Planning For Terrace Time

Excellent photo styling by Muskelil.

summer naps in a tree

tree house from la cabane perchée. good video here - in french and still good even if you don't understand. via maire claire maison

cup of beauty & funny

yoran morvant's pierres graphiques

ashes & milk is an online gallery that straddles the time/space challenge of modern vs. traditional with grace. its mission is deeply rooted in nature and simplicity. they have curated a lovely, organic and singular selection in their online gallery space.

they best express their mission in their own words:

ashes & milk is an online gallery space founded on the principle that a lot can be created from very little. We are driven by modern ideas with a reverence for traditional methods and believe that the things we bring into our homes should have a soul and a sense of history.

Our collection is a boutique of texture, organic materials, and nuances of white, brown, and gray. Each piece is made by hand - an original work of art. Created by one person, designed for one person.

Ashes & Milk is honored to present our patrons with a very fine selection of artists and their work. We love the artists we represent: for they observe the world in amazing detail and respond by constructing the most unexpected, beautiful things.

hairy chested swimmer by helen beard

interview with style

Marije Vogelzang - Interview from Design Blast on Vimeo.

in june, Jill Enders and Chris Spatschek (students from the Arts and Design academy in Karlsruhe) interviewed dutch eating designer marije vogelzang. their approach was very whimsical and creative. they crafted a box of treats that had questions hidden underneath them. marije was allowed to choose eight from the eleven bits and answer those questions. clever, indeed....

spectacular spectacles

scott urban in chicago makes handmade wooden eyeglass frames. his shop is urban spectacles.

Happy Blue

via Tina/{swiss miss}

This a short film written and directed by Blacklist's Cisma for Adobe’s Shortcut to Brilliant campaign for CS4 (Creative Suite 4). Goodby, Silverstein & Partners came to Cisma with a 98% open brief - do whatever you want as long as you use CS4 to do it. Full credits on glossy inc.

I want to cheat at jacks....

Eartha Kitt - I Want To Be Evil (Live Kaskad 1962)
by mrfnk

It's almost crazy how buttery her voice is.

This Song is a Blues

Vidéo pédagogique
by gbi

These gents make lovely music and this video is pretty hilarious and motivational (accidental perhaps..)
Band 1973 from France

In preparation for Summer

Salon Tsé Tsé always has fun things that are playful, beautiful and inspirational. This is called 'winter coat' and is meant to hold icecream or something cold. The top can be frozen to keep your cool summer treats fresh. Their website is intensely creative and romantic. Read their 'about' page - it is a very sweet story.

"I left a message for you on your desk"

Hilarious. By Vaca Valente via FabroLab.

Library of Taste

In Paris a friend shared la cocotte: librairie du goût with me. It is an amazing store and they have a comprehensive and whimsical website. Their concept is all about food, culinary design, the culture of eating, and education. 

Workshop

Pimp my Cupcake. 

Does it get any better than that?