we're pretty much addicted to this place... after seeing lost river modern in the spring and summer, we wanted to return when the leaves were changing. stephen packed the car with books, magazines, yummy food, and the dogs before we drove 4 hours to our favorite pre-fab cabin hidden in the hills of west virginia. it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g! (see more of our photos here).
we're hiding out this weekend and stephen's so excited... even those tight pants can't keep him down.
umm... gray & yellow pumpkins? yes please and thank you very much!
we just made a fresh batch of wood rings for a show in DC. just in case you can't come see us, we added a few to our shop - right here.
we've been counting down the days. this fall, urban outfitters will be selling three of our correspondence charms. you can pick from a feather, key or mustache charm on a small brass clip. all three come ready to share with a note card and envelope. just in case you forgot your pencil... we included that too. now you're all set!
stephen got a new pair of safety glasses (i think they're so cute).
first aid for plants. find out more on poppytalk.
we adore vivienne strauss and her amazing paintings. now, we have a brand new reason: she made us the sweetest dog portraits ever. if you haven't seen her blog or her shop, hurry up and go right now! you absolutely must read the titles of all her paintings... this one is our favorite. oh, no wait... maybe it's this one.
we just made a fresh batch of stationery. each silhouette is 100% wool felt and hand printed. the paper is made in the usa with recycled content and produced using renewable energy sources. get them in our shop, here.
a special thank you to apartment therapy dc writer, kristen lubbe, for featuring our place on AT's house tours. we're always changing things and it's fun to share what we've been up to.
we recently discovered two photographers that perfectly captured our mustache envy, angelica glass and carl zoch. beyond great photos of our mustache on a stick, both these kids are amazing at what they do. if you're looking to document your big day, check out these websites: carl zoch photography (oklahoma city) and angelica glass (new york city). tell 'em we sent ya!
don't even think of calling, texting, faxing, paging, tweeting, or emailing us for the next hour. seriously - we won't answer. stephen's all dressed up, wearing a cardigan and lighting his pipe. the mad men premier about to start, finally!
we've been looking forward to seeing handmade nation and, after hanging out with faythe last night, we can't wait! see you there tonight (saturday, august 1st, 6pm) at the pa convention center. tickets are only $5.
urban outfitters asked stephen to do a how-to video for linoleum block printing... check it out here. the project has us thinking about our favorite printmakers like, yee-haw industries, tugboat printshop, little friends of printmaking, lab partners, the small stakes...
we've been reading comments from our eames chair giveaway all weekend. there are two posts we can't stop thinking about. the first is from ashley, who wants to give the chair to brad and the second is from brad, who wants to give the chair to ashley. we can't resist making this happen. officially, brad reynolds, we want to give you an eames chair to give to your super cute wife, ashley. congratulations.
p.s. if anyone has 126 extra eames chairs lying around... we know a few people who really want to give one to someone they love.
would this eames chair be the perfect gift for someone you know? bedroomfurniture.com has given us this eames chair with eiffel legs (made by herman miller) to give to you! just tell us who you would give this chair to and why. leave your message as a comment following this post by friday, july 10th at midnight. we're going to announce our favorite on sunday. that's it! simple, right?
p.s. this is what a 1959 herman miller order form looked like along with the original standard fiberglass shell swatches. whoa, look at the prices... all under $24.00!
...i've been saying this to stephen since we studied together at cranbrook (where ray kaiser & charles eames met in 1940). i can't imagine what we would be making if we had not been trained under their "form follows function" philosophy. it's not hard to find people who love their work but, for us, it's how they worked together that we admire most!
we finally took the bikes to a shop and had them taken apart... this is what they look like now. we decided to have the frames sandblasted. if we're going to go this far, we might as well go all the way!
