Binbags at The Temporium
Studio Toogood makes these fantastic handbags from old binocular cases. Called Binbags, the products are sourced from second-hand stores and then individually adapted with...
Finds
Seeds of Wild Flowers
An amazing microscopic image of the “Seeds of Wild Flowers” by Yanping Wang from the Beijing Planetarium.
Market & Fruit Picking Pack
Get ready for harvest with this gem from the Kaufmann Mercantile Store! The rattan basket will keep those farmer’s market tomatoes from getting smashed...
Giant Rubber Bands
I’ve got to have these giant rubber bands! They’re actually used in the shipping industry to bind boxes together on pallets, which begs the...
Massive Woodturning
I love this amazing shot of the late Ed Moulthrop at work from Apartment Therapy. Kickback while turning something like this would be absolutely...
Leaf-it Gingko
A lovely new twist on the old standby from Appree, available at designboom.
Cardboard Zoo by Claude Jeantet
Wonderful cardboard animals created by Parisian architect Claude Jeantet, available at Lisa Fontanarosa.
Back To School
Not like anything at Present & Correct would end up in my child’s book bag–I couldn’t resist tucking it away in my “personal stash.”
Ed Emberley & Friends
If you’re going to be in Los Angeles between now and August 7th, be sure not to miss “Scion Presents: Ed Emberley & Friends”...
Pacifier Sunglasses
A novel approach for keeping eye protection in place for your baby by Lytot. The idea came to French designer Ahmed Zikr while he...
Polyhedrons and Polytopes
Models of polyhedra by 89 year old Magnus Wenninger, “a pioneer in the mathematical art community, whose models of polyhedra have inspired a new...
Inspiration Pad
Inspiration Pad by Marc Thomasset–I love this!
A Wonderful World
A wonderful world map print based on an original Famille Summerbelle hand paper cut. The Famille Summerbelle blog has a great video of the...
Obsolete Embroidery
San Francisco artist Lauren DiCioccio‘s tedious hand-embroidery instills nostalgia for the tangible and familiar media that are fast become obsolete. Amazing!
Summer Inspiration
Here’s a peek at some of the posts I’m contributing to Joanna Goddard’s lovely blog A Cup of Jo while she takes a well-earned...