Slightly more refined than the actual wine bottles I used to hold candlesticks in college, one might say. These were inspired by the iconic spaghetti dinner scene in Lady and the Tramp, which only makes me love them more.
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Stefan Sagmeister is at it again. The Happy Film is a feature-length documentary in which he undergoes a series of self-experiments to test if it’s possible for a person to have an impact on their own happiness. To say I’m interested in the results would be quite the understatement.
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PHOTOS: Monologue Photography
It’s not even close to being fall in Oklahoma, but I’m already starting to daydream about wearing dresses with boots and these handmade knee-high socks from im Strang.
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One thing that tends to end up at the back of the line on Design Crush are my own creations, but that’s something I’m hoping to incorporate more often and more regularly. Not so much designs from my 9-to-5, but the pieces I do on the side.
Starting with this birth announcement for tiny Leo Friedman.
My friend Molly hit me up to create this for her client – Amy – after a failed attempt from another designer. Cause, you know, sometimes that happens. It’s not always a match. From the get-go we were on the same page, minimal and clean. (Her daughter’s announcement was a Picasso-esque sketch of a pregnant belly.) I sent over four options and Amy chose my favorite, this paper plane rendering. Some might argue that all of the grey is too cold for something so happy, but I say if it fits and feels right you go with it. Lucky for me Amy agreed, and I sent this off to the printer last Wednesday!
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ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO: Yuji Hamada
Click here to listen to the mix.
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I’m finding tons of inspiration on the pages of A Lyric a Day. Even though there aren’t really any new additions being made to the site – it was a 2010 project – there are plenty within the archives. There’s something to be said about creativity in repetition, always a great exercise in design.
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Three weeks into the Project Runway challenge and I feel like I’m getting the hang of this thing. I feel much more inspired if I sketch out ideas as I’m watching the show, and creating my design on the HP TouchScreen 610 is taking significantly less time. This week the contestants were tasked with creating a garment for a stiltwalker. I know. Not only were they fighting the shear height of the model, but they also had to take into consideration that it’s easy to get tripped up – literally – while walking in too much fabric. (The PR contestants were paired off for this challenge, I’m working solo.) After a brainstorming session everyone was off to Mood with a $500 budget.
Right off the bat I knew that I wanted something with movement and volume. Color blocking also seemed like a great idea. I started off by making a long strapless A-line dress in bright poppy red raw silk. With the dress form considerably more close-fitting than the volume I was about to create, I hoped to lessen the chance of the model falling. Once finished I started attaching tiers of gathered matching red netting from the waist down, then I proceeded to attach neon pink in the opposite direction from the waist up. No need for killer shoes with this outfit, so I finished everything off with a skinny snake belt from the Piperlime wall. Here’s the result:
Thoughts? What would you have created?
Watch episode 3 here and see my designs from weeks 1 and 2 here.
Full Disclosure: HP provided me with a TouchSmart 610 for use. All content and opinions are mine. I have not been financially compensated by HP or Project Runway.
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