Good with Style : 24 posts from April 2011

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color, mad men, plastic + the economy

What sap went through that little thread to make the cherry red!*

What do Color, Mad Men, Plastic and the Economy have in common with one another? Well, the History of Color correlates with our own history--just watch an episod of Mad Men to see clothing, textiles, paint, and a myriad of other everyday items in colors you don't see anymore. The colors we see today are different because the materials we use are different--man-made, to be precise. Also, the manufacturing process--mass--is different too. As for the Economy, the use of plastic for fabric and other items is a huge contributing factor in the growth of our hyper-consumer society. So there you go--Color, Mad Men, Plastic, and the Economy...I hope you're having a wonderful Monday!

Emily

*Nevertheless

by Marianne Moore

you've seen a strawberry

that's had a struggle; yet
was, where the fragments met,

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Monday, April 04, 2011 in fashion & style | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

things to do: new york city

Source: scrapscene.com via Holly on Pinterest

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day...it's another beautiful, crisp, cool day in New York City. Waffles and Nutella for breakfast, a mid-morning nap for my two year old, and all the laundry finished (by my awesome husband) before noon. Now we are ready to have some fun. Here's my list:

1. Return some books to the New York Public Library

2. Order my four year old a new pair of sneakers

3. Vacuum (this is the vacuum I wish I had: Dyson) and clean the furniture with my brand new bottle of Method Home Almond Wood Cleaning Spray, which not only works like a charm, but I can let my four year old help me clean without worrying about toxic chemicals.

4. Go to the park, run around, sit in the sun, and don't come inside until our fingertips and noses are too cold to stay outside...

What's on your list today?

Wishing you a wonderful, sunny, relaxing Sunday.

Emily

P.S. This little blue bird jar reminds me of outdoor adventures in the woods with my Grandmother, hunting for early-Spring creatures...

Sunday, April 03, 2011 in kids & family, new york city | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

touchwood iphone case + genius design

This is sublime. But I do hope that instrument was reassembled in a public space somewhere...rather than simply discarded. I saw something similar, but it was an iphone case rather tha an actual phone at the New York International Gift Fair in February.