i think that croc ate the ram… I love all things animals (who doesn’t?). I stumbled across the Cincinnatti Federal Building while researching Charley Harper not too long ago. Isn’t it great? 100 animals all made out of tiles…
before & AFTER
clusters
dwellings
entertaining
fd luxe
foodies
give aways
happy things
people
places
shop-aholics
clusters
dwellings
entertaining
fd luxe
foodies
give aways
happy things
people
places
shop-aholics
book art
it’s all so pretty… I’m kind of obsessed with book art. I dabble a little here and there with folding book but nothing like what’s really possible. Book art in general is fascinating to see the things people come up with. The other day Ellie of Mint (love her blog) tweeted about her latest post featuring artist Jonathan Callan. I made a note to look it up when I had time. Today I searched google images for “book art”. It blew my mind. I’m highlighting three artists I really enjoyed (there were many) The above image is Cara Barer and below are Jonathan Callan, Georgia Russell.
unexpected
this has been quite a week… I’ve often wondered how people who have blogs similar to mine handle these situations… personal, yet not really. I talk about places I see and people I enjoy and from time to time an update on my life (like getting married or launching the studio) but outside of that I don’t talk about personal struggles that all human beings have. I created the blog to be a creative outlet that is lovely, positive and hopefully inspirational. But I knew there would come a moment (and I’m sure there will be more) when it may be to tough to ignore the facts of life and just need a minute or feel the need to say something about it. The end of this week has been an overwhelming amount of unexpected and unfortunate news of friends and family. I am reminded of how fragile life really is. It was a tough one and a blog post about anything else doesn’t seem appropriate. So - tell people you love them, hug your pets and babies and parents, love the ones you see every day a little harder, don’t take anything for granted and take time to make that call to someone you haven’t talked to in a while or a fence you need to mend. Life is unpredictable, beautiful and short. Have a great weekend and I appreciate all of you so much!
xo, Sam
image via ffffound
pattern princess
we all love abc carpet… but the granddaughter of ABC founder Max Weinrib makes me love it even more. I first heard the name Madeline Weinrib from my client and friend Annie a few months ago. Sad, I know… Once I checked into it I was familiar with her work but I had no idea how much I would grow to love it (and her). She is a painter, that evolved into a designer and now dabbles in all kinds of products. I love creative people who push themselves and I think she does that in every way she can. My other friend Jessica emailed me about Madeline’s furniture collection and I HAD to post it. I still love the rugs but wow… more below.
it’s a shame
to only dream at night… You should have a few opportunities during the day. — said ever so brilliantly by Stephen Alesch, one half of duo Roman and Williams (the interior greatness that I find myself inspired by today). I have seen their work several times. My friend and co-worker Kevin loves their style and yesterday I was lucky enough attend a photoshoot at Judy’s with the incredible Douglas Friedman (more on that later, for sure) and he reminded me of their shear genius. I love how their work is about the experience as a whole…it’s not neccessarily about an object or a vignette but about how all of it plays so well together to create a space that feels evolved and liveable, not contrived. Check out their blog here or a bit of their work and a video really beautifully captures their personalities below.
all images found via google images, video via Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.
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