oh, ikea!

everyone loves ikea, if you say you don't...i won't believe you.  granted, no one wants their house to look too "ikea", but everyone like affordable things;  and if you live near one you avoid it like the plague during weekends. oh, and swedish meatballs, i can't go there without eating some.  check out some of their new looks from the Toronto 2011 Interior Design Show described as "sexy new black modern county door style"...

all images via core77

don't you think that this bedroom would fit in nicely?

found on pinterest

bliss/year in ideas

i've been blissfully away from the internet this week while i am visiting my brand new nephew. have you noticed how awesome little toes and fingers are?!?

So just saying hi today and sharing this awesome feature the New York Times did on their website "the 10th annual year in ideas" really awesome site desing and pretty typography plus interesting/funny facts and ideas. there are some awesome videos hidden in there too.

sneak a peek....mariana and bobby's save the dates

                                    

a little behind the scenes of the printing process for mariana and bobby's save the dates.

i designed a crest for each of them that combines some of their favorite things...jezebel the pup counts for both of them :) i printed them on the a vandercook sp-15 at the arm in brooklyn. it was challenging since it was my first 3 color print...but super worth it and i learned alot...excited to do the invites and any other details for the wedding!  (forgive the grainy i-phone photos-better ones to come later, plus it makes it more behind the scene-like) oh and i definitely couldn't have done this without Andy's help!

i like pretty things

this weekend i spent some time browsing around my local bookstore and came across this set of books by ruben toledo for penguin classics, check out more here.

 lady drink? yes please! loud and lola

and while i'm talking about drinking...this packaging is so pretty that i might just give gin another chance....

ok, last alcoholic packaging, promise

the tentacle

kitty lipstick by paul and joe, pick it up at urban outfitters!

7 deadly sins

i've noticed a lot of things pertaining to the 7 deadly sins lately..it all started with a tosh.0 episode (watch the whole clip, then you'll get the reference) which is a weird place to start this post i suppose...but here's the other references i've stumbled across lately

envy

wired magazine did a spread based on the research done by kansas state plotting per-capita stats of the 7 deadly sins (lust = std's; envy = theft; etc).  check out the maps, i found gluttony to be the most interesting...

wrath

found via design work life

pride

"a light that shines only on to itself"

i tried looking up the rest of the sins that were commissioned as part of the vienna design week, but i haven't been able to track any others down...let me know if you have better luck, i'd love to see how the others were interpreted! 

pretty packaging & fashion week invites!

 let's start off the week with some pretty packing and invites!

 cook's gourmet range

i would buy these meals ALL THE TIME, but too bad you can't get them stateside.

jonah + the whale

"A whimsical and childlike look for a premium Vodka. Who says Alcohol, Children and the Bible can't mix ;)"

i couldn't agree more!

and now on the fashion week invites!  these are my 3 favorites...but check out refinery29's 12 favorites

honor - seriously...macaroons! who wouldn't love this one!

(i couldn't find anything about this line...help! i'd really like to check out their stuff!)

parkchoonmoo - fun name to say, fun invite to pop!

rachel antonoff - so so pretty, i like pretty things

a few of my favorites

vertical cities by allison rae

spotted on  you are my fave via where the lovely things are

fading blue wall from stylefiles

wall of bikes...flavorpill

these things have made me smile lately.

Inspired Life

i love looking through the selby's work...and i've been meaning to post about the Cole Hann spring/summer 2010 project the inspired life...the selby chose and photographed people who inspire him and did profiles of them for the microsite...i love sneak peaks into people's lives who are living their dream..it's...well...inspiring.