ana montiel

illustrations by london-based, spanish visual artist ana montiel.

juxtaposition

i'm loving this space, part of an 18th century old flat remodeled by architect benedetta tagliabue. she had the crew stop whilst working and leave this amazing celebration of the old structure and the new.

"No sketches or models were devised; nor was there a master plan of the type so popular for signature residences by many architects of their caliber. As Tagliabue has stated, the house itself, and its history, steered the direction of the works. "

read more here.

ana kraš

i wish i could purchase this clothing rack somewhere. designed by ana kraš, it is such a tasteful solution for a small space! made from oak sticks and plywood panels, i love the colored bottom and lightbulb companion.



and i'm sure you've seen these bonbon lamps also designed by ana.. would make a lovely DIY project for a rainy day (if you had the right wire frame):

wedding e-party!

a little peak at something i made for our wedding website! soon to be done... then i'll sleep.

jordan grace owens

check out these amazing paper dolls by jordan grace owens! she also does custom couple dolls, which are absolutely delightful!

garden of cosmic speculation

how amazing is this garden? and guess what, it's in one of the countries that T and i are going to hit up for our honeymoon......SCOTLAND!

ritornell for musicbox

ritornell for musicbox from ritornell on vimeo.

jaw- dropping music box business card designed by katharina hölzl (via erin jang).
simply amazing, i can't get over it!

more details here.

all the better to love you with

i'm not sure if i ever showed this before (pretty sure I have), but i found this in my room the other day and thought i would since i have a better camera now. it's a project i did in one of my college visual arts courses -- the theme was "remix" and we were supposed to do a remix of materials and themes. mine was a remix of the little red riding hood story; instead of a big bad wolf, there's a little bear following her...and it's really a boy who is in love with her wearing a bear suit. i know, i'm silly.

red riding hood's cloak design is from an arizona green tea bottle and her legs are made of tree bark. i made the little clouds with rolled up newspaper strips (painting some with acrylic paint).

the boy's suit was made of tree bark (yep, ripped off a tree), towel, and cardboard. the zipper was a gum wrapper.

13 Wives

loving this project seen on designworklife:

"13Wives is the story of 13 ladies and their man behind the bar. This tucked-away spe­cial­ist lit­tle cock­tail bar mixes up one of a kind potent con­coc­tions inspired by each of the femme fatale pro­tag­o­nist. These cock­tails can be selected from The Little Black Book pre­sented by the mixol­o­gist – the man behind the bar. This is his secret rolodex tucked in his back pocket, com­plete with first dates sto­ries, jot notes of the ladies and men­tions of their favorite cocktails."

stitch design co (before & after)

i love before and afters. i also love clean, minimalistic, illuminated storefronts.

stitch design co storefront.

colin dunn: it ain't easy being super

colin dunn's work is fantastic, clean and charming. he's still in the design program at MICA, which makes me more excited to see what kind of stuff he'll produce once he gets out! the second image is from a super cool project he started where he illustrates a story from the news every week.

(as seen on grainedit)

evgenia barinova

I am a such sucker for illustrators who use great color and texture like it's nobody's business.

Evgenia barinova is an illustrator born in moscow and based out of london. Check out her wonderful whimsical and charming work here.

simon walker is my hero

simon walker is a typographic carpenter and type-treatment wizard. 'nuff said.

i love how clean and yet gritty and classic these all are! you can find more of his logo/handtype/illustration work here.

(found via grainedit)

hidden animal teacup

My friend joyce showed me these little japanese teacups...with hidden animals in the center! Creepy or cute...I'm not sure, but I do want one.

andrea wan

Love this whimsical illustration by andrea wan...

anthropologie visual merch

Be still my heart! Oh Anthro store displays, how you cause heart palpitations in me.

rebecca thuss

Okay. Why have I discovered you so late Rebecca Thuss!? You are BRILLIANT.

From her website:

"Rebecca Thuss is an award winning photo-stylist, a creative director, wedding designer and crafter. She delights in throwing parties, has a passion for packaging, a weakness for fanciful candy and confections, and an infatuation with vintage paper items. Currently Rebecca and her husband Patrick Farrell are partners in a multidisciplinary photography and graphic design firm—ThussFarrell. In addition to still life, lifestyle, travel, and portrait photography, the firm offers graphic and web design, branding and identity design, and creative direction."

And if you didn't know, she was the style director in 2003 for Martha Stewart Weddings (during her 1996-2006 tenure there). Check out her breathtaking and inspiring work (which you've probably seen before):

The Harbinger Co.

If you know me, you know that I hate small clusters of holes or weird things. That's why I felt confused when I saw these today:






They're so amazingly intricate and cool but I can't decide if I like them or not because they're pushing it a bit for being too clustery for my liking. Especially that yellow box! I want it and at the same time I want it far away from me. Hahaa.

Olive Manna!

A while back I did a friend's save-the-dates, and she gave me a gift card to Olive Manna to thank me (thank you Charissa!). I'm sad that I can't make it to her wedding because of my horrible finals schedule, but I know it will be such a joyful occasion for her :).

Some things from Natalie Jost's Olive Manna shop that are absolutely adorable!








I'm still trying to decide what to get...everything looks so cute! I'm definitely a sucker for those wooden button magnets :). What do you guys think?

Hillcrest adventures

Every Thursday I drive to Hillcrest to be a classroom assistant for a 1st grade class there. On the way to school and back to my car, I always pass by some really cute houses! I always forget to bring a camera, so I only have a few pictures.



I included the lost cat advertisement because I felt sad for the owner. Well, I will try to take my camera next time so I can show you more wonderfully decorated homes! Well, just the exterior. I wish I could go inside and see what wonderful set-ups they have.


Enjoy your Thursday :)

What kind of homes catch your eye?