Prints and Patterns

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Bonsai!

I really love this Laura George print, called Bonsai Tree. I like the brown-toned colors and also the little creatures tending to their plants. They remind me of the South Park characters, but ecologically-minded. May have to buy this one...do they ship to Indonesia?

Rickshaw Art

By far the most popular means of transportation in Bangladesh is the rickshaw. In Dhaka alone there are over 600,000! These rickshaws are decorated with 'rickshaw art', and popular themes include the Taj Mahal, nature scenes of rural Bengal, Islamic scenes such as mosques, movie scenes and movie star portraits, futuristic cities, and planes. I've been on the hunt for the right piece to bring home.

Here Comes The Sun

I don't know why I like this so much, but I do. From goodshapedesign.

Happy Birthday

LOVE these birthday cards!! Probably because I love elephants (and frogs) so much. And check out these envelopes.

Yellow

This happy little yellow print and modern red print are from Papermoth on Etsy. The yellow one is simple, but with a nice beige matte and a light colored wood frame I think it would brighten up any room. I like the bold pattern of the red print.

Photography Helps People To See

Ohhh this fab print of a vintage Kodak Duaflex II is by Citrus Tree from Esty ...and at $20 a total bargain! The artist is having a buy two, get one free sale on his prints. So go get em'.

Vintage Camera

Ohhh this super cool print of a vintage Kodak Duaflex II is by Citrus Tree from Esty ...and at $20 a total bargain! The artist is even having a buy two, get one free sale on his prints

Green

Thanks, Ken Orvidas for this cool illustration from the New York Times. That's all I have to say.

Birds

I would be happy to see this beautiful print or neat painting hanging in my home. From Three Potato Four, and some other website I forgot. Sorry about that.
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(And in case you forgot your fourth grade animal physiology, birds are NOT mammals. Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), vertebrate animals that lay eggs).

Birds

I would be happy to see this beautiful print or neat painting hanging in my home. From Three Potato Four, and some other website I forgot. Sorry about that.
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(And in case you forgot your fourth grade animal physiology, birds are NOT mammals. Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), vertebrate animals that lay eggs).

School Maps

A friend of mine (Hi, James) has a fantastic old Africa school map hanging in his foyer. I tried to buy one on Ebay, but I couldn't get the whole time-it-so-you-beat-the-other-person's-price thing right. And now I can't find another online that I like nearly as much. But this science map which I ran across on Three Potato Four is pretty neat.

Orwell

I find this image beautiful. Maybe I mean intriguing. Or maybe I just like the clean lines. It is by an artist named Stefanie Posavec, who uses craft and design to understand the symbolic and representative nature of maps.

African Barbershop Signs

If you have been to West Africa (or Kenya), you may recognize these colorful and creative signs usually hung outside barbershops (and shops selling other goods - not really sure what some of these are indicating to potential customers, though - a Christian hardware store?). I love the ones that look aged, but you can also visit one of the informal sign stands and commission a sign to your liking. Then beat it up to make it look old.

I brought two home from Ghana in 2004 and hope to purchase some more next time I'm in the region.

I Love Julia

A designer I just stumbled upon is Julia Rothman. She has the most funky designs that seemed familiar to me. Then I realized its because she designs (I think) for Urban Outfitters and Anthropolgie, which stuff I usually wish I owned. Here are some of my favorites:


And this one:


And this:


Just one more: