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beautiful children's story with delicate colorful illustrations
Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

here

Angelika Taschen / Berlin style

lots of white space

lots of color

tons of books

yet nothing superfluous

everything beautiful

and great shoes

more at the selby

writing hut: Roald Dahl

not only because tiny buildings are so great,

but also because the idea of a work sanctuary is so appealing.

This is Roald Dahl's writing hut, in the back yard of his home.

nice yellow door!

take a (brief!) 3d tour of the interior: roald dahl museum

marimekko

crate and barrel has a whole marimekko shop now.

maybe it is because I had bedsheets 

with this pattern when I was a kid,

but I have always liked marimekko.

take a gander at these amazing garments 

with their bold patterns and boxy forms:

classic.

maira kalman

Maira Kalman's paintings have grabbed my attention lately.

She and Lemony Snicket have a new book together with great, vibrant illustrations.

i love all the shades of white on that box

and in the background.

these images are small, but just look at that tablecloth.

don't miss the casually deployed Rietveld chairs

and the amazing collection of ladders

thanks to HarperCollins for the screen grabs

here is a nice post about her

PIG 05049

here is a great gift for the artsy foodie on your list:

PIG 05049

this book is by the same guy who makes the giant knit object from my recent post.

it is all about the myriad uses for pig parts.

it calls to mind the Native American thing of using 

every 

single 

part of an animal.  

we have clearly gotten quite good at that.

buy the book here.

also a beautiful movie about wool, same guy.

donald judd's library

here is a wonderful tool to explore donald judd's library.

be sure to read the instructions - you can look at the whole library,

and in many instances see the contents of the shelves

and even pull up the information about individual books.

nice space and lovely bookshelves too.

from seed to skillet

Susan Heeger has a new gardening book coming out in December.  

Chock full of information
about how to grow an edible organic garden at home
and then cook it up in your kitchen.
Beautiful too!

more info here

preorder here

long and low bookshelves

i've always loved this type.

tons of storage, great horizontal line  s t r e t c h i n g  out the space, 

and maximum light above them.

more here

good bookshelves

from Apartment Therapy

Gas pipe from Home Depot

1x12" 8' planks of pine from local lumber yard, stained

love the industrial aesthetic

brothers

some nice engravings from Andy English.

you can also commission him to create custom bookplates.

blank books

blank book by marti guixe from modernchild [an awesome store]

here is an entry form to win some taro gomi stuff 

from chronicle books

taro gomi has several blank 'activity' books.  

another, this one from herve tullet

these all seem a lot more fun than the traditional coloring book.