i’m a big fan of alan the gallant’s hand-drawn wallpaper (and their designers’ homes here, here and here), so i was happy to see they’ve introduced a new gold-on-gold wallpaper to their collection. topo dorado is a limited edition, non-woven paper (from sustainable sources in finland) that will be sold in rolls via alan the gallant, right here. thanks, alex!

good morning! i’m thrilled to welcome one of my favorite artists back to the d*s guest blog- amy ruppel! amy is bringing her love of all things fine art, design, and portland to the d*s guest blog this week and i hope you’ll enjoy her first post on a fantastic local gallery show as much as i did. i’m already scheming on how i can get one of those snazzy helmets for myself…click here to check out amy’s first post. welcome, amy!

[ps: stay tuned for some seriously gorgeous sneak peeks today. the 1pm peek knocked my socks off last night...]

i wanted to wrap up this week with some beautiful images of workroom new zealand’s work. all of their furniture and home accessories are made from recycled new zealand wood and have a wonderful sense of warmth to them. i’m in the process of rethinking our apartment and have been thinking about integrating some more warm wooden pieces- and these would be perfect. if only brooklyn was a bit closer to new zealand. click here for more info on workroom’s work. [thanks, rebecca!]

i’ll be back on monday with a full week of regular posting. i’m still about 800 emails behind and am catching up as quickly as possible, so i just wanted to apologize to anyone who emailed 10 days ago and hasn’t gotten a response back. i hope to clear out my inbox by sunday. thanks!

ps: hope to see some of you at renegade on saturday (and i hope this rain dies off by then…)

this delicious recipe for rhubarb and strawberry compote (with aged balsamic and ricotta) comes from brooklyn-based photographer tara donne. tara has spent years honing her eye as a photography editor at domino, real simple, and martha stewart so today i’m thrilled to share her delicious recipe, and photos, for a tasty summer treat. want to see more of tara’s work? click here to check out her beautiful photos of people, places and, of course, food. [prop styling on photos above and below by stephanie hanes]

CLICK HERE for tara’s full recipe after the jump!

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this morning i rediscovered my once obsessive love of the dieline. if you like packaging design, there’s really no better site. the team at dieline does such an incredible job of covering great packaging (and student designers working in the packaging field) that i’m almost always blown away when i run through their archives. and today, i’m all about this fun packaging from mallard tea rooms (created by sarah walsh). i want one of those takeaway coffee cups so badly. oh dieline, i love you. (check out their before & after section- so fun)