frame building

many moons ago my sister dated the brother of this fine frame builder, they do not come cheap but what amazingly beautiful bikes he builds.......

ellis cycles


Ellis Cycles from Chris Harris on Vimeo.


swooning for an ellis road bike............

indigo

found this artists work on cargoh, another etsyesque online marketplace, she is crazy talented, 
the first photos are street paintings she did, i just love public artwork.......

these are drawings inside found boxes.....beautiful

paris vs new york

a parisan artist transplanted in nyc, vahram muratyan, creates simple graphics comparing and contrasting the two cities

awesome work

artist/carver dalton ghetti's medium is pencils, and he is so talented!!! 
what i'd give to possess that skill

 SWEET!!

art installation

wow, haven't been around much this week, oops.
between bringing in plants form the cold, nursing a sick dog and other various distractions, well, i guess the week got away from me.

check out this installation done in belgium by artist mehmet ali uysal

happy weekend to all and hopefully i'll be back to regular posting next week

beautiful winter pics

i just love these pics from Jo Bradford, these and more here

just because

i love these posters, they are super

these and more found here

and then there were four

a while back i posted about projects i was working on, well......

to fruition!!

this is the first light fixture i fabricated for our dining room back in july

inspired by the work of lindsay adelman

and this is the one i fabricated for our kitchen

and these are the two new ones, the first i posted about earlier, you can see what it originally looked like when i purchased it, it required tons of grinding to get the layers of brown lead paint off, and probably years off my life as i was wearing no mask and coughed and sneezed for days to follow.

and the final fixture was inspired by a post on apartment therapy

and that should be it for a while as far as fixtures go........

(cue brow wipe)

all pictures shot on my iphone, don't be jealous of our awesome popcorn ceilings!!!

tea obsession

tea, the art of making it and drinking it dates waaaaaaay back and it is a religious experience for some, all that aside many many artists, designers and the like have taken the very elementary concept and transformed it to art and fun


these two tea infusers are pretty cute

found here

via

then there is the amazing selection of tea bag designs

hanger tea by soon mo kang found here

origami tea found here

both of these also found here

mine furniture

artist mati karmin from estonia, is a crazy talented sculptor

he makes all kinds of furniture and functional pieces from old russian mines

check out these fireplaces, 

they would be the perfect addition to a mid century modern home

the baby carriage:

cool chair, very mid century looking as well

dreamy bathtub..........

a wonderful swing,

not a bad showroom space either, and check out that bed!!!

check out the area in which he gets these mines