Our spring issue—No. 11!—has arrived from the printer. We’re currently sending out copies to subscribers and shipping boxes to stores, so it should start appearing in mailboxes and and retail shelves very soon! In the meantime, we wanted to share a sampling of the content from Issue No. 11, which revolves around food and drink (hence the issue title, “Eat, Drink & Be Merry”).
And be sure to check back tomorrow for our Issue No. 11 trailer!
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For a number of years now, my calendar of choice has been Noa Bembibre’s annual creations. The 12 pages of the ”Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar” calendar each feature a phrase, with the name of the month included in the phrase. (I like buying the largest size available so that I can re-use the pages as wrapping paper later on.)
I admit, I was a bit giddy when I received an email earlier this week announcing that Bembibre has expanded the collection to now include prints (from the calendar archives), cards, and custom work for special events. I may have to purchase the February and July designs for that empty spot on my bedroom wall. Although the “Love” card is pretty sweet, too.
{ All images from Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar }
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On Sunday, I attended Amy Azzarito’s event celebrating her new book, Past & Present. Part book-signing and part craft workshop, it was held at Terrain in Glen Mills, PA. If you’re unfamiliar with Terrain, basically it is a magical wonderland of handsome gardening supplies and rustic home decor with a 12-acre plant nursery and one of the best brunch spots in town. With a carefully curated assortment of items and enough plant knowledge to keep even me from killing plants, Terrain truly is special.
Based on Amy’s popular column on Design*Sponge, Past & Present focuses on DIY projects and essays that explore how the past seems to always resurface in modern design. To take it a bit further, Amy outlines the history of a particular style, and asks various creatives—such as David Stark, Grace Bonney, Todd Oldham, and Anthology‘s own creative director Meg Mateo Ilasco—to contribute related DIY projects. For example, an overview of 17th-century Venetian mirros leads to a mirror mosiac planter project designed by Grace.
During the workshop, Amy explained the history of Native American trade blankets and then walked us through the related DIY project design by jewelry and textile designer Caitlin Mociun. While sipping ginger lemonade, we fashioned napkin rings out of PVC couplings with brightly colored duct tape applied in geometric designs. The end result is a relatively simple project that you can easily update for different occasions. As you can see, some attendees got very detailed with their napkin rings!
Many thanks to Amy and Terrain for putting on such an inspiring event!
{photos by Joanna of Jojotastic}
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Pared down and sophisticated just like his apparel, Steven Alan’s home shop speaks to me. I appreciate carefully executed details, no matter how simple, and these pieces deliver. A faceted bottle opener is cast in bronze from hand carved wax molds, resulting in a raw, unfinished feel. Delicate white table linens are perked up with narrow stripes of cobalt to make your tablesetting feel fresh and slightly preppy. Wooden tops are edged in cork to provide an air-tight seal for tall, slender glass canisters. Every detail is considered, creating a calm and soothing aesthetic.
{images via Steven Alan}
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While we have some stunning green spaces in San Francisco, like Dolores and Golden Gate Parks, the parks I’ve been particularly excited about lately are on a much smaller scale. Tiny urban parks, or parklets, have been popping up along some of San Francisco’s busiest streets. Occupying space that used to be reserved for cars, I’ve come across several of these miniature oases outside of coffee shops and cafes. They provide a perfect place to enjoy a cup of coffee and take a break from the usual bustle of the street.
Curious about where these tiny spaces got their start, I looked into the brief history of the parklet. From what I can tell, the movement began in 2005 when design studio Rebar installed a single parking space-sized park in a metered spot for two hours. That first installation led to Park(ing) Day, an annual event where people across the country create temporary parks in parking spaces. And from there, more permanent mini-parks began to take hold.
If you aren’t able to enjoy these particular parklets as a Bay Area resident, don’t worry. They are showing up in other cities as well, like the newly opened Logan Parklet in Philadelphia, which was actually funded through a Kickstarter campaign. And if you think your neighborhood could use a bit more green space, consider taking part in Park(ing) Day 2013 this coming September. It’s not too soon to start planning!
{Images above via SF Pavement to Parks}
{Image above via Logan Parklet Kickstarter}
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