SO HERE'S THE THING...

Sometimes when I find stuff on the web that inspires me, I copy it to my desktop, and then somehow it ends up in some random folder. This is the story behind this gorgeous thing...and unfortunately I have no memory of where I saw this or who created it.

But rather than keep this beauty to myself, I'm deciding to share it with the world. It's so lovely, I want to cry!

If anyone out there knows where this came from, please leave a comment!

OH MY....

How I love these so. These were created by the one and only Paul Rand. The first is a poster for the Poster for Aspen Design Conference in 1966. The second was created for Pastore Depamphilis, Rampone in 1985 and just makes me feel swell.

PARRA

I love getting a peek into artists' homes and studios. Check out this piece about Amsterdam-based illustrator, Parra.

I used to have some of his pieces tacked to my office wall, so watching this makes me reminisce a bit...

See more of his work here.

  Image courtesy of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (photo by Marion Brenner)

Image courtesy of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (photo by Marion Brenner)

Photo courtesy of The Architect's Newspaper Blog

 

Block cutting instructions. Original Thom Faulders image appears on dwell.com.

THOM FAULDERS / BAMscape

I don't know what it is, but I've been somewhat obsessed with orange lately. So naturally, I had to crack a smile when I came across this.

Faulders Studio, headed by architect Thom Faulders created this group of undulating orange waves to fit in with the new vision for Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive's central atrium gallery. Its purpose is to serve as a space to convene for lounging, watching live performances and film screenings. And it doesn't just look playful and light. The sculptures are 93% air, made of rigid foam structural substrate and laminated with painted plywood.

The result is a sea of orange happiness. Like Tang!

...So this seemed appropriate today for various reasons. The image at top is supposed to represent "Scorpio."

These appeared as part of a "Zodiac" story for Vogue UK, photographed by Tim Gutt. Set designs by Shona Heath. Check it out (thanks Yellowtrace!) 

GREETINGS FROM
THE TWILIGHT ZONE

I stopped by a pretty great magazine/book shop in Piedmont today with a pretty great name: Issues. Picked up the latest issue of Elephant, and discovered Julien Pacaud, digital collage extraordinaire. Using vintage photos taken between 1900–1960, Julien layers them with bold color and modern shapes. The result? Surreal and otherworldly environments that keep me looking over my shoulder for Rod Serling.

See more from the Le Mans, France-based artist ici.

  

SAIL AWAY WITH ME...

I just love this.

I know I'm late and all, but I've recently become somewhat enamored with Etsy. I purchased a couple of things on there in the last few weeks, and today, I found this.

Based in the UK, Cotton Bird Designs create some of the cutest things ever out of vintage fabrics, maps, old books etc.

I mean, just take a look at this one. A bird fastened out of a flour sack. A FLOUR SACK.

The little boat above was made using recycled books and maps. My favorite part is the red hull, made from a book cover.

Buy it here!