes me feel the city is alive! i know, i know, it's a touchy subject; and i'm not into vandalism or defacing property. but there is also a good side to graffiti. sometimes it comes in small messages, like the "you are beautiful" sticker i found the other day, or "love heals" i saw today. perhaps it's brightening up an abandoned, neglected building, or taking the boredom out of waiting for a train to pass by (thank goodness for train car graffiti). i think what amazes me most, is that some beautiful pieces are so masterfully done in such a short amount of time.

sabine brandt

i am feeling so lucky and spoiled today! a huge THANK you to sabine brandt for this most amazing package. beautiful inspiring designs all the way from denmark; can you imagine how lucky i am! you can see the detailed notes on my flickr.

paint chip wallets anyone?

don't you just love these paint chip wallets? how do people think of these things? like they say on tthe little paper airplanes site, they must take forever to make. $25.

midori-japan.co.jp

i have been so mesmerized by japanese stationary lately. and it's one of those things where i don't even realize it's japanese, but as soon as i pull it off the shelf, it is. so i'm drawn towards it, it's funny how things like that happen. i found this line from midori and just had to show a few of them here. i especially like the idea of the first one, a word book.

liveable street art

somebody had to do it eventually. and yay for it! some graff pillows for me and you! now how cooler can it get? abode liveable art has got my number! and just a few more to salivate over like this these urban shadows and vestiges 3:

go hotels go!

it's funny or perhaps serendipitous, but i had read an article on some more hotels that had followed the artist designed rooms idea like hotel fox in denmark but here in canada in the april 2006 elle canada magazine and was just about going to post it, when my friend alex emails me and says she thinks i should check out hotel fox. she said she thought room 414 would suit me perfectly.

so two new hotels to be added to this list are in toronto, the gladstone hotel transformed by local talent. my favorites being 304 and i think i would have the best rest in 411.

and the dominion hotel in vancouver designed by emily carr institute of art and design grads along with street artists. liking rooms 116 and 207

and apparantly there is one in berlin too called kuenstlerheim-luise (above photo). rooms 300 and 304 are my favorites.

and alex if you're reading this, i think i would reserve room 509 for you (at the fox)!

and everyone else reading this, indulge me please, i'd love to know your faves!

peeps-a-holic

oh fred flare you keep me coming back for more! and i'm all over this peeps marshmallow maker aren't you? i have no idea what is even in a marshmallow, never acutally really thought about it before, but yum!