{ friday inspiration! }

"He" by Liu Xiaokang

{ her morning escape video by yuval and merav nathan }

I greatly encourage you to watch this video for Oren Lavie's song "Her Morning Elegance." (link to the left of their website)

Couple/duo Yuval & Merav Nathan are the brilliant animators behind this lovely live action stop motion photography video. Their light and fanciful aesthetic blends seamlessly with the singer's smooth voice and lyrics.

{ zuny packaging }

Zuny is a collection of whimsical, animal-shaped leather accessories for the home: bookends, paperweights and memo clips. Each animal is handmade and comes with a dimensional environment and a Zuny manual, containing animal facts like the ID and DOB.

Their website is just as simple and charming as their product line!

Zuny worked with the design team at Bonanza Brand Marketing Group to create miniature die-cut worlds for each animal from their box packaging.

via The Dieline

{ home decor by illu-stration }

Illu-stration was founded by Germany-based Mary Ann Williams, aka the "Queen of Felt." She creates an incredible line of rugs, partitions, lighting, bags, cases, and other home accessories for dining, kitchen and bath.

Her work is incredibly textural and organic, her signature felt material billowing and weaving naturally into itself. Her product line offers features such as DIY kits, tool-free assembly and repair, modular construction, and being wool, it is renewable and biodegrades.

{ fold by united nude }

United Nude defines itself "as an iconic brand at the intersection between design and fashion." It was founded in 2003 by Rem D. Koolhaas and Galahad Clark.

I was immediately drawn to the Fold Shoe, the way a single strip of fabric elegantly wraps itself into a sassy, sexy shoe.

For more eye candy, check out their Bubble Boot and their Peel Pump.

{ paper graphics by yulia brodskaya }

You're right, she does rock.
Paper Graphics by Yulia Brodskaya.

{ ceramics by whitefruits }

Whitefruits is a collaboration between Antonin Tomasek and Gabriel Vach, two pottery and porcelain graduates from the University of Applied Arts in Prague. Their ceramics are suble and surprising in their details.

Shown above: Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Onion/Onion, Birch/Birch and Home/Home.

{ o de oliva packaging by dfraile }

Shown above is the collective packaging line for O de Oliva's olive oil, dressings and organic oil. The line, designed by Spanish design studio Dfraile, ranges from retro to austere, perhaps to symbolize the different unique personalities that each olive oil line has to offer its tasters.

I was most drawn to the top design, in which the background pattern mimics retro kitchen tiling and fabrics!

via The Dieline

{ floral sushi by embellishmint }

Embellishment Floral and Event Design Studio created this imaginative floral sushi for the Asian-inspired wedding of Andrea and Scott. The delicately wrapped petals blend seamlessly into a floral arrangement that definitely tricked my eyes!

via Style Me Pretty

{ oeuf }

After buying this adorable Coverlet for the baby shower of a woman I work with, I couldn't help but admire the amazing working produced by the husband and wife team Oeuf. Designed for the modern family, their line includes furniture, clothing and decor accessories. Their clothing strikes me as playful, unique, and downright cute.

{ blog upgrade! }

WOOT!

designvagabond just got a much needed upgrade! I hope you enjoy the new layout. Minor tweaks will continue to be made, of course.

Please let me know what you think - especially if something looks "off" or a link does not work - Thanks!

{ inspiration }

A snippet from the Silhouette Masterpiece Theater by Wilhelm Staehle.

via Pikaland

{ new wall flats by inhabit }

I just received an email from Inhabit about their latest additions to their wall flats - Architect and Chrysalis! If you haven't heard of these, their wall flats are made of 100% bamboo pulp that are chemical-free and 100% biodegradable - and they can be painted, too!

{ fract engineered flowers by nimrod gavish }

Lovely faceted packaging design by Nimrod Gavish, a 3rd year student at Shenkar College for Design in Israel.

via The Dieline

{ shiny happy stripe by flor }

Check out this new bold flooring by Flor, called Shiny Happy Stripe! The name sort of reminds me of a Chinese restaurant name...

"Sophistication and glamour come together with these stylish and subtle stripe tones topped off with a slight metallic sheen. The surface is soft cut pile with a velvety smooth finish."

{ can & did exhibition }

I am really appreciating the flood of art and design in response to the presidential election and inauguration. Above is my favourite entry to the Can & Did exhibition at Danziger Projects, by Renan Molin.

via designboom

{ guinea pigs by zygopsyche }

Darling little guinea pig plushies available from Zygopsyche's Etsy - available as bunnies, too!

