Balance, Design, Products, Technology
September 30, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week…
1. Ironic Sans Get inside the head of professional photographer, David Friedman. It’s a very interesting place. Where to start: The animated subway tiles.
2. My Fonts If you ever thought the world of fonts was static and fixed this site will change the way you look at letters forever. Where to start: A beautiful collection of Chinese book covers.
3. Jetson Green Lots of architecture-driven green information with strong pictures. Where to start: A treehouse home office.
4. Eloise Moorehead A pretty, slightly weird, thoroughly entertaining blog from a woman who is obsessed with everything from Vitruvius to Walter Gropius. Just like Ironic Sans, you feel like you are right inside the head of a fascinating mind. Where to start: Begin at the top and wander down.
5. Junk Culture Blog from a Massachusetts-based artist and graphic designer. Where to start: Things to do with Chopsticks…who knew?!
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
September 24, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
This week on the web…
1. Core77 Since we can’t be in London for Design Week we’ve got to rely on the savvy guys at Core77. Where to Start: Their photo coverage of the week so far is great.
2. Stamen As you can imagine this blog from design and technology group Stamen is beautifully put together. But it’s not just a pretty face. I can’t think of too many other sites where you’ll read about Justin Bieber and the reinvention of maps for Bing (Stamen were the design house behind that rather lovely reinterpretation). Where to Start: With the post on maps.
3. One in 8 Million This one falls into that Stop Work category. If you need a break check out this collection of stories about New Yorkers on The New York Times site. Where to start: I like the ”Jim Romana: The Tabloid Photographer.”
4. Elle Decor’s LookBook An excellent source for inspirational interior images. Where to Start: Their home office collection is packed with great spaces.
5. Design Boom An online magazine for the design and architecture crowd. Where to start: The post on tiny houses. I came across it in my search for unusual backyard workspaces.
Balance, Design, Products
June 28, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
This week around the web:
1. The Foodinista Our very own Heather John posts on her life as a serial renvator, foodie and design savvy writer. Where to start: Check out Heather’s office update on her blog.
2. Absolutely Beautiful Things A design blog from Australian interior designer Anna Spiro. Where to start: The post on Mariska Meijers’ home.
3. Creature Comforts A recent renovation of this site offers up a lot of design news with a pretty punch. Designer Ez (pronounced Ee-zee) is an intrepid blogger with a nice eye. Where to start: She oftens covers office spaces. Check out this one for a fresh hit of yellow.
4. The Happy Home Real Living magazine’s web editor Belinda Graham puts this interiors’ blog together. And she does a lovely job. Where to start: A great post on the use of black in interiors. Black office anyone?
5. Hotel Chatter OK. I know! This has very little to do with the home office. But one of the things that I do when I take a break from writing is check out this blog and dream about all the places I could vacation. I love it’s tone, the gossipy nature of it and that it breaks news. You’ll often get inside a great hotel here before it officially opens. Where to start: From the top of course!
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
June 18, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Where we’ve been this week:
1. Forbes.com Join the “world’s business leaders” and dive into Forbes’ magazines online presence. Where to start: A great story on classic chair design that includes the Aeron.
2. Wallpaper magazine This magazine’s online site is a well edited world of design. Where to start: New office space. Great place for home office inspiration.
3. Shelterrific A blog launched by founder Angela Matusik in 2006 covers design and interiors. Where to start: Miniature Eames.
4. Designsponge Grace Bonney imbues her crafty, stylish design blog with an upbeat vibe that makes it a joy to visit. Where to start: The awesome library of sneak peeks.
5. Bloesem A design blog with a decidedly feminine touch. Where to start: Stephanie Rammeloo’s amazing home (and home office) in Amsterdam.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology
June 11, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Around the web…
1. Tiny Ass Apartment As her title suggests Simone Chavoor tackles small interiors with a cheeky gusto that makes reading her blog as much fun as looking at it. Where to start: With the weather warming up check out Simone’s garden post and get a few ideas on how to bring some green into your home office.
2. Modish Portland, Oregon-based Jena Coray, has been blogging about cool vintage finds at Modish since April 2006. She’s also the owner of the Miss Modish Vintage shop. Where to start: A nice post on vintage office accessories.
3. My House Party A design blog from a husband and wife team who make little wooden houses. Sounds quirky? Trust me it is worth checking out. Where to start: Their Up houses – I want one for my office.
