This must be the most minimal and beautiful bike wall mount I have seen.
Cliffs
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
Plank
Plank is a small floating shelf that can hold your essentials, right at the entrance. Phone, Wallet, Keys. Love it.
(via shoeboxdwelling)
Thursday (not Friday) Link Pack
– Let’s take back Black Friday and indulge in the people around us. It’s a perfect time to be mindful of our time and spending, so what are you Blocking Friday for this holiday season?
– A red Squirrel Nutcracker. Of course.
– Totoro fan? Then check out this Plush Catbus.
– Love this 3D-Puzzle Snowman
– White Scrapwood Wallpaper. I admit, I like it.
– Intrigued by this rustic/minimal toothbrush holder.
– Momspeak: In parenting, the ‘5 percent’ moments are what matter (via designmom)
– Fascinating New York Times Article: How to Survive Societal Collapse in Suburbia, by Keith O’Brien
– These hand-painted limited-editions Real Boy Push Pins by Duncan Shotton are quite adorable. Do you know of his first product, the cloud keyholder? One of my favorites.
– Become part of the Studiomates community by applying to this lead iOS Developer position with our friends Tinybop. Job perks include great benefits, amazing views and lunches at Studiomates.
– Interesting: Male/Female founders in Silicon Valley = 90/10. NYC = 80/20. (via Kary Campell)
– I keep holding on to my wired keyboard cause I can’t deal with empty batteries. I am wondering, along with Jason Santa Maria, if I should give this Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac by Logitech a try.
– Salvador Dalí’s famous manifesto of dualities, illustrated.
Great Balls of Wire
Great Balls of Wire is the simple, colorful way to tame that tangle of cords.
Egg Thief
Soft boiled eggs were a big sunday breakfast tradition in my house, growing up. I couldn’t help but chuckle seeing this thief egg cozy.
Onwards and Upwards
“Onwards and upwards, and never give your failures a second thought.”
– George Lois
Bicycle Taxidermy
Bicycle Taxidermy is brilliant. And it made me laugh. Celebrate your bike!
Perfect Travel Pillow
I believe I just found the perfect (and most adorable) kid’s travel pillow. It’s by Bla Bla Kids.
(I realize this has been around for a while, no need to tell me it’s not new!)
It’s Your Life.
“It’s your life — but only if you make it so. The standards by which you live must be your own standards, your own values, your own convictions in regard to what is right and wrong, what is true and false, what is important and what is trivial. When you adopt the standards and the values of someone else or a community or a pressure group, you surrender your own integrity. You become, to the extent of your surrender, less of a human being.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
(via BrainPickings: Eleanor Roosevelt on Happiness, Conformity, and Integrity)
This Moose Belongs To Me
Whenever Oliver Jeffers publishes a new children’s book, I get giddy. This Moose Belongs to Me will certainly be found under our christmas tree. (The Incredible Book Eating Boy is one of our family favorites.)
Cameron Moll on TGD
“I’ve built my entire career on pushing myself to do things that I didn’t believe I could do. I pushed myself to learn this thing called web design and HTML and then later, CSS. I pushed myself to try to design a building with letters and numbers, which led to my letterpress posters. For me, you could define my career by that alone—pushing myself to do things that I didn’t think I could do or that I thought I had no qualifications to do, yet I found a way to make them happen.”
– Cameron Moll
A quote from a wonderful new The Great Discontent Interview featuring Cameron Moll, a talented designer, and through and through good person that I greatly admire.
Cautious vs Creative
“You can be Cautious or you can be Creative (but there’s no such thing as a Cautious Creative).”
– George Lois
White Balancing Blocks
Who said building blocks are just for kids?
No.1 Tray
A minimal tray after my own heart. Designed by FTF Design Studio.
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New York Transit Museum
I just discovered this Transit Museum Feature over on the new Barclay Center site. Love that they are celebrating all things Brooklyn with this growing series.
The New York Transit Museum is my son’s favorite place in Brooklyn. Lucky us, it’s just down the street from our apartment. The museum is in an actual subway stop and allows you to go back in time in subway history. It’s totally worth a visit, not just for kids. I give it two swissmiss thumbs up!
Just Another Day at Tattly
If you ever wondered who is taking care of customer support at Tattly, here’s your answer.
(File that under “ILoveMyTeam”. Also, you can get that costume here.)
Live What You Love
This Live What You Love bracelet is a reminder to create a life we love, engage in relationships that we cherish, and do work we are passionate about. Because life is to be enjoyed, not endured. So, follow your dreams, be open to change, and build the life you love.
Amen.
letter.ly
letter.ly is a simple way to publish a subscription email newsletters. Consider me intrigued.
(via Michael Galpert)
Pik Vase
Not a big fan of vases, unless they are sculptural like this one. The Pik Vase is part of the modern craft collection by the trio behind France’s Y’a Pas Le Feu Au Lac, a popular phrase that loosely translates as “no need to hurry.”
A Creative Activity
“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.”
– John Updike
Cloudy
“Cloudy” is an adorable short by artists Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III of FriendsWithYou. Yes, my cloud obsession is still going strong.
(via designmom)