the girl in the green dress on facebook!

well i finally broke down and created a facebook page! after more than a few readers have asked for one, i decided maybe it was time. i'll be adding some extra context from time to time and hope that it will be a good way to connect with the people who visit me every day. so like me please!

charles and dee wyly theater.

kelly and i were lucky enough to provide felt panels for the rem koolhaas-designed wyly theater in dallas, texas. recently we had photographer sandy carson shoot some of the spaces and we're so excited about this amazing building being a showcase of our felt! click here to see more photos.

holy crap, its 15 days away!

kelly and i are officially in the countdown-to-icff craze. its a mere two weeks away and though we thought we had tons of time, we are scrambling to finish everything up. we're still waiting on our printed materials (still working on the layouts actually) and a die to produce the pieces that will be installed. but monday in a moment of pure kismet, we found a bench perfect for the booth at front. its simple, sturdy and (as luck would have it) made by a local person (which always makes us happy). we picked it up yesterday and are having the cushion reupholstered with 2mm felt in the charcoal color. check one thing off the list!

think-make-think (second edition).

think-make-think (second edition) by clifton burt.

in april of 2007, john maeda quietly posted a haiku he had written to his blog. it was entitled think-make-think, and to me it fulfilled the potential of maeda's simplicity. over the next few months, that haiku often found its way to the forefront of my mind. when our studio acquired the remnants of a discarded arrow sign, it was clear to me that think-make-think was a perfect fit, both in form and function.

clever little bag.

clever little bag by yves behar for puma.

yves behar's latest project for puma, which is on show as part of the design museum's new exhibition, sustainable futures. behar teamed up with the sports brand to redesign the packaging for its shoes, and puma says the result, named clever little bag, will reduce paper consumption by 65 per cent, saving 20 million mega joules of electricity each year.

wasara coffee cup set of 6.

wasara coffee cup set of 6 by shinichiro ogata.

full bleed: new york city skateboard photography.

full bleed: new york city skateboard photography by andre razo, alex corporan, and ivory serra.

artists and designers i met journals.

artists and designers i met journals from moma.

iceland.

i've spent a total of 37 hours in iceland but its my favorite place on earth.

denis darzacq.

photographs by denis darzacq.

skateboardanimation.

projector print #3.

projector print #3 by rod post.

lil.

its official. her name is lil, she weighs 2.2 pounds and the little pom pom ball is her favorite toy. you can see a few more photos here.

streamers + stars.

happiness is a bike with streamers on the handlebars and stars on the mud guards.

untitled (sad vader).

untitled (sad vader) by alex brown.

heathen.

lines and squares dishcloth.

lines and squares dishcloth from magazin.

stay fresh in space.

stay fresh in space by christopher golebiowski.

eyjafjallajokull.

eyjafjallajokull from the boston globe. [via sub-studio.]

moon pulls.

copenhagen apartments.

copenhagen apartments by paumes.

serie staccolma.

serie staccolma by swedish note design studio for italian-bicycle company abici. [via designboom.] yes, please! i'll take one in every color.

xylem jewelry line.

xylem jewelry line by nervous system.

xylem is based on the process of vein formation in leaves.

the name of the line comes from one of the two plant tissues that make up leaf veins. the xylem cells transport water and minerals from the root to the leaves, while phloem cells act as a conduit for distributing the sugars produced in the leaves to the rest of the plant.

look what i got!

last night i picked up a brand new baby kitten. she's only six weeks old and super sweet though she does seem prone to stalking and attacking electrical cords. i haven't decided on a name yet, any ideas?

syndey australia skyline acrylic necklace (black).

syndey australia skyline acrylic necklace (black) by plasique*.

new balance: made in the usa.

since starting filzfelt, i've become more aware of where things are made and what exactly that means. while we obviously sell felt made in europe (not north america), i am defensive of the quality of our products as well as the environmental standards and wages of the people who make it. i can't tell you how many times we read or hear people complaining about the price of our felt and its hard to compete with mass-produced items of a comparatively lower quality. and i guess the biggest challenge is letting people know the difference and accepting the fact that it may not matter to everyone.

holden outerwear.

loving this ad by holden outerwear. and i know its spring but i also love their knit strip beanie.

killer films, ace hotel, and massify.

kelly and i stayed at the ace hotel last year for the icff right after they opened. things weren't quite perfect and we ended up in a suite (imperfection isn't so bad after all) and i've had a place in my heart for this place ever since.

cute boys with cats.

i'm a cat person whose been catless for far too long. but don't get me wrong, i do love dogs (yes, callar i'm talking about you) but there's something about earning the love of something that won't give it up for just anyone. plus there's the whole poop bag thing. anyway, cute boys with cats = some serious swooning.

music philosophy poster series.

music philosophy poster series by mico toledo. [via holiday matinee.]