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August 11th, 2009
hamster wheels + eames chairs

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good morning! we’ve got a packed day today (2 biz ladies posts, an under $100 roundup, a new city guide, and a new living in post) so i wanted to kick things off with a few pieces of tuesday morning eye-candy. first up, a clever little wall sticker from the team at Hu2 design. they recently launched a series of wall graphics designed to act as story-telling reminders. my favorite is this guinea pig sticker designed to surround a light switch. the story Hu2 related to this product was “if your power was supplied by your guinea pig, you wouldn’t let him run for nothing when you leave the room, would you?”. the message being, remember to turn off your lights when you’re not using them. it’s a fun little play on the idea of conserving energy, and a cute design to boot. click here for more info. [thanks, romain!]

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next up- new bespoke eames dcw chairs from british design studio ilovedust. in an effort to “complement the chair’s aesthetic integrity with a tailor-made design drawing inspiration from the relationship between the designers”, ilovedust created a pattern that is based on a dialogue conducted between ray and charles eames during the unveiling of the chair on the arlene francis ‘home’ show broadcast in 1956. each chair has a unique pattern pertaining to one of the designers and tells a his and hers story with different quotes from each designer. click here for more info and here for pillow and print forms of the dialogue print.

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also- d*s guest blogger jeana sohn is sharing a delicious recipe for strawberry cream puffs. if you need a special sweet treat for after-dinner tonight, click here to check out jeana’s recipe and pictures!

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9 comments
Mouse said:
August 11th, 2009 - 9:02 am

LOVE that Rube Goldberg-esque light switch! Darling.

August 11th, 2009 - 9:07 am

The guinea pig wheel! A completely charming idea and a brilliant reminder to power down!

Asma said:
August 11th, 2009 - 9:48 am

The chairs are awesome! The print is great.

karen said:
August 11th, 2009 - 9:56 am

I love the Hu2 designs! Finally, my warped sense of humor come to life!

Petra said:
August 11th, 2009 - 10:24 am

The print is really cute and sure makes you think twice before leaving your house with any lights still on.

August 11th, 2009 - 11:40 am

oooh i love those eames chairs! the pattern of words really compliments that mod feeling they evoke.

leni said:
August 11th, 2009 - 1:16 pm

i love that wall art next to the light switch. it’s genius and i want one!

Marybel said:
August 11th, 2009 - 4:13 pm

Love the chairs. I’m making these cream puffs this weekend!

kristin said:
August 14th, 2009 - 7:58 pm

ok, i like the wall art for the light switch… but get a load of the light switch itself!!! I want that!!

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