this post in partnership with method. if you know anything about me, you know i wake up almost every single saturday and sunday and head straight for the beach. the ocean is my calming place and it always has been, i grew up going there every weekend of my life, and now i head there with lucy for a hike to start the day off right. but, it’s estimated that several million... 
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meet folklore. this very stylish shop was just featured in a recent kinfolk’s journal and they popped in for a comment on the blog — so when i checked out their goods, i was instantly smitten. as you can probably see, the folklore wares are right up my alley. Folklore is an independent London shop located in Islington and an online store set up by Danielle Reid... 
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the other day i happened upon the amazing cheese boards of brooklyn-based builder ariele alasko. i couldn’t even tell you how i got there, it was just another serendipitous day of my internet a.d.d. — one thing always leads to another. and in this case, i realized my wanderings had found something special. ariele is a real maker – a woodworker — and... 
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sometimes i like to think about different purposes for vintage finds. i’m headed to the alameda flea market tomorrow (as i write this on saturday), and i like some of these ideas for giving new life to old objects. i love hilda grahnat’s repurposed coat hanger turned eyeglasses holder. i guess that’s the heart of re-purposing in a nutshell — reinventing... 
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i love the work of artist jennifer collier. jennifer focuses on creating work from recycled paper; by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching she produces unusual paper ‘fabrics’, which are used to explore the ‘remaking’ of household objects. jennifer treats paper as if it’s cloth, with the main technique employed being stitch; a contemporary twist on traditional... 
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