Know Me Journals

Journaling just got a whole lot more fun and easier! Know Me Journals are brightly designed journals that ask thoughtful questions about your life. The well organized questions help to document your life experiences in a classy and sassy way.


There are several journal styles and themes to choose from here. Regular sized journals retail for $24.99 and the mini sizes are $14.99.

(image courtesy of: Know Me Journals )

Smoky Atmoshpere

Our light pick of the week is this beautiful stripe bowl pendant light available at West Elm. The color is described as "moody gray." The lower rim is completed with a silver edge, just divine.


(image courtesy of: West Elm)

Bulbs and Shades

Melissa Borrell is a new designer favorite of ours this week. We featured Borrell’s Pop-Out™ jewelry earlier this week on DiDi Magazine's blog, the post is here.

As Borrell is a designer with several talents, we could not resist mentioning her on Lome Magazine’s blog as well.

We are head over heels with her Shadow Bulbs™...




and Fantasy Shades™.


Visit Houston designer Melissa Borrell here.

New Alphabet Poster Colors

We just got word from San Francisco based artist and designer Lorena Siminovich of Petit Collage, that her beautiful alphabet prints are now available in pink and blue based color schemes.

The posters are $50 unframed and are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper (we always love a green spin).

(Images credit: http://www.petitcollage.com)

Nursery Prints

If you are looking for a cleanly designed graphic print for your child's room, look no further than Sarah and Abraham. Designer and mom Sara Tams produces some of the most exquisite child themed stationary and prints. Below you will find a selection of her silhouette prints.




Visit Sarah and Abraham's Etsy.com shop here and their blog here. Apparently, shop sales are about to reach 1000 items sold and a warm little prize will go to shopper 1000, so check it out soon.

(Images credit: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5364429)

Subliminal Textures

Marney McDiarmid's ceramic pieces are truly original and captivating. With her use of image transfer, embedded textures and text, each piece's voice resonates sweetly and loudly.

It was really tough to create a shortlist from her images...we did our best. Here are a few of our favorite vases:

And some of our favorite bowls...

I cannot stop looking at this beautiful bowl, the intermingling of textures is sublime. McDiarmid's website will not disappoint.

(Images credit: http://www.marneymcdiarmid.com/)

Shredded Seating

We are looking at our shredder in a whole new light. All this time we could have made furniture!

Check out this chair/stool by Stephen Burks here.

(Image credit: http://www.readymadeprojects.com/)

Coe & Waito

Once in a while we come across some truly breathtaking ceramics and right now it is all about Coe & Waito for us.

Visit their site to have a look at the closeups...amazing!





(Images credit: http://www.coeandwaito.com/)

Innovative Storage

One of our favorite new products from the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan is Shally (Shay) Alkalay's chest of drawers 'Stack,' for Established and Sons. Alkalay also co-owns design firm Raw-Edges.

Geometric Lighting

Lately we have really been into geometric lighting. Here are some of our favorites from Circa Lighting.

Caged Lantern with Paper Shade

Kate Table Lamp

Tribeca Floor Lamp

(Images sourced at: www.circalighting.com)

Floral Abstraction - Emily Filler

You cannot help but be struck by Emily Filler's floral abstractions in oil. It is immensely impressive how her objects simply melt into each other.

Garden #18, 24x48

Red Blooms, 24x48

Blue Breeze, 36x60

This Ottawa born artist's site is a must visit for the visual pleasure of viewing her works.

Filler will be at the annual Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit in the heart of downtown Toronto, at Nathan Phillips Sqaure. If you are in the city, make sure to stop by.

(Images credit: http://www.emilyfiller.com)