Playing with Paper Folding

Page from a Book

Material Revolution Sustainable and Multi-Purpose Materials for Design and Architecture by Sascha Peters.

Memory hood, an abstraction of human emotion, designed 

by Max Schath. 

Swedish Pea Soup

Pattern

Sven Markelius, Pythagoras textile produced by Ljungbergs Textilyck for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1952

Wiener Werkstatte fabric designs c.1910

Vanessa Bell, White printed on linen, Omega Workshops, 1913

Roger Fry, Amenophis printed on linen, Omega Workshops, 1913

Christmas Gifties

Today is my last day of work before my holidays begin. I brought cookies for the people I work for as a small gift. I made star shaped sugar cookies and figgie moons. They're a Christmas cookie/pocket filled with figs, walnuts, honey, raisins and some orange zest. I wrapped each box up with some raffia and string. 

I always have fun wrapping up gifts. I hope everyone likes the cookies.

Christmas Gift List and Winter Wish List...

This is my Christmas gift guide but I guess it's really more of a wish list. 

Clockwise from top right are Bird by Danish Kristian Vedel. Each bird represents a member of a family, child, parent and grandparent. They are so beautifully expressive. Next are Frye boots. Every year I dream about having a pair. One year it will happen. Next is a Moleskine sketchbook. I fill one of these every semester. The paper is so nice and they are the perfect size to carry in my purse. Fourth is the large pouch from Bookhoo designs in Toronto. I've already bought a tote from here but this clutch is so nice too. Lastly are cosy wool socks. I can never have too many wool socks. I wear them every day of the whole winter.

This winter I am loving the warm textures of leather, wood and wool.

Christmas Tree

Christmas just snuck up on me this year. I feel like I missed November and December somehow. For the first time since I moved away from home I bought a Christmas tree for my apartment. I'm a bit of a Christmas tree purist and I firmly believe that it must be a real tree or no tree. I love the smell of the pine tree in the house. It brightens up the apartment so much that I will be sad to take it down after Christmas.


I didn't want to spend too much on decorations this year so I used some lightbulbs that I already had and tied some pretty blue string around the sockets. I also bought some pinecones at the dollar store.

Busy busy busy

It's coming up to the end of semester and I'm busy finishing all of my projects. I always have trouble committing to an idea so I always end up changing my project multiple times before the due date. As usual I've waited until it is nearly due to really commit to a concept and apply myself to putting it down on paper. Just like every semester I will do eighty percent of the work in the final two weeks. The rush at the deadline is all part of the fun of being a design student I suppose.


The photos are of my dining room table at the moment; covered in water colour paints and floor plans as I render my presentation drawings. There are also some beautiful white lilies that my boyfriend gave me for our anniversary on the table. They continue to look fresh into the wee hours of the morning when I am looking less than my best.

Tableaux d'intimité

New York 

Amsterdam 

Prague 

Ile de Ré

These are some beautiful photo collections of lit windows in different cities by Anne-Laure Maison. I saw them a few days ago and I haven't been able to stop thinking about them so I thought I would share them. So intimate and beautiful.

Dreams of Flying

Lately all I can think about is travelling. I'm so happy for everyone who has a chance to travel but also incredibly jealous. I'm almost finished school and then I will be able to save up a bit and begin adventuring.
     
The first few dream locations right now are:
      - Japan and Mount Fuji
      - India
      - New Zealand


I want to pack up my hiking boots and raincoat and head out. My pack has been patiently waiting since I got it for my birthday a few years ago. It has yet to experience adventure and is just itching to go.
Someone told me that planning trips, no matter how realistic they are, is a healthy habit that will keep you happier. I must be a very happy person.
The picture with this post is an installation of antique toy planes in the Commute Home store in Toronto.