I'm Lovin': Amazing LEGO Birds

I found these amazing LEGO birds on the Colossal website today. They're designed and constructed by Thomas Poulsom. The open wings are amazing. And don't you just love that hanging box of rennet?

If you love these birds too, head on over to the LEGO website and show Thomas some lovin' support.

Thanks for teaching us to think different Steve Jobs

The Incredible Paper Clip

I found this pendant lamp online today while looking for a tutorial on how to make a diffuser for my camera flash (I don't know why my husband thinks I'm addicted to the internet).

Designed by Gary Ponzo, the light is made out of paperclips and pretty much nothing else. The chicest DIY project I've ever seen.

Fabric Envy

I'm absolutely in love with this gorgeous Daisy Janie fabric designed by Jan DiCintio. Unfortunately at $56/yard, it's a bit over my budget. The fabric hunt continues.

defamiliarize the ordinary

Some recent inspiration in the field of graphic design. Hope all you creative-types (and non-creative) find the following quote enlightening:

"From Impressionism to Pop Art, the commonplace and even the comic strip have become ingredients for the artist’s cauldron. What Cézanne did with apples, Picasso with guitars, Léger with machines, Schwitters with rubbish, and Duchamp with urinals makes it clear that revelation does not depend upon grandiose concepts. The problem of the artist is to defamiliarize the ordinary."

Paul Rand