pikaland!!! what an amazingly fun place that i have visited quite often! not a real-life land, unfortunately, but a blog-land where malaysian-based illustrator amy ng chronicles her favorite illustrators and artists. i’ve been a fan for years now, and last week amy announced an exciting addition to her world- the launch of camp pikaland,...
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i am thrilled to report that our BIG BIG BIG LEMONADE STAND that happened this past sunday was one of our most successful events yet!!! it was the perfect summer day for hanging outside with friends, drinking arnold and laura palmers, tossing water balloons, and just enjoying life! to my utter surprise, laura &...
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WITH THE PEOPLE: BIG THINGS SHOP BOET BOX OF CONTENTS NUTFANG THE GOOD MOD & RECTANGULAR OBJECTS SEE YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
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lots of new fun summer things are up in the BIG THINGS SHOP!!!! check it OUT! ps special thanks to my model, IJU! sofie’s soft fuzzy earrings… chi chi necklaces by grain & woven barrettes and bird brain zines!
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HOLY SHIT i am so so so so so so flattered to have been featured on refinery29 this week! katie wrote such wonderful things about me & BIG THINGS (“it-girl”- WOW!) and shilpi really captured the colors and vibrance of our home. i’m so lucky to live with artists paul morgan and jessalyn aaland, who are...
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lauren’s blog, color collective, is the easiest and most rewarding internet addiction i’ve had in the past year. how could you not like a daily stream of pretty pictures with the color palette already picked out for you?!?! i reference it all the time when putting together outfits for work, thinking about flyers for events,...
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don’t pretend you don’t like em- EVERYONE LOVES GUMMIES! created by haribo founder, hans riegel in the 1920s, the “rubber bear” has skyrocketed to popularity in germany and all over the world with endless shapes and sizes that are all equally bad for your teeth. but who cares?! my favorites are the gummi peaches...
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i’m kind of bummed to have missed out on the heyday of the hare krishnas. their presence for me is just american cultural lore- the gatherings in public spaces, the chanting, the music, the brightest marigold robes, yellow books, following prabhupada around the globe. i can only really relate to george harrison’s my sweet...
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working with anonymous domestic materials- venetian blinds, drying racks, lightbulbs, & cans- korean artist, haegue yang, strips the cultural function and meaning from these simple household objects and presents them in a new context. her drying rack sculptures are carefully wrapped in fabric or yarn, draped with objects and lights, infusing personality and a...
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WOOD WOOD fashion week just wrapped up in berlin, proving again the pervasiveness of minimalism in german design. there were very few prints, but the fabrics and cuts….yowza. lots of airy silks, stiff cottons, vivid solids, and simple garments for the european lifestyle. MONGRELS IN COMMON MICHAEL SONTAG HIEN LE A.F. VANDERVORST images via les...
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