V Chocolates has some incredible packaging going on. I love the baby blue box, which I’m convinced we equate with Tiffany’s in our mind which then equals quality. Or maybe that’s just me! Regardless, not only are V Chocolates (and toffee and berries) amazing to look at, but I’m betting they taste delicious as well. Master chocolatier, Ron Best, has been in the business of creating chocolates for more than twenty years.
This week is Back to School time in Oklahoma. It seems crazy to me being from Pennsylvania originally and never starting school until the very end of August, if not after Labor Day. Being the Paper Lover that I am, I was always excited to go shopping for school supplies. And I still am. Every year I never fail to end up roaming the school supply aisles of Target and buying at least one notebook (that I don’t really need) just to reminisce. Now with places like Russell + Hazel and See Jane Work it’s kind of like year-round Back to School for gals like me.
I’d mentioned a few months back about Thomas Paul coming out with a new line of office supplies and stationary, but until recently I couldn’t find it anywhere. Now his entire collection is available through See Jane Work. I’m definitely going to have to get my hands on some of this!
A+R is everything design and pop culture. The constant is design that charms, functions and inspires. Their hope is that “you find things you’ve been looking for all your lives, and stuff you didn’t know you needed.” I came across some beautiful pieces while browsing that I’ve not seen anywhere else. There’s a lot of great design, so check it out.
Clockwise from top left: Minima turquoise bottles $32, Tord Boontje garland light $68, Cocktail forks 4 for $10 and Vast Design’s tube coffee $95 for the set shown.
Oh my gosh. It’s not fair that I saw these Caramel Apple Bars in the middle of the afternoon when I was totally jonesing for something sweet, ooey and gooey. These would 100% fit the bill and are so incredibly wrong that I had to share.
Every big fan of The Royal Tennebaum’s won’t be able to resist this two-print set of Margot and Richie Tennebaum. They’re fabulous looking and would be a phenomenal conversation piece. Each piece is 8 x 11″ with a white border and signed by the artist. The $17.50 cost includes shipping from Canada.
I adore my hot pink Nalgene bottle. What was once a camping product to carry food mixes now has a cult-like following among college students and 20-somethings. Now Nalgene has taken another step forward by creating Kit Bottles – 32 oz bottles that are stocked full of things for First-Aid, Heat Stress, Auto, Dog, Emergency/Survival and Kids. Genius.
Wall stickers are all the rage right now, the other day I even saw some at Target in their Back-to-School dorm section. And why shouldn’t they be popular? They’re easy to apply, remove and re-apply elsewhere (or so I hear). There’s a huge variety of sizes, colors and patterns available, too, so there’s most likely something for everyone. Besides that, wall stickers can be used on all flat surfaces: walls, ceilings, furniture, windows, mirrors, etc.
I have a few favorites that are candidates for my soon-to-be house. Right now the Branch and Berry Black from ferm LIVING are at the top of that list ($105 and $90 respectively). Okay, especially the branch. I would love to have it on the wall in some cozy corner where I could curl up and read. You can pick up your own at Design Public.
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I’m completely infatuated with Bom Design’s billbirdhouse at the moment. Because 1.) I love when products are a reincarnation of some other product (um, obviously billboards in this case) and 2.) I love when things are one-of-a-kind, which these defnitely are. No two could ever match. You can pick one up at Bom Design for 40 euros.
The Bubble Roome’s bath and body products are the brainchild of David E. Johnston. Pre-9/11 David spent his days (and many nights I’m guessing) designing websites and multi-media projects. After the job market took its fabled downswing, he decided to take things into his own hands and utilize the design and marketing skills he’d garnered over the years to enbark on a new adventure. To his kitchen to be exact, where The Bubble Roome was born.
Um, David, I think you’re going to need a bigger kitchen sometime soon. The TBR packaging is incredibly well-designed and right on target for us product junkies. When you have a chance, check out the site, too. I’m wondering if David designed it himself.
I fell in utter like with Strawberry Luna before finding out the company is based in Pittsburgh – my old stomping grounds for eighteen and a half years. Something about that endears them even more to me. I’m a sucker for a good concert poster and at Strawberry Luna I had a tough time finding one I didn’t like, in fact I couldn’t. Here are just a few of my favorites.
