Friday, February 3, 2006

ghost light



ghost candelabra - playing off the tradtional against modern. When all four candles are lit, the candelabra pattern becomes clearly apparent and the product takes on a ghostly quality, enhanced by the flicker of candles. designer: jon russell. (found via lisa's amazing inspiration from anke).

Thursday, February 2, 2006

felted bag


fun step by step tutorial from instructables on how to make a felted bag. found via make.

epic bspek and doodling ralder

this image taken by, wacky doodler just can't be missed. i like the idea of bspek using real lettering to sign this piece. check out her set of all the endless love crew out of new york at the elc pool.

1920 winnipeg falcons + more winter sports

check out this postcard of the 1920 winnipeg falcons hockey team. it looks like a collage done recently. found at community memories via the virtual museum.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

pillowtalk



these fun little pillows by dutch designer, ulrike rapp are made through a labor-intensive process of cutting and sewing thick sheets of high-quality soft wool followed by the enhancement of each pillow with textured decorations of different materials. these methods result in fresh, contemporary designs that bring a new dimension to the home. from unica home.

hello lucky

oh joy posted of this great letterpress recently, but i just saw them in person this weekend and had to give them a little highlight myself. hello lucky is a nice little letterpress company. i'm really in love with the peacock one. love the blues. they make individual letterpress cards hand printed on antique presses using a high-quality ecru 100lb cardstock. at paper-ya, vancouver.




road to turin


being the lover of old sports uniforms, i dug up some goodies from the collections canada olympic archives. if you enjoy that sort of thing.

and also, a site on past olympic games posters/logos since 1896.