EZ in AZ

Gianni Pareschi Armadillo (1969)

italian furniture makers Businelli

crooked stile

There was a crooked man
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.
He had a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

I'd totally shack up with that crooked man, and his crooked mice if he called this place home.
Herzog and DeMeuron stacked house.

simple things are often cleverly made

fun video by Christian Borstlap promoting children’s education
via GraphicHug

interior spaces: gold teeth brooklyn

Welcome to the Gold Teeth Brooklyn studios and residence where 3 creative minds and one cat call home. My dear and long time friend Jesse of GTB has agreed to give us a sneak peek into their Brooklyn nook. Jesse and her creative partner Emily established Gold Teeth a little over a year ago, with a focus on handmade screen printed greeting cards and fine art prints. Their work has quickly become a Brooklyn fixture at craft fairs and boutiques and has even been picked up by Steven Alan. The brand has recently evolved into custom jewelry and accessories. I pretty much love everything this duo makes but their studio is giving me sunlight envy.

"Emily and I have been living in this space for almost a year now and it's the first place in New York that has really felt like home...i love the overly varnished wood floors and open bright space that allows us to really spread out our work, we have great peak light in the afternoon!"

The bright and airy studio and living space is a reflection of the taste and compatibility of 3 equally talented people. The GTB girls live together with Jesse's boyfriend Alex who happens to be a hands on jack of all trades and professional welder. "Alex built me a beautiful work table with a butcher block top and a handful of great butcher block shelves that allow me to showcase my collections properly."

On top of being a budding entrepreneur and all around awesome lady, Jesse has a sharp eye for treasures. She is a born collector- I always loved visiting her folk's home in Miami that was packed with eclectic and unique odds and ends. "We have also started to accumulate old rulers which is becoming a bit of a collection...they all seem to come in handy tho when it comes to a printing project."

various paper prints available here

"I have been collecting globes for a few years now.... it all started with wanting a black ocean globe and then i just got obsessed! My mom has a fabulous flea market in Detroit where you can still find great vintage gems for barely any money."

"We tend to work with a muted color palate and simplified shapes to create everyday objects that make you smile."

"It has been a lot of fun starting a business all on our own, watching it grow and seeing positive responses from people is extremely encouraging. It is a huge challenge at times and we are both quite new to the business end of things but are learning a ton and feel that there is nothing more rewarding than creating something that you are proud of"

Resources: Gold Teeth home page; GTB Etsy

curtain lifted: gold teeth brooklyn

 Tomorrow Saturday I'm taking you guys on a tour of the Gold Teeth Brooklyn studios.

Here's a teaser:

yams with a side of fur

I often visit musubi for inspiration.

inspiration: studio toogood

I want to work for studio toogood

things that make me happy

Peggy Poland's worldChrissie Macdonald paper formsJoe Fig's tiny works

this handmade Polish paper chandelier

I'm not even going to list what's not making me happy right now. It might crash the blogger server.

The only way to travel:

I'm crazy about this pony drawn dandy pigeon carriage from Simon Barrett's card design:
There are so many great entries for the Shelter House of Cards campaign. Here are a few noteworthy pieces:

katie west,James Fentiman,Tom Crittenden,Fiona Blair
via design is kinky

dream house randomizer

A collage of some dream house elements:

this sunroom in it's entirety
+

Samlad stil citypärlan
these saddle leather chairs and gray walls
+

white floors and a family wall
+

a basement filled with modern bamboo furniture and not that guy
+

an absurd collection of art on the walls
+

this delicious jade bathroom
+and of course this ridiculous dressing room/closet
+

throw in a fancy dog painting & a window made of tequila bottles
and I'm all set.

faves

Oysters and cocktails are among my favorite things to consume.
Hennie Haworth does them tasty justice.
Is it horrible to be fantasizing about happy hour at 11am?

i want:

A book shelf like the one at O.H.W.O.W. my favorite creative space in Miami.
Our House West Of Wynwood
This beautiful use of space and geometry blows my future texture wall out of the water.

weekday lllinks

• chicken ball from venice biennial.
• alternative beachware
• too cute
  
• my dream kitchen
• Monkey Rider trading cards
• I too have a thing for loose stockings
• I'm in lurrve of this paper owl sculpture
• can I stop drooling now?
• Frankie SAY
• my new blog crush
• upset I missed out on a perfect bathingsuit
• Sorry Gucci, but this is so tacky
  
• Paris during the occupation flickr set
• 100 ideas
• ninja kitty
• I love dooder's curated photos
  
• this adorable girl is unreal
• badass Bjork: Interview
  
• last day dream video left me stunned.
• will be picking up some cheese paper for sure
• Nejma
• I accidentally puddled someone this week : o
  
• still concerned a bird might do this to Parker
• Paul Stanley appreciation
• It's going to be 88°F all weekend. I need an icebird:

weekday links

Ramones beach party
via now voyager's hilarious ms paint party!!!

• amazing porcelain clothing
  
• lettering
• Paco, the cosmic chihuahua postal stamp
  
• Geodesic dome a blaze
• I'm haunted by this book chandelier mobile
  
• skull swap!!!!!
  
• heavenly shades of night are falling
• loving: Iannone Design
• a cat's fantasy dress
  
• I keep revisiting these vanillaice&madonna pics
• totally gaga over treatzone's altered vintage portraits
  
• I want her long ass legs
• I love Ann Yee's designs esp that pleated coat
  
• Oh my, more pleats ||||||
• indoor pool from a pretty eco house
  
• Erik Sandberg's harry kids
  
• Japanese cat house
• after a stressful week my shoulders need this
  
• Liam looks beat and his line is a bit meh.
  
• She's so precious
• happy bday MM
  
• I want this ceiling by Verner Panton
• I don't need this taxidermy mouse deer right? Right??
  
• Angelica!
• Ann Ropp watercolors
• one of my fave best of Craigslist
  
• it's Friday:

coffee break

(an other amazingly crazy Andy Jordan costume)

Heading to Sbux for my grande iced soy peppermint latte.

What do you usually pick up?

I ♥ Eileen Gray

This Christopher Holzeis painting just reminded me of Eileen Gray and her lovely folding screens.

I watched this great documentary on Eileen Gray last week. I love her unstoppable spirit, her practical view of design, the fact that she continued designing well into her 90s and that the Bibendum Armchair was inspired by the Michelan man. If you have a chance to see this movie on Sundance or spot it on netflix I encourage you to see it. She was so influential yet unappreciated. Even if you're not a fan or art deco style, her story and impact on modern design is moving.