Recent Posts Tagged With 'buyables'

• Narwhals.

  Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 12:00 in design, buyables, you are just darling

  Today I happily stumbled upon this cute pair from skunkyboy creatures (blog here)… button-eyed narwhal friends Noodles and Nel....

• You cannot be serious.

  Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 12:28 in design, buyables, you are just darling

  Mini marshmallows fashioned from fleece by scrumptiousdelight in Vancouver....

• Yellow.

  Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 11:58 in design, buyables, you are just darling, home and décor

• Concalma.

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 16:03 in design, buyables, i am out and about

  I stumbled on Concalma while wandering Old San Juan with D earlier this month - an invitingly quiet and invitingly air-conditioned little shop with a blue façade filled with locally designed bags in all shapes and patterns. I took two home with me....

• Sweet ceramics.

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 00:00 in design, buyables, you are just darling, home and décor

  Beautiful little ceramics from Pretty Random Objects, all rounded edges and milky glazes…...

• Seeing stripes.

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 19:58 in design, paper goods, buyables

  Ooo… love the subtle bands of color on these ribbon-like rolls of tape (from happytape, now available stateside here). Don’t know what to do with them? Happytape is more than happy to tell you here. Via Oh Joy!...

• I am eating your head.

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 00:00 in design, buyables, fine art and illustration, prints & posters

  Just sayin’. These laurageorge prints (available at Supermarket) crack me up! Her work, with its blobby monsters and offbeat sense of humor, reminds me a bit of Fomato - but with a bit of retro flair....

• Mental states.

  Posted on Monday April 13th, 2009 at 21:15 in buyables, you are just darling

  Fomato seems to sum it up…...

• Sweetbeets.

  Posted on Saturday April 11th, 2009 at 14:20 in design, paper goods, buyables, products & packaging

  I’m kind of obsessed with yellow right now… is it just me? Is it spring? In any case, I’m loving the kid-friendly and very fresh palette of yellows, oranges, and blues in these sweet letterpressed gift tags from Toronto-based Swee...

• O dear.

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 20:56 in crafts, buyables, you are just darling

  I’m a sucker for these woolly animal friends from Amy Stewart’s Chicago-based five trees, with their sweet faces and old-fashioned names. Below are Euclid, Barnaby, Sullivan, and Bernardo....

• Cash money.

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 00:00 in design, buyables, home and décor, prints & posters

  Orange Beautiful makes an outrageous statement with their Cash Money print, available on Supermarket. Visit their blog to learn more!...

• Work pretty.

  Posted on Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 16:42 in design, paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  I’ve been spending a lot of time at the office lately, which has turned my attention to the sad fact that I’ve neglected to stock my office drawer with supplies and knick-knacks prettier than the standard-issue. So! I’m on a missi...

• Fomato for all.

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 18:51 in design, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, aren't you cheeky, happy birthdays

  At last! My favorite absurdist cards are now available online at Fomato’s shop. Here are some highlights (”It’s pizza’s job to be incredible”? “I’m busy with this burrito”? “It is a super ugly ...

• Eieio.

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 23:00 in design, paper goods, buyables

  It’s a wrap with these Eieio papers from designer Jean Orlebeke - no more cheesy gift paper! Her designs are inspired by mid-century modern design, modern sculpture, and the patterns of hand woven textiles. Below are some of my favorites (inc...

• Grown up.

  Posted on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 at 19:23 in design, buyables, home and décor

  Too old for stuffed animals? Put Sandy Vohr’s black leather versions to use as bookends that manage to be simultaneously sweet and stylish. Available at The Future Perfect - or, if you’re craving more color in your life, check them out ...

• Oh-nine.

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 21:10 in design, paper goods, buyables, desk and office goodies

  We just got pummeled with snow all weekend, so I’ve been holed up - staying warm, making delicious chili, falling asleep without warning, and thinking about flipping the page to balmier months. Speaking of which - with 2009 just around the corn...

• Hearth and home.

  Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 23:00 in buyables, get in my belly (on food, home and décor

  Love these pleasingly subdued yet carefully crafted household wants from Anthroplogie… Shown above: Airtight Kilroy canister | safari bottle stoppers made of recycled glass | green stoneware measuring bowls | house-shaped incens...

• Just avoid the licorice ones.

