while at the museum of craft and folk art a few weekends ago, this cover of american craft, with the the knotted rope and urchin spine necklaces, called my name from the pile of sale magazines. the cover story features fiber artist kay sekimachi and her foray into jewelry using her collection of beachcombed...
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the first time i went to courtney’s house i was 19 and i thought she was the coolest “adult” ever: she had a garden (that was growing!), an impressively minimal living room (perfectly neat furniture!) and a whole dinner cooking on the stove (in a clean kitchen!). while everyone else i knew was sleeping...
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wow, i think miss moss is my new favorite blog. the content wanders from science to fashion to literature to art and personal histories (like we’re trying for here!) with a remarkable eye for style and beauty. diana pulls images from various archives and flickrs, but it’s really the way she packages information, drawing lines...
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shebreathes is one of those blogs that’s always ahead of the curve, featuring lesser-known designers whose collections are much more refreshing than the same prada and marni and alexander wang that is perpetuated throughout the web ad nauseum. she recently posted the s/s 2011 collection from italian designer, marco corso, an unbelievable celebration of color...
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playgrounds in the states are so predictable- kid and baby swingsets, monkey bars, a single plastic spiral slide and a tire swing, if you’re lucky. but those living in atlanta are lucky to play on something a bit different- the piedmont park playscape, designed by isamu noguchi, a japanese-american artist. built in 1976 with sponsorship from...
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i wish my science fair projects had looked this good! designer linda dong has created some delightfully minimal images exploring “the beauty inherent in simple scientific concepts and experiments.” gotta love the video demonstrating air pressure w/a hard boiled egg. be awed by simple science!
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this past summer, nico and i had the privilege of visiting walter de maria’s lightning field, a land art sculpture built in 1977 on 1 mile x 1 km of new mexican desert. we were scheduled to spend a night in the cabin on site and for days leading up to it, we couldn’t...
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summertime calls for lounging outside, and lounging outside calls for a perfect chair to sit upon! canadians gwyneth and tamra, obsessed with the english deck chair, have created their own version of the simple seats. under the name gallant & jones, they build folding black walnut frames suited with striped or printed fabrics perfect...
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i decided to re-read a streetcar named desire on the plane back from chicago. quick, satisfying, dramatic, sexy- i kind of needed the new orleans heat and craziness after the whole blizzard situation. the introduction is an excerpt from tennessee williams’ essay, “the catastrophe of success,” which he wrote in response to his sudden...
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happy chinese new year! today marks the beginning of the chinese lunar year and the year of the rabbit in the chinese zodiac. i am a rabbit and i am so excited about what’s to come in 2011! we have a lot of BIG THINGS planned!!! here’s a look at our horoscope for 2011...
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