lines and shapes :: vol. 3

L&S, V3, originally uploaded by mav | port2port.

the third book is here folks! entitled gather, it features work by Yu-I Chan, Mat Daly, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, Jane & Jeremy and Francesca Tallone. check it out!

new at shiny squirrel

new work by Wonting, Katy Horan, India Richer, Brian Patenaude, Mariska's Fluffels, and more.......

recycled glow

check out these awesome pendent lamps made from salvaged pieces of corrugated cardboard. made by graypants inc. such brilliant patterns it makes on the walls when lit.

old school :: uppercase gallery

this fall, uppercase gallery will celebrate the lovely aesthetics of 20th century education with an exhibition and companion book. the inspiration is drawn by some things you may remember as a child in elementary school like these....




but thats not all, they will also be exploring the technology old school style with typewriters, mimeographs and others that we are totally oblivious to these days. the exhibition will be documented in a commemorative book due out in september. for more info, click here.

botony in print

one of my main inspirations in design is the study of botany. I have a soft spot for organic lines and shapes but i also obsess over structure. nature gives us both at its best. i feel like it's almost a metaphor in that, nature repeats it's self like design, but it's always reoccurs (or grows) in a slightly different way. (was that to deep?) anywho, today i've chosen some favorite related works that make me swoon.





both gorgeous, from maramiki.




letterpress from satsuma press




beautiful linen prints from moontea artwork





love the boldness in alison tuber's prints

feeling cute

today i am just in the mood for cute...i love that tingly fun sensation i get when i see something cute. this is cute! if i were a kid again, this is what my room would look like!....

bedding by pixel organics / new at feelmorehuman.com

huggin the handmade

happy monday everyone. still getting over your 4th of july celebrations this past weekend? so am i! over the weekend i've gotten some great submissions of the handmade nature that i'd love to share with you, i love handmade inspiration on monday mornings.


artwork by jennifer khoshbin


lovely recycled necktie accessories and vintage fabric goodies from prix prix.


from gocco prints to fabric pouches at the blue stitch books shop.

sponsor spotlight :: Jhill design

say hello to our newest sponsor, jennifer hill and jhill design! jennifer would like to show you something a bit different and very special to her heart! these beauties are apart of her actual wedding invitation package for her tropical wedding in playa negra, costa rica this coming february. these invites play double duty in that once the recipient replies, they get to slide off the actual invite and voila...they have their very own original silkscreen print by jennifer and her husband. i love this idea! jennifer says she is just touching upon custom event invites at jhill design and plans to evolve in the niche.

preview :: fb press

so i bet you've been wondering what i've been doing outside of the blog, well...i'm slowly easing into other mediums such as letterpress and other forms of printmaking. these are a preview of a wedding invitation line which will be customizable and printed in letterpress by french press. there is still more to do and some kinks to work out , but i wanted to post as a WIP to see what  my friends and readers think so far.

Lacey :: Storage

i'm really loving this great burst of color on these lovely lacey patterned storage jars by alli coate. I also love that they are being reused in such a creative way. beautiful.