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 23:01 in buyables, you are just darling

  Over Thanksgiving, D’s little niece had me spend a good ten minutes smelling all her fruit-scented markers, which made me think it’s really been too long since I’ve had things like smelly markers in my life. Portland-based Stubby P...

• Pretty much irresistible.

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 22:20 in design, crafts, paper goods, happy holidays, buyables

  Evan and Nichole Robertson’s Little Brown Pen offers downloadable stationery and gift templates for sale on their etsy shop, to which you “just. add. paper.” Just added are templates for their holiday-themed items to give and kee...

• Initial here.

  Posted on Tuesday November 25th, 2008 at 23:00 in design, wearables, buyables

  I kind of love these....

• The bright side(s).

  Posted on Sunday November 23rd, 2008 at 23:00 in design, boston, paper goods, happy holidays, buyables, doing whatever it is i do, desk and office goodies

  It was absolutely freezing in Boston this weekend… the kind of weather that makes me wonder why I live here - below-freezing temps, blustery winds, early sundown - the works. Cruel, cruel, times! I foolishly attempted to take a stroll to meet...

• Fugu Fugu Press.

  Posted on Saturday November 22nd, 2008 at 19:35 in kids, love, design, congratulations, thank yous, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies

  I happened upon a charming holiday card featuring a pair of happy chestnuts today as I was stocking up on supplies from my favorite shop and to my dismay, I didn’t have my notebook on hand (a frequent occurrence and very serious personal flaw, ...

• White and azure.

  Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 21:21 in Photography, buyables, home and décor, prints & posters

  Some gorgeously airy photography from Canada-based Jennifer Squires Productions. Jennifer emailed me to tell me about her new collection of photos featuring scenes from Greece, including Gateway to the Past and Farther Than the Eye Can See (both sho...

• 9SpotMonk.

  Posted on Thursday October 30th, 2008 at 00:00 in design, invitations, thank yous, paper goods, buyables, wedding paper, happy birthdays, desk and office goodies

  I’m lusting after the papers that New Jersey printshop 9SpotMonk uses for their line of notes and cards - all beautifully tactile reclaimed cotton, which allows for a really deep imprint. Here are some snippets from 9SpotMonk’s collectio...

• Well, it’s true.

  Posted on Friday October 24th, 2008 at 00:00 in buyables, desk and office goodies

  Well, it is - at least in my well-documented opinion. Pair of letterpress calendars printed on 100% recycled white card stock with 12-month tear away calendar by Knoxville-based Yee-Haw Industrial Letterpress, available at Paper ‘n’ Stit...

• Creepies.

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 00:00 in design, buyables, doing whatever it is i do, home and décor, prints & posters

  When did it get so cold out? I was just hitting my stride tan- and A/C usage-wise when suddenly, it was fall. Alas. Though I prefer summer, at least the change in season means I can have pumpkin pie (best pie ever) and take my fierce boots out of ...

• I am what I… am served in targeted interwebs ad placements?

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 21:50 in design, wearables, buyables, excuse me... your nerdiness is showing, doing whatever it is i do

  Working at a digital advertising agency makes me hyperaware of the targeted content I am served on the interwebs. Usually, and to my chagrin, the Face likes to serve me ads like “25 and sick of your love handles?” with truly unappealing ...

• Draw draw draw.

  Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 00:00 in design, blogs, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, get in my belly (on food, prints & posters

  The drawings at draw draw draw make me smile - the style reminds me of the illustrations in some of my favorite books growing up, and the blog is like a kind of droll graphical diary. Artist Liz Tjepkema says: Computers frustrate me, but I like blog...

• I Am Still Alive.

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 00:00 in buyables, home and décor, prints & posters

  Remember the We Are So Good Together print I loved this spring? Here are more great prints from Dylan Fareed’s Brooklyn design practice, I Am Still Alive: I Can’t Get No, Gravity’s Rainbow, The Seven Rules of Astronomy (”shit...

• Small Square Design.

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 00:02 in boston, paper goods, buyables, just for funsies, products and packaging

  Seriously sweet letterpressed cards, tags, and other items from Basak Notz’s San Francisco-based Small Square Design. I love the sketchy, doodly feel of these designs. For more, check out the etsy shop or Basak’s blog, full of mistakes....