October 30, 2013 – 7:00 am
My discovery of architect Vincent Van Duysen happened in a roundabout fashion. First, I fell for his austere (but beautiful) wooden bowl for When Objects Work at Maison et Objet. Then, I stumbled across a T Magazine piece featuring his Antwerp home. That led me to the Van Duysen website + its rabbit-hole-for-the-minimalist portfolio. Thames […]
October 23, 2013 – 7:00 am
There’s something about the first cool days of fall that makes me want to fire up the oven and bake a batch of cookies. As I’ve felt off my game since moving to the land of metric, I decided to take a French Pastry class over the weekend, in hopes that it would a) get […]
October 16, 2013 – 7:00 am
As a long-time fan of Laura Stoddart‘s elegant yet quirky illustration style, I’m thrilled that she is now offering a range of limited-edition giclée prints in two sizes: the smaller print measures 14.5×19 cm, and the larger option is 19×28 cm. I’ve always thought her artwork was meant to be framed and dipslayed, yet could never […]
October 9, 2013 – 7:00 am
A few October discoveries that became instant favorites: Ruler Diary: 2013 is still going strong, but Present & Correct got me to commit to a 2014 planner with this brilliant specimen. Love the utilitarian ruler cover, plus the inside is laid out perfectly for my daily note jotting + memory saving. Le Labo/Gaiac 10: Le […]
September 25, 2013 – 7:00 am
With a vintage feel, utilitarian design, and a range that offers a notebook for every pocket, there’s lots to love about Pocket Dept. notebooks. Designed in collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, I’m especially fond of the messenger envelope packaging for the full set (“pocket pack”). A clever detail. Available through Princeton Architectural Press/Chronicle Books. […]
