I’ve taken on a pretty serious love of fabric sculpture lately. It’s amazing; the things that can be made from bits of cloth. I am filled with wonder and happiness. These are not the “stuffed animals” you grew up with. These folks are making art: emotive, unconventional, surprising. I love it. Check out Abby Glassenberg’s [...]
Apparently bringing your own bags to the market or grocery store ain’t just for hippies anymore. I just bought this one myself. I’m really glad that everyone has gotten into this whole “green” movement. It makes me both happy and a little bit nervous, like it’s a fad that will fade away. I was pretty [...]
Anyone who knows me knows that I want babies. What they don’t realise is that I want them primarily so I have an excuse to buy things from places like this and such beautifully designed furniture like this.
Natalie “Alabama” Chanin, formerly of Project Alabama, works some amazing creative mojo. Her tie chairs are unshakably beautiful, and the sconces and chandeliers made of bone and crystal give me palpitations. I positively squirm with lust. I want to upholster everything I own in her handmade fabrics. She is located in Florence, AL where, as [...]
A very worthy article on design from the fine folks at A List Apart: what it is, how it should work. Really outstanding writing and some excellent and stimulating points. I especially enjoyed that author’s treatment of the idea that “success in design strongly implies a satisfying the requirements of a user. This is what [...]
My friend Kat has a broken collar bone. I was mauled by an escaped frenzied mexican fighting bull during rounds at the large animal hospital. He snapped my collarbone like a twig but luckily I was able to hang on & bite through his ear which distracted him long enough for the staff knock him [...]
