Go Go Snap! Vintage Correspondence is a beautifully designed and curated Etsy shop that takes swapping business cards back to when it was more than a formality or a “bump” between iPhones.
Day in and day out my uniform er, outift stays fairly true to a designer’s stereotypical wardrobe. Dark wash skinny jeans. Some version of a black tee or horizontal nautical stripes. Cute flats or sandals. Some days I throw a long necklace and some nerd glasses into the mix. There’s not much to it, so I got to thinking. If I could add a few key pieces each season that would mix well with what I already own, what would those things be? Here’s what I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for this fall. The photo up top is my inspiration, if she wouldn’t wear I’m not either.
Clockwise: NARS matte red lipstick, Essie Little Brown Dress nail polish, black skinny choker, Etten Eller necklace (via Shiny Squirrel), Antler necklace, Cutler & Gross round tortoise shell framed sunglasses (via Teen Angster), Farm Ruck Sack
Clockwise: Hutchinson bag, Anja skirt (via frolic), Satya Rai mobius scarf, patent leather Brogue shoes, Joanna Classic Oxford shoes, Cadet Cape (via Greedy Girl)
I want to be like Coralie Bickford-Smith when I grow up. That is to say, I want to design the most kickass book covers there ever were. The kind that make people want to fill up their bookshelves and build libraries. Start collections and give as gifts. Those kinds of books, like her latest series built around F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The skull spoon is a vintage sterling or silver-plated tea or tablespoon transformed via Dremel tool, buffing wheel, jewelers rouge and imagination by artist Pinky Diablo (aka Tom Sale). To say I’m obsessed would be an understatement.
+ Song lyrics presented as Google Map directions.
+ A time-intensive mural made entirely of pennies.
+ Planning on picking up this book. And maybe taking on my own year-long project.
+ The best job description. Ever.
+ Definitely going to concoct my own batch of Hopsicles!
+ Obsessing over this tutorial on turning old paperbacks into custom hardcover books.
+ It’s not often I wish I were a man. This is one of them.
+ This post made the hopeless romantic side of me smile.
+ If you’re an OKCer, hit up Live on the Plaza tonight and get a $40 OKC/405 tattoo!
+ The office supply geek in me can’t wait for Sharpie’s Liquid Pencils to be released this fall.
+ Care to play a little Social Media Monopoly?
Happy Weekend!
Posted In cocktails, collaboration/project, downloads, happy weekend, make it, office, oklahoma, read up, web designA bit of a back story, I’m obsessed with office supplies.
But not just any office supplies. I want products that are well thought out, well-designed, and overall incredible. The kind that when I sit down in a meeting clients are going to comment and wonder where I found this off the beaten path notebook. “Oh, it’s because she’s a designer.” That said, back-to-school time puts a knot in my knickers because that’s when the best of the best tends to show up. Here are a few pieces I’d love to have, along with a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils.
Check out the detailed stitching on the Homework Pencil Pocket. List your appointments and fill in the clock on the included schedule sheets.
My first encounter with a Le Pen was at my aunt and uncle’s house when I was about 5. It was royal blue and immediately became my favorite pen to draw with whenever they babysat me. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I rediscovered the brand and I haven’t looked back since. One in every color, please.
Moleskines are simple and attractive on their own, but it would be nice to dress mine up a little with one of these covers. I’m also a notorious pen loser, so the little pocket on the front cover would come in handy, like lots.
These 5X7 minimalist notebooks have inch and centimeter rulers letterpressed on them, something that would definitely come in handy in my everyday working life.
This sounds totally anal, but I’ve always hated how the rings of a binder scuff the inside cover. I know, I know. Thank you, Semikolon 3-ring binder for solving one of life’s biggest problems.
These slide clips are just plain pretty. And functional. Perfection.
Notebooks designed to put inside a binder, labeled with numbers one through ten. The level of smarts here astounds me.
And last but not least, these rad magnets made out of vintage zipper pulls. For my, er, locker.
I’m lucky enough to have a dishwasher, but I’d gladly get out a sponge and lather up some Palmolive in order to use this bad boy. The A Tempo Dish Drainer is crafted from stainless steel wire and pure radness. {via bltd}
