Category Archives: Design

Could This Be The Ugliest Hotel Interior Ever?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by ben

This photo was not altered. It really was that yellow. This is the inside of the Courtyard Marriott in Culver City, CA (near LAX). Don’t look too long, or you might go blind.

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Barney Greengrass: New York, NY

Posted on January 19, 2010 by ben

We visited the museum of natural history in New York, where we saw this diorama, which raises the question: Did Wes Anderson design this, was he heavily influenced by diorama design, or did the diorama designer just watch the Royal Tenenbaums … Continue reading →

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Holga: The Accidental Genius

Posted on September 20, 2009 by ben

I get it. I’m not breaking any new ground here by telling you about the Holga. You have one. Your friend who’s a graphic designer–the guy who wears denim cutoffs and oversized ironic sunglasses–told you about it and you bought … Continue reading →

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Look What I Did

Posted on September 16, 2009 by ben

If you’re like us, you have a lot of little framed pictures that seem inadequate for big walls. Here’s one solution. Some fun stories in a few of these. That National Grain painting is by our old friend Rodney White, … Continue reading →

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Ben's Bow Ties

Posted on September 12, 2009 by eliza

When Ben and I got married last November, he wanted to wear a Carolina blue bow tie. We hunted high and low for the right shade of blue and the perfect fabric, and ended up placing a custom order with … Continue reading →

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My New Stitching Addiction

Posted on September 7, 2009 by eliza

I remember reading about Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching a few years ago in Bust and thinking she had a really cool thing going. I recently bought one of her hand embroidery kits and a baby bib to practice on. … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Unitasker

Posted on August 30, 2009 by ben

It’s great when something does more than one thing for you. In the case of mobile phones, it’s nice when they can double as a camera, for example, as it means you have one less thing to carry around. Alton … Continue reading →

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