THE BEST of Desire to Inspire - September Posts

(Thomas Hays)


(Jamie Drake)


(Lars Ranek)


(Strange Closets)

(B 5 Studio)


(Beth Webb)

(Frédéric Vasseur)

(Skona hem)

(Another month of sensational talent showcased at Desire to Inspire)

Fall 2008 Ready to Wear

(Blumarine)





(I love these lace-edged silk slipdresses and angora cardigans. Which is your favourite from designer Anna Molinari? Source, Style.com)

Poetic Photography

(the Photographer's charming bio)

(Photography by the talented Jen Gotch)

Canadian Artist, John Kennedy

(Seriously talented. Source, Tracey Capes Fine Art.)

Have a Fantastic Weekend!

(Give some attitude this weekend! Source, Vogue Italy March 1997; Editorial, As a Tzarina; Model, Tasha Tilberg; Photographer, Paolo Roversi via Foto_decant.)

I spy with my little eye, something by ...

(Rodarte has been the subject of many blogs recently, and I have to admit I never would have given this designer a look over if not for the coverage of blog sites. The point of the story is that once something is brought to your attention, isn't it funny how your power of observation is thereafter focused on that matter. Take for instance, Vogue's October 2008 cover featuring the beautiful and talented actress Rachel Weisz, wearing a Rodarte cardigan or the lovely and provocative crocheted fishnet stockings, which to illustrate the point are also featured in Canada's Flare magazine. Source, Style.com)

p.s. sincerely apologize for the lack of posts this week, I have been feeling under the weather!

Weekend Signoff :)

(Have an absolutely dreamy weekend! Source, Photographer Jenny Hands via House of Orange.)

south end open studios

: : don't miss the south end open studios this weekend Sept 20-21st. It's a great day to be out and about in the .south end. checking out artist's work and the south end open market.

red house dreams

: : I'm leaving on thursday to head home to Sweden for two of my best friends weddings. The days in between the weddings [when I'm not helping out with wedding preparations] will be spent at my parents torp [typical Swedish red cottage] with my mom and sister. I'm hoping to be able to help with some decorating since they just moved in. I found some great inspiration images in the Swedish design magazine .sköna hem.

mamma mia!!

: : I've seen the movie .mamma mia. twice now. I'm a Swede, that's enough of an excuse. *smile*
I loved the movie! the music is great; of course, my Swedish friend and I sang along in every song. The actors are great; .Meryl Streep. really carries the movie, .Pierce Brosnan. is terrible at singing, but brave for trying, .Mr Darcy. my all time favorite is very lovable even in this movie, and the one Swede in the movie .Stellan Skarsgård. adds a lot of humor.

In addition to all this I was LOVIN' all the attention on Swedish Design in the movie. An overwhelming amount of beautiful .Josef Frank fabrics., but even the cross stitching details on Meryl Streep's bed cover, the stitching on her dresses, the colors......everything reminded me of Sweden.

Lastly, it was filmed at what must be one of the most beautiful place on earth, the Greek island of .Skopelos., which is probably getting invaded by mamma mia fans as I am writing this. the photos above are a few of my flickr favorites of the island.

Timeless and Renown

(Love how these black and white photographs from renowned Photographer Rodney Smith evoke a sense of timelessness.)

Sensational Photography

(Simply Photo suggested everyone check out Photographer, Sharyn Cairns and that is exactly what I did. I wasn't disappointed. What an exceptional portfolio!)

apples

: : I like this photo. maybe because it's apple season and I want to go apple picking this weekend. the photo is from one of my favorite people's story blog .sweet juniper.

that .perch bowl. looks so good with those apples in it.

: : Swedish classics : :

: : bvd is a design and branding bureau in Sweden. they've done packaging work on some classic Swedish products. blossa 2008, .glögg. [Swedish mulled wine] got a face lift with these colorful bottles.

above them, a Swedish post-war icon and headache tablet .treo.