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August 29, 2011

good enough to eat!

These are super cute! I could eat it all up...

Sandwich tag BLT, 10 sheets each of 5 tags | $19.50 at uguisu

This BLT sandwich tag set includes sticky notes in the shape of bacon, tomato and lettuce.
They're on sale at Uguisu, which sells really cute Japanese stationery.
It has a huge collection of washi tape and other tapes :)
Look at these, I have to control my lust!

Little Garden masking tape | $8.50 at uguisu

graph masking tape | $10.20 at uguisu

craft paper grid tape | $10.20 at uguisu

Uguisu also has a nice collection of Japanese craft books.
I don't understand the text but they look fantastic!

Scrapaholic book | $20

Book of Masking Tapes | $26

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August 28, 2011

Go camping with Lego

Lego's toy camper

Awww, how cool. A VW campervan made of 1,322 Lego parts, a recreation of a T1 camper from 1962. On sale from October 1, 2011 at Shop Lego or retail stores.

LEGO camper van

other cool stuff

:: Paris city templates from Made by Joel

:: some very nice aerial photographs of Britain at this Fubiz post.

:: Post-it war: art created using post-its.

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August 19, 2011

the color of ...

this is ...

the color of life

the color of fate

the color of grace

This is my color. I'm kinda muted.

the color of liberal sprinkles

This is my other color ... brighter.

These colors were generated by The Color Of, a system created to find out the color of anything by querying and aggregating data from images taken from Flickr. The algorithm assumes that random images will average out to become grey, and attributes any color bias which deviates from grey to the term as searched.

What's your color?

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Haptic Lab, tips for staying creative

Just discovered Haptic Lab, a wonderful shop that sells map quilts. How cute!

"Littles" Map of Queens quilt by Haptic Lab | $200

Brooklyn baby quilt by Haptic Lab | $145.00

Los Angeles baby quilt by Haptic Lab | $195.00

Haptic Lab also does art installations and custom kites.

Some ideas for getting and staying creative. Enjoy

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo
Motion Graphics: TO-FU
Music: Fairest of them all (#) by Kämmerer

other stuff i'm enjoying

:: check out my latest Pinterest pins. There's a great one on paper bow pasta, a knitted lamp and a lego sewing machine.

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August 17, 2011

Highline Paris, Skyliners documentary by Seb Montaz

ok, watch this only if you don't suffer from vertigo or acrophobia. I swear my heart jumped and stopped for a bit as I was watching this.

Skyliners Paris trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo

Sebastien Brugalla, Tancrede Melet, Julien Millot, Antoine Moineviille and Robin Rodolphe walked a 35 meter (115 feet) tightrope across the highest twin towers in Paris, Les Mercuriales. They had previously "conquered" Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe. Watch them strutting their highlining stuff in this short, Skyliners - A Documentary by Seb Montaz, in which they also talk about their crazy passion.

SKYLINERS - A Documentary by Seb Montaz from sebastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo

The trailer was made by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, you can see other adventure videos at his website. For a bit of history about skylining and the different terms used, click here.

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August 9, 2011

Cath Kidston desktop wallpapers etc

my new summery desktop wallaper. Get this and other free Cath Kidston desktop wallpapers here.

The Time Print Machine robot by French designer Paul Ferragut paints dotted art like Georges Seurat. It uses a felt pen on blotting paper.

time print machine from paul F on Vimeo

It can take up to 20 hours to print one color on an A2 sheet of paper. Read more at Co.Design and Convivial Tools.

:: my Pinterest boards: I recently passed the 1,000-pin milestone. Lots of lovelies there.

:: lotjesdollshouse : an interesting site whose writer makes dollhouses and other cool miniatures

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August 6, 2011

sustainable living; catering businesses to women

oh dear, this post was written all the way back in june.. and never posted! eeks, i'm such a ditz! well, never too late for some interesting reads et cetera...

A great example of sustainable living: a 2.5ha (6 acres) "living roof" on top of the Vancouver Convention Centre that recreates the British Columbia grassland and habitat. The project's landscape architect Bruce Hemstock talks about the rooftop grassland in this video.

Vancouver's 6 Acre Living Roof - Growing Cities Series from Dave Budge on Vimeo

Read about the Vancouver Convention Centre's green design and features here and a fascinating article at Co.Design about designing buildings like "land-use sandwiches" so they serve multiple uses and contribute to the economic, social and environmental diversity of cities.

A useful article on catering your business to women, who control 65 percent of global spending and more than 80 percent of US spending. The piece is by Susan Fabry, a senior design strategist at Continuum and the leader of Continuum's Women & Children Group. Continuum is a company that focuses on innovation design.

:: turn your blog into an ebook - instantly - with Leanpub. Read more in this Time piece.

:: Papiria: Land of Children’s Books: an exhibition of books made up of 40,000 books, at the Children's Book Museum in The Hague, Netherlands. Read more at Co.Design and Frame mag

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August 3, 2011

thinkofthe.com ( the. ) design

I like the idea of this notebook: the pages are not blank, they are pictures of New York City walls. You can add to the grafitti with your notes and drawings. Kind of like a journal or art journal.

Walls Notebook by Think of The | $16.95

The 160-page notebook is by Think of The ( the. ), which has designed some other really cool stuff. I remember the icky reaction I had to this when I first saw it...

anti-theft lunch bags by Think of The | $8 for 25 bags

It'd work, I'm sure. Who'd steal such gross-looking food?

This is pretty cute.

Neck Specs by Think of The | $50

That's a bow tie in the shape of a pair of glasses! Fun.

As is this. How would you like to get this in your mail?

Financial Padding by Think of The | $15 for 200 bills

Oh too bad, I haven't struck the lottery. These would make a real teaser of a gift in themselves, no? The crumpled paper banknotes are designed to be an alternative to foam peanuts for cushioning packages. All reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable of course.

Design Receipt Project by Think of The | ¥2,310 for 5 rolls

I think these strips are pretty darn cool. They are meant to be the back of receipts. If your purchases aren't sweet, the receipts sure are. The design was created for the Design Receipt Project with the objective of helping businesses create lasting impressions with their customers. Nice.

And remember these cast resin frames? I blogged about them in this iLike post. Love.

Framed Objects by Think of The | $65 each

Click on the captions to get to the product pages. More Think of The ( the. ) products here. You can read about designers Sherwood Forlee and Mihoko Ouchi here.

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July 28, 2011

CITRUS⁴ and other animations by Claire Fauché

Claire Fauché animations

Some lovely animations by French graphic designer Claire Fauché to tease your senses. First up, CITRUS⁴.

CITRUS⁴ from Claire Fauché on Vimeo
Music: We all want to see the sky from MightyMaya

[synopsis]
CITRUS⁴ by Claire Fauché illustrates four citrus fruits (orange, bergamot, mandarin orange and lemon) and the fragrances they spread.

It was presented in an exhibition of perfume Zestes de Soleil (Zests of the Sun), directed by Polygraphik workshop at the Musée International de la Parfumerie de Grasse in southern France from June to September 2010.

The display was a polysensory experience; perfume-diffusing machines were installed and citrus sweets were distributed in the screening room, encouraging visitors to use all their senses.

I would love to have been in the screening room! I also love another idea the creator had of scenting flip books. The two animated videos below illustrate this. The first one shows how the flip book works ...

stop motion flip book from Claire Fauché on Vimeo

Colors for the scents from Claire Fauché on Vimeo
in association with Aglaé Nicolas who created the scents
Music: Magic Spells by Crystal Castles

[synopsis]
Based on the seven colors, the animation shows the change of a scent to an other like in a perfume. Printed and bound as a flip book, scents are sprayed on it... and the flip book is presented as a part of the perfum.It illustrates in picture what the perfumer creates.

more Claire Fauché animations here and some of her other works here and here (thanks for the update, Claire). There's an old deleted blog at claire-fauche-portfolio.blogspot.com , I'll leave the link in case Claire puts it back up!

other cool stuff

:: DIY paper snowflakes: great tutorial! and so easy. I've tried it, it's fantastic. I don't have a photo, maybe will post some later...