{ ornaments by beerd van stokkum }

Ornaments by Beerd van Stokkum are available in 5 stylish variations, from classic to modern. Made of wood, they can be painted in every desired colour and are easy to mount.

{ bird side wall and table by alex hellum }

Another white-themed post today - Bird Side Wall and Bird Side Table by Alex Hellum.

via Design Milk

{ nupo packaging by muggie ramadani }

Minimal, clean and direct food Nupo food packaging by Muggie Ramadani - Yum!

via Lovely Packaging

{ best before by ricochet studio }

The Best Before porcelain milk carton by Ricochet Studio captures every crease and detail from an original carton.

{ inspiration }

Rumi Poster by Looky-Loo.

via OrangeBeautiful

{ inspiration }

It is f*cking cold here in Cleveland (-10F), but unfortunately it lacks the beauty of frost and fluff that I found in the above photographs!

Photographers clockwise, from upper left: Camilla Engman, Sandra Juto, Camilla Engman and Sandra Juto

{ skygarden by flos }

This has been around since 2007, so perhaps I am a bit behind the times on this one - but look at this incredible lamp! Skygarden by Flos has a traditional cast plaster design hidden inside a modern shell.

{ the lace fence by demakersvan }

"Fencing is a sign how we modified and cultivated our environment. Like brambles fences are rising rampantly around us. What would happen if a patch of embroided wire would meet with and continue as an industrial fence. Hostility versus kindness,
industrial versus craft."

Demakersvan combinines the utilitarian with aesthetics in their design for Lace Fence.

via 2modern

{ ceramics by mudpuppy }

Charming little modern and vintage-designed ceramics from Denver-based Michael McDowell, aka mudpuppy on Etsy.

via Design*Sponge

{ the birds and the bees by angela adams }

Loveliest rugs, like having your own wooded sanctuary!
The Birds and the Bees by Angela Adams.

via Oh Joy!

{ holiday, part IV }

Sunday Justin and I hit the beach on our excursion to Bethel, Maine. It was an afternoon of sharp wind, warm sunlight, sandy snow and stretched shadows.

Afterwards we stopped at the Kittery Outlets in Maine for some shopping randomness. I never like about 95% of the stores, but I did purchase some frosted tealight candle holders from Crate and Barrel at some stellar clearance prices.

Late in the evening we finally arrived at a charming little cabin off of the large Songo Pond, just south of center of Bethel. Dad made my favourite dinner - macaroni and cheese with hot dogs! Awesome.

{ holiday, part III }

We spent the rest of Saturday afternoon in Cambridge, at these wonderful stores:

Joie de Vivre is a fun little designerly and novelty toy store, with plenty of playful objects for children and adults from companies like Knock Knock and Fred & Friends.

Abodeon is a great modern home decor shop selling both vintage furniture/decor pieces and new designs from companies like Sagaform and Blomus.

Brattle Square Florist is a narrow brick store that overwhelms you with the fragrances and colours of dozens of beautiful flowers and plants. The cuttings were fresh, and offered some non-traditional options as well.

Black Ink is a quirky store full of incredible modern ceramics, charming letterpress greeting cards, Japanese toys and practical objects from the (brick and mortar retired) Museum of Useful Things. I would show you my finds but I left them in Boston :(



Last but not least, a lovely dinner at Wagamama, a contemporary "cafeteria style" asian cuisine eatery. I had the Yasai Katsu Curry - squash, curry and sticky rice, yum! - and Justin had the Yaki Soba. We finished with refreshing coconut ice cream with mango sauce and toasted coconut topping.

{ holiday, part II }

Saturday we visited the Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art specifically for Tara Donovan's exhibit. Photographs fail to capture the intimacy with which each installation was made and the subtle refraction of light from each material's surface.

Shown above is Clockwork for Oracles, an installation by Ugo Rondinone in the ICA lobby. Fifty-two mirrored glass windows in a rainbow of colors and variety of sizes with recycled barn wood frames set against a backdrop of white-washed pages from The Boston Globe. See Justin, and segments of me?

{ holiday, part I }

From January 2nd to January 12th I will be on holiday in Boston and Maine to visit Justin and enjoy skiing with family.

Friday began at 4:30a with a groggy trip to the airport and a stopover in Philadelphia before landing in Boston. The sunrise was quiet and reserved, with most of the flight(s) spent in a belly of gray clouds. The man sitting next to me on my second flight had the most epic mullet I have ever experienced.

The day was spent purchasing last minute ski gear, seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Justin's family, and geeking out with Justin's coworkers playing Guitar Hero at their belated work holiday party.

{ inspiration }

Jigsaw Cookie Cutter sold at Cox & Cox