Love this Spring/Summer 2011 Marimekko fashion show at what looks to be a flower auction ...

Inspiration: Spring is nearly here, and some deeper thoughts on flowers ...

A beautiful spring colour palette from studio choo ...

{studio choo -we like it wild - earthy spring}

"When you are are buying flowers, what exactly are you buying?" This is a beautifully haunting video. I reminds me of how privileged I am to work with flowers, but saddened by the industry itself ... It is always nice to see small glimpses of floral farms and the real people who grow this faceless commodity. It is imperative that we acknowledge and learn to celebrate the seasons and what comes with these seasons, the imperfections and natural characteristics of flowers, and the people, sometimes generations of families, who pour their heart and soul into growing them ...
{video via floret flower farm}

I love the lampshades of LUSH DESIGNS. Watch the video below of Marie and Maria talking about their work...I love these ladies!



Garden of delight is MARIEKE VAN DER BRUGGEN's graduation project (2008)

Imagine a world where nothing is what it is...
A world that stimulates your fantasy and let you taste the sweetness of paradise.

Garden of delight is an inverted nature element of candy that spawns, like a sculpture, from the ceiling. This object exist of abstract branches, twigs and leaves in different colours and tastes that can be picked and eaten.

Garden of delight is an event on it’s own in a shop, gallery, restaurant. The consumer feels like Eve in paradise when they pick a leave.

BEATRIZ MARTIN VIDAL's portraiture work is amazing, especially birdchildren. Shown below is one of her works.

Finally, check out emma's designblogg (her personal guide of stockholm + design)

I want to share this video by Liron Kroll. It reminds me of my vanitas series. The video was Kroll's final project of her degree in communication arts. The video done entirely using scanned images, and similar themes of femininity found in my series, beautiful!

Axel Peemoeller's way-finding-system for the Eureka Tower Carpark while working for Emery Studio.


reactive paint ... flower maker ... all i can do ... save pens, use garamond font ... i spy with my little eye ... bomomo ... their circular life ... send me something ... dafont.com ... scandalous metropolitan ... the world of 100 ... myoats ...

OneWorld TV - Floating Gardens (IRIN) - Climate Change in Bangladesh

I like this landscaping, found on Canada Blooms.


I first discovered designer Jeff Leatham a couple years ago when he was resident florist for Hotel George V in Paris prior to staring in his own show flowers: uncut.


Watch this video of him and his floral designs at the Hotel George V.

Regular digital pictures can be turned into polaroid pictures using Poladroid.



Some short videos on Sustainability and Plastics

Bob McKay -Sabic Innovative Plastics

HP's design philosophy

Plastic industries reach out to designers

Reusable hydration

Education in Plastics-part one

Education in Plastics-part two

I found this cute video ... inspired?