fall two oh oh nine

Fall, my favorite season is upon us in Chicago. It has been a pretty consistent temperature of high 40's for about two weeks. Totally skipping the 50's and 60's this year has me searching high and dry for some fall/winter inspired clothing. Here are a few things that have caught my eye from Seattle store Blackbird.

wtwta

Loving this!

by: Claes Kallarsson

eames aluminum group

Undoubtedly one of the most comfortable chairs I have ever sat in and also one of the most simple and gorgeous on the eyes. Ray & Charles Eames created a masterpiece with their holistic approach to the design of the Aluminum Group Chair. These will be in my home someday.... I'm working on it!

alexander mcQueen spring/summer '10

holy moly! These 10" heels are AMAZING! I wouldn't wear them but they are so cool! You must watch the girls going down the runway in these. Reptilian cyborgs! Spectacular! Via Alexander McQueen Click here for fashion show.

“roji (路地)”

Roji house by Japanese firm, Airscape Architects. Via what we do is secret

^WHAT: Single family residence
^WHERE: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
^WHEN: December 2008
^HOW: Two-story wood frame construction
^{SITE AREA:} 1,508 square feet
^{CONSTRUCTION AREA:} 771 square feet
^{TOTAL FLOOR AREA:} 1,421 square feet

monsieur cabinet

Some great work from Monsieur Cabinet (Dave) out of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

victor & rolf spring/summer 2010

wham! bam! thank you mam! I am an avid fashion follower if you can tell and the latest collection from Victor & Rolf is stunning for the most part. I mean I can do without the silk pajama but i guess you have to soften the collection somehow. It is filled with some aggressive sculptural forms which I am mad for at the moment. I would love to translate some of those into light fixtures somehow. Enjoy! PS- I love the music too!

kitchen island

The detailing on this kitchen island is pretty divine. I wouldn't necessarily choose this granite but I like it. Designed by Kanner Architects found at Design-Milk.

polaroid flower vase

Spotted over at Core77 is this amazing succulent/flower vase that perfectly frames your greenery into polaroid dimensions. Just the perfect amount of positive and negative space! I could use some of those! By designer Jung Hwa Jin.

pixel bowl

Pretty cool! Via Blue Ant Studio

musings: september.1

A mixed bag of inspiration found via my desktop. I apologize for lack of photo credits... I just get too excited and right-click save as!