see: le bel ete

this quirky little short
for vanessa bruno, s/s '10
featuring lou doillon
is full of whimsy and sweet languor all at once...

love: cheeky totes

chip chop totes are too cute for words!
my personal fave is the dali-inspired one.
dali + the 'stache trend = pure awesomeness!

love: a single man

what a beautiful film.
i loved every single thing about it:
the aesthetic, the soundtrack, the mise en scene, the era,
the way the camera zoomed and focused on the smallest details,
the dialogue, the dark, subtle humour,
the romance, the catharsis, the tragedy, the narration...
and of course
christopher isherwood, tom ford, matthew goode,
and the man who put flesh and blood and unparalleled charm to austen and fielding's mr. darcy...
colin firth.

and yes, if you must know,
i did cry...

see: yellow submarine

how very, very cool is this!?
for those people who love tea as much as i do,
this is perhaps one of the coolest things i have seen.

all i can hear in my head right now is:
'we all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, yellow submarine...'

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found here

see: blush + snow

sometimes i daydream
of paris or prague
in the winter
and somehow i picture everything
in a shade of
the warmest white,
the palest grey,
and the pinked cheeks of girls who live
in these cities where magic exists in the everyday...








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images from studio violet
and the society ink

see: leave (a short)

Leave Me from Daros Films on Vimeo.

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all of us have
once-upon-a-time's
as if our lives were a book.
and sometimes it is hard
not to want to flip back
to old pages
just to make sure
that everything up to where you are now
is where you are supposed to be
and that everything before
is just as it was and will remain unchanged
no matter how many times
you go back
the story remains the same:
once upon a time you were 19
and it was July
and you believed in meant-to-be's...

see: dace

how inspiring is this canadian label/designer?

DACE Spring 2010 from Arcade Original on Vimeo.

(here is a little secret:
well, not so much anymore...
i keep thinking about going to art/design school.
i would love to go to parsons...
but there's this nagging, practical, superego side of me that
thinks pursuing something like this is almost indulgent.
or that i am not talented enough.
perhaps i should feel more than think...
sigh.)

see: andy warhol polariod

rep'n canada!



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image from hypebeast

see: where the wild things are...

and let the wild rumpus start! :)

see: the appeal of teal

i still have to tell you about my birthday weekend.
but for now... how about some teal?








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images via ffffound, apartment therapy,
plum pretty sugar, & snippet&ink

just because: mermaid matches

designed by packaging & logo extraordinaire louise fili

love: le coup de soup packaging

by danish artist peter urban

how cool is it that each label looks hand-written
and the little pastel floral print looks like pretty doodle-ry!?







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found via lovely package

taste: pho

pho (traditional vietnamese beef noodle soup)
is an awesome comfort food.
but what's more awesome is this
tableware set designed specifically for this dish
(and meant to look like a traditional vietnamese lantern)
by designer omid sadri.





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found via yankodesign

love: eames chair

i have professed my love for mr. eames
and his beautiful chairs many times before.
and still, like an infatuated school girl,
i swoon and swoon.
and one day, when i have my very own pieces,
i shall swoon some more.







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images via ffffound and designsponge

see: forgotten things

still life photography by burcu avsar

touch: cuddly clouds

so, while perusing the internet, i luckily stumbled upon
the artist (donna wilson) who makes
the soft lambswool blankets that can
make you cozy as a posie
that i mentioned in my prior post.

and since the sun has just been to shy
to come out this summer,i figured
why not share some more of her work
that make rain clouds just a little
more easy to love when sunshine has been
so, so scarce.

touch: paper & wood art

by lizzie thomas


a surprise of delicate paper cut-outs "inspired by the 'hidden seasons' of japan and scottish highlands" unfold from hinged wooden boxes.

neat right?