:: Aesop's skin-care kiosk at Grand Central, NYC, made of 1,800 copies of New York Times

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July 26, 2011

Leaf-it sticky memo pads, WRAP magazine

nature-inspired memo pads and other goodies...

Leaf-it by Appree

These Leaf-it maple leaf-shaped memo pads by Korean designer Sangwoo Nam of Appree are now on sale at designboom. $28 ($19 + 9 shipping) for a set of three. Very pretty!

I also love these other stationery products from Appree:

Leaf-it Gingko by Appree

forest book end by Appree

waterdrop magnets by Appree

More Appree creations here and a list of shops where Appree products are available.

read, tear, wrap

WRAP magazine | £9.50

WRAP back cover, can be torn into 8 cards

Wrap, a magazine focused on illustrations, aims to be art on its own. Each copy can be taken apart once it has been read and re-used as wrapping paper; the back cover is perforated and can be torn into 8 notecards. Clever and innovative!

[ via designsponge ]

other things I like today

:: the Do Good Bus: If you board the bus, it takes you to secret locations to do good at volunteer events. If you're in LA this weekend, the bus is ready for boarding on Saturday July 30. The bus schedule is at the Do Good Tour website.

:: DIY pinwheels: not to late to make some for garden parties. all you need are some paper and buttons.

:: Jakub Szczęsny’s Keret House, being built in Warsaw, Poland. It is 4 feet wide and just 28 inches at its narrowest. Read about it at Co.Design and Arch Daily.

:: this gorgeous house in south Tyrol, Italy: especially love the door with Pantone reference panels.

:: my latest Pinterest pins.

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July 23, 2011

coffee table at LA bus stop

Coffee break

What happens when you put a coffee table at a bus stop in LA?

This...

Hammock Coffee Table in the City from Danny Kim on Vimeo

The coffee table was placed on the sidewalk at the busy intersection of Vermont and 6th Street in Koreatown, Los Angeles. People take the bus in LA? Nice experiment by architectural and urban designer Julie Kim to beat the myth that people don't walk or take public transport in LA.

[ via GOOD ]

more stuff...

:: visit Ladurée: pretty, cute website

:: create your own Japanese pattern background for your blog or Twitter with Japonizer.

:: fluid type, a 3D font by Skyrill Design

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July 20, 2011

sweet music: chocolate vinyl records

edible, playable vinyl record

This is the coolest thing: A chocolate vinyl record. Scottish band Found released a 7" single as a limited edition, edible and playable record. The yummy records was the idea of baker Ben Milne of Fisher & Donaldson.

chocolate record featuring Anti Climb Paint by Found

Too bad you can only get about 10 plays before the record wears off, if it's not been eaten by people or bugs first that is... The record features the track Anti Climb Paint from the album factorycraft. Watch the video about the chocolatey goodness..

Fife baker creates vinyl record out of chocolate (stv)

Found's is obviously not the first chocolate record. Take a look at this video:

man makes chocolate records (youtube)

other nice finds

:: illustrated carpets by artist Jonathan Bréchignac: paper creations made with Bic pens. Incredible!

:: interesting Paris shops (via MyBlackBook)

:: nice post on paper shops to visit if you're ever in Kyoto, Japan (via Upon a Fold)

:: how to make a leather-looking bag with crayons and cardstock (Mel Stamp)

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July 18, 2011

great discoveries

today i'm loving...

I'm in love with these jewelry pieces from Il Gatto Selvatico. The works are by New York-based artist and jewelry designer Penelope Reichley.

map of America necklace | $64

She customs makes necklaces (states, hometowns, countries) so you could get something like these pieces:

Paris, Texas necklace | $48

map of Italy necklace | $44

You'll also find some brass jewelry items and embroidery works in the shop. More from the artist at her blog Tooth and Claw.

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some interesting Kickstarter projects requiring funding

:: One Day on Earth: a global film project to create a picture of one day on Earth. The movie will be made from over 3,000 hours of footage filmed by thousands of people across the world on 10.10.10.

