denis darzacq | la chute

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Truly inspiring photography by Denis Darzacq. Made me look.

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Thomas Sutter | furniture design

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What a beauty of a table! And what a smart design – I am all for furniture that collapses, expands etc! It’s by Thomas Sutter, a furniture designer based in Appenzell, Switzerland.

“The Busy Life”

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The busy life, by Jen Schuetz and Naz Hamid is a Photographic Excursion. Worth a visit.

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Monocle

MclcoverThe first issue of Monocle, the monthly magazine launched by Wallpaper creator Tyler Brule, was lampooned even before anyone had a chance to see it. But Juan Giner certainly likes it, calling “a reading pleasure” with its “unexpected topics” and lengthy articles in more than 200 pages. He says it’s “elegant, compelling, trendy, different… journalism at its best.” Edited by former Independent On Sunday features editor Andrew Tuck, it is printed in its own B5 size, which is slightly slimmer and shorter than A4, and it coss £5 a copy. Brule’s initial circulation target is 60,000 to 70,000.

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More at Monocle.com

BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem

Fibble.org: Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X

smarties rug

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Oh, I love this Smarties Rug by Architonic.(picture by frontstudio)

lullaboo rocking horse

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Hop on the jumbo rocking horse sized for multiple riders…see how many you can saddle up! Perfect for parents needing to let the inner child out to play. (And perfect for tiny NYC apartments! Ha!)

picto browser

PictoBrowser is a simple widget that allows the display of pictures stored on Flickr on a site or blog.

Explorer Globe

15explorerglobe1_v1_m56577569830495279_1I got my godson Thilo (in Switzerland) an Explorer Globe for christmas and I got to see it myself for the first time last week. (The power of the internet(s)!) All I can think now is that I want one myself. I could have spent hours checking out different countries, learn about population, capitols, bodies of water, time zones etc. I especially liked the quiz-mode where you have a certain amount of time to find as many countries as possible.

Explorer Globe What a smart toy. EllaBella, want one?

egg birdfeeders

Eggbirdfeeders

Was I a little birdy in my past life? I keep seeing bird feeders all over. Love these happy colorful Egg Bird Houses by J.Schatz. Also, very cool: the Egg bank.

Eggbank

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felipe zanardi | carpet lounge

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Cool lounging mat by Felipe Zanardi.

“New Relic”print by Chris Ferebee

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New Relic, 2007 | Digital pigment print | 11 x 14 in. | edition of 25, by Chris Ferebee

back from the alps.

Appenzell

We made it back. Hooray! Back in Brooklyn after a sausage-cheese-fresh-air-family-filled-switzerland-week. Our little Ella has proven once again, to be a world traveler at heart. One of our highlights was the visit of Liner Museum in Appenzell. Designed by the Zurich-based architects Gigon/Guyer, the museum and art gallery are dedicated to the paintings of Carl Liner senior and junior, as well as contemporary artwork.

music box

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Music Box: Lovely. Too bad it’s out of stock.

lazlo kovacs | illustrator

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Lazlo Kovacs, an illustrator I love, has relaunched his portfolio site. Very nice! Make sure to check the store section, there’s this cute little card saying: Sometimes I wish I were a lovely pink pig. Made me smile.

Ian Gonsher

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I like Ian Gonsher’s creations.

pure wood toast rack

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Simple design at its best. Pure Wood Toast Rack.

BlogCampSwitzerland

Oh, I wish I could be there: BlogcampSwitzerland on March 24h 2007.

BlogCampSwitzerland is a European conference focusing exclusively on blogging, organized by bloggers for bloggers. It‘s built upon the principles of the famous BarCamp (ad-hoc unconference) in the Silicon Valley.

folding couch | mesmerizing!

13 alternatives to helvetica

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There are many reasons why Helvetica is so widespread. The most obvious being that a few weights have been bundled with the Mac OS for years. It is arguably the most respectable of the “default” fonts. But it’s also used because it’s a safe, neutral choice.

Helvetica and Alternatives to Helvetica

dado cubes

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I love looking at these Dado Cubes. Me want! Me want! So much fun to be had! Available at Sparkability.

preface

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I comletely agree with Kate over at forme-foryou.com: Usually free fonts make me gag, but fontshop.com gives away a free font every month and this month’s font, Preface, aint too shabby. I haven’t had time to test it out, but so far I love the lowercase l’s. I’m a sucker for light sans serifs, such as Meta Light (oh look at that letter g!) and Helvetica Neue 25 Ultra Light, my staples at work. *drool*

alvin lustig prints

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Alvin Lustig, New Directions: New Classics Book Jackets as Limited Edition Silkscreen Prints, now available for sale at www.alvinlustig.org. Beautiful!

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