Wood Metal Printer Blocks
Not vintage themselves, these image and letter printer blocks are for the most part made from vintage molds- another find along the Portobello Rd. street market.
The Colors of Portobello
Notting Hill is always a destination for me whenever I’m in London. And the Portobello Road street market, itself being in the Notting Hill district, is not to be missed while there. Although I remember it being more of an adventure in my first trips, it’s nevertheless always a source of new inspiration and interesting [...]
Maviology
Maviology is a magazine created and distributed by the Mavi Jeans clothing company. Based in Istanbul at the Mavi headquarters, the publication is a constantly evolving barometer of what’s going on in the fashion and art communities. Along with many other bloggers and artists, The First Few is very happy to have been included in [...]
Paper Fortress Films | Keeping Up With Stebs
I stopped by the Paper Fortress to see what Mr. Stebs Schinnerer had been up to since last visiting with him (March 23, 2010)- and it looks like he’s been a busy man, to say the least. He’s been on a country-wide tour with his friend Johnny Cupcakes for the Suitcase Tour / Back To [...]
Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm | Juniper Moon
For an island of only 87.48 square miles in size and already holding a population of 15,000 year-round residents (75,000 during the summer), it actually had room for a successful working livestock farm. Well, from 2001 to 2009, the island played host to The Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm (now called Juniper Moon Farm since expanding [...]
A Thousand Ways to Get The Ball Rolling
No matter who we are and no matter what it is we do, from time to time we all need to clear our heads, shake out the dust and gain a new perspective. Sometimes its writer’s block or creative block that’s got a hold on us. Maybe moving from one project to another has left [...]
Pinch | London Interior Design Studio
I came across the below folding stool one evening while perusing the many wishes and wants on Materialicious and kept the bookmark for later wishing. I just thought it was so well done- nice lines and color, and clearly well-designed and manufactured with care. Well, looking further into the people behind the stool was really [...]
Japan Blue | Japanese Indigo Patterns
Definitely one of my favorite pattern reference books in my collection is Japan Blue. I found it some years ago at Hennessey & Ingalls in Santa Monica. Besides being a great historical reference of Japanese indigo printing and dying techniques over the past couple centuries, I love the patterns and natural indigo shades- and it [...]
Guest Post | Pitch Design Union
I’d like to welcome our guest, designer and writer Margot Harrington of Pitch Design Union. I am a big fan of her work and very much appreciate her taking the time to share her creative eye and insight in the post below. Enjoy!
Ponoko | Laser-Cut Design Manufacturing
Wooden bank by WoodMarvels Hailed by some as the future of manufacturing, laser-cut manufacturing is being made accessible to the masses by the guys at Ponoko via the convenience of your own computer. Although Ponoko is based in Wellington New Zealand (with an outpost in California), by uploading one’s own product designs to the Ponoko [...]
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