Rolling

LOVE Adele...and her new video, directed by Sam Brown, who brings amazing rhythmic visuals to compliment the music.  Make sure you watch it in full screen.



Here are two more by Sam Brown...these are more than just music videos.  His work transforms into something both stylish and powerful.  (You have to wait until the half point for "War of the Worlds.")

Proud Pillows

I've been stalking pillows for the last month.  At work, we're creating a line of branded soft goods beginning with outdoor & indoor throw pillows.  So every place I go now I'm on pillow patrol always aware of price, styles and construction.  I even researched the pillow label.  You know the one that says "Do Not Remove This Tag Under Federal Law," that's a pretty interesting story.  (Impress your friends at a bar with this otherwise useless information.  Story here.)

Anyway, we're working with a commercial factory that does a lot of industrial stitchery like awnings and bags.  It's over 100 years old and I'm pretty proud to work with them versus some oversees factory.  Yesterday we finished two prototypes and selected three "collections."  Here is what we came up with so far.

This is the 20" size.  The reverse is in a contrasting orange with contrast stitching.  (Love contrast, right?)

The one on top here is a lumbar with the 20" beneath it.

Even our proto-label turned out nice.  The line is called "Otter Creek Home & Garden," an homage to the creek that runs by the garden center property.

 This was the most fun.  Going through fabric to create three different collections.  According to the industry, Rust, Beige and Terra Cotta in solids and stripes are the hot colors for outdoor living.  The fabric is a high quality Sunbrella which means it won't fade and wipes clean.  Love that.

First batch goes into production next week.

Home, Garden & Underpants

I visited Jayson Home & Garden in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood yesterday.  Was a last minute day trip.  Besides wanting to hire a moving truck to load half the store and deliver the goods to my imaginary pied-à-terre, I was surprised to find they carried prints by Hugo Guiness, an artist I wrote about here a while back.  One of my favorites of prints these everyday objects immortalized is the underwear.  There just isn't enough underwear art, is there?

And if that doesn't get you going, surely this stove will.  Think of the visual riddles you can create by grouping these two together. 

Shop home decor, underwear prints and lots of industrial, vintage and re-purposed loveliness at Jayson Home & Garden.  I've even added some things to my wish list.