New work from Lindsay Lehmann…

I'm loving the images from CT-based photographer, Lindsay Lehmann's, recent missionary trip to Nicaragua. Her black and white's have captured a soft spirit that is uncanny. Hope she'll have a show soon so we can see the rest of the work.

Oh, Canada…

Getting excited for a little jaunt to Quebec City this weekend. Crepes, Poutine and La Fin du Monde, here we come. Hopefully, after I come out of that food coma, I'll be able to wrangle some of my family over to see the Quebec in Design. 75years of Works from the Collection of the MNBAQ exhibit at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts.
Most excited to see one of the original versions of the "Solair" chair, a 1970s gem we've seen every summer on motel balconies lining route 1A up in York, Maine, designed by Fabio Fabiano and Michelange Panzini for IPL Plastics in Canada. Wonder if they have any for sale in the gift shop?

Pacific

Last night I caught the first of 10 episodes of Pacific, the sister mini-series to Band of Brothers. While I thought the episode was a huge success, the introduction made an even bigger impact. Charcoal drawings crumble into Japanese Ink paintings, which melt into stunning black and white photography and then seamlessly morph into video. There is a clear connection between the charcoal breaking and exploding bombs and the red-ink in the Japanese ink-drawings and bloodshed. It's captivating, smart, relevant and moving.
I realize this is sort of a dreary topic for a Monday morning, but if you're in the Northeast today, you'll understand.
Anyone know which studio is responsible?

Soiled.

Frito Lay was a staple of my youth, literally. I spent my summers on Alexander's Lake in Connecticut just a few miles away from the Frito Lay plant. Every afternoon around 3:00, just after Mr. Frosty made his daily route, we would get the waft of frying potatoes, and our local AM radio station gave away Frito Lay snack packs when you won a contest. You loved the chips, but we hated the smell… and the smoke stacks.
I was glad to see that for all the pollution they've emitted over the years in CT's Quiet Corner, Frito Lay is taking some major green initiatives with their new packaging for Sun Chips due out Earth Day. The new bag is made of plant-based ingredients that when thrown in my compost heap will turn into dirt in as little as 14 weeks.
Maybe it will make me feel a little less guilty about eating SunChips when by the end of summer, it will be feeding my sweet potatoes in my garden! My only question… when are they going to do it for the Ruffles, Doritos and Lays?

I hear you… loud and clear…

One too many parties without a dishwasher, can make a girl (and her husband) go crazy, or at least start scouring Craigslist for a dishwasher. So when I came across this print from Kelly Lassere via Grand in Somerville, I could completely empathize. I love the artist's honest and quirky sense of humor combined with her gutsy and deliberate style. And well, I'm a sucker for hand-written typography. Kelly's prints are available at Grand and online at Little Paper Planes.
I'm dying to get this print for my husband, and maybe after we install a dishwasher, he actually would kindly agree to do the dishes for the rest of our lives–that is if I kindly agree to cook.

Tea time

We've been bad bloggers, over two weeks without a new post. Needless to say, we've been a little busy. But after a wave of warmth this weekend, and it's inspired us to get back on the blogwagon.
So to ease back into blogging, we put together a little color inspiration. These Chinese tea tins from Pearl River have a vintage vibe, with a saturated color palette that is so Spring. Punchy hues combined with brass, black and white – we're aching to apply these colors to our next project… any takers?