anthropologie - fall catalogue

taking a sneak peak at the new for fall catalogue (scary i know) from anthropolgie last night, i came across a few items i'm a bit psyched about!







my most favorite, this luna headboard










a charcoal suzani pillow



a scruffy ottoman



linnaeus booties

lensbaby

it's been a while since i talked about cameras. probably because the subject reminds me i don't have the cameras i want. a digital slr, a holga, a lomo , let alone all the accessories that go with them. oh did i forget a polaroid?

well just another item to attach to my long list is this lensbaby i found while reading its review by photojojo.

apparantly its a lens you can attach to your digital slr that will give you the beauty of a lo-fi holga. "your $150 buys unadulterated photographic fun--a cool effect reminiscent of a holga or a tilt-shift lens..."

thanks to poppy reader, karina from fototiller blog (a great blog all about foto's!) who left a comment last post, reminded me how much i like everything foto related.

ikea 2007

i'm with d* on the hopes that the kramfors sofa from ikea will be coming soon in this new green fabric.

it's a sneak peak at what ikea's 2007 line will be like. apparantly some great rugs, storage and lighting too.

construction cake

some crazy (beautiful) embroidery by dionne out of vancouver i found online recently at terminus1525.ca, a canadian artist online community site. lots to sift through, but this one caught my eye.

the perfect top

i've been having such a tough time finding tops this summer that i like. they are either too plain and boring or way overboard with stripes and things.

this joie carbon egypt top has potential. the color, feminine yet not overly so, can be dressed up or down.

sighted at outblush.

wwka

women with kitchen appliances a.k.a. wwka sounds like a great band to me. four chicks with all sorts of (you guessed it); "kitchen applicances" to create a certain type of sound. check out their interview here (just click on wwka).

wild wood

this chair (which i keep thinking about) is actually a mix of color and tone engineered together.

machine-bent plywood seat, made in italy.
$149 from cb2.

pizza pie 1957 style

a 1957 cbc tv clip shows an audition for the homemaker's club on how to make a pizza pie.

the pizza dish, which she tells us is becoming popular in the united states, has three parts: a biscuit layer, the tomato sauce and toppings.

a tasty treat!

the calm kitchen

there is something calming about this new baby blue i'm seeing for kitchen accessories (as my friend sarah would say). and it's true; i'm being pulled in by these vintage colors and designs by typhoon too:







vintage blue espresso maker
$15 u.s.











vintage blue scale
$40 u.s.








vintage pitcher
$14 u.s.

scripts

i've been really noticing some nice script fonts lately and can't seem to stop thinking about them. (only other alphabet lovers could relate i'm sure). with that in mind, i've found a few that are on the shortlist to a soon download. firstly, radio from village.....









and then, bello from underware. digging the swashes. and also so many others at canada type i couldn't pin one exactly down but worth a look.

adjus-table

how i was looking for something like this not that long ago. couldn't find anything and here you go, now at pbteen. a place to set the "flaptop" and other media stuff.

adjus-table $79.

ice gems

love the idea of green emerald ice cubes like these gems from zgallerie.com.


$8.95 per tray (zgallerie)

imagewares

canada's first digital colour ceramic printer, imagewares inc. creates permanently imaged tiles or dinnerware with true ceramic pigments from any digital file, photograph, text, or illustration for commercial or residential use.

starting at $400 per 20-piece set.

moscow strikes back

russian culture meets global ideas through my eyes by karim rashid.

essay - individually wrapped

an interesting essay on commercializing the individual and looking at the ultimate brand: ourselves.

me giant

because 20 toes are so much tastier than 10, these adorable twin creepers (onesies) from me giant are so adorable (more so for us "copy-paste people"). pre-shrunk, 100% cuddly cottons are packaged as a set. $36.00.






(and love the classic metal lunchboxes they are packaged in too).

other favorites:

peanut creeper
bees knees

a free blog flower

in celebration of the first day of summer, a free blog flower from a photo i took a while back, (a gerber to brighten up your blog/page):



grab this photo's url to link to your blog/site (copy and paste this html into your webpage/blog sidebar):

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50609927@N00/171819052/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/56/171819052_9f0e91a177_o.gif" width="120" height="80" alt="gerbercut120" /></a>

if you're interested in any other blog accessories click here. happy summer solstice!

45 rpm

this is cool!" over 225 pictures of great 45's line the pages of this book, from the sex pistols to elivs.

nice text accompanies the amazing covers. stuff by eric kohler, bob grossweiner, roger dean, and art chantry.

7.5 x 7.5 x .875 in.