:: ArtBloc: to create an art gallery and performance venue from two 20ft shipping containers

:: Hartford Museum Passport: an attempt to create a passport for public school children in Hartford, Connecticut, that is designed to be stamped by the city's museums

other things i like today

:: doors, doors and more door: a post at Aftonbladet's blog (you can Google Translate it from Swedish if you wish)

:: my Pinterest pins: I've added a few in the past week

:: party invites: free downloads from HGTV

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July 17, 2011

The Ultimate Hitch Cookbook on Hitchcock recipes

This super cool video is on The Ultimate Hitch Cookbook, an imaginary animated book containing the winning recipes for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movies. Among them: cooking times of “108 minutes” and ingredients like "fear" and "dry wit". The very clever video was the graduation project of Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco and Torsten Strer, students at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany.

Hitch from Pascal Monaco on Vimeo

Concept: Felix Meyer, Pascal Monaco, Torsten Strer
Layout / Animation: Pascal Monaco, Felix Meyer
Sound Design: Torsten Strer
Sound Technician: Dirk Austen / Paul Productions
Voice: Peter Bennett

more cool stuff

:: 100+ ways to creatively reuse old magazines: fantastic list!

:: how to make your own scratch offs (martha stewart)

:: DIY polymer clay bangles (good to wear in 20 minutes!)

:: Los Angeles fabric district - Lil Blue Boo's where-to-shop list

:: nice roundup of jewelry storage and display ideas

:: Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design

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June 23, 2011

good food

| iMeshi "bento" iPhone cases |
| Laura Manning's Food Data Visualization |

iPhone cases good enough to eat!

These iPhone Japanese food cases are so cute! I really thought they were bento boxes. LOL

the iMeshi are produced by Japan-based cellphone accessory manufacturers Strapya and sell for about 3,990 yen ($50) from the Strapya online store.

More photos of iMeshis at designboom

buffet of infographics...

New York designer Lauren Manning came up with a great way to visualize the data from all her food intake in 2010: infographics of course.

food percents | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

stacked line graph | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

fries by month | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

tree map | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

concentric circles | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

line map | Food Map 2010 by Lauren Manning
Creative Commons CC-BY-2.0

All 40 infographics are on her Flickr stream.

[ via Co.Design ]

more munchables for foodies...

:: Hungry Happenings: a super cute and fun food blog. Recent posts on creations including house slipper cookies, sports ball cheese slice, shirt-and-tie pizza, school books Rice Krispies treats. Great creativity!

:: Petit Plats: I've blogged about this before, but good enough to mention again. Great food jewelry, love the desserts and pastries! Follow the Petit Plats blog here.

:: the latest copy of the online Sweet Paul magazine.

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Touchwood SH-08c and Metropolis II videos

a couple of great videos...

Gorgeous "domino" commercial!

commercial for NTT Docomo's Touchwood SH-08c (YouTube)

wow, what a beautiful ad for such a beautiful cellphone. I'm definitely sold on both! The ad's for the Touchwood SH-08c, only 15,000 of which were first made for sale. The shell of the phone is made from Japanese cypress (hinoki). The phone is for sale through Japanese cellphone provider NTT Docomo.

Touchwood SH-08c

This video shows how the commercial was made.

Touchwood SH-08c : the making of the commercial

Goodness, the ultimate boy toy

Metropolis II by Chris Burden (YouTube)

About 1,200 specially designed Hot Wheels cars race continually through the tracks of Metropolis II, an art installation conceived by artist Chris Burden. There are 18 lanes in this complex road system of this sculpture, which is supposed to mimic a highway - noise included. There are also 13 toy trains and buildings built from Lego, Lincoln logs, tiles and wood blocks. The installation will go on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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June 21, 2011

likes and discoveries

bookmarked and enjoyed in the last week...

oh it would have been interesting to try this earthquake simulator.

La ville molle (part III) from Raum Raum on Vimeo

"La ville molle" (the soft city) is the creation of Atelier Raum Architects, which turned part of the cobbled streets of medieval Bourges, France, into a mini earthquake zone last year for the city's Biennale of Contemporary Art. The installation's aim is to shake up the pedestrian's urban experience, question the durability of a city and its capacity to change.

more about the construction process in this video

La ville molle (part I & II) from Raum Raum on Vimeo

[ via Co.Design ]

frappucino by ayumills
creative commons CC-BY-NC-ND

Wow, talk about a great quilting block! Makes me want to go to the coffee shop right away! This fabulous patchwork piece is from Ayumi at Pink Penguin, a very talented sewer I've written about. If you're not familiar with her sewing, click on over to her site. Every post is a guaranteed eye candy!

also enjoying

:: today's Google home page, a doodle by Takashi Murakami. A lovely write-up at The Christian Science Monitor.

