BETSY DUNLAP

a great new mini-interview over at the martha stewart/ darcy miller the bride's guide wedding blog featuring betsy dunlap's darling save-the-date cards of new york wedding planner and invitation guru, shana sperling.

find betsy's lovely work here and her hello handmade collaboration with shanna murray here.

YOURS EVER

from the times today.

enough said.

RUTH DUCKWORTH, R.I.P.

i just read the sad news about ruth duckworth's passing. i love her beautiful work very much and am glad i was able to see the ruth duckworth: modernist sculptor show a few years ago at the minneapolis institute of arts. she was best known for her giant murals, but my favorites were her small, intimate porcelain pieces. she was incredibly talented and my heart hurts a bit today...

JAWBOX

you kiddin' me?

good news here.
who's that handsome drummer, btw?

MODERN PRINTED MATTER

lovely new gocco'd botanical calendars for 2010 from modern printed matter.

handprinted on recycled paper -- see and buy them here.

KELLY MURPHY IS A GENIUS

former kate's paperie printing consultant kelly murphy is an awesome artist with cheek to boot. her rooster paintings are already favorites and her hip jewelry is new. check her out at suburban sabbatical and buy her great stuff at kelly is awesome.

WHY AL FRANKEN RULES

norm coleman can't do this. sucker.

APRIL MUELLER DESIGN

how cute are these wedding invitations?

created for eco-friendly low impact, the invitation was printed on old pages taken from wedding etiquette books. the envelopes are printed kraft bags and the type wraps from front to back. find april mueller here and here.

IKEA TYPOGRAPHY

anxious times.

i have to think that the over-5,700 people who signed the petition asking ikea to change their catalog typeface from verdana back to their signature futura are actually upset about the recession, rising unemployment, and the maniacs who bring guns to health care town halls, and are simply mis-channeling it to this monumentally less-important typography debate. read the times article here.

a bit of perspective, eh?

MOONTREE LETTERPRESS

congratulations to rebecca kutys on the new moontree letterpress website. see her great work here. read her fun blog here. follow her on twitter here.

and take a peek into the new esty craft night at their new dumbo digs next week. moontree will be a fun addition with these darling recipe cards.

LOVELY MPLS

cutiepants posters from designers jamie paul and kevin hayes at lovely mpls. one by day, the other by night.

find them at their etsy site here.

URBAN CENTER BOOKS

adding to the list of "why we love new york":

in order to avoid the tourist masses on fifth avenue the other day, my husband and i wandered over to and around madison avenue on our way back from takashimaya and found the coolest bookstore we didn't know existed. urban center books is a teeny little shop inside the old villard houses, where the new york palace hotel and gilt are. (recognize the exteriors from gossip girl?)

a municipal art society of new york project, urban center books specializes in architecture and design with an amazing collection of new york-specific works. it's in this charming little parlor room that overlooks the palace's courtyard -- finding it was one of those magic new york moments. a great way to lose an hour of your afternoon.

PRETTY MAIL CALLIGRAPHY

one of the most fun parts of the blog is having followers send me links to stuff they know i'll love. such is the case with annie lloyd's darling company pretty mail calligraphy. a former kate's paperie employee, annie relocated to the washington d.c. area and offers a lovely line of lettering for invitations and envelopes.



thanks to kelly curren at kate's paperie for the link!

AN EVENING AT THE WALDORF

LONG LIVE GREAT LETTER-WRITING!

jean and bud ince. what an incredible story.
how have i lived since 1978 without coming across this?
have you all read about them? positively dreamy: lump in my throat, hand on my chest wonderful. take a look here.

HABLE CONSTRUCTION ::: BACK TO SCHOOL

i don't care if it's 390 degrees here in new york right now, i'm still psyched for fall. look how cute this new pink tote and li'l planner are from hable.
nice! get 'em here.

NEITHER SNOW

anne over at design*sponge just featured mara zepeda of neither snow and her gorgeous home as a sneak peek and i enjoyed this photograph and her accompanying comment a lot. check out her great blog, too.


I found a big box of these lead engravers plates from the 1930s – 50s in Boston. They have the initials and addresses that were then used for stationery. It inspires me to look at the addresses while I work and remember how important correspondence was and still is in people’s lives.

THE HIGH LINE

we finally got a chance to go hang out on the high line and i think it's awesome. in addition to the gorgeous landscaping and smooth design, these two items in particular caught my eye:

spencer finch's window installation the river that flows both ways


the wooden bleachers at the 16th street entry

this photo is from a cool blog called you're my favorite.

PAPER + CUP WEDDING

it was nice to see the new flat-print release, voyage, from paper+cup here in brooklyn. i like to keep an eye out to see how designers are adjusting to the current economic landscape. flat printing is a super way for couples to stay within a slightly tighter budget without sacrificing great design.

PRETTY PALETTE

congratulations to grace bonney at design*sponge on her 5th anniversary! and many thanks to her and the hypertalented deanne cheuk for the pretty desktop wallpaper giveaway -- a lovely idea and gift. download it here.


similarly pretty bottles from this tabletop in a scout-holiday post-event photograph.

SUMMER VACATION

hi ya. we're back from summer vacation. did you miss us?

I'M SMITTEN

i am smitten!

it's moments like these when i feel pangs of homesickness for my old shop. ashley alexander from i'm smitten released three new(ish?) card designs in her already-charming collection and i can only admire them from afar, as opposed to buying many of them to sell to our awesome customers who were big fans of her work. find them and lots of other cute stuff here.



photos courtesy i'm smitten website

LOOP

another one of my favorites from the stationery show is loop. founder/designer elissa brown barbieri debuted her collection in 2007 and her now-recognizable hand-drawn patterns are showing up on cards and papers everywhere. her dedication to eco-conscious materials and a commitment to a variety of environmental causes makes scooping up her lovely items even more of a treat. too, i thought it was pretty darling that her mom was helping her work her booth at the show. check out her blog here.



photos courtesy of loop/elissa

BURGERS and BEACHHOUSES

burger by zach barocas

happy fourth of july!

today might have been the first all-around nice day yet.
it was pretty great... what's better than a brooklyn BBQ, i ask?

ok, maybe an andrew geller beachhouse.


pearlroth house, 1958


reese house #1, 1954


frank house, 1958


elkin house, 1966


irwin hunt house, 1958

photos from andrew michael geller website