Have a fun weekend!

It has been a tricky week, whew, you know the kind right? I am glad it is Friday! Here are a few of my favorite things I saw this week that brought a smile to my face...



My sister shared with me these fantastic video clips of 3 guys traveling the world and compiling all of their footage. Talk about increasing my wanderlust! This above one is Move, but you can watch  Learn and Eat too - they are all good. They are directed by Rick Mereki commissioned by STA Travel Australia.

Suitcase eyes from Muji, awesome! Available from select Muji stores. (via swissmiss)

These recipes look so good! 

Salmon with peach salsa from Caroline.

S'mores with a French Twist from Stephanie.

Tortellini with Lemon & Dill from Kelsey

Have a great one!

Also.. thanks to Blogger for making me a blog of note, and Say 100 and Dana Wood for the kind mention! I am honored.

Haka Building - Thinking Outside the Box

The creativity that Doepel Strijkers Architects invested to create this recycled office space in the Netherlands is visionary and ingenious. Not only were they ambitious in reusing found materials but they also introduced a social component of hiring ex-convicts to make the objects. What an empowering model that designers can look to as stepping outside of the box in a unique and empowering way. Read and see more here.

What do you think?

photography by Ralph Kämena - from Doepel Strijkers // via Atelier A+D

Ahoy! Attack of the Icebergs

Crikey! Did you see this? From what I understand, a mondo iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke into pieces off the coast of Greenland last year, and now nearly a year later they are seeing it appear off the 'iceberg alley' shores of Newfoundland! 

The top photo is a slice of ice that hit Newfoundland's Goose Cove temporarily blocking the harbor until it broke and melted a bit. 

That largest iceberg piece? They call it 'Petermann's Ice Island' which NASA has been watching and it has yet to hit the shores. Pretty surreal, huh?! I am continually fascinated by the mighty nature and beauty of icebergs! (See previous post) You can see a video clip for the magnitude of Petermann's Ice Island here.

(via @sophistimom twitter - sophistimom)

top photo - Gene Patey // bottom photo - Jeff Schmaltz for NASA

Flederhaus - An entire building of hammocks!

A genius idea that I thought only existed in my wildest imagination but then poof... there it is. I am loving this Flederhaus (translation - 'bat house') building in Vienna, Austria dedicated to hanging hammocks! From what I understand it is a free public space that anyone can come to hang out in the MQ Vorplatz near the Museums Quarter open daily 10:00-19:00 until October. Pretty much hammock paradise. Check out your pretty view of the surrounding buildings too. Would you kick back and take a break there? 

Credits:
The building is designed by Heri & Salli 
Photos by Mischa Erben 
Spotted first at ArchDaily

Bicycle Rush Hour

This is fantastic! When you get a moment watch this 'bicycle rush hour' clip in the Netherlands, it is almost surreal. I really wish we lived in a area that used more bikes instead of cars! What are you thoughts on this?

Artis Royal Zoo Ads

This is such a brilliant ad concept for the Artis Royal Zoo in Amsterdam designed by Dawn. Anyone can pull off the stickers from their signs and place them throughout the city to promote the zoo. Very cool! This video clip shares how it is done.

(Photos from Dawn / via Fubiz)

Brass Number Clips

I pre-ordered these Brass Number clips from Baum-kuchen (cool shop!) and am anxious to use them because I am using the most random things to keep my places in multiple books lately. What do you use as a bookmark?

(spotted over at Better Living through Design)

A thing for stripes

One of the many things that pinterest has taught me is that I have a slight ... wait, major thing for stripes (well, and also polka dots). I find myself drawn to them again and again, I have for quite a long time. Today I'm feeling extra stripey. What about you, anything you find yourself repeatedly drawn to even if it is in style or not?

Striped Tee / Striped Camera Strap / Striped Notebook / Striped Bag

Books of color

Seeing these colorful sketchbooks all together from Kate's Paperie and Archie Grand make me super happy... I want a whole shelf of them, what's your color?

The Burning House

I was perusing the beautiful photos from That's Just it Photo and I came across a really cool project and website called The Burning House where they share what you would take with you if your house was burning. It is a fascinating collection that you'll have to pop over and see more of if you are interested. I adore projects like this and can't wait to follow it and see more...

What would you take with you? I've got to think about this for a bit.

(photo 1 & 2 from The Burning House of Tim Robinson's stuff and Amy Merrick's stuff.)

Molo Floating Glassware

Even though science isn't my forte, I really am drawn to items with a science lab feel, in fact even today while at the store I picked up a lovely Peony to pop in one of my glass beaker vases. These floating glass pieces by Molo are along those same lines -- simple, minimal, beautiful and easily allowing the contents to shine through. Great design.

Aqua Notes

Do you ever get your best ideas in the shower? Aqua Notes came up with a clever idea... a waterproof way to jot things down, you learn more about them here.

Up up and away...

My husband told me yesterday about the Up inspired house that they created for the upcoming National Geographic Show called, "How Hard Can It Be?" which debuts in the fall. Would you be brave enough to go for a ride in a real live Up House? The talented team launched the house on March 5th and it flew for about a hour, and they even broke some world records for flying really high. I personally wonder how they were able to land it, ha... isn't this awesome! I can't wait to see the show and this episode when it airs.

(photos by National Geographic Channel originally sourced from here where you can see more!)