4. Black Eiffel An interesting mix of fashion, interiors and accessories for the home and body. Written by graphic designer Rachel Jones who has a nice eye for design Where to start: The peonies on her desk are lovely.
5. Seesaw Angela Hardison, Raquel Raney and Lindsay Tingstrom of creative agency Seesaw Designs blog about their work and design that catches their eye. The studio turned 3 last month. Where to start: The cool bookshelf post.
Balance, Design, Products
April 23, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
This week on the web:
1. Design By Proxy OK, so interior designer Susan Stewart likes Herman Miller. But besides that she has a great eye for interiors and her blog features really nice work. Where to start: Stewart’s take on the amazing Rosa Muerta.
2. The New Yooxer A site that is so cool there is no About section. All I can tell you is their design coverage is spot on. Where to start: The Milan Furniture Fair Report.
3. Yellowtrace Dana Hughes, an interior designer from my hometown (Sydney) gives her take on all things stylish. Where to start: Click on the interior design category for some great eye candy.
4. Bloesem And while we’re globe trotting here is a design blog by a Dutch woman living in Kuala Lumpur. Where to start: The post on hanging plants. Why? Because every office needs a bit of green.
5. Fine Ting Og Sjokolade Seems fitting to end in Norway with a blog in Norwegian (and a bit of English). I don’t read Norwegain but I do know a good blogger when I see one and this woman (who I suspect isn’t Twiggy) has a great eye for beautiful interiors, images and design. Where to start: Gulest, which I think means yellow. I spied a nice little Eames chair at the kitchen table.
Balance, Design, Products, Technology, Trends
February 19, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Here’s our weekly round up of must-see sites:
1. BBC News You’re wondering why I’ve included a news site? Well they have an excellent section called Day in Pictures that collects really striking images from around the globe. Where to start: Today is pretty cool (Feb 19) – you’ll get floods in Indonesia, the start of Fashion Week in London and rebuilding in Haiti.
2. W Magazine Another left of centre choice but the home tours on W’s fashion site are wonderful. They are as opulent and fabulous as the fashion covered in the magazine. Where to start: I love the Marquess of Bute’s estate in Scotland. Now that’s a home office.
3. Inhabitat Great green design news. Where to start: Their interiors section – this clamp lamp would make a great desk light.
4. Living Etc If it’s good enough for Apartment Therapy’s Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan it’s good enough for us. In a recent interview with Lifework Maxwell mentioned this British interiors magazine as a great source of inspiration. Where to start: The excellent photo galleries. Here’s the home office gallery.
5. Material Girls Put together by 5 designers it’s loaded with great images and well-researched reads on design. Where to start: A great post on desk chairs.
Balance, Design, Products
February 5, 2010
By Cerentha Harris
Wow – these come around fast. I feel like I put the last list together yesterday. Having said that I’ve got way more than I need for this list. But being a terribly disciplined editor I am only going to give you five!
1. A Desert Fete This funny, sparse blog always make me smile. Jamie lives in San Diego and has been blogging since mid-2008. Reminds me of life before kids and I like that. Where to start: Her post on hanging a branch above her bed made me laugh…mostly because I’ve done the same thing but it was a date palm branch.
2. Unclutterer Not to lose focus, lets get back to workspaces and our work lives. Unclutterer of the best organizer’s sites I’ve come across. Inspiring and informative without being dull and preachy. Plus it’s well designed. Look out for an interview with the editor, Erin Doland, next week. Where to start: I like the productivity posts…but that’s just me.
3. We Love Stop-Motion I know I just tried to bring the focus back but sometimes we need a break. Some might call it procrastination but a 3 minute time out is often al that’s needed to get through the next part of the day. Where to start: Please watch Her Morning Elegance. It’s lovely.
4. Design to Inspire Edited by two women who have never met but share a great eye for interiors and a passion for design. This blog never fails to offer up new and exciting work. They recently redesigned (it needed it!) and now the cleaner palette lets all those great images shine. Where to start: Try their Flickr round-up of work spaces.
5. IKEA Hacker It’s ugly ugly ugly but the amazing ingenuity of some of the hacks are amazing. There really are some very clever ideas here. Plus it has been going since 2006 which is a lifetime in the blogging world. I like that tenacity. Where to start: The pencil holder made from those lovely wooden IKEA pencils.