no - i haven’t seen the movie… but I have been lucky enough to visit. I recently went to oversee a series of press checks for a book we designed at the studio. It was one of those projects we will always be thankful to have been a part of, and so was this trip. We traveled to Brugge to print Ask God’s Creatures by Shannon Skokos at Die Keure in Brugge. Ask God’s Creatures is an amazing book written and photographed entirely by Shannon. She is a talented and ambitious young woman. You must check it out here.
The four of us all agreed this was the only time we had seen a full rainbow…it was so big I couldn’t capture it all in my photo. But wow. So incredible.
I’m going to break this story up into two parts. The hotel and the restaurant, and highly recommend both. We were press checking constantly so we didn’t do a ton of sight seeing for me to tell you about, but I do want to suggest both of these places as an absolute must if you ever find yourself in Belgium.
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July 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 am
last dance… House of Dang is one of those funky shops where anything goes. I’m never/always surprised by what I find in there. Great t-shirts designed by local artists, vintage jewelry, clothes new and vintage, furniture…it’s a random mix of fun and unexpected hysteria.
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July 21st, 2009 at 2:08 pm
fifteen minutes of fun fame… Grace Bonney is seriously one of my two idols. I don’t use that term often so it’s serious. I love everything about her so you can imagine how beside myself I was when contributing editor Anne Ditmeyer from design*sponge contacted me about being a sneak peak. I adore Anne Ditmeyer from Prêt à Voyager - she is also a graphic designer and has an incredible travel blog that you all should check out. AND I am super thankful to the talented illustrator Julia Rothman for recommending me as a sneak peak. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. Thank you Grace, Anne and Julia!!
And a very special thanks to one of the most brilliant photographers EVER Manny Rodriguez for photographing the house for me.
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July 20th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I wouldn’t consider myself athletic… but I work out and I honestly do love to ride bikes. I don’t. But I would if I had one like this…
Again today I was introduced to another new phenomenon at Urban Outfitters. UO has teamed up with Republic bikes to allow you to customize every aspect of your bike. Even if you don’t want one you should go check out the tool here.
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July 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
sometimes I wonder if I’m going to out grown it… the whole Urban Outfitters craze but then there are days like today when I discovered all this new furniture that slap me silly.
Urban Outfitters keeps me on my toes. The clothes, THE BOOKS!, the jewelry and, unexpectedly, now the furniture. They have always had furniture but it always seemed more dorm room chic rather than something I would put in my grown up house. Feast your eyes on these great reasonably priced lovely little gems.
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July 16th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
