January 4, 2008

Walter Martin & Paloma Muñoz.

Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz work as a team to create some of the most innovative, breathtaking art I’ve seen in recent memory. Specifically their Travelers series which is some of their latest work. Martin and Muñoz have taken snow globes and created moments that you’re sure to remember. Some are are filled with sadness, others everyday moments happening in the “snow.” All have a very serene quality which lends itself nicely to the emotions created by the artists.



Posted In create, mixed media
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January 4, 2008

Sugar Lump.

I can’t recall ever having used a sugar lump myself, but that’s not stopping me. I love the design and grid structure of the Sugar Lump by Kathleen Hills so much that it just might make me start asking “One lump or two?”

Posted In grand design, kitchen
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January 4, 2008

Colour Calendar 2008.

I’m obsessed with the 2008 Colour Calendar for so many reasons.

“This appealing, spiral-bound desk calendar is a bit like a Pantone book with room for notes; each day’s color brings its own scent, taste and sound, the implications of memory, the possibilities of the future. A beautiful little object, impeccably printed, for the desk or attaché case of a design aficionado, promising enjoyment long after 2008 is history. The appendix includes a calendar overview for 2008-2009, Pantone codes for the 365 colors, and blank pages for memos.”

:: via Monoscope

Posted In calendars, paper goods
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January 3, 2008

Happy 2008.

I can’t claim this little gem as my own, but I can apologize for my late start today (damn DSL) and give you some eye candy to try and make up for it. After lots and lots of holiday travels – which still aren’t quite over – I’m more off-track than I’d anticipated. Bear with me. Please?

:: image via James White

Posted In holidays, new years
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January 2, 2008

On the Rocks: Vodka Crème Brulee.

Three of my favorite words in one cocktail: Vodka Crème Brulee.

Ingredients:
– 2 oz Grey Goose La Vanille (or vanilla flavored vodka)
– 1 oz Frangelico
– 1/2 oz Cointreau
– 1 1/2 oz half and half

Garnish: vanilla stick

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with vanilla stick.

:: cocktail and photo via Cocktail Times

Posted In cocktails
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January 2, 2008

Pinhole Camera Kit.

I have an admitted fascination (RE: unhealthy obsession) with cameras. I figure I own something like six or seven all together ranging from your everyday point and shoot 35mm to my Dad’s old Minolta. The missing pieces are a fisheye and pinhole. Well, my friends, I think i just got one step closer to crossing the latter off the list when I came across this pinhole camera kit. The downside is that it apparently takes 1-2 hours to construct. It might just be the price I have to pay …

Posted In make it
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December 28, 2007

So Long 2007.

And that’s all she wrote. In a few hours I’ll be off on the next leg of my holiday travels to visit some friends.

As cheesy as this sounds (pass the crackers please!) I wanted to take a second to thank all of you who take the time to read Design Crush. I love being able to share the things I come across and what would be the point of it if no one read my posts? So thank you, thank you, thank you.

All the best in 2008 to all of you. Cheers.

:: image via Veer

Posted In holidays, just a note, new years
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