sardinian rugs

Patricia Urquiola's incredible Sardinian Rugs 

from Moroso

available at DZINE in SF

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

via print

white + color

When in doubt, choose white.

Case study: offices of Sagmeister & Walsh

&

Node Chair

sweet video - a furniture love story!

A love letter to Node. from IDEO on Vimeo.

designed by Ideo

manufactured by Steelcase

Extra Yarn

beautiful children's story with delicate colorful illustrations
Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

here

mobile lab

mobile geological laboratory

find many more great images here at the USGS site

like these

Fronzoni chair

from 1964

here, $1094

Companies that care about design

best modern kettles

Kaico kettle

$140 @ emmo home

Hodo kettle

$145 gone from creatures of comfort 

(who also have some adorable mittens 

and amazing skivvies)

same kettle, 

but cheaper and local (if you're in LA)

 $125 at Tortoise 

comes in orange, yellow, blue, brown, and white

where you can also buy the classic

Sori Yanagi kettle for $150

custom kitchen faucet

you need a really expert plumber to pull this off.

I especially like the garden hose handles.

from here, via

new Eames film

this new documentary about Charles and Ray Eames is screening around, 

and will be available on DVD in a few weeks.

firstrunfeatures

Angelika Taschen / Berlin style

lots of white space

lots of color

tons of books

yet nothing superfluous

everything beautiful

and great shoes

more at the selby

minimalist lifestyle pointers

here is a great checklist for living minimally,

organized by space.

its all about editing and curating.

mo+mo

smart and pretty nest thermostat

Instead of wondering where to hide the thermostat

when I design your house, I can now wonder where best to display it.

it learns, and you can control it remotely.

oh, and it is beautiful.  Did I mention that?

$249

preorder at nest

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Santa Monica project featured on Houzz

I just had the Santa Monica project featured on houzz.

Houzz Tour: A Home Inspired by Art and Life in Los Angeles

Browse Furniture on Houzz- For Example:

Bar Carts · Chairs · Coffee Tables · Day Beds And Chaises · Dining Chair Cushions · Love Seats · Ottomans And Cubes · Sectional Sofas ·

Check it out!

houzz feature

corb stencils

i recently dug out my old Corb stencils 

and decided to do a little research on them.  

this post is very informative

sounds like Corbusier didn't really design them after all!

all images from here.

Outer Sunset scene

custom planters outside of the Mollusk surf shop

hand-painted 'open' sign

indoor treehouse, with painted plywood footballs as leaves

handmade boat.  plywood + varnish = TLF

plywood lamps

driftwood bench outside Outerlands

seal wearing cable fisherman's sweater

an even more beautiful hand-painted 'open' sign

shark painting.

At Trouble Coffee: not only the driftwood bench, but a nice sign.

General Store:

plywood + driftwood