6.29.2009

website {crush} : cute donut run

happy monday! it's been a crazy weekend and before i knew it, it's already monday~ but that's ok :) i'm actually looking forward to this week and hopefully many good things will be happening.

if you're at work right now and want a quick second to unwind + have a bit of fun (and procrastination) here's a little something for you~ it's so cute!

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ハッピー月曜日!今週の週末本当に忙しくってきずいたらもう月曜日でした〜でも大丈夫!:)今週はいい事がありそうな予感がするので実は始まるの待っていました〜

今仕事にいる人でちょっと休みたかったらちょっと楽しいそしてかわいいくつろぎかたがあります〜本当にかわいいよ!

6.28.2009

announcement! : RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR LA!


i've been waiting for SO long for this craft fair to hit los angeles and it's finally happening!! woohoo! if you are a lover of handmade goods, please come support this event! for more information, visit their adorable website~ {renegade craft fair los angeles}

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本当に長い間ことてずくりフェアーがロサンゼルスへくるのをまっていましたがやっときます!!やった!あなたも手づくりの物が好きでしたらぜひこのイベントをサポートしてください!お問い合わせは、こちらのサイトへ〜 {renegade craft fair los angeles}

6.24.2009

website {crush} : collection

hahha! not that it was intended to be that way~ i was actually just wanted to share with you some websites that i've been following/meaning to read up on/interested in or just plain like. i hope you enjoy them as well!
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はははは!別に今日はサイトの紹介の水曜日でつもりではなかったんだけれど〜今日はつい最近けっこうはまっている/よく読む/もっと知りたい/そしてただたに好きなサイトを紹介したいと想ってブログに書いています〜楽しんでみてください!




6.19.2009

studio {love} : ink & spindle

good evening~ after a crazy 2 1/2 hour nap + some light dinner, i've been online just looking at random things and was curious about textile printing... always amazed at how one thought can lead to one page which can lead you to the next and next until you find something that just hits you! this was definitely one of those moments~ ink & spindle was the perfect mix of beautiful design, inspiring philosphy + a warm feeling that just hit home for me~

they describe themselves as:
"Ink & Spindle is a boutique screen-printing studio run by three Melbourne textile designers – Lara Cameron, Bianca van Meeuwen and Tegan Rose."

take a look and see what i'm raving about! you will not be disappointed~ with one of my favorite mags (frankie mag), beautiful city landscape (sydney), and awesome craft/design/handmade stuff coming out of australia, i can't wait to go visit melbourne~! :) maybe i'll never come back!

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こ んばんは〜2時間半のよるねそして軽いよるご飯を食べた後、インターネットを見ていたらどうやって自分できじに好きなパターンをプリントできるかな〜と思 いいろいろさがしていたら。。。本当にいつも想うんだけれど一つの考えでまたそれが次につながり知らないうちにとつぜん“これだ!”と想う物にたどり着く そのインターネットすごいよ〜こんやそんなことがおきました。ink & spindleっていうか医者のサイトを見てこんなにきれいなデザイン、エコな考え方、そして心が温まるかんじ。。。私はこの会社にすごくひかれました〜

彼女たちはこういう風にink & spindleの事を説明していました:
ink & spindleは三人組(Lara Cameron, Bianca van Meeuwen and Tegan Rose)、メルボーンきじデザイナーがいとなむのブテイークのスクリンプリントショップです。”

サイトを見たら私がなぜこんなに騒いでいるかわかってもらえると思います〜私の大好きな雑誌(frankie mag)、緑の多い町(シドニー)、そして今最も注目されているデザインの場所、オーストラリアへ行くのが楽しみです!もしかして帰ってこないかも!







ink & spindle

6.18.2009

website {crush} : sharesomecandy

there are many sites online now that feature curated selections ranging from cute dogs to gorgeous use of typography and although i do follow most of these eye-catching sites, the simplicity + cute title type just won my heart.

