Tiffany 1837 Bar Pendant.

To match the bracelet Will got me a few years ago…drool. I’m not a big jewelry person, but this is so classic and elegant. Plus, the cool type (click on the image to zoom).

I want one!

Okay, I’m starting a new category for neat products I see that I really want. I was raised as a capitalist after all and despite my admonitions to try and be greener and less consumeristic…well, I’ll unashamedly admit it: I’m a sucker for well-designed products that

Designer faces.

Every year, I make a trip to the dermatologist. This year, I couldn’t get in to see my regular doctor who had just left for a two-month vacation. So, not wanting to wait until October, I decided to see one of the other physicians. My main concerns were having

Cessez-le-feu.

Cessez-le-feu, originally uploaded by Hugo*. A demonstration in Paris yesterday, via Flickr.

Ha.

This is kind of funny. I’ve been anonymously quoted in the online Yale alumni magazine. It was from a comment I posted on Design Observer: One critic suggested it smelled more of fine art than “design as a practical, problem-solving discipline.” It was taken out of context, though. They

Delta Shelter.

So, Will and I are starting to catalog ideas for the eventual remodel of our current house-with-no-closets. The house pictured here is the Delta Shelter, a house designed for my dentist, Dr. Michal Friedrich, by Tom Kundig, my former landlord. It was featured last February in the New York Times

Happy birthday, Laura!

originally uploaded by callieo!. Wight. Weally. A birthday salutation to my best friend. In honor, I’m making lavender-infused crème brulée. No candles, though. I can’t fit that many into one ramekin!!

Fiera Milano.

Mmmmm, modern architecture that’s inspired by the Italian piazzas. I think that’s my favorite thing about Italy; the piazzas. Piazza e caffe e gelato. From an article in the New Yorker by Paul Goldberger, about Milan’s new convention center; a quote from the architect, Massimiliano Fuskas: It

I want to design t-shirts.

originally uploaded by kevin meredith. I came across this in this week’s NY Times Magazine. I’ve been wanting to create some well-designed political t-shirts and sell them at Left Bank Books and small boutiques around town. Now seems as good a time as any…. I’m listening to

Never again?

This is a really good article about the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. An excerpt which pretty much sums up my thoughts after reading a lot about things over the past few days. I feel for the Israelis, but as the US squandered the good will of the world