Andrew English is the contemporary British mind behind these hand-engraved fingerprint wedding bands. I’m absolutely in love with them, they’re so intimate and unique that I can’t help it. They are technically wedding bands, but I wouldn’t mind having something similar with my best friend or my mom. To me they just symbolize that everlasting bond so perfectly.
Artist Mark Khaisman takes the ordinary supply of packing tape and layers it again and again, over and over itself to create the most amazingly beautiful works of art. By working on a light easel, applying translucent brown packing tape on clear Plexiglas panels, the layers built up to create degrees of opacity. The images are archetypes derived from the cultural heritage – art, architecture, and movies – which Khaisman is inspired by most. People who see the extraordinary in the mundane are always true artists to me.
Legendary brand Converse is the latest to team up with Target and boasting a whole new line of vintage-inspired footwear and clothing. I checked it out last weekend and was really pleased with what I saw. Not only are they a featured designer in the men’s and women’s clothing departments (with some incredible signage I might add), but there’s also an entire wall devoted to the brand in footwear. I didn’t manage to escape without grabbing up this Patch Pocket Tunic which is so, so comfy.
I’ve been really intrigued by bento boxes recently, and since I’m a huge fan of stainless this one caught my eye immediately. Of course it’s a great idea for food – lunch at the office, potluck meals, etc – but I also like the idea of using these food carriers to store other things like make-up and crafting supplies. A shelf lined with these guys would look so organized!
When you’re referred to industry-wide by your last name, it’s safe to say that you’re Someone. And Stefan Sagmeister in this day and age is synonymous with graphic design.
His latest book began as a list Sagmeister made in his diary under the title Things I have learned in my life so far. (On a personal side note, I found this amusing because I have one titled Things I Have Learned So Far in Life in my own.) With the support of his clients, Sagmeister transformed these sentences into typographic works, from billboards in France to sign-toting inflatable monkeys on the streets of Scotland. Accompanied by essays as well as Sagmeister’s own words, the series is a combination of personal revelation, art, and design as well as advice. This book consists of fifteen unbound images in a laser-cut slipcase. Shuffling the sequence of the signatures will produce 15 different covers.
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far is also an exhibition on show at Deitch Projects‘ Grand Street gallery in New York until Feburary 23.
Sagmeister’s full list of 20 maxims are as follows:
1. Helping other people helps me.
2. Having guts always works out for me.
3. Thinking that life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
4. Organising a charity group is surprisingly easy.
5. Being not truthful always works against me.
6. Everything I do always comes back to me.
7. Assuming is stifling.
8. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
9. Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
10. Money does not make me happy.
11. My dreams have no meaning.
12. Keeping a diary supports personal development.
13. Trying to look good limits my life.
14. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
15. Worrying solves nothing.
16. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
17. Everybody thinks they are right.
18. If I want to explore a new direction professionally, it is helpful to try it out for myself first.
19. Low expectations are a good strategy.
20. Everybody who is honest is interesting.
I remember seeing these Crayon Hearts in Living a few years ago and now it’s the only crafty project I think of when V-Day rolls around. Mainly because I’m dying to melt down old crayons. Actually, I think these guys might be fun to make any time of year in different shapes. Erase that, any time except the dog days of summer. (Unless you want a melty, waxy mess that is.) I have yet to go through with the plan, but one day …
I’m not a big whiskey drinker – bad experience, long story – but this DC Buzz looks yummy. Oe else I’m just a sucker for the sugared rim and cool glass.
Ingredients:
– 2 1/2 parts Jim Beam Black bourbon
– 1/4 part triple sec
– 1/2 part fresh lemon juice
– 1/2 part blueberry juice
– 1/2 part lavender honey simple syrup
– dash of orange bitters
– sugar for rimming
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with sugar.
:: image and cocktail via Cocktail Times
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I tend to be fascinated with all things voyeuristic, so when I saw this homage to Pre-Owned Bookmarks over on swissmiss my heart essentially skipped a beat. Turns out it’s a collection of “bookmarks” collected over the years from books purchased at flea markets, garage sales, used bookstores, etc.
I almost never use an actual bookmark in books I’m reading (which usually happens to be more than one at a time). My favorite page markers are those annoying subscription cards that fall out of magazines when you’re trying to read them, so I was drawn to the one above. Who knows, maybe it’s even mine. Creepy.
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The OMA Lemon Squeezer is so pretty and functional that I’d proudly display in on a kitchen countertop instead of hiding it away in a cupboard. If I owned one I’d be forced to drink a lot more fresh squeezed orange juice and lemon drop martinis.
I nearly forgot to post this – it’s National Pancake Day!!! Everyone knows that breakfast food trumps all others, so in honor of this most blessed day I bestow upon you Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. These babies just may be dinner tonight.