I love wall calendars, even if I stop flipping the months as of march. Recently, Ilya was rethinking the way that a calendar works on an events page, which led me to a big search for innovations in the calendar model. I found a bunch of interesting design ideas on organization of information, included below, [...]
You pitchfork readers probably are all in the know about this, but I just recently discovered it (thanks to Steven’s casual mention…) and love the concept. The Black Cab Sessions is a video project in the back of London cabs, music performances recorded by gig promoters Hidden Fruit make for an experience that [...]
When I saw these pictures of the vinyl wall graphics at the new supercool store GRAND in Union Square, I decided that I needed to try it. But how to do it? I helped apply the vinyl address to our building’s front door, but somehow that seems a whole lot less complex than creating a wall sized [...]
I confess to being one of those little girls that snuck nancy drews into bed, in order to read (until the end of the chapter, of course!) under the covers with a flashlight long after my bedtime. My obsession with mysteries has stuck: Ms. Marple, Adam Dalgleish, the 87th precinct, Hitchcock’s Stories Not for the [...]
Mid Century Modern - Sticker, Label + Stamp Club is just another reason I am back in love with flickr.
All the delicate graphic details in this - many printed with foils! - and the colors are stunning.
Finally, seeing these are getting me excited for the Eames series of stamps, coming out this spring. Look at this one dedicated [...]
in addition to my current swedish obsessions over Inspector Wallandar and cardamom, there are now these clocks to consider. serving a practical purpose is not mutually exclusive with your walls wearing something witty. clocks are one of the things that I have some difficulty in committing to purchase: I like schoolhouse style clocks, plain and simple, but don’t [...]
Have you figured out a solution to that vague dissatisfaction you feel after another weekday lunch at the corner pizza shop? Have you discovered the magic of the brown bag lunch? Are you one that even prepares for such thrills over the weekend, whipping up goods to sustain your lunching pleasures all week long? Or, [...]
I had two little goals for January: one was to get the pinwheelshop site up and running, and the other was to get mittenmitten’s etsy started. Although a less amiable bystander might remind me that it is now February 7, I would say I am pretty thrilled to get these two mini-projects accomplished. Especially when [...]
new year, new resolutions. this one involves a whole lot more baking! nikole and I are trying our hand at a sweetshop of sorts, starting a cookie delivery business, just in time for my second favorite holiday: valentine’s day.
here’s a sneak peek at the site, www.pinwheelshop.com, where we have four tasty packages to surprise your [...]
How much do people love Toscanini’s ice cream? $30,000 worth? Indeed, YES! Early in January, everyone’s favorite ice cream shop was closed down by the Mass. Department of Revenue. In a candid letter on the Toscanini’s blog, owner Gus Rancatore confesses that this hullabaloo was caused by his not paying taxes in the middle of a busy and [...]