MATH

From my MA work, Distillates Wallpapers on display at the Rochelle School. Photo by Siyu Chen.

SMART

Images from 50yearstorm, a blog full of nice typography and tasteful babes. Not sure, I think dude made the illustrations. They rule. Typefaces from Andrew Woodhead, Paris-based typographer/designer, and BALTIC CENTRE for Contemporary Art in Newcastle, UK.

MICRO

Grains of sand photographed by Gary Greenberg. Sent to me by a friend, found here.

LUSH

Rhea Thierstein is a London-based art director and set designer. The top photo is a work in progress Selfridge's window shot, from her blog. Makes me think of hand-dyed silk. Above photo from an Italian Vogue photoshoot shot by Tim Walker. I love how Laura Ashley it feels. Found via here.

HYDE PARK

Picnic time.

GLORIA

GRAY AREAS

Recently on the BBC a show called Wild Swimming featured a poem from Alice Oswald's book, Dart, published by Faber & Faber in 2002. I love how these understated covers combine opposing values simultaneously.

COLOR

Abstract art made by Aboriginal women  Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Makinti Napanangka, and Minnie Pwerle in Australia's Northern Territory. Looking at Wikipedia, at the bottom of each woman's page is a list of other women artists from the same area. There are quite a few. Images found here, wiki, and here.

NEXT

Kelly Wearstler designed some amazing Bauble Boxes for Bergdorf Goodman (see also: LOVE). Images from Bergdorf's & Kelly Wearstler. I like the idea of unifying a collection this way.

DISTILLATES

My Distillates Wallpaper series is up right now at the Rochelle School in London, until Thursday. 

NOTHINGS

 

CURIOUS

NAVAJO

"Navajo fabrics" google search

BRIGHT

Works by Anni Albers during the 60s/70s archived in the National Gallery of Australia. Found via ISO50.

MOOD

Recently one of my favorite blogs posted a couple spreads from A Magazine and although I follow A Mag on facebook, I'd sort of forgotten about them. This morning hung out with a few back issues online: Top Martin Margiela 2004, center Proenza Schouler 2010, bottom Olivier Theyskens 2003, (curated by Martin Margiela).

CHRISTIAN CHAIZE

christianchaize.com, found via sf's prairie collective / cloak & cabinet

WALLPAPER

Patterns from Carlos Charlie Perez

BURLE MARX

Was a Brazilian landscape architect. I want to go to Brazil and visit his house outside Rio de Janeiro where he stored his plant collection. I can't remember where the top photo came from, bottom photo from here.

NOVEMBRE

Novembre Mag

POV

Vivienne Westwood here again with more awesome commentary. 
See also: In Conversation With. 

BLURRY

Cruising around the internet I found these Obfuscation images, which I really like. I found them on a blog called Broken Blog, via ambient record label Root Strata, via artist Keegan McHargue's website. Gotta love links lists.

SMALL TIME

Love this product packaging found at Old Faithful Shop. Top: D.S. & Durga; bottom: Bonnie's Jams. When I checked out Bonnie's site, I found this great quote on her blog: "Like most people in business, I think about branding. So I was struck by Osama’s cave and hills branding strategy. In fact he lived in a villa with all the usual comforts." Tying into this, earlier this morning I happened to read an article from last year about Andy Spade: "'The bigger you get, the smaller you act.' [ie] The more personal a brand, the more stuff it can sell." Great news, but frankly I think I prefer the idea of business growing while keeping true to themselves rather than becoming big and then 'down branding'. Bonne Maman is a great example of this, have they ever changed their packaging? I don't think so.

BREEZY

Nguzunguzu + DIS Magazine: a mix you might want to download.

The Perfect Lullaby

PALERMO

LIZZI

With the release of Gang Gang Dance's new album, I thought I'd post this cute interview with singer Lizzi Bougatsos (2008).

PAULA

Fellow designer Anna Craemer has been interviewing people in the field for her thesis project Critical Graphic Design. Last year Anna and I attended Paula's lecture and both of us found her attitude and approach very refreshing. Nice to have more views from the woman herself in this great interview.

OPTIMISM

Matisse: optimism and sincerity. Perfect for spring.