Price: $17.00 from buy olympia
Pages: 240

jesus 2.0

jesus 2.0 is worth a look at, from our friends at graffiti research lab.

kitcheny stuff

if you are at all a kitcheny person you might want to check out the home and garden section of the ny times. lots of fun new gadgets to see at the multi-media slideshow dubbed personal shopper and many beautiful new surfaces and sinks to check out too!

white stuff

some more textured white vases to be thrown into the mix. these ones from caban.

roost coral vases and tea light holders $20 to $95 cdn.

what's new!

as i was saying, there's so much to catch up on since i've been gone and here is a list of just a few!

underdog ink, a new online shop by bay area artist,lisa solomon. great t-shirts, jewelry, totes, stationery! so exciting!





that's hot a new blog by katey of one good bumblebee. all about great things that strikes her fancy!







adorn magazine, a new magazine i found via one good bumblebee, all about cool crafting stuff!






and thimble's button of the month club. such a fun thing to do!

photo essay - emily carr

an interesting photo essay on emily carr, one of canada’s great artists and most fascinating characters.

dominion post and salvage

i came across these cards the other day and thought they were rather clever. dominion post and salvage out of nelson, b.c., canada have handmade greeting cards inspired by vintage ephemera.

designer, fiona richards has become an expert at sourcing, collecting, manipulating and applying ephemera for use in design and advertising and now in her dominion post and salvage cards. her own personal collection of antique paper goods continues to grow and be featured in her work.

available at country furniture in vancouver (604)-738-6411.

eclecto sketchbooks

i'm intrigued by these eclecto sketchbooks and notebooks - pseudo-science series over at uppercase.

with images of bacteria overlayed with maps, geological texts and various labels as well as additional paper objects such as antique flashcards, coat check stubs, chinese card games and art history images adorn the covers.

approx. $24.00 cdn

georgia straight living - issue 6

issue 6 of the georgia straight living mag (downloadable pdf) is now out.

the chosen ones

i hadn't had a chance to check out all the winners in the second episode of the next big thing contest held by the folks at fred flare until just now. congrats to fellow blogger one good bumblebee and her pile of papers for being one of the chosen. here are a few others.

sublime stiching

quick 'n easy iron-on patterns.set of three includes rock n roll, craftopia and tattoo. 8.5”x11” sheets.
$9 set of 3






one good bumblebee

mini piles of paper by one good bumblebee has a unique blend of vintage scraps like stamps & wrapping paper and more! assorted. approx. 6.5”x6.5”
$10






the plughole

fun and fresh graphic cards designed by members of artist/designer group the plughole. set of 20 6”x4.25” cards.
$13








and these gift spoons are not part of the next big thing, but i just had to add them on, such a great idea! imprinted with "to" on one side and "from" on the other. set of 12 spoons.
$12

stencil project

this stenciling project from the june issue of style at home (a canadian decorating magazine) reminded me of weekend projects gone by and this one i just had to share.

i have a similar dresser like the one shown here (a hand-me-down from my sister via my grandmother), and have shared many a weekend projects with it. painting it white, then staining it dark brown, back to stripping it to its now natural wood. it used to have a swinging mirror which got lost in one too many moves; but nonetheless still a favorite and now a contestant for this stencil idea. i love everything about this project. the wall color; the hanging lamp, and mostly the tangerine stencil. i'm thinking about actually doing it (am i crazy from all this renovating? oh well, it's messy anyway.) here are the links to do it. (click on image to see a close-up).

stencil - stencil library birds & blossom no. 1 (JA114) $73 u.s.(cut) or $36 u.s. (uncut)
paint - loomis art store delta ceramcoat in tangerine
glass knobs - lee valley tools $3.10 each

carumba!

i can't believe it's been over a month since my last post! back from our renovating adventure with ceilings now apart, electrical issues and so much more. i was hoping we'd have it all done by now, but that looks more like a summer adventure ahead. so i'm going to try to get back into posting in between reno jobs; work and the odd hopeful visit to the beach.

in my absence i managed to find a few good design things to share. first off with a detour to fontoville and some surfing baby and vertigo freebies for my alphabet friends!

and if you're really serious about it you have to take a look at the "unfreebies" carumba (love that word!) and elvis in stereo fonts!


some beautiful textiles coming out of toronto right now by illustrator, virginia johnson, former accessories designer for helmut lang.

according to canadian house and home mag, she is next focusing on developing housewares like quilts, ceramics, oven mitts and towels. her pillows now out are available at l'atelier, toronto (416) 966-0200.


i'm all about these posters from hammerpress out of kansas city.

designsponge did some great coverage of their work at the national stationery show in ny last month. read her article here.

amazing typography.





i like the idea of cath kidston being laura ashley's trippy fun cousin as commented in a recent post at apartment therapy.

her cowboy wallpaper is one of my faves.








speaking of children's wallpaper, absolute zero has some fun playtime wallpapers perfect for the nursery. the paper is wipeable (bonus!) too.


so much to catch up on and design to talk about i can't believe how much can happen in less than a month! looking forward to getting back on track!