very excited about totokaelo's new art-object store

i've been looking for a hat like this.
any recommendations on where to find this amazing straw hat?

featured in drifting arrows' ss 12 lookbook
styled by ashley helvey

DYING to visit totokaelo's new store in seattle next time i visit.

the last of spring's ranunculus. oh, and have you seen this? looks like it was an amazing dinner, right? it's clear to me that i need to purchase kinfolk's latest issue.

very french gangsters - prescription glasses / sunglasses for kids
via illka von torok via trendland

i'm obsessed with covet garden's april issue featuring nikole herriott of herriott grace. she makes her 390 square foot apartment look nothing short of amazing. white + wood? sold.

lucy chadwick / a selby film for zara via awelltraveledwoman
i really enjoyed this video. everything about chadwick and her life seem irresistible to me. and don't even get me started on those glasses and that ruby sweater!

pocket squares

steven alan x threadless design challenge winning patterns

i'm a sucker for anything that resembles a liberty print.

crystalfilm video by daniel wirtberg via sixthfloorwalkup

etsy interview with illustrator sophie blackall via miss moss. it's always such a treat to see how people work and create, but i especially love seeing blackall build that subway illustration. the black and white underpainting is a thing of beauty.

i would love to see this film.

i've been wearing this necklace by odette nonstop since getting it. jennifer makes the most incredible jewelry - her pieces are simple enough to wear everyday but are still so special and unique.

Todd Selby x Christine Sun Kim on Nowness.com.


i love this selby video of artist christine sun kim featured on nowness.
via sixth floor walk-up

contemplating buying a pair (or two) of happy socks. does anyone out there own a pair? are they worthwhile at $10-15 a pair?

kinfolk magazine - my reading for the weekend.

this video makes me excited for fall, overcast days, and steven alan... and then i'm reminded that my clothing budget is nil. ha!

enamelware normally isn't my thing, but everything about falcon enamelware would make me reconsider.

eating these


while planning this

lately, i've been avoiding the computer big time and consequently, that means the blog as well. i was at work on the computer per usual when my neck muscles froze up and made all activities nearly impossible. i blame excessive computer time, hence my absence. on the plus, slight incapacitation means lying on the couch all day planning the next project... and also watching episodes of my so called life nonstop... you know, for research... or something.

also - just so you know, this site is not me... but gosh, people have been thinking it is. what to do?

"tightrope" by yeasayer - on repeat when working.

behind-the-scenes snippets of:

// 1 // steven alan's fall collection 2011 preview

// 2 // j.crew's womens spring 2011 behind the design

it's such a treat to catch a glimpse of a designer's thought processes, no?