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Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Happy Rainbows


I am obsessed with these found objects put together by artists Gilles Cenazandotti and Thierry Lede with their Clear Art Planet project which aims to clean the world beaches. Once I had an interview at a super-cool design firm and someone had a huge wall of found objects just like this. Instantly jealous! It would take me a lifetime to put something together like this.

Clockwise from top left:
Colored masking tape from Sandra Juto
Rainbow Lollipop Tutu from Lily Jill Bowtique
Embroidered Circles from Anu Tuominen’s portfolio
Tomato Rainbow from Sycamore Street’s Flickr
Rainbow Village Card from Fred Flare
Hervé Léger Rainbow Bandage dress by Hervé Léger
Rainbow Travel bag by Le Sportsac
28-Layer Rainbow Cake from Serious Eats
Kitty Egg Crayons from KittyBBLove
Rainbow Heart Necklace from Fred Flare
Color Wheel Quilt from The Purl Bee
Colored Yarn from Purl Soho
Color Wheel Quilt from The Purl Bee
Color Block Crewneck from Fred Flare
Fall Pumpkin photo by Sang An

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Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Hvass & Hannibal: Colorblocking

Imagine that this is your office. Impossible? Not if you work for DGI-byen, a popular event venue in Copenhagen. Art studio Hvass & Hannibal put together this design for a conference room renovation, building mobile blocks suitable for dividing the large meeting room into smaller spaces when necessary.

Not only does their design allow for a flexible and changing environment, the colors lend themselves well to an exciting urban/modern atmosphere. The juxtaposition of the tall blocks on the gray background are meant to represent the interaction of cityscape and landscape. To read more about this design and see additional photos of the finished room, visit their site.

The colorblock pieces below reminded me of the bright multicolor palette and geometric patterns from Hvass & Hannibal’s design.

Clockwise from top left:

Walk-a-ways dress in orange from Anthropologie ($79.95)
Risky business sunglasses from Fred Flare ($11)
Ella Moss colorblock boyfriend tee at Saks ($78)
Two-tone Bettye Muller wedge at Neiman Marcus ($310)
Pink lantern skirt from Topshop ($65)
BCBGMAXAZRIA Full Needle tube skirt at Bloomingdales ($148)
In Love by 2 AM tank from Urban Outfitters ($14.99)
Silence & Noise silk retro top from Urban Outfitters ($48)
HAWKS by Geren Ford colorblock dress from Urban Outfitters ($69.99)
Silence & Noise crossback tunic from Urban Outfitters ($38)
Vision lace-up canvas shoe by Topshop ($50)
Joe’s Jeans amber bowler handbag at Endless.com ($200)

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Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Button Bonanza

Well, I’ll have to admit, this is an  extremely literal interpretation of the above photo from Chris Glass, but I couldn’t help myself! Buttons are cool.
I hardly ever bother incorporating buttons into my crafts, but it’s clear that I should! All of the ideas below would be simple to recreate with your own personal touch. I especially love the button hair pins: bobby pin + button + hot glue = super cute! You really can’t argue with such a cheap and quick way to jazz up your everyday accessories. 
Check out the links for tutorials and more button-centric inspiration!
Clockwise from top left:
Vintage button earrings from edithandlulu’s Etsy shop ($12)
Handmade crochet headband with button accents from brokenhallelujah’s Etsy shop ($10.50)
Button Hairclips photo from Flickr, DIY tutorial on Martha Stewart’s site
Candy buttons tutorial with cute printable labels for gift-giving, Bake It Pretty blog
How-to: Colorful button bouquet from American Crafts Studio
1940′s Vintage necklace with French China button from Bumbershoot Design’s Etsy shop ($23.50)
Herringbone stripe button purse from Nonsuch’s Etsy Shop 
DIY tutorial for personalized shrinky dink graphic buttons at Oh! I like That!
Letterpress stationery with scissor and button pattern from Letterpress’s Etsy shop ($4.00)
Making a button clock article from Martha Stewart


Plus, check out this book of neat button crafts by Susan Beal (Amazon)! Oh the possibilities..

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