sometimes i think the only reason i continue my subscription to dwell magazine is for the ads. most of the aesthetic in the homes they feature is too modern and cold for me, but i really do like learning where to get cool stuff. most of it is out of range price-wise, but is good to keep in mind for when i'm rich and famous. here are some finds:
how cool is this??
(from the food map container website)
"the food map container is a growing space for an edible garden (it could also be used for non-edible plants). The curvillinear form of the container base is specifically designed to let water drain quickly and evenly...the food map container has rubber casters so one could move the container easily to the best growing space as weather and sunlight conditions change...the hdpe used in the food map container is 100% post consumer recycled content hdpe, and the frame is 40-100% recycled steel."
man, i'm really going to want these for growing my mini-gardens on our 2 new balconies.
i have no idea where i'd put these, but the self-adhesive metal tiles from interior 51 make me want to come up with a place.
definitely my favorite find of the day is the romp store. are these egglings the cutest things ever or what??
oh...if only the birdhouse lamp weren't so expensive and out of stock. also, notice the cool wall decal behind it. romp cuts all sorts of trees, animals, and other objects out of vintage wallpaper and sells them. once again, when i'm rich and famous. or...maybe just a splurge for a kid's room some day.
OK...i think that's enough fantasizing for one day. :)
i just wanted to show you what the film and plates looked like for my current 3-color letterpress job that i'm working on. you design your stuff on the computer, then send it in to be made into film:
then you take your film and your sheet of photo-polymer, stick it in the magical machine and ZAP!! 20 minutes later, here is what the plates look like:
soo...last weekend we had the cleaning people over to get rid of all the construction mung, and also got the trovata sofa and lounge chair delivered from crate and barrel. we set up the new dining room table and chairs from pier 1, and unveiled the rug from west elm. it turns out our new hallway is a lot longer than i thought it was - and the 2 runners from west elm might not be enough. ian thinks it's ok to have some space between them and i agree - but not if there is more space than rug! trouble is, the rugs no longer exist at west elm. so i might have to do some digging. anyway, here are photos from the place as we transform it into our new home:
if you remember a little while back, i went about explaining the process of registration for a letterpress project i'm working on for my chicago locavores group. well...i got a little sidetracked but finally made the first attempt last night. after working through an odd squeaky roller problem, registration for the first 2 colors went swimmingly! here's what it looks like:
you'll notice that two of the bottom crop marks are missing - something i had to do to get the piece to fit in pairs on a sheet of paper. since i've got all the other marks, though, cutting these up shouldn't be a problem. i'm pretty happy with how i mixed the colors - the scan doesn't show them 100% accurately but they look great on the paper. if you look closely you'll see how the green and blue crop marks line up fairly well - well enough for this particular registration anyhow. i used french paper speckletone in true white, cover weight.
when i add the 3rd color and the back, i'll post it.
