- Unmentionable Papergoods
One of my favorite ladies is about to get married and a few weeks ago was the celebration of all things girly — the bachelorette party. Between eight ladies, there were three pairs of snakeskin pumps, a few rounds of pink drinks, two veils, a sash, some sassy dance moves, and so many new, pretty [...]
- London’s Olympic Redemption?
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’m an olympic junkie every time the games roll around, and even in the off months when a bit of the upcoming cities’ visual identities are released: medals, mascots, way-finding, event logos, structures… there’s so many design bits and pieces that have to come together that it really is [...]
- Bacon vs. Tofu
As mentioned in a few previous posts, I’ve taken a shine to cooking at home in the last year or so. It’s fun to find a recipe, do the shopping and then make it happen and taste good! (I am not one of those people who can wing a recipe, I need to follow instructions, [...]
- 735 Forest
Everyone loves the earth and a little good design, correct? A few months ago, the lovely Emily Maccombs of Evolve Design contacted me about participating in a design-show house-of-sorts within the latest addition to Birmingham, Michigan’s Triangle District: 735 Forest. The building — a three-level space, housing nationally acclaimed chef Brian Polcyn’s new restaurant Forest [...]
- The Way We Wear
Over the past two years, I’ve taken to cooking at home (be it mine or a friend’s) a lot more and it’s fantastic! It began with Wednesday night dinner parties to watch Project Runway, which evolved in to Tuesday night dinner and board game nights, and since September’s economic downturn and my move, it’s morphed [...]
