Design Crush » fabric

04-27-12

Happy Weekend

01/ A fold-out bookshelf, for when you want to be fancier than you are.
02/ Huge awesome/creepy marionettes!
03/ How to make a cardboard chandelier!
04/ A reusable drink carrier that’s perfect for picnic-ing.
05/ Abstract embroidery is a thing!
06/ 10,000 meters of yarn can be really beautiful.
07/ DIY marbled glassware that’s practically screaming for a good cocktail.
08/ Doubt many people are throwing this concrete business card away.
09/ Travel tic-tac-toe that’s perfect for roadtrips.
10/ The World’s Longest Invoice. Happy I don’t have anything to add to it just yet.

09-09-11

David Hanauer creates beautifully patterned rugs with the use of overhead landscape shots from Google Earth. I love how they take on such an abstract look and then aha! you traps what you’re looking upon. (via TeenAngster)

09-06-11

Oh, Honey Badger

I don’t know what it is about the not-so-lovable honey badger, but I can’t seem to get enough. At least this plushie version from Royal Mint lacks the teeth and venomous snake snack that the real thing is so fond of.

06-14-11

Caitlin Hinshelnood

Hand-dyed cotton animal purses from Caitlin Hinshelnood showcase beautiful sketches of animals. And it’s sort of a two for one, because each purse is dyed a different color with a different set of animals on either side. I like these lots. (via Creature Comforts)

04-22-11

Hobo Lantern + Bag

Check out some unexpected multifunctional design in Molo Design’s Hobo Lantern + Bag. The felted wool bag is sturdy, durable, and works well for day-to-day use. Empty the bag, turn on the LED light source, and you have a portable luminary that beautifully highlights the felt’s natural weave.

04-11-11

Silk Tees

These silk tees from Rachel Rose look perfectly light and airy for the first days of warm weather. Each one is made to order, so you’re getting an absolute one of a kind item. Ink blot test, anyone? {via ali loves curtis}

04-07-11

It’s OK

This needs to be hung prominently in my home. {via Eat Drink Chic}

03-25-11

Tea Towelin’

Tea towels are one of those things that I’m continually amassing, then wondering where they all came from. I love that it’s essentially an empty canvas of material that can be turned into an affordable piece of art. Then we display it on a hook or draped over the oven handle in our kitchen, and dry our dishes and our hands on it. A little under-appreciated, no? (Kidding!) I’ve got my eye on these beauties.

Dishes I’d Rather Be Doing by dear colleen

Houndstooth tea towel by Avril Loreti

Jatski tea towels by marimekko

linen tea towel by sweet nature designs

Tasty Double Cheeseburger towel set by girls can tell

Ink Blot Tea Towel by Pigeon Toe

03-23-11

Moa Baskets

Moa baskets are handmade by Marcel Basau and Eva Marquerre. The team uses a techinique in which elastic yarn is woven on a wooden stretcher and covered in resin, then the stretcher is pressed down over a form and secured until dry. Voila, a basket is born.

12-03-10

Erin Dollar.

I have a serious artist crush on Erin Dollar. She has a keen eye for modern abstract and carries her talent across different mediums, which I absolutely adore. Oh, she also makes beards.