"sharesomecandy is a curated collective of inspiring design finds and art. the content is appropriate for all audiences - 9-99. criteria for inclusion are finds that are universally inspiring, beautiful and thought provoking. every image is referenced to its found location through a 'via' link."

if you want some candy in your visual life... check them out! :)

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インターネットでいろいろなテーマのサイトがあるよね〜 今日のかわいい犬、又は、文字の使い方で私は結構こういうサイトを見るのが好きですが、今日紹介するサイトには、心が奪われました。シンプルなデザインとかわいいタイトル文字!さいこう〜〜

sharesomecandyは新たなデザインとアートをさがすグループです。サイトにのせる物は9歳〜99歳まで見て楽しめます。のせてもらえる基準は世界で通用するインスプリエーション、きれい、そして考え深い思いを作る事です。ぜんぶのイメージは元の場所にリンクしてあります。”

自分の毎日にちょっとのカンデーがあればいいな〜と想っていましたら。。。ぜひサイトに遊びにいってください〜

6.17.2009

i want : whimsy & spice


i've been pretty caught up in twitter now a days~ when i first joined i couldn't figure out why people would do twitter... it made no sense! but now i know~ for me it's a combination of getting up to the minute news on the genres that i want to know about, speaking to people that i would otherwise never be able to converse with, and sharing random thoughts knowing that it might also be of interest to someone else. in one word... i love it!

with that said, today i was fortunate enough to come across a company by the name of {whimsy & spice} // {brooklyn confectioners} owned by husband mark sopchak (culinary artist) + jenna park (art director/designer). if you know me, i am all about bringing different elements together to create something new and i think they mix it beautifully~ if you get a chance, check their site out! it's beautifully design and look out for their treats the next time you are visiting NYC!


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最近twitterにすごくはまっていて〜最初に名前をとうろくしたときなぜみんながこんなにtwitterにはまっていたか全くわかんなくって。。。 でも今になってなんでかわかったかんじがするよ〜私にとってはtwitterは自分が見たい好きなジュンルのニュース、twitterがなければなかなか 話せない人たちと一緒に話せること、そして毎日の出来事や考えをみんなに教える楽しみを全部合体したサイトです〜大好き!

そして今日有り がたいことにかわいいお店をtwitterで発見しました〜洋菓子屋さんの{whimsy & spice} // {brooklyn confectioners}っていう会社でご主人さんのmark sopchak(料理職人)そして奥様のjenna park (アートデレクター/デザイナー)の二人でやっているお店です〜私のことを知っている人は私がどれぐらいまったく違うものを一緒に合体して新たなものを産 みですのが好きかしっているよね〜このコンビはそれを本当にbeautifulに組み合わせていると思います〜チャンスがあればサイトを見てネ!本当にデ ザインがきれいです〜または、こんどニューヨークへいったらかれらの洋菓子を食べてみてね!

6.15.2009

announcement! : english + japanese

fyi:

thank you to all who have been following my posts! due to many of the visitors also being japanese speakers/readers, i have decided to post new entries in both english + japanese! :)

please let others who might be interested in reading the entries know that they can now enjoy it in both languages~ also might be good for anyone who is trying to learn english + japanese right now *wink*

happy reading! and thank you again~

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お知らせ:

ブログをいつも見ていただいて本当にありがとうございます!ブログを見てくださる方で日本語を読む方だふえ、この先からは日本語と英語でエントリーを書かさせていただきます!:)

もしくは、このブログのエントリーを読みたい方がいらしゃいましたらこれからは日本語と英語で読めますとお伝えください〜 あと、もし日本語または英語の勉強をなさっている方にもいいこもしれませんね〜*ウインク*

楽しんでください〜そしてありがとうございます!

announcement! : selvedge mag store opens!

