It’s been one hell of a week for the Tri-State area. When our cable box and lights flickered on Saturday morning, I went into turbo cleaning and work mode. It was a zen of sorts to balance a week of chaos. In sifting through an overstuffed filing cabinet, I came across a pile of my grandmother’s poetry. Here’s a piece she wrote about the Blizzard of 1978. Sans snow, the descriptions are eerily similar.
If you’re able to donate, here’s a link to the Red Cross.
1. Gorgeous, lush botanicals by Nick Knight via Trendland
2. Pretty much in love with this wood tiled floor via The Fox is Black
3. Sweet DIY duvet cover idea via design*sponge
4. Blue snails climb the roof of The Duomo in Milan via Honestly WTF
5. Striking handmade patterns by Anna Niestroj via Patternbank
6. Lovely pottery from Art & Manufacture via Poppytalk
7. A fan of Francesco Locastro’s layered geometric artwork design-milk
8. Love this huge wall mural via Artsy Forager
9. Digging these creative wallpaper ideas via Design Crush
10. Grow plants on your wall via Design For Mankind
11. Delightful sugar murals and icing graffiti via Colossal
12. Tara Donovan’s rocks made of mylar and hot glue via The Artful Desperado
Contributed by Emily Gup
It’s hard to believe it’s already Wednesday. While my husband and I have been without power and heat in lower Manhattan, sensing the shortened days and prolonged nights, in a weird way, the week seems to have already evaporated. For the uber-connected and internet obsessed, there’s been a sense of calm merged with anxiety as a result of disconnection. One in three texts go through (if at all) and reserve power is a valuable asset. You have to make a decision, which platform’s most valuable- Twitter, Instagram or Facebook? For me, Twitter’s been the most informative, eating the least amount of data.
Bikes and vespas rule the streets and the days have been organized around power-charging runs and visits with friends. In a way, it’s kind of an interesting curve ball in the monotony of life’s routine, that said, I can’t even begin to imagine what would be, had the storm been any worse. Here are a few photos from my neighborhood: The Hudson river at 3pm before the storm hit, a bit of the aftermath of the Westside Highway, The lobby of Truffles, an apartment building two blocks away, and firefighters combing zone A during the storm surge.
We just relocated to my inlaws uptown. Hopefully everyone in the New York/New Jersey area’s safe and sound and hanging tight. My thoughts are with all of you.
-Shayna
1. Digging this branch chandelier via Poppytalk
2. Fantastic weavings by Mimi Jung via Art Hound
3. Sayaka Ganz crafts animals out of salvaged plastics via Yatzer
4. Handy-dandy DIY ribbon storage box via Honestly WTF
5. Peter Olschinsky and Verena Weiss create beautifully intricate and detailed illustrations via Trendland
6. Beyond adorable graphic baby clothes by Bambinos & Bunny via Oh Joy!
7. Gorgeous paintings by Lia Melia via Patternbank
8. Lalesso x Pichulik’s pattern-licious range of bags via Miss Moss
9. Love this accordion pumpkin via A Subtle Revelry
10. Absolutely stunning wildlife photography via Colossal
11. Wishing this slide-bench were real via swissmiss
12. Modern tapestries crafted out of unexpected materials via Plenty of Colour
Contributed by Emily Gup
Every once in a while we talk events here. When you consider what makes a good party, you realize that the decor and photos hold as much weight as the theme, the crowd and the music.
Lesley Morphy, our resident set designer recently oversaw the concept, design and construction of a rather unorthodox photo op: an 8 x 12 foot heart.
While the polished photo at the end is pretty cool, we thought you’d be interested in the behind the scenes process- how did Morphy and her team bring her 2D sketch to life?
In her own words…
Almost every client has the same request: keep it on brand, make it fun and playful. For this design, I opted to make a 3D Photo Op
Experian reached out to me, as they were hosting a global marketing summit in Las Vegas and wanted to convey a sense of bringing love back to the customer. Making a large 3D heart seemed like a no brainer!
The heart was 8’ x 8’ x 2’ deep and was built with aluminum framing.
We then skinned it in wood and sanded and coated it in a semi-gloss red paint. The fascia was finished in an adhesive 4-color digital print. The linear graphic was playful, bright and poppy.
The heart was stable enough to climb in, on and over. Using a heart got the point across- particularly among the global clientele.
It playfully complimented an aquatic Cirque du Soleil performance and the VIP after party. As the old adage goes, what happens if Vegas stays in Vegas.
Contributed by Lesley Morphy
Happy Thursday! If you’ve been following along, you’ll notice we’ve been a bit quieter than usual. Hopefully you’re baring with us, as we’ve been hard at work on a new product- who doesn’t love late night photoshop and a shift in the juggle? So today, I’d love to invite you, the local Pattern Pulp community, to the prelaunch of Role Modolls, a passion project inspired by design, child development and an interest in identity and our future.
Role Modolls is an homage to the women of the 21st Century. The women who can help shape our identities and influence future generations. Though we’re not going to be releasing til the holidays (fingers crossed!), the good people at One Medical wanted to host a party with me this Fall and I thought this would be a great way to share what I’ve been working on with my closest community.
We have 10 open spots, so rsvp if you’d like to join!
-Shayna