barbie and i have a lot in common

(*i am sure you are wondering "geez, nothing was posted for an entire month. what is with the increase in posts?!" well if you must know the class that was prohibiting my ability to post is almost over (rejoice! it is an ethics class. blah)...now i am procrastinating from studying.)

what do barbie and i have in common? it is surely not the love for pink - although my room at my home in fairhope is pink, that was a poor design decision that i made at the mature age of 11. it would be....(drum roll)....

this guy! the great (well that is not his actual title - i made the executive decision to add it for a more dramatic approach) - JONATHAN ADLER!

he has GREAT products. fun&quirky&eclectic. would define his style. he has a very imaginative and almost child-like approach to design. with the small "menagerie" animals (the ultimate carefree pet). i like the spaniels. the perfect dog for a BUSY college student (like myself. *hint hint mom!).

http://www.jonathanadler.com/menagerie/

for your white ceramic animal viewing pleasure, venture to the link above.

*disclaimer - so i can't actually post the picture of the malibu barbie on my blog (copyrights are a bitch sometimes, but i understand that he wants to protect his work...), so check out his interior design page (http://www.jonathanadler.com/interior_design.php) and scroll down in a few thumbnails down on the left - you can click the picture to enlarge it for your viewing pleasure.

ps- not only do barbie and i have a love for JA designs in common, we also love floor poufs! the image has a few clustered together (they are silver metallic and...well...obviously located on the floor).

enjoy :)

RAW

i know this blog was supposed to be about my love for design (currently my blog expresses love for lil wayne and traveling)...but i finally found something "cool" enough for me to post. yay!

so not only was i STOKED to learn that this company's studio is based in the ATL, but the overall concept is great. they (a husband and wife team - awwwww) salvage carpet and create this...

a masterpiece!

the discarded pieces (aka trash) are sewn together to create an custom work of art for your floor (aka an area rug)! go Meg van der Kruik, the creative genius behind the work (girl power, fo sho).



so the old saying holds true "one man's trash is another man's treasure."

for more information hit up this AMAZIN website: http://www.unioneighteen.com/index.html
enjoy :)

how can you not be in love with sustainable design,
when the finished product looks so GREAT.
GO GREEN, or GO HOME...