Weekly Winks

ICFF Trends (on Design*Sponge): 
Textures and Shapes 
Wood and Metal
Facets and Organic Shapes 
Inspired by Nature

- Get the Look – Etsy does Denise Huxtable (say what?!)

- Love as seen by Flickr (via Sfgirlbybay)

- For all my fellow renters out there with paint-envy, some GREAT tips for decorating when you can’t paint: All Things Thrifty

- Party Tree! (Oh Happy Day)

(Disclaimer: Ok, so if you're paying attention, you know I didn't really post this on Wednesday. (Oops). One day when blogging is my FT job, you can get mad at me.  But for now, I'm making it up to you with a massivepostingextravaganzaFriday.  Besides, better late than never, right?  RIGHT?!)

Wednesday Winks

Violet Jam? I'm intrigued. (Soule mama) 


Beautiful print-and-patterned shoes (Oh Joy)


An oldie but goodie about what's now a hot trend – Steampunk 101! (More Ways to Waste Time)


Mmm... pics from the National Stationary Show in NY from Beautiful Paper. Swoon. 
Part 1  Part 2  Part 3

Update:  Part 4 and Part 5

Beautiful sampling of stylist Twig Hutchinson - that name just screams cool, no?  (Decor8)

Speaking of romanticism... the stylish world of Pride and Prejudice (Design*Sponge)

For those in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Fine Art Fair is this weekend!

Winks

I keep meaning to do these on Wednesday (you know, Wednesday Winks... it just sounds so much nicer). But better late than ever. Here's the latest results of my obsessive need to troll the web...

I must have this book! Decor8

Balenciaga Retrospective at the De Young (Spring 2011) Poetic and Chic

This is really really old. But beautiful books? How did I miss this??? Design*Sponge

Speaking of Design*Sponge, this recipe for Chocolate and Hazelnut Baklava looks to DIE for! Design*Sponge

Wonderful illustrations of states by illustrator Katie Daisy (see California, left) Wanderlust

One of my fave textile designers, Josephine Kimberling, blogs about her inspiration process here and in an older post here

An interesting (and heartbreaking) posts on the effects of counterfeit logo-chasing Style on a String (via The Coveted)

Winks

A wrapup of design "winks" from the world of beauty, fashion, art, life:

* I love it, boob bow and all (too bad it's vintage)! (via The Coveted)

* Coolest building ever (Design Boom)

* Behind the scenes of the Chanel Fall/Winter 2010 Campaign!! (The Greyest Ghost, via the Coveted).

* Cool post on the pop artist Takashi Murakami (read: the Japanese guy behind those sellout LV bags): Colour Lovers

* Nail polish with mix n' match texture effects!

* The big business of global color cosmetics is supposed to reach $41 BILLION by 2015!
PS: The full report costs $3950. Thank you in advance for sending it my way when you buy it. (PR Web)

* Make your own color palettes online! (Color Scheme Designer)