carrie leber's modern met spot

I've had a spare bedroom in my house that has been, well, way too spare for the past few years. As in, a bed, a dresser, and basically a lot of dead space. I mean I don't have so many visitors over that I need a whole room set aside for a continuous flow of friends and family coming in and out.

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the ventricle vase by Eva Milinkovic is made of glass and evokes the many colors of the human spirit.

I saw this on If It's Hip It's Here and had to re-post it because I thought it was so clever and relevant - the details are pretty cut and dry so I'll just paraphrase from Laura Sweet's post (since it's for a public good and all). Laura writes:

"The principle of Save Your Logo is simple:



Save Your Logo creates an opportunity for companies represented by a plant or animal in their logo to contribute to the conservation of that species.… Continue

Ever since images of Karl Lagerfeld's paper flowers at the Spring Chanel Show in Paris trickled out, products that have the image of cascading white flowers always grab my attention. And these clever room dividers from Brooklyn based RazorTooth Designs certainly fit the bill. Created in three different designs, Swirl, Leaf, and Drop, the system consists of interlocking tiles made from lightweight, durable (4.5 mm), non-toxic, UV stable synthetic… Continue

With the concept of the Model as Muse exhibit at the Met in NYC in mind, I was really excited when I came across these shots of Gisele Bündchen by Norwegian photographer Solve Sundsbo. Remarkable!

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