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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Ingela P Arrhenius
Some very cute nesting dolls from Swedish-based illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius. The dolls are available through Omm Design at Swedishness (sounds fun!). I like the colours and style, especially her food illustration, and these wood block figures. (Images by Ingela … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Illustration
Tagged illustration, illustrators, ingela arrhenius, nesting dolls, scandinavia, swedish design
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The Workroom
I’ve been wanting to take a class at The Workroom for ages. Owned by Karyn Valino, The Workroom is a crafter’s paradise. They also offer sew-by-the-hour studio time, with access to sewing machines, sergers, cutting tables, irons, button presses, Gocco … Continue reading
Barbro Tryberg Boberg Formverket
David’s brother is going to Stockholm in the fall, and it’s making me wistful about our trip there earlier this June. We had a super-fun time in Scandinavia, and my only regret is not buying more stuff (and staying longer. … Continue reading
Style Sightings
No clue who this girl is, but I do love her dress and stockings. Her hair is pretty too. Actually, she kinda looks like a girl I went to design school with. (Image from Style Sightings)
Yellow Owl Workshop pendants
I adore these pendants from Yellow Owl Workshop! So cute! I want the colour wheel, or the Air & Water pendant. So pretty. (Image: Yellow Owl Workshop, via Design Sponge)
Fortune Cooking Food Festival
On Sunday, David and I went to the Harbourfront Centre for “Fortune Cooking”, an Asian food festival. As the final day of the inaugural festival for this pan-Asian food event, there seemed to be less attendees than other festivals in … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Cooking, My Toronto
Tagged asian, cheap eats, chinese, festivals, food, japanese, susur lee, toronto
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
I hadn’t watched Fantastic Mr. Fox until this past weekend. It was wonderful! Really funny and enjoyable. I loved the parts with Kylie (the opossum)’s eyes. It was funny also because it was almost exactly like a typical Wes Anderson … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Films
Tagged animation, fantastic mr fox, films, stop motion animation, wes anderson
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Sushi Queen Izakaya
Wow, I’ve been going to a lot of izakaya lately, considering until a few weeks ago I didn’t really know what an izakaya was (for those who don’t, it’s a Japanese drinking establishment that also serves food. Basically a place … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Cooking, My Toronto
Tagged asian, dining-out, food, izakaya, japanese, sushi, toronto
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Esra Røise
I love how Norwegian illustrator Esra Røise does hair. Her pencil work is pretty awesome, and the combination with watercolour is sweet too. (Images from top: “Fun Fun” and “Eswrah” from Esra Røise’s portfolio)
Posted in Art and Illustration
Tagged esra røise, illustration, illustrators, norway, textures
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Angry Birds
Oh no! I have a new obsession! I bought my first iPhone App today: Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile. I was working on a recent work e-mail, and noticed the creative included Angry Birds as part of their “top apps”. … Continue reading