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Andreas Fabian

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As a former metalsmith myself I love when I find unique ideas by artist’s in that arena. Andreas Fabian is an artist from a diverse background who takes items, particularly those for the table, and reimagines them in humorous while incredibly functional ways – like the platter, hemDing, below. I love that it’s a shovel […]


Kim Parker

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My mom has a habit of seeing artwork she likes and blowing it up to paint onto either a huge canvas or a folding screen – really anything she can find. She has done it with Sonia Delauney works and others. When I came upon Kim Parker’s designs I was immediately struck by how similar […]


Droog

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The online shop, Droog, brings together many designers that I normally may not have come across. What first led me to it was seeing this Hare Mat in a photo of someone’s apartment. My first and only pet in my life was a rabbit once upon a time and this large mat reflects my longstanding […]


Bauke Knottnerus

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Another reminder I got today from Kate Pruitt – was on Bauke Knottnerus – not a name that stuck in my mind without force! Bauke is a Dutch artist who creates oversized knit works that show the artist’s hand, strings remain untrimmed and the like in his Phat Knits series. From the looks of the […]


Christien Meindertsma

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I think that Kate Pruitt and I have a similar fascination with oversized, odd knit items. Today, while reading her blog, I was again exposed to Christien Meindertsma whose site I had once stumbled upon before I was so quick to bookmark everything. Christien actually makes an item called the Urchin Pouf, which, just as […]


Perch Papier

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Another recent Etsy discovery has been Perch Papier based in Seattle. I really like her designs as they’re very anemone-like. She calls them her burst cards, little bursts of life! I also like the ones below – little clusters of bubbles are clearly becoming a trend in my interests – I also love the green […]


Felt Soul Media

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On one of the first nights that I lived in Telluride I went to the Mountain Film Festival to see a movie called The Hatch. I didn’t know what I was getting into but I wanted to get involved in the community so there I was. In the relatively short time the film played I […]


AreaWare

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My mom brought this site to my attention – AreaWare – they have so many awesome items that seem to speak directly to me and my past including the below flying rat, in pink. This pigeon is by Ed Carpenter for Thorsten Van Elten. War Bowl by Dominic Wilcox for Thorsten Van Elten – I […]


Fort Street Studio

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I was reading Elle Decor at the gym yesterday and came across this beautiful rug company they were highlighting, Fort Street Studio. I love that they use the look of watercolors in their rugs – would alleviate spill guilt…not at all. It just looks like a wine ring! Stripe’s Edge – very cool. Beautiful colors […]


Ron Mueck

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A few years ago, when I had just moved to New York, my family came to visit. I think it must have been for Thanksgiving as my brother, Michael, came up from Baltimore as well. We went out to the Brooklyn Museum of Art as we wanted to see the Ron Mueck exhibit. I wasn’t […]