Design Squish Blog

RUSSIAN DACHA NOSTALGIA

2013-05-24T22:16:29Z

LAMPS VS PHYTOPLANKTON

2013-05-20T23:21:53Z

Volvox, Rainmond Lamp by Moooi, phytoplankton, Tekio lamp by Anthony Dickens, street lights, amoeba.

MIDWAY

2013-05-15T22:13:01Z

Midway is a photography project by Chris Jordan

“On Midway Atoll, a remote cluster of islands more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent, the detritus of our mass consumption surfaces in an astonishing place: inside the stomachs of thousands of dead baby albatrosses. The nesting chicks are fed lethal quantities of plastic by their parents, who mistake the floating trash for food as they forage over the vast polluted Pacific Ocean.
For me, kneeling over their carcasses is like looking into a macabre mirror. These birds reflect back an appallingly emblematic result of the collective trance of our consumerism and runaway industrial growth. Like the albatross, we first-world humans find ourselves lacking the ability to discern anymore what is nourishing from what is toxic to our lives and our spirits. Choked to death on our waste, the mythical albatross calls upon us to recognize that our greatest challenge lies not out there, but in here.
- Chris Jordan, Seattle, February 2011”

SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE’S A BOY OUT THERE…..... WITH LOVE IN HIS EYES AND FLOWERS IN HIS HAIR…..

2013-05-01T20:21:41Z

VOYSEY

2013-04-27T00:16:29Z

BOUCHEROITE RAG RUGS AT LOVE ADORNED

2013-04-16T23:48:48Z

Boucheroite rag rugs at LOVE ADORNED in NYC: http://blog.loveadorned.com

“Boucherouite rugs ( Boucherouite meaning “rag” in Moroccan Arabic) are a recent pan-Moroccan phenomenon brought on by the loss of the nomadic lifestyle of the Amazigh people, though they are often referred to as “Berber”. No longer a nomadic people dependent on sheep herding, these artisans have adapted to the changes by mixing wool with cotton rags to keep the tradition alive. With dramatic colors and patterns, these one of a kind pieces combine the casual ease of cotton with an artful, collage-like aesthetic”

CONNECTING WITH BIRDS

2013-04-15T23:51:41Z

The Canary

The free canary warbles
In leafy forest dell:
Who feels what rapture thrills her,
And who her joy can tell?

The sweet canary warbles
Where wealth and splendor dwell:
Who knows what sorrow moves her,
And who her pain can tell?

- Morris Rosenfeld

NYC’S BEST BIRDHOUSES: LIGHT POLES

2013-04-12T05:59:21Z

SEA CHAIR

2013-04-05T18:49:39Z

Sea Chair is made entirely from plastic waste collected from the ocean.

BROKEN ANGEL WILL NEVER DIE

2013-04-05T18:30:23Z

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/29/175621576/self-taught-architect-behind-brooklyns-broken-angel-faces-eviction

BIRDS, SHORT FILM

2013-03-21T16:21:59Z

WILLIAM MILLER: THE QUIET BEAUTY OF AMERICA’S MOST POLLUTED WATERWAY

2013-03-21T12:58:58Z

William Miller: “To look into the Gowanus canal is to gaze into the eyes of a corpse. It is murky and clouded over but if you look closely you can see life and light reflected in the mercury, feces and coal tar that drift in the canal like malevolent clouds. This uncomfortable cohabitation is the foundation of a photographic study of the strangely beautiful horror that the canal hosts”

Dolphins die there: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gowanus-dolphin-sick-biologist-article-1.1249980

HANDMADE ITEMS SPOTTED LAST SATURDAY AT THE BROOKLYN FLEA

2013-03-15T13:52:03Z

ETWAS large waxed canvas tote bags - http://www.etwasbags.com/
Sofia Ramsay’s flaxen thread necklaces - http://sofiaramsay.com/

♫ ♫

2013-03-15T13:25:49Z

EYES AS BIG AS PLATES BY RIITTA IKONEN

2013-03-05T23:42:58Z

“Eyes as Big as Plates started out as a play on characters and protagonists from Norwegian folklore with the Norwegian photographer Karoline Hjorth. The series has since moved on to exploring the mental landscape of the neighborly and pragmatic Finns. In June 2012 Finnish senior citizens modelled in the wilderness of south and eastern Finland”

- http://riittaikonen.com