innumerable goods

the selby

my cut down on internet time b/c of the new house might have made me a little slow to catching on to this one but that doesn't make me any less obsessed with the selby!

patchwork room!

when i was writing about faye toogood a couple of days ago i went to the site of photographer that appeared quite a bit on her site, tom mannion.  i loved his work, i am currently so inspired by the above image that i have it as the wallpaper on my desktop!

ilse crawford

i am head over heels for ilse crawford, i am blown away by so much that she does.
check out her new line of furniture for baleri italia!

finnish summer houses

i just got finnish summer houses in the mail and i am obsessed with it!  every house in the book is awesome. 

this cabin is just where i would like to spend some time, check out the unexpected interior below...

lessons from bernard rudofsky

the bernard rudofsky exhibit opens at the getty today!  i never knew that there was such an interesting man behind the sandals.  this is what the getty has to say about him...

bernard rudofsky (american, 1905–1988, born in austria) was an architect, curator, critic, exhibition designer, and fashion designer whose entire oeuvre was influenced by his lifelong interest in people's concepts about the body. he is as well known for his controversial exhibitions and publications as he is for the design of the popular bernardo sandals in the 1950s and 1960s...lessons from bernard rudofsky illustrates rudofsky's thought process through the diverse presentation of sketches, architectural models, travel notebooks, photographs, sculptures, fabrics, and footwear...

below are a sketch and a couple photographs from the book accompanying the exhibit.

flocks in kyrgyzstan

i have long been a fan of christien meindertsma and flocks.  (the sweaters with sheep identity cards are brilliant.) 
these pics of a yarn investigating trip to kyrgyzstan are so cool..I have long been dreaming of a textile tour to that part of the world.  i want to have that same car and pile it high with my finds!  i would also love to have one of flocks amazing poofs!

maysles brothers

i just pre-ordered my copy of a maysles scrapbook: photographs/cinemagraphs/documents.  the maysles were the first to get me psyched about documentaries so i am excited about this behind the scenes glimpse!

   

thorunn arnadottir clock

i absolutely love this clock by icelandic designer thorunn arnadottir that was featured in the nytimes article "the slow life picks up speed".  each bead represents five minutes with a red bead every hour, a gold bead for noon and a silver one for midnight.

not only is it beautiful and functional but if you don't want to be bogged down by time you can wear it as a necklace instead!

 

sister corita

chris picked up our paper anniversary gift today, it took us a little while to get it together...
i have loved this print since the sister corita show at lost & found last year and i am so happy to have it.

st. bartholomew's

i am blown away by this church in the czech countryside designed by qubus studio.  this is the most inspiring thing i have seen in awhile.
the panton chair is an amazing choice, they look like rows of nuns!

7 banos

i am obsessed with these bath salts i found!  not only is the graphic box crazy good but there are 7 different colors of salts inside, a different one for every day of the week...

fantasy life

this feature in today's nytimes magazine on "fashion companies with designs on a better world" completely fits in with one of my fantasy lives.
aren't the photographs by justine kurland awesome?

year in ideas

last sunday's nytimes magazine published its annual year in ideas article this past sunday.  it is an entertaining read from the braille tattoo, to the tall tax, to jogging politique (apparently "running is seemed as a symbol of non-frenchness.")

free city bikes

this bike from free city would be such a great christmas present!   if only i had more places to ride.  I have a sad vision of this awesome bike sitting in the driveway next to my knitting machine and old paint cans.

paul evans cityscape

i am currently enamored with these pieces from paul evans cityscape series.  the patchwork metal with the tufted velvet is so so cool.

feather your nest

i am currently so obsessed with brunschwig's "feather your nest".  i can't stop thinking of fun places to use it...

claudy jongstra

i know she has been around for a bit, but seriously, claudy jongstra's felt pieces might be the coolest thing ever.

i mean she keeps her own herd of sheep!  i recently held one of her samples and it is even more amazing in person!

yestermorrow

i spent the weekend checking out all the courses at yestermorrow design/build school, a school in vermont that has 1-2 week courses on design and construction.
"yestermorrow inspires people to create a better more sustainable world by providing hands on education that integrates design and craft as a creative interactive process."
i always wish i knew more about building when i am talking to contractors and cabinet makers, now i have my chance.  there are so many courses i want to try!  from building with cob, strawbale and more to sustainable communities of the future...who wants to share a cabin with me?

 

geoff mcfetridge

the work of designer geoff mcfetridge is so fun!  i don't have a place for his wallpaper, so at the moment i will have to settle for one of the creature off my back figures...

the house book

i got my '74 edition of terence conran's the house book over the weekend and it does not disappoint!  not only is it so so fun to look at, but it is a great resource...