there’s been a death in the family so i’ll be out of town tomorrow and friday. i’ll return monday morning (the d*s fall contest will be announced then).

UPDATE: GRACE IS STUCK RENOVATING THE OFFICE TODAY AND HAS NO ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. SHE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW. AC

i’m a big fan of most everything studio ilse does. their furniture is that perfect mixture of glam and modern that makes me want to sell my tv for enough money to buy one of their pieces. but, in the meantime, i’m happy to look at their work and appreciate it in a window-shopping sort of way. you can find more info on studio ilse and their work right here.

i love this chandelier. designed by marcel wanders for flos (and inspired by the work of achille castiglioni), the zeppelin lamp uses a gauzy, cocoon like material to create a truly unique lighting experience. more info at flos.

beautiful things at sprout home: colorful journals, my favorite urchin vases, simple test tube bud vases, a great modern bent ply pendant lamp, fun stick and peel gold head decals (for the punk/boy/girl in the family) and those beautiful bird decals from blik (i love the green, i’d previously only seen installation shots of the blue). all available online at sprout home (all affordable, too! $5-$99)

thank you cards by amy smyth…online right here.

[gorgeous new design mag, via psfk’s blog] “Kilimanjaro is a new magazine from London printed on news print in a broad sheet style 680X480 and sold at posh places like the Tate Modern, Magma, Centre Pompidou and Colette in Paris and the New Museum in New York. It likes to bring together like-minded contributors stemming from different art disciplines including photography, illustration, fine art and collage- the last issue featured Alexander McQueen, Chris Ofili, Hardy Blechman, Patrick Burgoyne, Erwin Wurm and Zed Nelson. Nice - and the concept is based on the early 1940’s newsprint!”