Category Archives: design
SANAA wins the pritzker prize for #architecture…
the winners of the prestigious pritkzer prize have been announced! for the second time in the architecture award’s history, it goes to a woman and for the third time, to a partnership. congratulations to kazuyo sajima and her male partner … Continue reading
like father, like daughter…george and mira nakashima…
ooh, thank you apartment therapy for starting my saturday off right with an introduction to the beautiful george nakashima woodworker website! his daughter mira’s keisho collection (meaning “continuance” or “succession”) uses the same artisans that were trained by her father. … Continue reading
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modernest celebrates the 40th anniversary of earth day!
mark your calendars come one, come all! modernest will be on the third street promenade in santa monica on saturday, april 17th celebrating 40 years of earth day! please stop by and say hello! for more info, visit the earth … Continue reading
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my worlds are colliding…eames, typography, house industries!
pretty excited about this email i just received from house industries announcing: house industries eames gallery exhibition march 12 – april 1 meet and greet with the eames family and house industries designers presentation about the eames century modern collection … Continue reading
eco friendly style is in the bag…we’re live, baby!
image from modernest the day is finally here! our website is live and open for business! come and visit us! modernest.com
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hatch show print…
one of the things i like about writing a blog is that it allows my mind to wander from thought to thought…sometimes this is a good thing (like this morning) and sometimes not so much (when you look up and … Continue reading
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these cards are just my type…
image from designworklife for l.palese.com oooh, do i love typography! so when i saw these cards on one of my favorite design blogs, designworklife, i immediately fell in love. brooklyn-based graphic designer laura palese has some awesome work on her … Continue reading
your old van halen t-shirt gets a new life and gives new hope to women…
image from hello rewind if you are like my boyfriend, you have a ton of t-shirts that you just can’t bear to part with. what are you going to do with that favorite concert t-shirt? well now, thanks to hello … Continue reading
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waste never looked so good…
image from looptworks.com i saw this article on treehugger and knew i had to check it out. looptworks has just released these supercool laptop sleeves made from upcycled neoprene wetsuits. their inspiring philosophy is: limited resources=limited consumption=limited edition designs. this … Continue reading
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remembering designer lucienne day (1917-2010)…
timeless, whimsical and filled with optimism, the textiles of lucienne day – who passed away last month at the age of 93 – are as modern and lovely today as they were when she designed them in the post-war era. … Continue reading
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