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Frozen Britain seen from above.

2010-01-08T11:43:00.002-06:00

Beautiful and terrifying.

This striking image taken by Nasa's Terra satellite on 7 January shows the UK deep in the clutches of the current cold snap.

BBC News - Frozen Britain seen from above

(Kudos to Kristel for this one.)

One Year in 90 Seconds.

2010-01-07T17:36:00.002-06:00

From Oslo, Norway.

(via Huffington Post)

"Stay Up and Make Something" print.

2010-01-07T12:57:00.006-06:00

This is fantastic. Be sure to read the description below.

18"x24" 2-color screeprint on french construction blue paper. Black ink was mixed with coffee grind, making this poster a scratch n' sniff.

The window is also printed in glow-in-the-dark ink. Printing by Billy Bishop @ Obsolete here in Austin.

$35 per print. Paypal, checks, and money orders accepted.

Flickr - Photo Sharing!

(via Chris Glass)

Soft-Maps - map quilts.

2010-01-06T17:05:00.003-06:00

Anyone who knows me well knows I have an almost-pathological quilt fixation. My pal, Kristel, knows me all too well. She sent me a link to these. Infographic AND quilty-comfy??? I'm completely in love.

Digital a la Carte : Haptic Lab

"My New Year's resolution is to make an infographic on every This American Life ever made."

2010-01-06T16:52:00.002-06:00

So. Cool.

This American Infographic

Wi-Fi Detector shirt.

2010-01-06T09:30:00.002-06:00

I think this shirt would be a geek girl magnet. If I saw this on a guy, I'd definitely take a second look.

– Glowing animated shirt dynamically displays the current wi-fi signal strength.
– Shows signal strength for 802.11b or 802.11g
– Animated Decal is removable (with hook and loop fasteners) for easy washing
– Battery Pack is concealed in a small pocket sewn inside the shirt
– Runs for hours off three AAA Batteries (not included)

- Apparel - Wi-Fi Detector shirt - Nucleus | Art Gallery and Store

Eames plywood dining chair.

2010-01-04T19:31:00.002-06:00

This is a great price for one of these chairs - $175.

The Plywood Dining Chair was designed in 1946 by Charles and Ray Eames and was hailed by Time Magazine as the Best Design of the 20th Century. The chair is in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Designed to comfortably fit the body, the sculpted form of the molded plywood chairs are produced using thin sheets of lightweight veneer gently molded into curved shapes with natural rubber shock mounts to absorb movement. A truly comfortable chair that is suitable for businesses and homes.

Advanced Interior Designs - Molded Plywood Dining Chair-Natural

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T23:25:00.002-06:00

Here's to peace, love and happiness in 2010. Wishing the best to you and yours. x

HAPPY NEW YEAR Double Banner by bekahjennings

I love Simon's Cat.

2009-12-31T20:46:00.001-06:00

Tatsuro Kiuchi.

2009-12-30T09:01:00.001-06:00

Such a lovely illustration style.

Heflinreps :: Tatsuro Kiuchi

Chair socks.

2009-12-29T22:16:00.003-06:00

These made me laugh. I'm now trying to decide if my couch and chair are male or female.

designspray - Personality Socks

(via better living through design)

Bora Bora Sterling Silver Necklace.

2009-12-29T16:37:00.001-06:00

Pretty.

Supermarket - Bora Bora. Modern Map Sterling Silver Round Necklace. from dlk designs

Dennis Flood Photography.

2009-12-23T12:11:00.003-06:00

I bought prints of these photos last week and absolutely love them. If you're looking for some really saturated, reasonably priced, gorgeous photos (especially from a quiet, lovely Canadian fellow with a great eye and a tiny dog named Frank), you need to check out Dennis' online gallery/store.

Dennis Flood Photography

International Year of Astronomy prints.

2009-12-22T23:15:00.001-06:00

By Simon Page. Gorgeous.

"Intl. Year of Astronomy - Giclee Print by Simon Page

(via @blogofinnocence / Reckon)

Wally – giant wall cards.

2009-12-22T14:04:00.002-06:00

Again, my love of giant things jumps out screaming.

(via design milk)
Dadada Studio :: Wally

Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2000.

