3.15.2010
Citron & Grey
2.07.2010
Enchanted Cottage
I visisted a friend a few weeks ago and saw her new apartment for the first time. It is unbelievably adorable! She and one of her roommates bought everything from thrift stores. Goes to show you don't have to have a huge budget to create a great space, you just have to have an eye for design and a knack for budget shopping!
She said they call it the Briar. How fitting! I love when it feels like things have been obtained over a long period of time (but she said she and her roomie knocked it out in one night!!).
10.14.2009
Buried Deep
On a non-design related note, aren't memories funny? It's amazing how hearing a certain song can trigger a domino effect of perfectly preserved golden memories, each one like a bug caught in amber. Just hearing that one song immediately conjures up the way Eden looks in the fall. The taste of Bailey's in coffee. The feel of a warm drink after a cold walk.
Hearing that one song makes me remember the way I felt when I first saw him. The way he smelled of pomade and Newports. How we would skip class to do homework together and end up watching movies instead. It reminds me of when we went to get tattoos but there was too long a wait, so we ended up at the hookah place. It makes me remember how badly I wanted to kiss him when he was in the hospital....
10.04.2009
Project
9.23.2009
Enchanted Pt.1
9.03.2009
Zak's birthday present : )
9.01.2009
Beauty All Around
Why do we as humans feel the need to surround ourselves with beauty? Pardon me while I venture down a philosophical path for a few moments...
Although I can't imagine that anyone would choose to be surrounded by ugliness or even just mundaneness, there must be an actual reason why we enjoy beauty. From a psychological standpoint, I turn to Maslow for my answer. Maslow theorized a "hierarchy of needs". Once our basic needs are being met, we long for something more.
I think that part of the sense of connection in the "love and belonging" category can be facilitated by good design. I think that well chosen colors can inspire feelings of happiness and contentment. Once we experience all these things, we can achieve self-actualization. Ultimately, I believe that being surrounded by beauty can help us be more creative, give us a richer life experience, and endow us with a sense of purpose.
So...if you want to hear beauty, listen to Imogen Heap's new album. If you want to see beauty, go for a walk in an enchanted forest at dusk - it's the bewitching hour! If you want to read beautiful words, read Yeats. If you want to live enveloped in beauty, hire me as your designer ; )