tx: style

I will be entering this competition. Thank you Krista for sending me the info!

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alan george

photographer: Alan George 

delicious dish

This should be my mother's motto! I came across this print in the kitchen of my dear friend, Audrey.  She and her husband are amazingly talented designers and are such a pleasure to be around! 

Print available at Etsy in multiple colors. 

vermelha chair

The Vermelha chair by brothers, Fernando and Humberto Campana, available here. What a wonderful sculptural piece, it will definitely bring modernity to any interior! My cats would have a heyday with on of these! 

How it's made here.

unorthodox thinking will help design

an article by Tadeo Toulis from Core77. 

design loves a depression

I wanted to share this article I read in yesterdays New York Times here. 

i like bears

and i don't mean those kind... well that story is for another day! I just came across these cute handmade teddy bears available at Fredflare. I wouldn't mind having one, although I would have no idea where to put it!

yue minjin

In October 2006, The Houston Museum of Fine Arts, hosted "Red Hot", a look into contemporary Chinese art. Outside the museum laid two of Yue Minjin's sculptures, which is where I first became fascinated with his work. Fast forward 1 year and 8 months to May 2008, I traveled to Beijing, China, with my partner Colt, where we had the incredible opportunity to visit the 798 district. The district is an artist's compound/ collective spanning several city blocks. The majority of the work being produced and on display in the galleries there is Chinese Modern/Pop art. Minjin is one of the several up-and-coming contemporary artists fetching high dollars for their works at auctions. Minjin is well known for his repetitive paintings of smiling men.
The first picture below is of our cat, Franklin, lounging in front of a Minjin replica I found in a Beijing market.

More info on the meaning behind the smile here.

Yue Minjin's website here.

west elm spring 2009

Here are some highlights from West Elm's new spring 2009 collection. Neutrals with a Moroccan/ Middle Eastern influence. Via: West Elm

i love bowls!

I am smitten with these lacquered wood bowls by Loyal Loot. I think these would look amazing as a cluster on a wall above a bed or in a foyer. Definitely something to splurge on as they don't come cheap!  The hand collected wood from Alberta, is dried for 4-6 months before it is ready to be lacquered by a local crafts person finished by Loyal Loot Collective. 

Available at: Good Egg Industries

french fry

I should be living by this motto:

via: Etsy

gold grill and some cookies too

I would love to have one of these cookie jars on my counter to keep my sweets in. Definitely beautiful and would also make me think twice about biting into that cookie!

via: RicochetStudio

build an eames shell chair

drip drip

Colours from Charlie McCarthy on Vimeo.