i’m riding on a plane back to new york right now so i’m posting this after an incredible biz lady meetup in seattle. thanks to everyone who came out tonight- it was fantastic. if any of the attendees are looking for the PR notes, they’re right right here. in other news there’s a wonderful show taking place at art stream studios on march 7th called “stories and tales” with mixed media paintings and sculptures by artists abby glassenberg, darryl berger, alena hennessy and tara hogen. you can find more information right here- i’m really smitten with abby’s bird sculptures. so fun! i’ll be back on monday with regular content and tons of pacific northwest fun- until then here are this week’s highlights:
February 29th, 2008 - 02:00pm
“wow!” was all i could say when i got this submission from the one woman wonder behind la tartine gourmand, béatrice peltre. in its inception, for ITKW we have always worked very hard to tie the food element into the design element through the designers’ love for food. we thought, however, that we’d add another type of artist to the mix– the food photographer and stylist. i think beatrice really puts the design*sponge aesthetic into practice with the styling of her recipes for this week’’ submission (what’s more design*sponge than marimekko?!). if this is spontaneous for beatrice, i can’t wait to see what is a planned meal for her! you can see her personal photography portfolio here. but for her full meal (dark chocolate and nut muffins , pea soup and bi-color soup) click here. enjoy! -kristina
about béatrice: béatrice peltre is a freelance food writer, stylist and photographer. she is the author of the award-winning food blog “la tartine gourmande” in which she shares anecdotal stories about her passions: cooking, family, travel, design, styling and photography. she was born and raised in a small rural village in northeastern france, in a family where food and its traditions played an essential role – this is where she draws a deep respect for beautiful organic homemade food. she graduated from the université de metz in france and worked as a french teacher in the united states and new zealand. she currently lives in boston with her husband, founder of stylefeeder. when she is not preparing, styling and photographing food, she travels around the world and enjoys exploring and photographing new cultures.
read more …
February 29th, 2008 - 12:00pm
today’s incredible new city guide was written by san francisco artist lisa neimeth. lisa created an incredible guide to santa fe with shops, eating and places to say. it makes me want to change my ticket home from seattle today (which i love!) to stop by santa fe on the way home. in the meantime i hope you’ll enjoy lisa’s santa fe guide as much as i did. click here (or just click “read more” below) for the full guide and lisa’s text and photos. thanks to lisa for all her hard work!
read more …
February 29th, 2008 - 11:00am
bobby at kitsune noir sent over a note about these great new wallpapers from geoff mcfetridge at pottok wallpaper. i love the bold designs and bright colors- right now they’re helping me stay awake (it’s thursday night while i’m writing this) for the biz lady meetup in seattle tonight. click here for more information on geoff’s wallpaper.
[stay tuned for a new city guide next!]
February 29th, 2008 - 10:00am
i’m loving these beautiful collages by artist lilianna pereira. lilianna is part of a show in march (march 12- april 6) at nahcotta with artist beth pearson. click here for more information.
February 29th, 2008 - 09:00am
i was so thrilled to hear from frida at husmusen- she’s taken a new job and is now back and blogging! she was and always has been one of my all-time favorite design bloggers so i’m thrilled to have her back. click here to check out husmusen.
February 29th, 2008 - 08:00am
caroline at jcaroline creative sent in this fantastic before and after project- complete with an online tutorial. you may remember her gorgeous blue chair from a few weeks back, but this week it’s all about fabric. caroline explained, “okay, so i’m obsessed with furniture re-dos right now. so i did a fabric decoupage on some nightstands that were spray painted black. the nightstands were part of my goodwill shopping spree and i got them for $5 each. the black with a pain to cover, but several coats of primer and paint later, they would be a cheery addition to any child’s room. the fabric is michael miller’s orchid ‘feeling groovy’ and i have a tutorial for the whole project here.” great work caroline! thanks for sharing.
February 28th, 2008 - 01:00pm
