if you’re going to san francisco: living dolls.

February 16th, 2011 No comments

lauren and derek of san franciscos curiosity shoppe are already living dollsbut now, they are paper dolls! theyve been cloned in paper by the wondrously talented Chloe Fleury (thats her up on the fire escape!). Chloe is an amazing artist whose work will be celebrated this Friday evening at the curiositys shoppes opening party for her exhibit, San Francisco Made of Paper.

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Nature Deficit Disorder

February 13th, 2011 No comments

A depressing report from the sinister sounding Future Foundation, which claims 25% of children spend ALL their spare time in front of a screen. I assume it’s more or less the same 25% who can’t tell the difference between a wasp and a bee, who become the 26% of teenagers who, according to the think that bacon comes from sheep. Apparently parents blame bad weather or safety for their children not getting out more (or maybe worries about the sky falling in) – these are the grownups who don’t know that conkers grow on Chestnut Trees (40% of respondents). It’s just as well they don’t make their children play outside; a third of under 16s won’t because they don’t like getting their clothes dirty.

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February 13th, 2011 No comments

Its funny how much we try to save time, the less time we seem to have in our lives.

Between kids soccer games and choir practices, later hours at the office, and every day duties that have to be taken care of, theres not much time to truly get out and enjoy the vegetable garden.

Even with a busy lifestyle you can grow an awesome vegetable garden filled with fresh, wholesome foods. Here are twelve tips for saving time in your vegetable garden.

Dont Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

A huge vegetable garden filled with vegetables, fruits and flowers may be your dream, but take into account that the larger the vegetable garden the more maintenance it will require.

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ink on paper.

February 13th, 2011 No comments

simon walker.

i love the clever creativity of really good graphic design. and all kinds of type. im working on a site redesign (be forewarned, its gonna be way differenti hope you like it!). anyhow, i save bits of type i like all the time, and grain edit always inspires. grain edit shares good design from all over the world, right here in our own internet backyard.

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Hublot Luge by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre

February 10th, 2011 No comments

Faithful to the “Art of fusion” philosophy so dear to the brand, the Hublot Sledge is a feat of cutting-edge technology, combining ash wood for the structure, hand-sewn leather for the seat, carbon fibre for the handles and steel for the runners. In

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