2009-12-21T13:33:00.002-06:00

Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2000
by Mike Sinclair

When I took this picture my sister was living in Las Vegas and I was going out pretty regularly to visit her. I had a routine of photographing in the late afternoons and often she’d come along. We liked discovering her new town together. Usually, we’d start at Las Vegas Boulevard and slowly drive out to one of the edges of the city. The town was growing like crazy—its population almost doubled between 1990 and 2000. It was changing so fast I feared much of what we saw would be gone by my next visit. Not only were the old casinos being replaced with new ones but on the perimeter of town new subdivisions were starting to replace the small ranches, trailer homes and Christmas tree lots.

We listened to the music of Last Forever a lot on those drives, its merging of old and new melodies seemed comforting. This picture makes me think of lyrics from a song on their first album:

I’m on a planet, held down by gravity,
But there’s a big sky. Up there it’s endless
Reason to believe.

20x200 : Print Information : Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2000

Phone box has new life as library.

2009-12-21T11:44:00.003-06:00

Things like this make me ridiculously happy.

The traditional phone box was bought from BT for £1.

A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the country's smallest lending libraries - stocking 100 books.

BBC News - Phone box has new life as library

(via @jizo_sama)

Giant writing paper.

2009-12-18T14:50:00.002-06:00

I can't help it. I love giant things.

Three giant sheets of writing paper.
A little moment of everyday surrealism.
Comes rolled in a cardboard tube.

Set of 3 sheets / 500x707MM (B2)

brighten the corners

Yeehaw fabric.

2009-12-17T15:22:00.002-06:00

If I was the least bit inclined to sew, I'd buy it. Maybe someone out there will if I post it. Such cute illustration.

Yeehaw fabric by ChEngel on Etsy

(via Society6)

Enamel letters.

2009-12-17T14:56:00.004-06:00

I would like each and every last letter and number, please.

A series of plaques in vitreous enamel featuring different letters and numbers, size 70mm x 115mm. Suggested uses include as a door or house number, a name on a child’s bedroom door, initials on a mantle piece, a memento to mark a special date, a label for a storage box, an oversized keyring...

HYPERKIT

(via NYT)

Maya Angelou.

2009-12-15T21:41:00.001-06:00

Okay. This took me by surprise.

Right, the first thing that hits your lips when you think of Maya Angelou is that she’s “Miss Calypso.” In her early days, the prophet poetess was an oiled-up chanteuse in a slinky red dress back-bending under the limbo bar. This Liberty LP was recorded at The Keyboard club in Hollywood in 1956.

Angelou’s Afro-Cuban-Blues-Jazz songs included “Scandal In the Family”, “Mambo In Africa”, “Donkey City” and “Stone Cold Dead In The Market”, the first two of which she wrote herself, and which undoubtedly tweaked her mind to be able to turn out the voluminous amount of socially-significant material that later tweaked so much of American and world culture.

The Worst Celebrity Product Licenses of All Time, Part 2 | Monkey Goggles

Print on Wood: Camera Girl

2009-12-15T21:09:00.000-06:00

Sweet, afffordable and available for Christmas.

Print on Wood: Camera Girl : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

Back from Paris!

2009-12-15T12:44:00.002-06:00

Hello again, kids! I'm back after my lovely trip with my mom. So much to see and eat and drink and absorb and so very little time. I'll definitely be going back...

People really do win travel contests.

2009-12-09T07:53:00.008-06:00

I say this from personal experience – I'm leaving for Paris today, courtesy of Corbis Image's "Storied" twitter contest. Less than 2 seconds of my life spent re-tweeting a message won me a trip for two to France. CRAZY.

So things may be quiet around here until next week when I get back. I've got some very important business to attend to.

(FYI - because I'm a contest addict, I've started a sweepstakes & travel contests page on Facebook, if you're interested.)

A bientôt! Je vais à Paris! Merci bien, Corbis!*

*Yes, I totally used Google Translate for that.

(Top image: Shari Elf)

Metallic tyvek bags.

2009-12-09T07:43:00.003-06:00

When my Ecobags bite the dust, I may have to fancy things up with these bags from one of my fave lil Brooklyn shops, Abitare.

metallic tyvek bags / abitare

(via swissmiss)