think pink

No, I wasn't joking when I said that this week was a homage to pink.....

CLOCKWISE:
+ marine kinetic mobile, $75, pukapuka
+ pink fleece alien, $18, mint conspiracy
+ pink eclipse table, jan milne

in the pink

I am literally knee deep in pink - I broke my ankle and now sport a bright pink cast. So this week will be somewhat of an homage to pink. Which is fabulous; pink is feel good color and was my favorite color when I was 6.

And yes, I did have a choice of cast colors, but in my vidocine haze pink seemed like a great idea - although I managed to resist the lure of glitter!

FEATURING (clockwise):
+ cut paper art, stina persson
+ snowflake soap, $3.50, twin dream creation
+ 2008 letterpress calender, $20, ilee papergoods

little black bag

I just love little black bags. Discreet, but large enough to hold the essentials - lipstick, credit card, keys.

Sabrina Love's bags are delightfully classic, but modern at the same time. You can almost imagine Audrey Hepburn plucking some girlish necessity from within!

LEFT:
+ barcelona clutch, $238, sabrina love (available through WHAT designers)

RIGHT:
+ arnica clutch, $180, tulina (available through WHAT designers)
+ velvet clutch, $69, becky oh! (available through WHAT designers)
+ solar clutch, $69, silent revolution
+ mini crush clutch, $145, LuLa
+ versailles pouch, $18, yosifa•penina (available through WHAT designers)

the white spikes

white and minimal - with a spike or 2 thrown in

CLOCKWISE:
+ mace lamp, $200, julianna holowka
+ urchin bowl, $29, element clay studios
+ spike vase, $55, Leah Nobilette (available through relish)

the art of wood

When Joe Futschik of JefDesigns emailed me about his new collection of silkscreen wood panels, I was amazed by the design and touched by the sentiment. One of the pieces, Fritillia, was dedicated to his mother who died from cancer early this year.

Each one is a signed limited edition print and feature a variety of sea creatures. What I love about JefDesigns, is that the work is undoubtedly modern, but the influence of nature boldly apparent.

Of course, any blogger worth their salt would have blogged about the new collection months ago. But, as usual, I felt compelled to find some other wonderful examples of art-on-wood pieces. I did throw in a cutting board, but go ahead, hang it on the wall anyway - it's lovely!

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+ octopus art panel, $150, jefdesigns
+ branch with lichen, $90, groundwork
+ diver cutting board, $38, olze and wilkens (available through elsewares)
+ mylo, $75, melissa moss (available through WHAT designers)

out fox

'Tis nearly the season for the little black dress....but before you go boutique and mall hopping, try out the work of these independent fashion designers. You'll be sure to turn heads in a glamorous way while still showing your independent spirit!

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+ blouse and skirt, $354, ouvrez la porte
+ salon dress, $151, twospace
+ retro mic dress, $100, kahri
+ sissu dress, $260, laura dawson

modern silo

You don't often get to blog about modern design and farm equipment at the same time. Then again you don't often come across work like Up In The Air Somewhere.

I see a silo in my future!

Available online through the up in the air somewhere website.

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what's the point

Of course, the point is NICE things...and here are arrows to point you in the right direction!

FEATURING:
+ click necklace, $25, i love blocks
+ vintage oxidized arrow, $7.50, pickypicky
+ green " which way home" earrings, $36, the muses jewels
+ pink arrow earrings, $4.50, smileyfish
+ "going down" necklace, $58, mme fortuna
+ "3 is a magic number" necklace, $20, fearless freak

pillow fight

Winter is here. It's time to prepare our homes for warm cozy nights reading the classics - or, I guess some people watch TV.

What more can I say - pillows! Here are some favorites from some superb independent designers.

TOP ROW:
+ leather with teal , $247.50, akasha
+ 9 diamond pillow, $77, branching out
+ fern & fold pillow, $115 - 145, inleaf
+ union jack pillow, $36, karen hilton designs

2ND ROW:
+ bullseye, $40, george ryan
+ snowy owl, $25, cheryland
+ octagon tiles, $55, ply textiles ** I love this one **
+ cardinal, $55, joom

3RD ROW:
+ the 4490, $110CAD, om home
+ charcoal toile, $125, raw xlcusive
+ green chick, $15, jamtart baby
+ flowering pillow, $120, julianna holowka

4TH ROW:
+ weeping tree, skinny laminx
+ 2 hands, $59, offi available through puredesign
+ 4, $48, reiter8
+ damask of zorro, $25, paco and lupe

ties are beck

Casual Fridays did a lot to the demise of the "neck noose". In those days, polyester and gravy stained ties were the unstylish domain of the traveling salesman. The hipsters - well they rebelled against all that and the hip casual t-shirt style was born.

Now it is the time for another revolution - this time for dress up Fridays. Let's leave our graphic tees and jeans behind just for one day a week. Go out for a liquid lunch. A round of golf. This time - girls allowed!

Ties by Sovereign Beck. Available online through WHAT designers.

the whitehouse

There is something serene about these pure white structures. I just love the dreamy quality of the white tee pees on the beach. Although my reality, 3 little boys, is more sleepless than dreamlike. And on to the white, that's out for now - but one can dream!

CLOCKWISE:
+ tipi, jose a gandia
+ tehama residence, fougeron architecture
+ performing arts center, mark dziewulski architect