seesaw.: August 2008

beauty & grace.

Simple, gorgeous jewelry by Winifred Grace.

Oh wow. Look at this gorgeous 103-year old mansion in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Owned by Henry Wood, the house has 23 rooms, 3 stories, and tons of windows with an incredible view. It's been lovingly restored by family and friends. I'd like to visit.

via a cup of jo

Coco Avant Chanel.

Coco Before Chanel begins filming September 15th in Paris, with Karl Lagerfeld heading up costumes for the movie.

enzo mari puzzles.

Mari's childrens puzzles are made from solid, untreated oak - quite special in my opinion. Via Kid O.

hear you me.

Jodie Silsby's "Portsmouth Vernacular" - a mapping project that illustrates the city in relation to dialect and language of Portsmouth, U.K. Buy it here.

via designboom.

he loves me, he loves me not.

This design of this bottle brightens our day.

misprinted type.

Eduardo Recife's commercial and personal collage work. Love him.

You can find his typefaces here.

furniture finds.

I was reading this Chicago house tour on Nesting. Photographer Janet Moran "found that Eames rocker in the trash...pristine, just sitting in a dumpster" and the "Saarinen table at the Salvation Army for $30."

What? I hear stories like at all the time. Is Arizona the only place that doesn't have incredible furniture sitting around in dumpsters or on the side of the street? Not fair.

shredding.

Cool typographic piece by David Aspinall. Look at the cityscape on the bottom (the "scene of the crime" - identity theft).

via swissmiss

between the lines.

Animals on the Underground - hiding among the lines of London's famous subway.

kelly wearstler.

Love her - so talented. Still completely obsessed with the Kaleidescope.
Shop here and here.

the task at hand.

This to do list from Susie Ghahremani at boygirlparty makes even the most mundane tasks more bearable.

forever.

Custom fingerprint (wedding) bands from U.K. jeweler Andrew English.

birds and words.

Check out An Illustrated Life - an amazing collection of the life's work of Charley Harper.

lizzie fortunato.

We have much love for this collection.

good on paper.

Noriko Ambe's paper sculptures make us swoon.

small autumn 08.

The new fall issue of small magazine is out. Great polaroids in the section by Jen Gotch, and congrats to my friend Bonny from a life crocheted - I spied her little red crocheted booties in that bottom middle picture.

Visit Bonny's etsy for more - like these darling mini ballet slippers!

how swede it is.

Fun, retro illustration work by Bo Lundberg.

climbing the walls.

Small apartment? Creative solution - 'Canape' by Lila Jang.

via notcot.

decoder.

Quirky fun design. Their mission statement: "Do work we love for clients we admire." Sound familiar?

that sofa.

The hilarious Uncle Beefy just posted this image from the September issue of Domino, which just so happened to be one of my favorites as well.

Not yet brave enough to paint my walls a color so bold, but I really would love that sofa...

Sofa: Lee Industries
Fabric: China Seas for Quadrille "Bali Isle" in Avocado on Tinted Linen