1 pair of earrings destroys 500 assault rifles
Hello Monday. Today’s company goes to show you that with a little imagination and heart, dreadful can be transformed into beautiful. Fonderie47 was created by Peter Thum (of Starbucks Ethos water) and John Zapolski. Together with designers Roland Iten and Philip Cangri, they take confiscated AK-47 rifles from the Democratic Republic of Congo and transform...
One to Watch: Maria Parsons
. . . I'm running late but couldn't leave before sharing the work of the talented Maria Parsons. She's a British/Danish fashion designer and illustrator who graduated from Kolding School of Design in June 2011. She's also a competitor in the MUUSE/VOGUE ITALIA competition I posted about a while back.
thos
THOS is luxury cashmere clothing with a soul. The essence of luck, positive spiritual energy, is literally captured within the collection. Each piece of THOS’ limited edition has been made out of the finest mongolian cashmere and has been worn by a child jockey during one of the few spectacular horse races. The pieces are...
Random Obsession (Bathtub Sofa)
Every time I watch Breakfast at Tiffany's I obsess over Holly's bathtub sofa...
It’s a Wrap (Cont.)
Konfetti/ Decor8/Simple + Pretty/ Lady and the Blog And the sporadic posting continues… as I attempt to organize my life, check out these awesome gift-wrapping ideas… Once Comcast (evil, evil, bad connection Comcast) and I work out our connection speed difficulties, I should be back and posting soon. Hope you are finding peace in the...
(Pick a) Stop and Shop!
I know the whole food-truck/ clothing-truck/ truck-shop thing has been around for a while… but I have to say, I am still loving the idea and still get kind of excited every time I see one. . .
Tea Time With MaryRose
What a clever idea! British designer Abigail MaryRose Clark is the original maker of repurposed vintage teacup bracelets. I love the green and blue bracelets in the featured image… a great gift idea, no? Sizes, shapes and color vary and each is one of a kind. Have a favorite tea cup? Abigail is happy to...
Gettin’ Twiggy With It (Buy + DIY)
I am a big fan of unique silver bracelets… One of my favorites is a hand-made intertwining-vine bracelet I found at a vintage jewelry store. It’s breathtaking! It would look perfect with the crop of twig-inspired bangles that have been popping up at little shops on Etsy and in little boutiques on Charles Street and...
katastrophic
Katastrophic designer Melissa Jenkins creates lovely handmade goodies from her home-studio in Austin, Texas.
1 GARMENT IN 6 FABRICS = 22 LOOKS
Rad Hourani S/S 12 Collection #8 from models.com on Vimeo. I wrote about Rad Hourani back in April and love the looks and concept behind his SS12 collection. 1 garment + 6 fabrics = 22 looks. More on Models.com and facebook.
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