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Marimekko Sale!

The lovely people at Always Mod jut sent me an email about their Semi-Annual Marimekko Sale starting tomorrow! I am a huge huge fan of Marimekko so I think I might stock up on a few things for the new place!

Mieke Willems Collections

Lena just blogged about the beautiful textile designs of Renilde-Deputer and mentioned called Mieke Williams that carries the designs. I am adding this shop to my places-I-must-visit-someday list (which mostly exists in my head)! I particularly love these photos of their product lines.

If you're not going to Antwerp anytime soon, you can check out their blog here.

Mairuru

I love the quirky hand-stitched accessories in Mairuru's Etsy shop, ++Siesta++. For someone who doesn't use machines in any of her work, she's incredibly prolific!

She also writes a blog here.

Doveflight

Beautiful screenprinted fabric by printmaker Mark Hearld. Check out the rest of his prints too!

Long Live the King of Pop

Breakfast in Neverland by Jason Huntley

We have been a little disconnected from pop culture for the past few days (moving does that to you I guess), so we heard about Michael Jackson's death today from our waitress at what I think will be our new local bar, The Royal Tavern. It's very sad. I grew up listening to MJ. My brother and I used to choreograph dances to songs from Off the Wall and, for a while, my brother wore a red leather Thriller-era jacket and one glove. Sometimes, it's hard to believe that the Michael I grew up with morphed into such a sad strange man. Fame does really scary things to people.

When I heard of MJ's passing,I was immediately reminded of this image of the King of Pop that we saw in the (now-defunct) Mcleod Residence Gallery in Seattle by artist Jason Huntley, lovingly crafted out of breakfast cereals.

Looks like CRAFT had the same thoughts.

Mary Kate McDevitt

Graphic designer Mary Kate McDevitt makes these delightful illustrations and mini-chalkboards that remind me of vintage signs and advertisements. I love hand-lettering and Mary Kate McDevitt is great at it. These chalkboards would be a nice addition to a dull cubicle, don't you think? They are inspiring without crossing the line into cheesy, not such an easy feat! You can see more of her work on her Flickr site and on Etsy.

In Boxes

I'm having a hard time focusing lately. Maybe it's because this is what my apartment is starting to look like: just boxes upon boxes and piles upon piles. I really hate limbo. I'm itching to get settled into a new place already! And I can't wait to get to Philly. But at the same time I know I am going to miss the hell out of New York. It would be a lie to say I won't miss this place, where I have spent most of my adult life.

The funny thing is that I have spent quite a few years of that adult life talking about moving. Mr. Loveforever and I have practically perfected the art of pretending to move: falling in love with a place, researching, looking for apartments on Craigslist, telling all our friends that we are moving and then...staying put. There's never been a good enough reason to go, I guess.

But now I have this great new job that I am starting in a few weeks and Mr. Loveforever is able to work from home and everything is perfectly in place for us to try out something new. 

So here we go! I know it's going to be hard and lonely and at times, I'm going to wish I was here in NY, my city, but it's also going to be an adventure. And when I get homesick, NY is just a train ride away!

Church and State

I love these simply feminine pieces from Church and State. There's something incredibly soothing about that blue and cream stripe. Plus, the photos, by Chris Hornbecker, are divine.

Mario Sughi

I love the layers of bright colors in these fashion illustrations by Mario Sughi.

Marimekko Wallpaper

Ooh, this is exciting: Marimekko has a new line of wallpaper! Minneapolis-based AlwaysMod.com will be carrying this fantastic 12-pattern line, the first retailer to carry the line in the States.
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