Angus Whines

Pantyhose

Pumpkins wrapped in stockings.  Happy Halloween indeed.



Via mimi & meg

Crayons

Crayon food bars.  Delish.







Via designboom

Realism

Bloody hell.  These are paintings, not photographs, by Gregor Thielker. Amazing.







Via Something Changed

Autumn

Well.  Where on earth do you get the patience to carve a leaf like this?



Via hither & thither

Bike Names

More sensational bikes.  Yes please.







Via Bem Legaus

Best in Class

The Best Made Company was founded on the principle that a well made object can "enlighten, entertain, and inspire".  They're not about offering loads of options - they're about finding or making the very best possible product in each chosen category.  Excellent.

Case in point these beautifully crafted axes:



Via Creature Comforts

Upside Down

Crikey.



Via inspire me now

Jet Stream

Patrick Eberhard has created a website celebrating the fabulous corporate material of and graphic design for Swissair.  Quite rightly too.





Via grain edit

Horse

I need this bike.



Via Bem Legaus

Paddington

Can someone please buy me this terrace in Paddington?







More photos here

Cat Nip

Further evidence of the brilliance that exists on Etsy.  Cute animal heads filled with potent catnip by Spellwell, to prevent your cat from generously bringing you the real thing.

Death

Another fascinating and well written article, this time about the battle between staving off death with aggressive interventions versus focusing on improving the days that terminal patients have left.

Disturbing but positively thought provoking.  I need to subscribe to The New Yorker.

China

This stunning reusable mug makes me seriously regret the plain one I purchased the other day.



Via design*sponge

Desks

The desks of creative people.  Worth watching.



Via Doobybrain

Small Change

In case you haven't seen it, Malcolm Gladwell's view of social media in The New Yorker is fascinating.

Dare

I miss working at Dare.  It's still one of the best office cultures I've ever had the pleasure to experience.

Yarn

I adore Debbie Smyth's work.







Via Mimi & Meg

Peaches

I'd happily eat these every morning.



Via Eight Hour Day

Tunes

Okay, seriously, I need this Orla Kiely radio when it comes out.



Via decor8

Inspiration

Nathan and Katie of Eight Hour Day have decided to travel across the United States for an entire year, in search of good design and inspiration.  They sold their home, rented out their studio, and have hit the road with their gorgeous dog in a cute little Volkswagen.  I'm so jealous.







Via seesaw designs

Tissues

Fascinating article about physical media leaving a deeper footprint in our brains.  Sounds logical, but it's interesting nevertheless:

"The research project used MRI brain scans to show that our brains process paper-based and digital marketing in different ways, and in particular that paper ads caused more emotional processing.  According to the study, physical media left a “deeper footprint” in the brain, even after for controlling for the increase in sensory processing for tangible items."

"...physical material is more “real” to the brain. It has a meaning, and a place. It is better connected to memory because it engages with its spatial memory networks."

"The study also found that the tangible materials involved more emotional processing in the subjects, important from a branding and ad recall standpoint."

Via Russell

Phone Home

Interesting blog post by Noah Brier about how a home phone (which I got rid of many, many years ago) makes him feel:

"Mainly, I've found it makes me feel married more than just about anything else thus far. (I've cleared this post with my wife, so no one should be offended.) What I mean is that there is something about having a communal phone that makes an apartment feel like a home and really makes me feel like I have a family."

Manila Folders

A manila folder style chair stacking system makes sense to me.



Via inspire me now

Car Weaving

Holy crap.  How friggin' amazing is this.  Basket weaver Annie Ross, along with assistants Jenni Tiles and Robert Pictou, are using bark salvaged from urban forests cleared for condominiums, along with plastic strapping and wool, to wrap a 1956 Nash Metropolitan car.  Awesome.









Via Poppytalk

Home Made

Why can't I work at Etsy?!  Their offices, completely furnished with furniture and decor from Etsy sellers, look fabulous.









Via Apartment Therapy

Pasture

Farmland carpet.  Superb.





Via decor8

Trash

It's amazing what you can do with trash.   Well, it's amazing what Zac Freeman can do with trash.





Via if it's hip, it's here

Egg Breakfast

Gat Sirivong prepares creative meals for his wife who has gestational diabetes and has been limited to a diet of egg whites, what bread, peanut butter and a few fruits and vegetables.  Excellent.







Via Lost at E Minor

Yarnmite

I love Kate.





Via design for mankind

To Do

By god I want this To Do list.



Via the boo and the boy

Walking

The legendary Marcus starts his seven day, 800km walk through Germany tomorrow, on a quest to meet a man he admires and would like to potentially work with: Dr Peter Figge of Jung von Matt.

You can see live feeds of the walk on Marcus' blog.



Good luck Marcus.

Animals Underground

Maps plus animals equals a good thing.





Via bb-blog