0 Geometric Art | Schematic I +II | Hailey Walsh

Schematic I + II | Hailey Walsh | Found thanks to The Jealous Curator 

0 Lucid Stead | Phillip K Smith

Lucid Stead is an installation in Palm Desert "composed of mirror, LED lighting, custom built electronic equipment and Arduino programming amalgamated with a preexisting structure, this architectural intervention, at first, seems alien in context to the bleak landscape.  Upon further viewing, Lucid Stead imposes a delirious, almost spiritual experience.  Like the enveloping vista that changes hue as time passes, Lucid Stead transforms.  In daylight the 70 year old homesteader shack, that serves as the armature of the piece, reflects and refracts the surrounding terrain like a mirage or an hallucination. As the sun tucks behind the mountains, slowly shifting, geometric color fields emerge until they hover in the desolate darkness. This transformation also adapts personal perception, realigning one’s sensory priorities. A heightened awareness of solitude and the measured pace of the environment is realized."

Lucid Stead | Phillip K Smith | Found thank to Dezeen

0 Built Prism Houses | Autumn de Wilde

Built Prism Houses | Commission for Cadillac | Autumn de Wilde | Curbed

0 Concrete Art | Esther Ruiz

Sculptures made from hydraulic cement, colored Plexiglas, paint, etc. 

These are just happy.

Concrete Art | Artist Esther Ruiz | Found thanks to Little Paper Planes

0 House + Repair Series | Drew Tyndell

Houses made from wood scraps? Yes, please.  Each of these make me happier than the last.  So many more in his portfolio.

Doesn't the last image remind you of yesterday's post?

House + Repair Series | Drew Tyndell | Found thanks to the Jealous Curator and Design for Mankind 

2 The Design Files Open House

I get excited every time I come across an image of The Design Files Open House.  I'm not sure why I haven't dedicated a post to it yet.  Lucy is amazing and the house is completely inspirational. Basically Lucy and her team transformed a beautiful home in Windsor, Melbourne, to create a pop-up retail event. (Side note: why are pop-up shops so awesome?  Maybe the temporariness?). They carefully selected a group of awesome designers, artist and makers to fill this space.  The outcome was fantastic.

Please visit Lucy's Blog, The Design Files for many more images and source information for the furniture, art, and other great items. 

The Design Files Open House. Photography by Brooke Holm

1 Pink and Yellow...

Inspiration for our living/dining room... pizzeria in perth by s&m mobilia

Found thanks to SFGirlByBay via Retail Design Blog.

0 Lou Mora and Sarah Yates Sneak Peek from Design Sponge

I included this image from Lou Mora and Sarah Yates's lovely Los Angeles home in my pool house wish list post, but their home is too good not to share more.  As you know I am a big fan of homes that have black walls, a mix of clean mid century pieces mixed with warm cozier items, and feel really happy without having too much stuff.  This home totally fits the bill.

Images from Sneak Peek: Lou Mora and Sarah Yates on Design Sponge.

1 My Week in Photos

0 Art from Dwell Studio: John Baptiste Geometrics

John Baptiste Geometrics Art from Dwell Studio

1 Work Hard and Be Kind

If you work 
really hard and
are kind, amazing
things will happen. 
-Conan O'Brien


From I Screen You Screen. Found thanks to Swiss Miss. 

0 Carlo Van De Roer Orbs

I am very excited to have just ordered these two prints by Carlo Van De Roer from 20x200. I absolutely love being in water, especially the ocean. I am a pisces after all (in every way possible), so it's pretty fitting.  So these prints really speak to me.  I absolutely love the artist's statement: 

The term “orb” is typically used to describe circular artifacts in photographs-artifacts which have been interpreted by some as spirits. Despite being debunked and explained (most commonly as backscatter from precipitation or dust), there’s a surprisingly widespread belief that orb photographs document the supernatural. There are organizations, conferences, hunts, field experts, detectors and websites dedicated to spiritualist orb photography.

This photographic search for something larger than ourselves was the starting point for this project. I photographed people in landscapes that are partly obscured by precipitation. The subjects are seen searching for or interacting with orbs, which are represented as dots covering parts of the scene.

Orb 5 (Long Island, New York) and Orb 3 (Blue Lagoon, Reykjavik, Iceland) by Carlo Van de Roer.

0 Rebecca Baumann

Automated Colour Field by Rebecca Baumann, made from flip clocks and colored paper...so cool. I would love to have this at my house, I have a feeling I could watch it for hours.  

0 Dwell Square and Circle Art

The simplicity of this pairing of graphic square and circle is just perfect. I love the wood frames too.


More awesomeness from Dwell Studio.

2 Julia Leach's Apartment from Lonny Magazine

This is my favorite house in the June/July issue of Lonny Magazine: the Manhattan apartment of Julia Leach, founder of Chance.  LOVE that art wall in the dining room and the bar cart. 

From the June/July issue of Lonny Magazine. Photography by Patrick Cline. Art Direction by Michelle Adams. Interior Design by Julia Leach.

0 Plywood Series Alphabet from Significant Others

Plywood Series Alphabet from Significant Others...that ampersand has shot to the top of my hypothetical tattoo inspiration list. 


Found thanks to Miss Moss.

0 Aaron Moran

Painted wood artwork from Aaron Moran...

0 Kristy Modarelli

The Aldas Project by Kristy Modarelli...pretty fantastic. 


Found thanks to the Jealous Curator. 

0 Black and White Circle Format Art

I'm loving these circle format art prints, especially in black and white, with nature/cosmic themes...


Deep Space from Samantha Hahn
Winter Collection Print 1 and Winter Collection Print 3 from Kelly Lynn Jones 
Available from Little Paper Planes 

3 Mid Century Dining Room

I can't stop thinking about this dining room that I found on Redneck Modern.  My parents recently bought a mid century house with an awesome view, but like many mid century homes it needs some love.  Despite the fact that more than half of the exterior walls are glass curtain walls, all the original wood makes it feel dark.  That's why I think Bret and Mary Peyton's home makes perfect inspiration. They successfully balanced the rich wood paneling with clean shiny whites and bright pops of color. Love the art, by the way. Just perfect.


Originally found thanks to Design Milk's Pinterest.