welcome to the world

Baby Theo. Born April 6th - two weeks early but definitely ready to be here. Such a cutie.

meow meow tweet

In addition to having a pretty fantastic name, Brooklyn-based skin care line Meow Meow Tweet has a whole lot to love about it. Their packaging and graphics are wonderful, and with products made from 100% natural, USDA certified organic plant oils, butters and botanicals, I can only image that they both feel and smell as amazing as they look. 

(Via Cool Hunting)

cloud

This Cloud pipe attachment, from Russian designer Dmitriy Kulyev, is pretty brilliant. I'd love to see these in production.

(Via swissmiss)

team art

Team Art's coloring books are pretty hilarious. From Hunky Dudes (Anderson Cooper, Michael Fassbender, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Hamm, Paul Rudd, Ryan Gosling) to Nineties Pop Divas (TLC, Alanis Morissette, Vitamin C, Lisa Loeb, Mariah Carey, The Spice Girls), not to mention books specifically on Cats, Game of Thrones, John Hamm, and Canadian Wildlife, there's pretty much something for everyone to color.

(Via Sho & Tell)

hudson st converted church

It may have been a while since I brought you a good converted church house, but today I've got quite the lovely Australian Gothic-style beauty for you with Hudson St, a project by Bagnato Architects.

While this home does has a great modern space attached to it, its most impressive features are, of course, from the original 1892 Anglican church structure, all of which are featured above. See more on Bagnato Architects' website.

(Via Miss-design)

if I had a million dollars

I would buy...{the minty edition}

A peppermint lacquer bento box, from LEIF.

The Moby Duck's pastel mint resin floral bracelet. 

A refreshing assort-mint cardigan, from Mod Cloth.

Jill Bliss' Yerba Buna Mint native herb poster, available at Buy Olympia.

And this small tripot in mint, by Pigeon Toe Ceramics.

Jay Shells - rap quotes

Rap Quotes, an ongoing project by artist Jay Shells, is pretty brilliant stuff. Putting his love of hip hop to good use, Shells takes quotes from lyrics that call out specific places around NYC and puts them on signs, installing them at their specific corners and locations. See more in the video below!


(Via BOOOOOOM. Video/Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork)

best friends

Oh, Lena Dunham. You're everywhere these days, aren't you? Not that I mind, especially when she's directing short films like as this quirky little number for Rachel Antonoff's Fall 2013 collection. Keep it coming!

(Via Got a Girl Crush)

Eiko Ojala

It's no wonder that Estonian illustrator Eiko Ojala's Vertical Landscape has been popping up all over the place lately - it's a beautiful work that deserves all of the praise it's been receiving. Of course, this led to me check out the rest of Ojala's portfolio, which is equally as impressive.

While Ojala's work may look like cut paper, it's actually all just a combination of hand-drawn and digital illustration, with the occasional inclusion of photographed shadows, that give these works their dimension. See more on behance and Ojala's portfolio site.

(Via Colossal)

CW Roelle

I am incredibly impressed by these highly detailed wire drawings, by Providence-based artist CW Roelle. See much more on Roelle's Flickr site, right here.

(Via designboom)

if I had a million dollars

I would buy...{the night light edition}

One of Happy Owl's glass sloth night lights.

This White Rabbit Night Light from My Sweet Muffin.

The Acme World Dog Kute Light, from Smoochie Baby.

An I Love You Night Light, available at ReForm School.

And a J Schatz Star Egg Nightlight.

the leisure society - fight for everyone

If you're a fan of miniature animated destruction, you're going to love Fight For Everyone, the wonderful promo video released in anticipation of The Leisure Society's latest album, Alone Aboard The Ark (April 1st). Created by UK-based animation studio Persistent Peril, this delightful little animated gem shows what happens when a giant hand creates life on a new planet and its residents start to take on lives of their own. Enjoy!

(Via The Fox Is Black)

like knows like

I came across the Like Knows Like project through their latest short documentary about letterer Jessica Hische, someone whose work, and passion for it, I greatly admire. It wasn't long after checking out their website, however, that I found myself watching each and every one of their videos and wishing for more.




A project by documentary photographer Marije Kuiper and filmmaker Bas Berkhout, Like Knows Like is a showcase both the featured artist, all of whom are talented and inspiring in their own way, as well as the filmmakers themselves, who have done a beautiful job creating each short documentary.

The work the artists share on social media inspires us and makes us happy. But the digital world is often criticized as volatile and shallow. Sometimes, we miss the human touch. That’s why the idea was born to make documentaries about the people we admire. With our films and photos, we celebrate the bond between follower and artist. We meet our online loves offline. Through the documentary form, we gain deeper insight into the artist and satisfy our own curiosity.

See all of the Like Knows Like films and read more about the project on their website.

(Via BOOOOOOOM)

Mimi Jung - weavings

It's hard for me to admit this, but textiles are one art form that is all but missing from my home. It's not for a lack of enthusiasm - I absolutely adore the fiber arts - but while my walls may be hung salon-style, textiles are sadly under-represented. Of course, I wouldn't mind remedying this fact, particularly if it meant adding one of Brook&Lyn's Mimi Jung weavings to my collection. Created primarily from yarn and other natural materials and hung on copper, Jung's tactile, multidimensional colorful hangings would be an incredible addition to any collection. See them all on Brook&Lyn's website.

(Via Design*Sponge)

makoko floating school

Makoko Floating School is an incredibly ambitious, brilliant project from architecture, design and urbanism practice NLÉ. 

Based in water community of Makoko, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, Makoko Floating School aims  to address the social and physical needs of a community facing the challenges of both climate change and an urbanising Africa. The resulting floating, model classroom - a three-story wooden structure built with locally sourced wood, electricity from solar panels, and a base made of 256 plastic drums - is designed to house approximately 100 students. Now nearing completion, NLÉ hopes to use the project as a starting point to generate a viable, ecological and alternative building system and urban culture for the teeming population of Africa’s coastal regions. Check out NLÉ's website for more information.

(Via The Design Ark)