Hella amazing... (that's a pun, btw.)

Quite a concept for furniture, I'm not sure if one is actually expected to carry this on their back, but I'm loving the innovation.
"Designer Hella Jongerius (1963) has become known for the special way she fuses industry and craft, high and low tech, tradition and the contemporary. "
... hail Hella.

Nate Duval

Image No. 1

Image No. 2
Image No. 1... because I love the alphabet.
Image No. 2... every morning.

Thanks, Nate Duval... you just get me.

figs and ginger.

Turn your face into a meadow for these fawn studs to graze.
It's a plus that they're made of at least 50% recycled sterling silver ;)
... hooray for figs and ginger!

... for more handmade fun, check out the renegade craft fair this weekend in LA.

RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR... in LA this weekend : )

Crafty critters : this weekend let's hit up renegade & pay annette a visit at lamill..

Thanks for the heads up, Lily : )

Guilherme Dietrich

A couple of my favorite pieces from Guilherme Dietrich's flickr.

moustache monday : 4

monday moustache madness... again. enjoy!

james : barbell... nice choice.

lindsay and beth : chchcha

frankie : shhhh.

this is where we live.

This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.

"A film for 4th Estate Publishers' 25th Anniversary. Produced by Apt Studio and Asylum Films.

The film was produced in stop-motion over 3 weeks in Autumn 2008. Each scene was shot on a home-made dolly by an insane bunch of animators; you can see time-lapse films of each sequence being prepared and shot in our other films. "

rad.

moustache monday : 3

Welcome! It's officially Moustache Monday at The Greater Goods....

cha cha : andrea, lindsay, & beth.

snap bracelet : jared

the architect : scott

kate towers.

Here's a gorgeous handmade dress by Kate Towers... I'm a huge fan of the ruffles (not the chip)... and the amazing photography. clap clap.

yokoo. oooo.

Apart from creating things, what do you do?

"Oh, I imagine I’m just like everyone else. I check pockets. I roll socks . I give tips. I skip pages. I fall asleep. I turn it off. I give directions. I scroll down. I make sure its even. I leave it out. I lock eyes. I write it down. I say thank you. I walk away. I pretend laugh. I for real cry. I say I voted. I wonder if he really loves me."

- etsy interview with yokoo (featured seller)... rad answer.

the moustache : 2

another moustache spotted in LA last weekend...
above : sean quetulio and a franz.

conny kuilboer

another maker of things and doer of stuff, conny kuilboer.

the greater goods : style guide

This is a style guide I created for the greater goods brand... which will be displayed Saturday Feb 7th at the opening reception for the AIGA : Emerge student design exhibition along work by some of my favorite designers: Kim Winderman, April Larivee, Pamela Wang, Khoa Tran, Bomie Kim... see you there : )
*oh, and look out for the Typequilt as well...

will bryant : maker of stuff

"I make stuff because I get sad if i don't."
... seems like a funny guy, this will bryant.

matthew croft gets crafty.

interesting typographic exploration by matthew croft. ... i dig . : )

"the following documents an isometric grid consisting of hundreds of nails, around which string and lace were wrapped in order to produce typographic illustrations. the grid attempts not to restrict, but to restrain the typographic forms produced by the user - whilst allowing for 'expressive' and distinct solutions, cohesion is maintain throughout.

the final image suggests how such outcomes could work in digital form."

the mustache : 1

keep an eye out for : the mustache... it's the latest trend in the nightclub circuit. youths have been wearing their inner masculinity on their faces.
*mustaches have recently been spotted in mexico city, long beach, and los angeles.
above : sarah fanelli and andrea franz in mexico city, mx.

james gulliver hancock for lenka

first of all, i apologize for the inconsistent posts... eek!
but here's some funky illustration work to make up for it... james gulliver hancock illustrates for musician lenka and does a rad job creating a whimsical world of line art and fun skyscapes.

quilted mapscapes.

"...they are intimate explorations of map language and imagined landscapes"
Leah Evans quilted wall hangings. : )

erinzam. binding techniques.

This is a super cute introductory kit for japanese binding you can find on erinzam's etsy shop.
Enjoy, fellow DIYers!

andy mangold.

A couple crafty pieces by designer/craftsman/dooer of things from West Chester Pennsylvainia Andy Mangold.

i can't believe this dude is only 20.

fighnalz.

I apologize for the lack of posts the last couple weeks... here's a sample of what's been going on in my world : enjoy.

make play see do. from arian franz on Vimeo.

music : fujiya & miyagi

wooden birds...

A couple of Emily Sutton's songbird sculptures. Pretty amazingly cute.

DGI city

This here is a meeting space... for meetings (you know, like business meetings).
It's nice when people thing differently. : )

nice work : hvasshannibal

the figures.

"This series is about the topography of money in human consciousness, the constant parade of numbers in everyday life..." intense, yet quite crafty.

tsilli
per : ffffound.

passage quilts.

"Begining with the architecture of the clothing, these quilts are pieced without a predetermined pattern. This process provides the maker an opportunity to examine his or her life patterns.

The resulting quilts reflect the relationship of the maker to the materials, retain a sense of the body, and in the case of bereavement, carry the consoling essence of the beloved."

seen on: bits and bobbins.