August 1, 2013
Well-Read Women
One overcast afternoon last week I crawled under a blanket and poured through Samantha Hahn’s Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction’s Most Beloved Heroines
July 29, 2013
The Fifty United Plates
A to-scale set of interlocking porcelain plates resembling the fifty states called The Fifty United Plates? SIGN ME UP. No you don’t have to purchase all fifty, but wouldn’t that be incredible?
Their uses are plentiful; baking dish, serving tray, conversation piece, collecting tray, tapas plate, etc. They can act as stand alone state plates, pieced together as regions on your dinner table, or hand picked to be the places that mean the most to you. The entire spread will measure 8 feet by 4 feet with Texas sized at 24″ by 25″ and Rhode Island as the smallest state at 1.5″ by 1.5″.
There are a few spots left to support the Corbe Company‘s The Fifty United Plates Kickstarter campaign if you’d like to get in on the action!
July 26, 2013
Happy Weekend
01/ The Healing Power of Cat Purrs. (I knew it!)
02/ The world is fascinated by Twins, this portrait series is lovely.
03/ Book on Book, a book-shaped clear acrylic paperweight.
04/ Office Safari, where cubicle meets safari.
05/ Science is awesome, and now science is branded.
06/ Mirror City, a kaleidoscopic timelapse of major cities.
07/ You can finally make your own It’s-It Ice Cream Sandwiches!
08/ If we could see Wifi, this is what it would look like.
09/ Painted Jello has never looked so appetizing.
10/ If Manhattan were dropped into the Grand Canyon!
This week on Design Crush…
Just OK
Tips&Tricks: House + Home
Olive & Co.
Fruity Balsamic Vodka Cocktails
Pie Junkie
Welcoming Wallpapers
DNA Galleries
Summer Stylin’ with TOMS
Jason Pawley
July 26, 2013
Jason Pawley
To wrap up this first edition of Oklahoma City Week we’re going out with an artist instead of a shop. Meet Jason Pawley, the brilliant mind behind these neoned, patterned, exciting works of art that I can’t stare at long enough. ( If you’re the observant type you probably noticed his handiwork on the back wall of DNA Galleries yesterday.) I like Jason’s patterns on their own, but am completely blown away by the pieces that include subjects tattooed with those same lines and angles. And I’ve just convinced us all that he would design great tattoos as well, right?
July 25, 2013
DNA Galleries
PHOTO: DNA Galleries
DNA Galleries is a small contemporary art gallery and artist-made retail space that is a key part of the burgeoning art scene here in OKC. They showcase artists who like to work in non-traditional styles, host artist openings the second Friday of every month, and have several works for sale under $50 for collectors who are just starting out. Also a whopping 95% of their goods are locally made! DNA recently moved into a new shop that’s nearly double the size of their old location and are making great use of the space, I’ll be sharing more on that killer wall mural later this week!
1709 NW 16th OKC, OK 73106
405.525.3499
July 19, 2013
Happy Weekend
01/ Wonderbread bust sculptures of famous people by Milena Korolczuk.
02/ Oh, no big deal. It’s just the Rugrats Grown Up.
03/ Movie barcodes made from compressing film frames.
04/ Air rifle BB taxidermy by Courtney Timmermans.
05/ One couple, Every Subway Station in Manhattan.
06/ This heat wave even has ceramics melting!
07/ Beautiful driftwood sculptures by Jeffro Uitto.
08/ The Game of Life is going life-sized on the island of Yoron, Japan.
09/ 40-foot dragon skull built on a beach in England to promote GoT.
10/ Monster skin rugs!
This week on Design Crush:
July DIYs
Elemental
Lily Stockman
Simple Cleaning Tools
Tabletop Ceramics
Sara Cwynar
Yogurt Parfaits
Astrology + Phrenology
12 Summer Dresses to Get You Through
July 17, 2013
Sara Cwynar
Make a color study of something and I’m all over it! Loving this series by Sara Cwynar, chock full of great vintage pieces and everyday objects. (via Present&Correct)
July 16, 2013
Lily Stockman
I’ve sung the praises of artist Lily Stockman before, last year when her Block Shop scarves first hit the scene (in a big way, I might add). I love art, I adore art. But it’s not often I see paintings that hit me in the gut like Lily’s do. Mouth agape, nose pressed against the laptop screen, trying to see as much depth and detail as humanly possible within the pixels. There’s just something about her style and technique that grabs me by the heart. It doesn’t hurt that Lily is one of the most incredible, genuine human beings I’ve ever met either. She just received her MFA in Studio Art, so I’m hoping she’ll have some time to turn a few pieces into prints sometime soon!
July 15, 2013
Elemental
It’s been 144 years since George Mendeleev created the Periodic Table. Artist Joseph Perry set out to design his own circular version, one that’s meant to be read clockwise from the center outwards. Elemental is a take on such a classic design that manages to maintain the integrity of the original while adding a updated graphic twist. I’d say it’s a success.
Posted In create, graphics, paper goods, prints
July 12, 2013
Happy Weekend
01/ Wanna see Wookies in real life situations? Here you go.
02/ Giant chrome T-Rex installed in the Seine River.
03/ Learn how to make ice shot glasses!
04/ Disciples, fans dressed like their favorite pop stars at their concerts.
05/ At Rest, heartbreakingly beautiful memorials for roadkill.
06/ Whoa, these kaleidoscope glasses are insane-o.
07/ The coolest 4th of July photo ever.
08/ 40 Days of Dating, two friends date for 40 days as an experiment.
09/ Switcheroo, an on-going dual portrait series of men and women swapping clothes.
10/ Candid photos of + interviews with 4th graders around the world.
This week on Design Crush…
Mix #26: Open Up Your Arms
You Should Totally: Make DIY State String Art
Kristina Krough
Colour Block Book Ends
Erin Lightfoot
Jozef Mvra’s Masks
Lauren Wilcox Puchowski
Transition
Rebecca Rothfus