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{ friday inspiration! }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Inspired by the "behind the scenes" activities of others: Animals Twice Dead by Richard Barnes.

"For anyone mesmerized by natural history museums as a child, Barnes’s photographs are dislocating, off-putting adult hocus-pocus—portraits of animals in various states of preservation and transit, removed many degrees from anything remotely wild."

via Sub Studio

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designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:00:00 +0000

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{ hurry up and wait by julian bleeker }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Hurry Up and Wait by Julian Bleeker.

via Swiss Miss

{ crudo ceramics }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Crudo: a kitchenware collection inspired by the word "crudo" (raw). I love the matte/gloss contrast of the exterior and interiors of the pieces.

via Moco Loco

{ soul bird by sanna annukka }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Soul Birds by Sanna Annukka. Their creator was inspired by Finnish folklore:

"In Karelia there was an ancient belief in the Sielulintu or Soul bird... It was believed the Sielulintu protected a persons soul at it's most vulnerable; when dreaming, and it was tradition to keep a carved wooden bird by the bedside to keep the soul safe during sleep."

via Oh Joy!

{ veto trivia game packaging }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

I so want to play this game! The packaging is so fun that I don't even care what type of game it is - though it is noted that this is a Swedish trivia game.

via The Dieline

{ monarchy stool by feld }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Monarchy Stool by Feld.

I think this stool would be fun in a short-term (sitting) social environment, though perhaps not with alcohol involved *wink* I often find myself leaning toward my friends to hear them better anyway!

via Design Milk

{ cyanotype-like vases by studio glithero }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Studio Glithero has taken a three dimensional approach to the cyanotype/blueprint by attaching plants to vases coated in photosensitive chemicals (used for blueprints) and exposing them to UV light.

Via Dezeen

{ shigenobu twilight fragrance packaging }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Shigenobu Twilight fragrance packaging by Anicka Yi & Maggie Peng. Both the scent and container are made from cedar wood!

via The Dieline

{ chocolate by mary & matt }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

If you buy me this chocolate I will love you forever: Chocolate Editions by Mary & Matt.

via Oh Joy!

{ friday inspiration! }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year, and a belated Christmas wish inspired by Improv Everywhere! Their Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce bewildered Bloomingdale's shoppers with a full handbell choir rendition of "Joy To The World," and hopefully spread some holiday cheer and laughter.

{ happy christmas! }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Santa Domokun wishes you a Happy Christmas! And check out that reversible Ikea wrapping paper!

{ happy holidays }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Our holiday card, personal message by myself and design by Old Tom Foolery.

I am giving myself a nice little holiday break this week, and I hope all of you can do the same! It has been a busy, busy past six months - I have moved from Cleveland to NYC to Cleveland to Brooklyn to Boston and soon back to Cleveland - and with the new year comes the stresses of job hunting and yet another move, city TBD. My Honda Fit has been a champion through this whole thing - it's like a Chinese takeout box, you don't think there is much room and suddenly you've got an entire apartment full of stuff crammed inside it.

{ dv } will return next week!

{ holiday: last minute DIY decor projects }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

OK, perhaps not totally last minute - like, I really hope you have a tree already! - but a last minute post from me. I am especially fond of the Christmas trees, as something either totally natural (real tree) or repurposed (DIY tree) is more attractive to me right now than something manufactured.

DIY projects: DIY bird feeder, DIY dome display jar, unconventional Christmas tree and recycled wood Christmas tree.

{ holiday: alexander girard nativity set }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

So, I'm not religious by any means, but I was raised Catholic and it always troubled me how joyless nativity scenes looked. I mean, c'mon, your savior is being born! This Alexander Girard nativity set is everything that I think the [religious Christian] holiday should look like, and it would look swell under the tree, too.

{ holiday: DIY food gifts }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Recession or no recession, I am always appreciative of a thoughtful, low-cost handmade gift. I know cookies are a holiday food staple, but why not make it more personal? Tweaking the following gift ideas would make wonderful, useful gifts for any admirer of lover and/or cooking: DIY herb arrangement, flavored sugars and salts and homemade caramels (or another specific well-loved treat).

I love it when I get something from someone that says, "Perhaps you don't think I pay attention to all the little details of your life, but I totally do" - like when my friend Richie bought me the best poster ever (lower left): a Decemberists poster (favourite band) that was black (favourite color), silkscreened (well-loved activity) and had both a pirate ship (because pirates will always be amazing) and a skull on it (my most favourite icon).

{ holiday: gift wrap by color me pretty }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:54:00 +0000

Lovely holiday packaging ideas from Leslie of Color Me Pretty. Simple and crafty - the less extravagant, the more I love it!

via Decor8

{ holiday: gift wrap by ikea }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Kotte gift wrap by Ikea. This is my first holiday being in close proximity to Ikea, and I just love their options! Bold "Alice In Wonderland/Queen of Hearts"-like prints, modern double-sided red-and-white prints and kraft paper gnome and floral Swedish prints.

The double-sided prints are awesome, I used them this year and I associated colours/prints with each person without having to get a bunch of crazy holiday patterns.

{ holiday: gift wrap by kikki.k }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Folk gift wrap designed by kikki.K. Lovely Swedish design, as always!

{ holiday: DIY acorn ornaments }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Super sweet and super simple DIY acorn ornaments!

via Creature Comforts

{ holiday: DIY christmas stocking }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

This DIY Christmas stocking from Maggie Makes is a great way to "get rid of" fabric scraps!

via Twig & Thistle

{ holiday: DIY pinecone garland }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

DIY pinecone garland from Twig & Thistle - loving these easy projects!

via Twig & Thistle

{ holiday: dried floral ornaments by land rich }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Absolutely beautiful bulbs filled with dried florals - my favourite of course being the moss! By Land Rich.

via Oh Joy!

{ holiday: DIY rubber origami ornaments }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Wow! DIY rubber origami ornaments - get the full tutorial at Instructables.

{ holiday: plush woodland ornaments }

designvagabond@gmail.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Cute plush cone and squirrel ornaments and bird and cage ornaments, designed by Ferm Living and available at Le Souk.

via Style Files