Fancy Vodka...To Go!

You know I am an addict of well designed packaging. Because of this, I visit the site Lovely Package often and ooh and aahhh over the selected projects. This one really popped out at me today...


How fantastic is that? Kraftstoff Vodka by The Deli Garage has some of the best packaging I've seen in a long time. A built in flask? I mean really, how can you go wrong?! It comes in three unique flavors...


There is Melon Mint


Ginger Coriander...mmmm


and Espresso.

I just love the illustrations...detailed and cheeky. How great are those flavors...I think I need to hop on a plane to Germany to check these guys out!

Living Graffiti

I was excited to find this article about living graffiti on the inhabitat website. What a novel idea. Artist Edina Tokodi is taking standard graffiti to a whole new level...


Creating living installations made entirely of moss, Tokodi is interested in the tie between man and nature and how people (specifically city dwellers) feel a disconnect with the environment. A large part of her art simply involves watching how passers by react to the living pieces. Do they stop? Do they walk right by? Do they dismantle the pieces or begin to care for them?


This idea of art as a living thing, having a life of its own and ever changing really intrigues me. Adding to the environment's beauty and bringing nature to places where natural beauty is sparse...what a creative idea!

Feeling Woody!

As I admire our new cedar fence that surrounds 80% of our house, I wonder at the beauty of wood. What an amazing natural resource with so many uses. Check out these designs...all of you guessed it: WOOD!



I love this mobile called Samara from Adrift Mobiles. My Dad had a cool mobile of various pinecones hanging in his living room as I grew up. This reminds me of it in a sleek, modern way. I can just envision it hanging in the corner of my office. You can pick your own up here.



These wooden USB Sticks from OOOMS Dutch Design Studio are ingenious. Who would have thought of that? I love the mix of nature and technology. Soo great!


I guess I'm inspired by my surroundings, because this wood stapler would work perfectly in my office as well. Do I feel a theme coming on? Pick it up at the Curiosity Shoppe.

I could go on all day, but this is my favorite...





How great is that wood clutch? I mean really, how do people come up with this stuff?! This groovy little number can be snatched up here and comes in ebony or zebra wood with white or black leather lining or maple and walnut with gorgeous screen printed details. Yummy!

All Praise Adam Frank & Lumen

Let there be light! How absolutely gorgeous, whimsical, unique and fantastic are these?



Designer Adam Frank has release a line of light sculptures called Lumen that are to die for. Each is intended to be a study of light and shadow and they are magnificent. Many dreamy shapes are available.


I really love them all...





You can place them on a table top, or for optimal viewing, place them on a matching wall mount...


These little treasures are available on Adam Frank's website or via Velocity Art & Design. All I can say is love, love, love!

My First Crush

I saw this video on Creature Comforts and just had to share it...


It is so very sweet and the illustrations by Julia Pott are marvelous. I find myself wanting to watch it again and again. I hope you enjoy it too and remember back to your darling first crush! Ain't love grand?!

Type Coasters

When recently looking at Element Clay Studio, I found their online artist's market called Supermarket. There are so many fantastic products featured. I especially love these type coasters by ACD...




Set in Baskerville SemiBold and carved out of treated plywood...what a perfect gift for a graphic designer. I may just have to buy these for my studio. If you want a set of your own, you can find them here!

Etsy Love

I often find myself killing a lot of time on etsy. If you aren't familiar, it is an online marketplace for artists where they can feature their handmade items and will be the location of the future Suite 7 Creative shop (coming soon).

My most recent find is Heather Knight Ceramics at Element Clay Studio.


I love the modern, organic shapes of her work. These urchin bowls would be perfect for my apartment...


You can use them as votive holders, a great place to hold your rings or just beautiful art objects. A handful of the pieces come with a glazed interior which hold a great pop of color!




Check out these fantastic botanical wall tiles.




I love the way they look in groups...



They even have beautiful orb sculptures to offer. I love them!




Check out Heather Knight's portfolio here.

Stanley Donwood

So, I know I've been a little stuck lately...posting about travel, then Radiohead then travel then Radiohead. See a pattern? Well, this is the perfect blend. When in Amsterdam, Stein and I came across a fantastic gallery featuring the work of Stanley Donwood. Known as the "Radiohead artist", Donwood produces amazing, ironic, whimsical art that has been featured on Radiohead albums since 1994.








Donwood has a fantastic website called Slowly Downward. Check it out! You can purchase your own print of his work. Wonderful! Geniuses must run in packs...

Thom Yorke is a GENIOUS

image via the Radiohead Blog
The Radiohead concert last night was one of the best shows I've seen in my life. The energy was fantastic, the music was out of this world with intensity and emotion and the stage set of lights and video screens was like nothing I've ever seen before. Long ropes of energy saving LED lights hung from the ceiling truss creating a "room" around the band. With each song a different lighting scheme was projected and illuminated...pulsing and moving to the beat. Really, utterly fantastic. I'll have to do some research as to who designed it. I am impressed!

Stage prior to show start...image via flickr
image via gizmondo
image via Lithium Creations
image via Woof in Stereo
image via flickr
To top it off, they played an amazing set list...check this out!

01. 15 Step
02. Reckoner
03. Optimistic
04. There There
05. All I Need
06. Pyramid Song
07. Talk Show Host
08. The National Anthem
09. The Gloaming
10. Videotape
11. Lucky
12. Faust Arp (Thom messes up lyrics several times, starts singing Neil Young's "Tell Me Why"; Jonny tries to follow along but can't quite get the chords. Phil comes out and drops an American dollar bill out in front of Thom and Jonny and runs away laughing. Thom and Jonny crack up completely to loud cheers. Thom tries again, says "F*@k it!", but then continues and finishes the song.)
13. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
14. Climbing Up The Walls
15. Dollars and Cents
16. Nude
17. Bodysnatchers

Encore 1
18. How to Disappear Completely
19. Arpeggi/Weird Fishes
20. Idioteque
21. In Limbo
22. Street Spirit

Encore 2
23. You And Whose Army?
24. No Surprises
25. Everything In Its Right Place

For me, the highlights were of course Weird Fishes/Arpeggi and Talk Show Host. I can still hear them when I close my eyes. And two encores...are you kidding me?! SO fantastic. I'm without words. Anyone who can make it to this show should. It is well worth it! I'll leave you with a recording of the Faust Arp comedy, and of course one of my two favorite moments. Enjoy!

Faust Arp:


Talk Show Host: