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January 11, 2017

Let’s Talk Concrete Floors

If I lived in a warmer climate I’d have concrete flooring in my home, no questions asked. Not only is it easy to clean, it can also be customized in any number of ways. Stenciled, stamped, polished, acid stained, dyed, painted, and more. These days the material is being appreciated for the raw beauty it can bring to a space, rather than relegated to warehouses and big box stores. The different textures and variations available make concrete feel anything but cold, making it a great fit for modern styles and more.

My Domaine

A Pair & A Spare

Nicoline Olsen

Hertha Hurnaus Photography

Brooke Holm

Design*Sponge

Barbara Hill Design

Vogue Living

Dustjacket Attic

Posted In floors, house and home, living

January 11, 2017

Lane Walkup

These elaborately sculpted metal hangers by Portland artist Lane Walkup just make me so happy! Inspired by the fluidity of minimal shapes and the chemistry behind metalwork, you can see just how much special attention has been paid to fun details and quality structure. And YES, you can actually use them as hangers if you so wish. Each one is the size of a regular hanger and is coated with a light plastic for functionality purposes. (Lane also designs jewelry.)

Posted In create, sculpture

January 10, 2017

Notebooks for a Fresh Start

Clean pages are the epitome of a fresh start to me. Whether they’re in a notebook, a journal, a sketchbook, or design program on my laptop. They invite new ideas, big dreams, meticulous plans, and creativity unleashed. So grab yourself a new notebook and get started, because you never know what might be born on its pages.

1/ Bright Ideas Notebook 2/ Carnet Leather Deville Notebook 3/ Kraft Forest Nature Lined Notebook Set 4/ LIFE Vermilion Notebook 5/ Marbled Notebook Trio 6/ Mini Perforated Journal 7/ Note Me Tender Notebook 8/ Radial Graph Notebook 9/ Editor Diary Notebook 10/ Some Shit to Remember Notebook 11/ Standard Notebook

Posted In create, notebooks + journals, paper goods, round up, series

January 10, 2017

Emma McDowall

Emma McDowall is an Edinburgh, Scotland-based artist currently creating these incredible concrete vessels and objects, each one celebrates color and texture. Made from hand and sometimes using found or recycled objects as moulds, every piece is a unique one-of-a-kind that serves as both object and functional product. Take a peek at Emma’s shop if you’d like to bring her art into your space.

Posted In accessories, create, house and home, living, sculpture

January 9, 2017

Africa Now

Mosaico+‘s most recent collection of Italian mosaic tiles – Africa Now – reinterprets African fabrics in a contemporary way. The result is a range of sophisticated designs made from different combinations of contrasting colors, monotones, and strong graphic motifs. I’d like to this to happen in my entire walk-in shower, please.

Posted In create, house and home, living, walls

January 9, 2017

Barnaby Whitfield

Miami-born artist Barnaby Whitfield works with a slew of mediums – pastel, oil, chalk, charcoal, and more – to create portraits that feel as though they have one foot in this world and the other in the next. Each one looks as though it’s breaking through the veil.

Posted In create, mixed media, painting

January 6, 2017

Floor Lamps

As soon as cold winter weather really starts to set in I go into nesting mode and take stock of the house. What do I need? What needs to be thrown out or donated or sold? What needs stored? Right now I’m looking to replace the arc lamp in my living room that I love dearly, but that guests keep hitting their heads on. It will be relocated to the guest room and I’ll find something more upright for the living room. What are you looking to do in your home for the new year?

Posted In accents, house and home, living, round up, series

January 6, 2017

Ruth Shively

I really like how Ruth Shively‘s paintings go between a little detail and a lot, all depending on the piece. An indication of a face holds the same amount of weight as more detailed hair elsewhere.

Posted In create, painting

January 5, 2017

Pinform

Pinform is a startup collaborative project by Jordan Andrew Carter and Samantha Kerr whose llove of pin badges took them down the road of creating their own simple enamel designs. The two decided to create pins that are affordable and aesthetically pleasing enough to wear every day. Right now there are three modern designs to choose from, each one exploring shapes and patterns of the cosmos.

Posted In accessories, create, graphics, style, wear it

January 5, 2017

Anna Deligianni

Athens, Greece-born illustrator Anna Deligianni‘s current work focuses on mobility, while the focus on detail carries over from previous work in engraving. Every bit of us has a story, doesn’t it?

Be it physical migration or a psychological journey, people are always struggling to leave their current situation to find a place where they can finally be at peace. I often use eyes in my paintings to symbolize the fact that there is always someone watching you, traveling in the same way as you are, sometimes as a friend and sometimes judging you, feeling empathy and companionship.

Posted In create, illustration