:: House Doctor's Everyday 2011 catalogue: this is the first retail catalogue I've flipped all the way through online. Everything by this Danish furniture and interior brand is so gorgeous; especially love the home shots. *lust*

:: this fun post on biscuit embossing: great info on the Oreo, my one-time favorite biscuit! (one-time because I don't eat cookies that much anymore but if I did, Oreos would still be there at the top)

:: Disparity photo series by Christopher Boffoli

:: photos of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany: great details big people can appreciate

:: photos of burger art from The Burgermat Show pop-up at Wallpaper. An art-cum-food (burger of course!) event in London on June 27. Fun concept!

:: Why do you buy art? Vote here.

:: this DIY salvaged-wood wall. WOW

:: cute, gorgeous eco-friendly outdoor furniture by Grupo HeWi in Mexico

:: a useful list of online magazines from whipup

:: Wallpaper custom covers

:: CSS tips from design*sponge: useful tips for customizing your blog

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June 14, 2011

eye and sound candy

liking...

:: these chairs from furniture design house Bend Seating

Bend Seating Farmhouse Lounge Chair | $450

Bend Seating Ethel Chair | $425

[ via designmilk ]

:: this pendulum sound machine

Pendulum sound machine from kyoueidesign on Vimeo

How sweet is this? Japanese designer Kouichi Okamoto's 16 brass pendulums making music on and with a record player. Several machines can be used at the same time with plates of varied sizes to create an orchestra of tinkling sounds. Cute.

[ via Co.Design ]

:: this product redesign

Promenade box packaging

Designers Journey of Oslo designed this box packaging for Promenade for Norwegian wine supplier Vinordia using lots of French cliches. French street scenes, the Eiffel Tower, perfume, un cafe, Le Monde newspaper, geese are among the images used to create Parisian chic and a European experience even before you even taste the wine. So, feel like a glass of wine?

:: this notepad

Inspiration Pad | 10-14 euros

Inspiration Pad | 10-14 euros

I love this super original notepad from Brussels design studio TM led by Marc Thomasset.
32 pages, 165 x 210mm.
Inspirational.

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other lovely things

:: artist Dorie Millerson's lace works. Gorgeous

:: fascinating infographic that visually explains the imagery of the dollar bill from Column Five Media

:: PHOTOS: Thirteen years of delightful Google doodles (Time): very fun. Did you not strum on that guitar last week??

:: this pin from Pinterest (source??)

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:: these Fritz Hansen Swan Chairs customized by designers for SUITE New York’s The Pink Swan Project benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

:: Epic Exquisite Corpse by Xavier Barrade: an interactive drawing project anyone can participate in. Go on and draw!

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August 29, 2011

August 28, 2011

Lego's toy camper

other cool stuff

August 19, 2011

this is ...

August 17, 2011

August 9, 2011

August 6, 2011

August 3, 2011

July 28, 2011

Claire Fauché animations

other cool stuff

July 26, 2011

nature-inspired memo pads and other goodies...

read, tear, wrap

other things I like today

July 23, 2011

Coffee break

more stuff...

July 20, 2011

edible, playable vinyl record

other nice finds

July 18, 2011

today i'm loving...

some interesting Kickstarter projects requiring funding

other things i like today

July 17, 2011

more cool stuff

June 23, 2011

| iMeshi "bento" iPhone cases | | Laura Manning's Food Data Visualization |

iPhone cases good enough to eat!

buffet of infographics...

more munchables for foodies...

a couple of great videos...

June 21, 2011

bookmarked and enjoyed in the last week...

also enjoying

June 14, 2011

liking...

| iMeshi "bento" iPhone cases |
| Laura Manning's Food Data Visualization |