local museum.

If your downtown this weekend stop by The historic Phoenix Seed & Feed Capitol Warehouse for a truly awesome graphic design exhibit featuring AIGA 365, Creativity 40, Design For Good, and the Ken White collection.

hours: October 8th through November 11th, Tuesday through Sunday between 10a and 7p.

giorgio di sant' angelo.

Tasseled earrings or the bodysuit?
All of you fashionable locals this exhibit is a must.

earth + light.

Two local creatives, one beautiful home, and the role it played in their love story.

photos by Daniel Hennessy.

seesaw: day trip to arcosanti.

This week, SeeSaw took a day trip to Arcosanti for some creative inspiration. It's an experimental town in the Arizona desert, built to embody Paolo Soleri's concept of arcology - the fusion of architecture with ecology.

We all agreed it was pretty amazing and beautiful. It would be a neat experience to live/work there for a few weeks (they offer various workshops) or even just stay overnight.

be our neighbor!

Local friends, are you looking for a studio space? Our building has a few vacancies right now, and we'd love to have some awesome neighbors who are creatively inclined. We're near old town Scottsdale in a mid-century building with big windows. Added bonus: a three minute drive from Fashion Square, Sprinkles, Yogurtland and more :)

If you're interested, email us for additional information at hello{at}seesawdesigns{dot}com.

above: photographer Harrison Hurwitz's studio - just across the hallway

mjp.

Lovely repurposed objects from local maker MJPorter Design.

ann bonfoey taylor.

For her birthday, I'm taking my mom to brunch at one of our favorite local restaurants (which also happens to be our client), and then to "Fashion Independent: The original Style of Anne Bonfoey Taylor" at the Phoenix Art Museum.

(I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree)

vintage by misty.

There have been a lot of new boutiques opening up in Phoenix, and I can't wait to stop by this one, especially since it's right next door to another favorite, Mercantile.

photography by Katina Patriquin for her blog.

gemeg jewelry.

I'm so excited about the launch of GEMEG Jewelry, by local Scottsdale-based designer (and gorgeous model!) Amanda Shoemaker. Inspired by Arizona’s desert landscape and native culture, each piece is one-of-a-kind and really beautiful. This takes my love of gems and minerals to a whole new level.

See more here - and look out for rings coming soon. All photos from GEMEG.

shop local.

Mercantile / 828 North Central Avenue
Local & Vintage goods + Styling Cut & Color

larkspur studio.

After fighting it for so long, the last few years have seen me embracing the southwestern imagery that is everywhere here in AZ.

shop local.

We are setting up our first vintage pop up shop this Saturday from 8 - 2pm just in case you have some last minute holiday shopping to do. Vendors include flour clothing, elephant house and many more.
1051 north grand mesa 85201 (south of brown & west of center)

local holiday shopping.

We can't wait for Crafeteria this Friday at one of our favorite local boutiques, Frances. We'll be there along with 40 other vendors of all goods handmade - see you then?

certified local.

Local friends: On Saturday, November 13, we'll be at the Local First Fall Festival at Duck & Decanter on Camelback. Come check out music, free food and brand spanking new letterpress cards from yours truly.

image from last year's event

bows on toes.

These shoe clips by No. 144 dress up even the simplest pair of flats. Love the little pops of color (and that they are local!)

seesaw: st. francis website.

We sure love our restaurant clients...

Just launched a brand new website for St. Francis. If you live in the Phoenix area and haven't been there yet, go! The food is amazing and the architecture is worth the trip alone.

Thank you, Aaron, for being so great to work with. (And for the incredibly delicious desserts that made our way to the table each time we visited ;)

words and inspiration.

We had a crazy week, full of lots of inspiration from the second annual Phoenix Design Week: Forward. Speakers included Von Glitschka, Hillman Curtis, Paul Sahre and James Victore. We also picked up a copy of Victore's "Victore: or, Who Died and Made you Boss?" Love his bold use of type and color, and the shiny black edges of the book.

forward.

Phoenix Design Week all weekend long - we are pretty excited! Registration closes October 2 so hurry and get your tickets. Thank you AIGA and Dojo for making it happen.

feeling the need for flowers.

Lately I can't get enough of flowers. I want pretty arrangements in every room of my house (and at the office too, for that matter)... maybe I need to start making a weekly trip to the farmer's market for fresh flowers like Joy does. Do any of you make a habit of bringing fresh flowers inside your home?

For locals, have you been to Camelback Flowershop? I really love that place.

top photos via this OnceWed tutorial, bottom photo via Oh Joy

urban wonder.

Our good friend Christine (and her family & cohorts) put on this beautiful urban picnic. Everything is just right - even the adorable munchkin.

(P.S. Keep an eye on Christine's blog - a transformation is in the works!)