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Minä Perhonen

I can’t help but feel instantly charmed by fabrics from Minä Perhonen, a clothing and textile design house from Japan. If the brand sounds familiar, you may have seen or heard of its collaborative projects with Danish textile and furniture manufacturers Kvadrat and Fritz Hansen.

The folk-inspired designs blend frolicsome graphic patterns with plucky colors and rich textures. Take a peek at the following sampling; don’t these swatches beg to be touched? To see the company’s entire range of textiles, clothing and furniture, visit the Minä Perhonen website.

Bird

Bird

Festival

Festival

Fogland

Fogland

Forest Parade

Forest Parade

Oasis

Oasis

All images © Minä Perhonen, used by permission.

Hong Kong Living

I love the efficiency of this tiny Hong Kong apartment! Architect Gary Chang designed an elaborate system of movable walls with folding furniture, allowing a flexible configuration of twenty-four spaces within a tiny footprint of 300 square feet.

Chang gutted the interior, opening up the entire space for a fresh overhaul. He also warmed up the interior by tinting the windows yellow, instantly banishing grey days from entering the flat. Check out the video to see how he fits two beds into this space, along with a full kitchen, living room, library, video game room, laundry facilities, wet bar, and even a private theater complete with a hammock.

Russian River

Here are some photos from a relaxing holiday trip to Guerneville, where I chilled amongst the bears. Armstrong Woods was my favorite part, perhaps even lovelier than Muir Woods:

Armstrong Woods

Armstrong Woods

Garter Snake at Armstrong Woods

Garter Snake at Armstrong Woods

Iris at Armstrong Woods

Iris at Armstrong Woods

Fuzzy Caterpillar

Fuzzy Caterpillar

Jim Denevan

Remember how much fun it is to draw in the sand at the beach, using naught but your finger or a stick?

Jim Denevan offers a fresh take on sand art, albeit at an enormous and prolific scale. He’s graced northern California with hundreds of beach drawings, each disappearing as nature takes its course: sun, wind and ocean waves gradually erode the short-lived marks, often in the same day they were created.

Here’s a sampling of his work; many more beautiful aerial photographs can be found on his website.

Cubic Sand Drawing
Large Circle
Round Circles
Sand Leaves
Concentric Circles

Tetsunori Kawana

Tetsunori Kawana‘s work in redefining ikebana is nothing short of ambitious, and often requires large teams of people and weeks of production. Here are some photos of his work — these and more stunning images can be found on his website.

Kawana has also been commissioned by the Mint Museum to produce a new bamboo installation for Project Ten Ten Ten, which celebrates the museum’s grand opening in October.

New York Botanical Garden, 2007

New York Botanical Garden, 2007

Five Elements - Water, New Zealand, 2009

Five Elements - Water, New Zealand, 2009

Ikebana Arrangement

Airplant, succulent + lily arrangement

Sunflowers and driftwood ikebana arrangement

Sunflower + driftwood ikebana arrangement