(e):
a wonderful publication out of the united kingdom has officially opened up a store in london! if you've ever seen their mag, you'll know why i'm excited! wish i could just hop on the tube and visit~~

here is their blog posting announcing the opening~

(j):
イギリスでよく知られている雑誌、selvedgeがおみせをロンドンでオープンしました!この雑誌を見たことが有る方はなぜ私がこんなにわくわくしているかわかってもらえると思います!できれば今でもすぐに地下鉄に乗ってお店にいきたいです〜〜

これが彼らのブログでオープンのことをかいています〜


selvedge mag

6.13.2009

i want : mags!

there is one thing that i find myself wanting no matter how many i buy... i can never have enough and one day it will probably end up become a room on to itself... but for now, it is contained in my bookcase... sort of.

books + mags. oh how i love thee.

here are a few that are on my wish list right now... does any one want to donate a subscription to me? once you see it... you'll probably want to keep it for yourself. :p


salvia :: yurio seki


uppercase :: janine vangool


pin-up :: architectural entertainment


apartamento :: everyday life interiors


celeste :: mexico


self service :: love the type!

foam :: international photography mag


monocle :: global news in style


opium :: indie + artsy

6.12.2009

i {heart} work: microworks

minimalist design + cute products~ a pre-dinner appetizer for my mind~ hope you enjoy your serving too~


6.11.2009

melbourne : five boroughs + mixtape zine

planning on making a quick trip to melbourne, australia towards the end of this year... after visiting sydney, i fell in love with australia... and it helps that one of my favorite magazines (frankie mag) + the handmade/craft movement is well and kickin' makes my heart pitter-patter for the land down under. here are few things in/from melbourne that makes me excited to visit this city!


five boroughs



mixtape zine

6.10.2009

i {heart} work : rei kawakubo + comme des garcons

her clothing speaks like a painting — but in real life form~ i've always loved her aesthetic and felt that it spoke to the nature lovin' but design worshiping side of me. she is a genius.

if only i could have even one grain of her genius... maybe this quote will help. :)

Quote of Note | Rei Kawakubo

kawakubo.jpg"If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed them enough. The more people hate it, maybe the newer it is. Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change. The place I am always looking for—because in order to keep the business I need to make a little compromise between my values and customers' values—is the place where I make something that could almost—but not quite—be understood by everyone."
-Rei Kawakubo, designer and founder of Comme des Garçons

i want : handbags + etsy

along with my fashion obsession right now, handbags + shoes have also been catching my eye.... but as posted before, not the usual hermes or fendi type hand bags (although i do have a soft spot for anything for marc jacob bags), but bags that have some character~ maybe it's because i need a new bag :p but the maker in me starts thinking... "can i make my own?" and then saw these cute hand bags made by very talented artists/crafters on etsy. oh how i love etsy. :)









seriously... i really do love handbags and shoes... maybe i should start making handbags... hmm....

fashion*obsession : lookbook.nu

been very hooked on fashion lately but the mainstream fashion mags are just not doing it for me right now... not sure why. it's great looking at them to keep float on what's going on so that i don't just end up on the deep end of what's 'in', but my eye keeps going to fashion that's more in the realm of UK/Topshop/Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie or some mix of something... i hope it's a good thing.... :p anyways! have been very interested in this website LOOKBOOK.nu. not everything is appealing, but here are some picks~ either the photography, hair style or outfit caught my eye~











6.09.2009

i want : loverly bookstore

need to save up moola~ but i want everything!

6.07.2009

design*obsession : graphic design on the radio

good morning! :) it's sunday and a little on the hazy side in los angeles~ but i am definitely lovin' the cooler weather so this is just perfect~

had some organic multigrain toast this morning w/ strawberries and was listing to this site called - graphic design on the radio - presented by adrian shaughnessy - although the site seems to be on hold right now, the archived material is pretty interesting~ haven't gone through the entire library yet but planning to little bit little~ i'm enjoying the idea of listening to something instead of watching something while eating....