(Video link here.) When we stumbled on the sleek, illuminated video, Love Letter to Plywood, on Kottke, we hadn’t realized it was by artist Tom Sachs. Of all the plywood “makers” we know, he is among the most inspiring. The guy seriously understands and works the stuff, from his plywood “concrete” block, to his black plywood…
Read MoreDesmond Tutu on “Random Kindness” and Becoming “Life Artists”
Over the years, we’ve written often about the great Anne Herbert, the extraordinary writer that long-ago coined the phrase “Practice Random Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty“, and the curious little book of that name that was published in the ’90’s. Long out-of-print, its charm and power continued to resonate, inspiring an updated edition, now…
Read MoreUse Heavy Italian Crepe Paper Like Fabric
When we saw these curiously chic oversized streamers, we thought: what a lovely design element, not realizing they were party decorations. They are so UNLIKE any crepe paper we’ve seen before. The secret is extra wide Italian crepe paper, a whole other order of magnitude than the vin ordinaire stuff. It looks more like fabric.
Read MoreMorning Wakeup: Kid’s Dancing to Eddie Kenzo’s Jambole
(Video link here.) Here’s our second inspiring video of kids dancing to Eddy Kenzo‘s new song, Jambole. Play it full screen and LOUD. The music will get you dancing. And the kids are a testament to the INFINITE number of MOVES YOU CAN MAKE! (Dig that little girl in the pink dress!) Pure JOY. Listen…
Read MoreLamp Shade from Single Sheet of Paper
Japanese design studio YOY’s beautifully minimal lamp shade made out of a single sheet of paper made us realize that we could make it or other PAPER shade iterations now that we we’ve found a bright, pleasing bright LED bulb. Since LEDs don’t get hot like incandescent bulbs, we can fashion shades out of paper without danger of fire.
Read MoreAugust Sanders, Brian Eno and May Sarton on Sowing Seeds
August Sanders‘ farmer got us wondering What new seeds do we want to sow today? And before we knew it, the powerful image segued with a quote by Brian Eno about his process of composing:
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