Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Do It All Knife - Concept

I love seeing all sorts of concept products out there in hopes of them one day being on the market - this is one of them. This set of multi-use knives is pretty awesome, cramming many functions into one and saving space in your drawers. This is a concept by {Caroline Noordijk}, and it includes three knives. They make use of the unused side of knives, which is pretty smart. In theory this would be a nice idea for those who need to save space, but for the most part I enjoy having all my kitchen tools and gadgets separate and would be too accident prone to try and peel a potato with a giant knife...

Soft-Map Blankets

Check out these beautiful, soft, and chic {Soft-Map Blankets}. Each one can be uniquely customized - ranging from having your house/apartment detailed on the blanket, or where your child goes to school. They include the hand stitching of street names, compass rose and scale marker on each blanket. Most of the Soft-Maps are made with dupioni silk and with an inner layer made from organic cotton. Raw silk creates a texture that I absolutely love! They need to be dry cleaned - but that is a small sacrifice I would be more than willing to make for one of these. The artist is from Brooklyn and specializes in those neighborhoods, but she's willing to customize her blankets to match your favorite neighborhood.

Laundromat Cafe in Copenhagen

If laundromats around here looked like this, I probably wouldn't wait as long as possible between trips there...This is a great business idea - {Copenhagen's Laundromat Cafe}, combines a coffee shop with wireless Internet access and a back-room laundromat, where you can clean your clothes while sipping a latte...I have actually heard of a few places like this in San Francisco as well.

Vibrant Spring Bouquets

These bouquet pictures are snapshots that we took from the first weekend in May. Take a look at the awesome bright colors that these brides chose!!



These bridesmaid's bouquets were very bright! Jade berries, hot pink gerbera daisies and roses, green kermit pomps, pink waxflower filler and dark purple lisianthus made a great combo for textures and colors!








This bridal bouquet complimented all the colors from the bridesmaid's bouquets, but with a touch of white and a few other feature flowers. Purple hydrangea was used as "tucks" in the background and green orchids were also added. White freesia accented to give the bride a color that was unique to her bouquet.






This bridal bouquet had red roses, purple lisianthus, purple limonium filler, and pearled stephanotis. This bride wanted the white accent in hers to stand out against the darker purple and red.








The bridesmaid's bouquets were very similar to the bride's, just without the white accent.




Just a few ideas for all of you out there who LOVE color!!!


Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Melin Tregwynt - Woven in Wales

I am always, always, ALWAYS cold. You would think I would be used to it by now...but no. I am constantly looking for warm clothes and blankets. So, it should not come as a shock that I was immediately drawn to the beautiful blankets from {Melin Tregwynt}. They feature gorgeous patters and look just about as warm and cozy as I would need :) In addition to the blankets, they also make clothing and accessories. Many of their items can be customized to your taste/needs - you can match your blanket or robe to your slippers! Besides blankets and clothing, they also make ceramics, lampshades and upholstery fabrics. Melin Tregwnt is a delightful white washed wool mill to be found in a remote wooded valley on the Pembrokeshire coast. There has been a mill on this site since the 17th century, when local farmers would bring their fleeces to be spun into yarn and woven into fine Welsh wool blankets. It has been owned by Melin Tregwnt family since 1912 and now employs around 20 people.

Inbound Thread - Felt Chair Pads

What a creative idea! These {felt chair pads} by {Inbound Thread}, are a great way to dress up boring old folding chairs. Folding chairs are great to stored away for extra seating when needed and for those living in small spaces. The downside is their lack of comfort - here is a solution! They add comfort like seat cushions do, but have that simple and industrial look for a more modern look. Sandra, of Inbound Thread, is a freelance Industrial Designer living in Boston's South End. Although she enjoys designing products for larger scale production, she also loves the craftier approach - she does so by trying to bring the ideals of her profession into her handmade items, and make pieces that compliment an urban aesthetic. Below is some more work by Sandra.

High Fashion Home

I always love finding different kinds of typographic solutions - I thought this was a pretty cool and clever form of advertising for {High Fashion Home}, a Huston based home furnishings store. Customers are given the freedom to choose among this large selection of high style and high end design products that caters to intelligence, creativity, and individuality - quality and value are not compromised. This 4-story, 125,000 squar food home furnishing store is a sanctuary of inspirational choices for an eclectic, modern lifestyle. There is a nice mix of furniture, fabrics, drapery, and home accessories from all around the world. "Explore. Experience. Imagine the possibilities." Below is some of my faves from their furniture collection.

Here is a glimpse of the amazing experience inside this furniture emporium!

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