If you missed it, be sure to grab a copy of yesterday’s NYTimes Magazine for the cover story and related pieces. “The Women’s Crusade” is a cut and paste of Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s upcoming book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” out next month, but it sure does make us look forward to that book. Check out the site here.
This project was uploaded to our FEED section but we wanted to flag it up here on the blog too…
Plush toy maker Felt Mistress created stuffed, felt, plush versions of artist Jon Burgerman‘s Brooklyn Hipster characters and has taken photos of each of them for her Flickr page. The detail is wonderful so we thought we’d share these images…
Allow us to introduce you to the gang – first up is Randell – check the detail of his threads:
This is Joshua
Grrf
K8ty
Hammel
Brott
Mickey
The one-off plush characters are currently being exhibited (and sold for $325 a piece) at Burgerman’s My American Summer show – currently running (until September 16) at Giant Robot in New York
 | We’ve loved Trinny and Susannah, the sassy ladies behind the original U.K. version of “What Not to Wear,” from afar for a long time. So imagine our glee when we found out our two favorite inscrutable fashion experts were coming stateside to get fashion-truthy on us. Their new show, “Making Over America With Trinny and Susannah” (which debuts tonight on TLC at 10 p.m. EST) has the pair traipsing from Annapolis to Orlando, offering style advice and changing lives. The idea behind “Making Over America” is to keep it local. “It’s not about whisking women off to someplace new,” explains Trinny Woodall, who started her career in fashion more than fifteen years ago. “It’s about going to their local main street and hair salon and figuring out what works.” But Woodall and her partner Susannah Constantine don’t just fix fashion mishaps on “Making Over,” they also live and work with their charges: “We become cheerleading coaches and dolphin instructors. We see how they live and what they need.” To read the rest of the story, click over to our friends at Lemondrop. |
What’s the main problem with New York City-based museums? According to writer Fred Bernstein, it’s that their content warning signs aren’t nearly large enough to ward off parents with children. Bernstein filed this report for the NY Times‘ City Room blog, sharing a few stories of running into not so child-friendly exhibits at places like P.S.1 and the Brooklyn Museum, both of which found the writer quickly covering eyes and pushing toward the nearest exit. Fortunately, he seems to have a sense of humor about the whole thing, and each experience feels written to emphasize the shock at each locale. As said above, Bernstein doesn’t call for art museums to turn into child-safe zones, like so many science museums, but instead just take the time to give parents a heads up, unlike at P.S.1, which has a very, very tiny sign warning of “graphic content,” one that’s likely missed by 98% of museum attendees. No matter your level of agreement with Bernstein, it’s an interesting thing to think about, the museum’s role in conversing with its patrons and how that’s handled.
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On Friday, my grandmother turned 100 years old. She is an amazing woman, and turning 100 is just one more accomplishment in her incredible life.
My grandmother’s birthday has me thinking about a phrase that I often repeat to myself:
Even if you live to be 100, life is short.
It’s a reminder to me to not procrastinate and to stay focused on what matters most. There are only 24 hours in a day, and I want to spend those hours focused on what is important to me — sharing with others my passion and knowledge of simple living, embarking on new adventures with those I love, and nine other priorities for my life.
Uncluttering is about clearing the distractions that get in the way of your remarkable life. Once the distractions are gone, you can pursue your priorities and make the most of your life.
My life’s motto is to Carpe Vitam — Seize Life — and my grandmother is a testament to this form of living. I’m glad to have such a happy reminder of this concept as we celebrate her birthday.
 | Color blocking and tried and true solids are great for numerous occasions, but cosmic powers have stated that prints are the way to go! Prints add interest to an outfit and are a good way to show your personal taste and style. An all-over tribal print dress really makes a statement while a printed scarf is a subtle nod to the trend. Prints and patterns are all over the place from runways to retail stores and are offered in a wide array of looks that either add a sweetly feminine spin or show trendy hipster style. Florals, ethnic prints, polka dots… they’re all cute, but not every print works for everyone! So while that floral print skirt looks great on your best friend, you may be more suited for a funky tribal pattern. With all the options out there, how do you find the time to try them all on? Let the stars guide you to the perfect print that flatters and shows your own unique fashion sense. Check out the slideshow and see what prints you should try this week! |
Designers Studioroom906 have created a set of five porcelain containers that have different shapes but can all contain 150ml. (more…)
A coffee table with a map of Dublin city embedded into its surface. Its clean white angular shapes represent our buildings, while the walnut street pl..
This bed is composed by two parts: a textured frontal injected in poliuretan and a draped part where to be able to read, to see the television or to r..
Although there had been some design hiccups and controversies along the way with the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, everything we’d seen down here in the lower 48 seemed great by us. So it’s with great sadness to report that the director of design for the upcoming games, Leo Obstbaum, suddenly passed away late last week at the much too young age of 40. Working with the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Obstbaum had overseen everything from the torch designs to the afformention troublesome mascots, and was preparing to soon unveil the designs of the event’s medals. Here’s a bit:
Vanoc CEO John Furlong looked shaken as he told a Vancouver Sun columnist about Obstbaum’s death at home.
He later paid tribute to the designer in an internal message to staff.
“Leo is everywhere you look, in every colour, every texture, in every little bit of Vancouver 2010. Leo led and influenced the design of some of the most iconic pieces of the 2010 Winter Games. His spirit and daring inspiration has touched absolutely everything and because of him memories of the Games will live on for generations. A true enduring legacy of what went on here in Vancouver.”
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