April 1, 2011
The Flavour Thesaurus
PHOTO + LINK: Amy Moss, Eat Drink Chic
I can’t lie, what first drew me to The Flavour Thesaurus
March 22, 2011
Design 100
PHOTO: Ted Yarwood
PHOTO: Antoine Bootz
PHOTO: Vincente Wolf
PHOTO: Catherine Tighe
In this day and age we’re accustomed to having a selection of magazines being devoted to modernism at our disposal, but twenty years ago when Metropolitan Home first began that wasn’t the case. Each year the periodical published a favorite issue called the Design 100, celebrating the best in residential design, architecture, and the allied arts and crafts. Sadly Metropolitan Home wrote its last page in December 2009, but recently they published this book – Design 100: The Last Word on Modern Interiors by Michael Lassell – focusing on the best of the best to have ever appeared on their pages. Each of the 100 spaces included is the best of something, think “Best Little Kitchen in the Midwest” or “Most Glamorous Dining Area in NYC”. There’s a little something for every modernist out there captured through show-stopping photography, I loved flipping through its pages.
Posted In house and home, read up
March 3, 2011
Fashion Box
I love classic fashion almost as much as I love a good coffee table book. Pair them up and meet Fashion Box
February 18, 2011
Communal Table
Cookbooks without imagery bug me. As in I won’t buy them. Cookbooks with photos are good, cookbooks with illustrations are better. Communal Table is a new series of cookbooks about sharing the love gathering together to eat. Book One focuses on casual settings with a great list of contributors and illustrated by Caroline Hwang. Even better (as if that were possible), proceeds for the series will be donated to a food-related organization. Book One is supporting Philadelphia-based non-profit The Food Trust. {via oh joy!}
Posted In create, food, illustration, read up
February 16, 2011
Wild Animals
The snake rattles,
the lion yawns
and man makes a book.
A wild book
for civilized people.
A sophisticated book
for wild people.
A beautiful book
with wild animals
for civilized people.
A book with beautiful animals
for wild people.
Wild Animals is a beautiful self-published book by Rop van Mierlo resembling some of the best Rorschach tests you’ve ever laid eyes upon.
Posted In create, painting, read up
January 21, 2011
Happy Weekend
{via ffffound}
+ Hoping to get my hands on the QlockTwo app
+ The Double-Knot hairdo
+ Loving the idea of making Fruit Sushi!
+ Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans
Happy Weekend!
Posted In beauty bag, food, happy weekend, kids, read up, technology
January 10, 2011
Book Bars
L.A. is definitely onto something with its current trend of literary bars. I want in on this.
Posted In read up, travel
December 17, 2010
Happy Weekend.
+ What a clever idea, a holiday Sputnik mobile.
+ Have you seen this art made entirely out of typewriter letters and punctuation marks? Genius.
+ Cute holiday cookie stencils to download.
+ Thinking about this recipe for Bacon and Egg Soup!
+ If you’re late on your holiday cards maybe consider sending out Happy New Year cards instead.
+ Check out The Twelve Terrors of Christmas by John Updike and Edward Gorey. Love it.
+ Really want to check out this bar.
+ I’ve been reading this poem almost daily for the past two weeks.
+ Love this father/son art blog.
+ Pouring through this from What Katie Ate.
Happy Weekend!
Posted In cards, christmas, create, downloads, happy weekend, holidays, new years, online, paper goods, read up, travel
November 12, 2010
Happy Weekend.
+ Talking Pictures: found photos with writing on them
+ Obsessing over the illustrated works of Erica il Cane.
+ Probably going to need some of Martha S.’s holiday paper tape since I’ve decided to go with kraft paper for wrapping gifts this Christmas.
+ Have you seen the new IKEA book?
+ Or the stop motion video behind the making of their cookbook, Homemade Is Best?
+ How about this typographic experiment video?
+ Loving these clean + minimal wallpapers for your iPhone.
+ Wishing I’d thought of this book idea first. I like biting.
+ If you’re feeling lazy this Thanksgiving, I have just the dish for you!
+ Does that not look like the most comfortable skirt ever??
+ Looking forward to making these Rainbow Fudge Pops next summer.
+ Mmmmm… mulled wine.
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Happy Weekend!
PS: All swapmates have been paired up for the Calendar Swap! If you’ve not received yours check your trash and spam for an email from calednarswap@gmail.com. If you don’t have any luck email me at designcrushing@gmail.com!
Posted In blog love, cocktails, create, downloads, happy weekend, illustration, online, read up, recipes, wear it
October 19, 2010
The Threadless Book.
Threadless turns ten this year and is celebrating with the release of their very first book. Read up on how Jake Nickell’s accidental company was born, explore a collection of killer graphics, and see profiles of individual designers who’ve played a part in the four-million tees that have been printed and sold since that fateful day in 2000. Then put it on your coffee table and watch your friends ask where they can get their own.