of paper and things

oh my. a trust in winged things from kristen flemington ~ pencil and paint drawings over photographs (view large). oh my. have a lovely, lovely weekend! {via roadside scholar }

lovely limited edition letterpress card set ~ a collaboration between pistachio press and shanna murray.

looove the lockwood chair from misewell , a newly formed furniture design and manufacturing company founded by vincent and paul georgeson. check out their portfolio ~ some really nice pieces.

isn't this beautiful? see . saw by l filipe dos santo . this (above) from this (below).

hello map by zsuzsanna ilijin . this map illustrates (in all hand-drawn type) how to say hello in every country in the world. fantastic!

alada salt + pepper set by estudio manos love these salt + pepper cellar sets from horne . all of them. i like. sculptural salt + pepper cellar set by bodo sperlein salt + pepper boat cellar set by ditte fischer high temp salt + pepper cups by simplemente blanco

823 key project ~ a community of reverie 21,398 keys, 26 artist grants, one vision: 823keyproject . it’s about uniting 823 people—and the work of one enterprising artist—through a common pulse, a thread that links the contribution and purchases of many to the creation of one vision. through a series of one-of-a-kind, vintage, handmade, skeleton-key necklaces, 823keyproject will grant musicians and writers, painters and photographers, travelers and revelers the proverbial key to showcase their unique interpretation of the world with an emphasis on authentic and community-minded work. all proceeds from the purchase of these unique and beautiful vintage skeleton key necklaces are placed into a fund to provide grants to artists. it's a lovely project ~ read more here . {via hello francis }

these may be the cutest wedding save-the-date cards i've seen. very clever. {via a cup of jo }

fascinating tile concept by ronan and erwan bouroullec , in collaboration with kvadrat . {via contemporist }

please let there be a party in my near future which requires one of these dresses, from kate towers .

lovely corrugated cardboard lamp from the diseno cartonero (garbage collector design) series by santiago morahan .

some really nice prints (in make-me-happy-colors) available over at peepshop .

incredible piecemeal coffee table designed by thomas wold for good hotel san francisco . {via at ny }

my friend jackie at peppermags posted recently about spoonflower , an online service which allows you to design and print your own fabric. i'm fascinated by the idea ~ came across a beautiful example of the possibilities of this concept at the small object , and wanted to share. sarah wrote a letter to her niece and designed a fabric around it, spoonflower printed the fabric, and then sarah made this wonderful quilt as a holiday gift for her niece. so thoughtful and lovely.

stories told in incredible miniature paper sculptures by andrew scott ross . by intersecting biological and archaeological themes with personal and primitive mythology, my art practice explores the fragilities inherit to culture and our often-tenuous relationship with the natural world. the grey cardstock scenes are from peter and the wolf , an installation/performance at the guggenheim, in collaboration with isaac mizrahi and the julliard orchestra. the white paper scenes are from the series rocks and rocks and caves . {via a good idea on paper }

obama's first signature as president. beautiful, no? graphology is the study of handwriting in order to analyze character. though the history of the discipline is controversial, there is sufficient anecdotal evidence to indicate it as a useful tool in evaluating personality. if so, there is good news... president obama's signature reveals a higher level of emotional energy and an inherent tendency for success. the slant of his signature is mostly vertical, which indicates a steadiness in his emotional response to external forces. and, the imaginary line where small letters rest, the baseline, is slightly wavy, which tells of a healthy balance between optimism and pessimism. steady hand. steady head. steady heart. sounds very promising. {image via urban preschool }

wonderful diy lighting projects from 101 woonideeën . the site is in dutch ~ i've translated the pages for these projects here and here , though the english is quite broken and some key information is seemingly lost in the translation. still, very inspiring. {via ninainvorm }

did you miss me?* by cloudjuice largest nail mosaic, ever by saimir strati ~ incredible life's for sharing we're all gonna die i just love this video obama's people by nadav kander, as published in the new york times i want one ! hope you have a comfy, cozy, lovely weekend!

something about this dress ...i just love it. made of organic cotton jersey by emily ryan .

papp 2 horse by alex hellum . made of cardboard. i like it.