of paper and things

untitled by linden tea resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your contribution to the fund of general enjoyment. ~ sydney smith hope your new year is happy, happy!!

random acts of kindness + the creation of moments of positive self realization. you are beautiful . project installations... and these are photos of a movement inspired by the project, catalogued here ... this. project. makes. me. so. happy.

sandra juto (of smosch ) is a very talented illustrator and artist and maker of lovely knitted things, like these wrist worms . i love, love them. shop for wrist worms and other nice products here , visit her website here , enjoy her wonderful blog here , and see more photos of her work here .

love this idea from sweet paul . here's a way to dress up a candle, and lov-e-ly so. use an old sweater, some glue, and, there you go.

papier a1 & a2 bags , designed by stefan diez for authentics . made of the synthetic paper tyvek, and fully recyclable. {via today and tomorrow }

nice posters in nice palettes by delicious design league , who also have some crazy beautiful posters in brighter, louder colors. but i'm liking the quiet today. hi! hope your holiday has been most wonderful so far!

i love this idea! no instructions available...but, 3 cord kits, modified, a branch, and voila! {via design milk }

run to me, whenever you're lonely. by olivia bee and...i'm off! 2 weeks vacation is looking pretty wonderful about now! i will suspend regular posting through the holidays, but will no doubt share random bits of interest here and there. for now: lovely ! and this too! here's hoping you have a wonderful holiday! until next year...

the paper chair , by mario stadelmann . made from recycled newspaper. and quite stylish. {via apartment therapy }

love this ruffle jacket from makool loves you .

this is fabulous. that is all. by nendo . {via sub-studio design }

wow! book tower from the project arguments by tom bendtsen . i love the interior view, and the arrangement by color. {via paper schmaper }

new nea wall wear designs from janick ! these were made exclusively for an event in montreal, using vintage metal frames. janick has promised that any pieces that didn't sell will be posted in her etsy shop . the event ended this past weekend, and while i hope dear janick sold the lot of them, i surely would love to adorn the walls of my daughter's room with one or two or all of these sweet pieces! :)

the vladimir mirror is made from recycled shipping pallets. designed by karl zahn, and available on commission here . {via better living through design }

i have such a thing for simple, beautifully-crafted utilitarian objects. these porcelain pieces by kirsten coelho are a perfect balance of form and function. so lovely!

oh, i love the new colour theory series from estasketch ! original mixed media work ~ screenprinted figures with paintchip collage accents.

i loooove the leather goods offered by nomad & nest . their ethos is "we love our stuff to be cherished, not chucked," and thus the approach to production is be resourceful, to eliminate waste in the process and to make heirloom quality products. all are made from furniture industry scraps, and each is wholly unique. and handsome. {via design milk }

the xmas tree by buro north . made of plywood, produced via low-energy techniques, and flat-packed for ease and efficiency of transport. unfortunately, they are out of stock for this year, but look for another run next year. i love it! {via dezeen }