Chilean-born Santiago Salvador Ascui creates massive, colorful, bold paintings of nondescript figures. Some of my favorites are those in which the figures are so numerous that they take on the appearance of being a pattern. (I also secretly love that there aren’t any with lone characters.)
ROW 1
Ghostruck // the first app connecting you professional, insured movers by utilizing their empty or partially filled trucks.
Hopper // Track tickets to your set destination for any week of the year, then purchase directly within the app using your airline’s rewards program of choice without ever leaving.
ROW 2
Instasnoop // An app that allows you to check out anyone’s public profile and snoop by disabling likes, tagging, and commenting so you don’t need to be afraid of accidentally double-tapping.
Journal // Combine all the things that inspire you into one place where you can draw, sketch, collage, paint, or color on anything, giving you a sketchbook of boundless possibilities.
Old Sport // Tell us what you have in your home bar, and we’ll tell you what you can make.
ROW 3
Paper // A faster, better way to capture ideas using text, sketches, and photos.
Pause // Based on the ancient principles of Tai Chi and mindfulness practice, PAUSE brings the act of focused attention to your mobile device.
Timer+ // Set multiple timers at once , time by the second, minute, or hour. Runs in the background so you’re free to use other apps. Comes with 20 alarms.
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Otherworldly is the first word that came to mind after seeing Ashley Eliza Williams‘ paintings for the first time. The Boulder, Colorado-based artist’s paintings reveal glimpses of a complex internal world influenced by dreams and phenomenological experiences in nature.
I doubt there exists a better book to start off a new year than Susan O’Malley’s Advice From My 80-Year-Old Self. O’Malley asked ordinary people of every age and walk of life just that question, and this book collects their responses. The result is a collection of words of encouragement, truth, and generosity.
California-based illustrator Mel Tow explores a darker side of life through characters created in a limited palette of colors. Each one seems to be fighting his or her own battle, leaving us to wonder just what lies behind their troubled expressions.
I’m forever on the lookout for products that are not only well made and look great, but that give something back. ESPEROS does just that. When you purchase one of their amazingly well-designed bags they give 10% to to fund education initiatives – in fact, every single ESPEROS bag sold helps fund one year of education for a child in the developing world.
But they go even further with total transparency concerning their factory and workers in Shenzhen, China, where the bags are manufactured after being designed in Austin, TX. Average age? 33. Average work week? 45 hours. ESPEROS provides these workers with three meals a day as well as free housing and full benefits.
Oh, and the bags are waterproof, stain resistant, machine washable, and made with durable, fine-aging canvas. Now that’s a purchase you can feel solid about making.
Layla Holzer‘s illustrations make me suck in my breath a bit. The Cardiff-based illustrator specializes in themes of fairy tale, gender conflict, the uncanny, the monstrous-feminine, and morality.
Ultimately, I seek to inspire and encourage people to question the mistakes of our world and adopt wiser moral judgment, through use of cautionary tales and uncanny punishment.
AlwaysMod isn’t a new shop, but it is new to me. They’re a purveyor of modern design for the home, names and brands you’ve heard of but likely not seen housed under the same roof. Form, function, and longevity are reflected in AllMod’s curated collection of objects that withstand the test of time while remaining relevant.
Stelton Emma Dinnerware // Alessi Joy Round Bowl // Vitra Rotary Tray //
Mint Middle Kingdom Vase // Iittala Essence Glassware // Iittala Toikka Lakla 2015 Annual Bird
Australian artist Monica Rohan is the star of her own portrait series, perpetually rifling through and searching for the unknown. With her painted face forever hidden, Rohan depends on the figures’ body language to express emotion.
1/Domo Arigato Backpack 2/Coziest Cocoon Pullover
3/Cherokee Snow Jacket 4/Woven Chuck Taylor Hi
5/Oversized Scarf in 70s Tile Jacquard 6/Sweater Dress
7/Imogen Necklace 8/Lima Brandy Clutch
9/Rain Chunky Beanie with Pom Pom 10/XL Bar Ear Cuff
11/Taco Stand Hand-Lettered T-Shirt 12/Witchcraft Leggings