of paper and things

by fernandadesu my computer crashed last week :( and the loaner i'm on is so archaic, i'm afraid that until i figure an alternative, i will need to take a break from blogging. i'm sorry. i'll be back as soon as is possible. please keep checking :)

by lloyd hughes i hope that whatever you want to happen this weekend, happens. and that it's lovely.

the danish island of samso, in 10 years, has cut its carbon footprint by 140%, and is now a model for 100% sustainability ~ with a simple grid of wind farms, solar panels and sheep. and it has been entirely a grassroots effort ~ all traditional fossil-fuel plants have been closed and dismantled, and new renewable-energy plants are owned by either individuals or a collective of residents of the island. in fact, the island's carbon footprint is negative, as it exports millions of kilowatt hours of electricity from renewable energy sources. we are not hippies, says soren harmensen (the project's mastermind). we just want to change how we use our energy without harming the planet or without giving up the good life. such a wonderful story ~ read the full report here . {via the guardian }

really nice 3-dimensional collage work by sarah bridgland .

rubiks cube typographic font generator by jas bhachu . rubber stamps are affixed to the four faces of the cube, making infinite the possibilities of creating new fonts. {via creative review }

lonely tiger ~ s/s 09 by ivana helsinki . sexy sweet.

nice. feather notebooks by littlepaperbird . original screenprinted drawings on hand-sewn, recycled paper notebooks.

white noise ~ poland 1999 by ori gersht . read the poignant story behind this project here .

incredible green (literally) advertising! last year, edina tokodi was commissioned by the southeastern pennsylvania transportation authority to develop a campaign to help commuters understand the positive environmental impact of regularly mass transit use. the installation included green walls and navigable moss icons in the market east station.

really beautiful products from caroline swift , who was previously head of knitwear for benetton. at some point, she became disillusioned by mass production, and began to focus on her philosophy of slow design ~ where care is taken and quality paramount...it is a philosophy about taking pleasure and pride in making things and passing that on. every piece is unique, and beautiful, including irish linen clothing, handblown glass and gorgeous paper-thin ceramic pieces.

remember the memory game? ps2 (a design firm based in brazil) has an adult version, annual gift: game , featuring 20 pairs of cards, each representing a different type family. this is so wonderfully type-geeky! i want it. {via notcot }

string series by impactist . lovely. {via design dust }

love these! limited to a series of 10. the design was achieved by scripting digits to create a halftone effect. the designs are famous images of utopian skyscrapers designed in the beginning of the 20th century. utopian bamboo skateboards by test collective .

eeek! my friend jackie, of peppermags , recently toured an interfaceFLOR carpet mill, made a nice video about it, and today it is featured on apartment therapy re-nest !! i am so happy for her, i had to share :)

incredible graphic and 3-dimensional work by jerzy goliszewski . {via share some candy }

i offer these objects as quiet, intimate moments with pattern. individual rings of white, 24 pound acid free paper are woven together in planned sequences and affixed into stationary forms. these delicate sculptures are all of a scale that would fit in the palm of one’s hand and would blow away with a breath. vulnerable and ephemeral, each piece stands still and generates a quiet rhythm created by the predictable order of its repeat pattern. whispering about form and structure, they beckon one to slow down and pause. ~ excerpt from artist statement have i mentioned i love paper? gorgeous objects by teresa ilene redden