Dorky? Perhaps… however we design-y folks love us some good writing utensils, am I right? In fact the very image of them makes us tremble with desire.

Christine from Wonting emailed me a lovely note yesterday, which is always a good reminder for me to scout for new works from people I’ve featured in the past! Just so happens that she has this print below and many others, like this one, that I also really like.

I also wanted to take an opportunity to express my newfound conversion to the Caran d’Ache pens from Switzerland. Seth converted me… they’re beautiful enameled pens that come in fantastic colours, and have a great weight to them. Did I mention that they come in badical fluorescent enamels too? You may already be familiar with them, but have you tried them?

Oh, and I found these rad vintage Avon barrettes recently, and thought “Hmm, must have”. Sorry- not the greatest photo.

I love these.

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So lately I’ve had the very good fortune to find a lot of Bakelite which I will be putting up on Ebay. I can’t tell you where, but I will show you my most recent finds. Did I mention that these finds have been under $2?

Wow. Gorgeous, elegant, well put together. Even my bike-snob husband approves. With gas as expensive as it is (and likely to become more so) we should be investing in good, sturdy, and even beautiful bikes- not more gas guzzling vehicles.  I like that their URL is just ablackbike.com– nice and simple.

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I love this little onesie by Wood Wood.  Such a great print.

So when I posted my original post about White Capri pleated bags, you all responded very enthusiastically… since then, they’ve put up an English version of their site, and you can either buy directly from them, or you can go here.

This work is kind of insane and lo-fi but I love it.

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An interesting project- Hank Willis Thomas took ads from years past targeting black audiences, featuring black subjects, removed the branding,  revealing the images as they are- showing what they are actually selling.

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Wow.  I’m loving James Dawe’s illustration and collage style.

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What a beautiful zine. Limited edition of 500 available for 16 dollars. Totally worth it.

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