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Quick Links: Weekly Notables




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1. Totable zebra graphics never get old, via Neisha Crosland.

2. Whitley’s album art is both folksy and forward, via Myspace.

3. Ornamental pipe cleaners for the holiday season, via Design*Sponge.

4. Surfing a sea of watercolor, via Oh Joy!

5. Geological patterns get futuristic with Josh Goot, via Josh Goot.

6. Frost-coated ferns, via Kris’s Color Stripes.

7. Heart bedecked checks, via Garance Dore.

8. Drink me tags for the wine aficionado, via Drink Me Tags.

9. Hermès gets cozy this winter season, via Heavy Heels.

10. Re-purposed cotton panels, via The New York Times.

11. Maurizio Anzeri‘s string theory, via My Coney.

12. Patterned embellishments by way of plaid, via Jak and Jill.

November 8, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

Single Stroke Skyscrapers




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Drawing parallels between these designs seems redundant in the most pleasant of ways. Beyond the vertical simplicity, each layout bears a timeless quality that’s directly related to its minimalist composition. Yakov Chernikhov’s drawings from the 1920s reflect his fantastical vision as a constructivist architect and graphic designer. Mirroring this concept in modern times, Alex Creamer, a student at the University of Central Lancashire recently devised this ingenious spaghetti packaging, inspired by New York’s Chrystler building. Mundane materials paired with sharp minds can go a long way, just ask the start ups how they do it.

By: Shayna Kulik

November 5, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

Follow-up: Highend Doodles




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It’s hard to not be inspired by the Pamela Bell couch we featured this past February. In an effort to freshen up her antique furniture, she handed crayola markers to her children and let them fulfill every child’s fantasy; yes, she let them draw on the furniture.

The idea of letting doodles run wild has been swept into a multitude of mediums over the past year.  After a forward from friend and fellow blogger, Lisa Toff, we were alerted to this “Chairity” project, a DIY initiative that directly benefited the Palliative Care program, an extension of the Cook Children’s Hospital in Forth Woth, Texas. The funds raised were funneled into a support system for seriously ill children and their families. Jane Aldridge, the writer behind Sea of Shoes, along with her mother and aunt, a pediatrician at the Cook Children’s Hospital, recovered an antique chair with beige canvas and let a few lucky kids have their way with it. The results speak for themselves.

Coverage by: Emily Gup

November 4, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

Coralie's Cloth-Bound Covers




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A week ago, our good friend Alexandra Machinist, a Manhattan based literary agent passed along a link to Coralie Bickford-Smith‘s beautiful cloth bound book covers.  While these beauties have been on the market for a year now, nostalgia for hard cover classics is somewhat recent with the growing success of digital aggregators, such as the Kindle.  Smith’s series is now available in the US and to celebrate the launch, Design*Sponge recently conducted an interview the artist, exploring her process from concept to production. Be it Shakespeare’s Sonnets or The Gothic Horror series, sentiments for a lost art form are reminding us why hard covers deserve a spot on your livingroom shelf.

By: Shayna Kulik

November 2, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

Quick Links: Weekly Notables




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1. Holly Fulton’s art-deco architecture inspired designs, via High Snobette.

2. Paris metro map reinterpreted as a map of the stars, via World Famous Design Junkies.

3. Hand-embroidered geometric jewelry, via The Hipster Home.

4. Dual nature cabinetry by Jon Stam and Ivo de Kogel, via Moco Loco.

5. Damien Hurst’s polka-dotted skateboard decks, via The Freshness Mag.

6. Double duty wallpaper, via Home Quotient.

7. Fraser Cooke’s Home in Tokyo, via The Selby.

8. Adorable silhouettes by Okamoto Kiichi, via Kick Can and Conkers.

9. Interview with creative collage crafter Liz Jones, via The Design Files.

10. Greg Lauren’s papermade menswear line, via Cyana Trend Land.

11. Simple, decorative bike seat covers, via Poppy Talk.

12. Charming, simple, and effective lucky cat gumball packaging, via The Dieline.

Compiled by: Emily Gup

November 1, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

Follow-up: The Latest Checks in Town




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It’s been but two weeks since Bloomingdales in New York City opened their doors to a remodeled beauty department. Now, $55M dollars later, we have glossy checkers to compliment six new brands: Bare Essentials, Jo Malone, Shu Uemura, Sisley, Bumble and Bumble and Giorgio Armani.  This rendering highlights the perfume area, just one section of the cosmetics floor. As we’ve noted over the past few months, Alexander McQueen, Amy Winehouse, Vivienne Tam and Kandinsky are all artists that have found inspiration in this timeless staple, so too will the customers, the retail financiers are hoping.

By: Shayna Kulik

October 29, 2009 | By: Shayna Kulik

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