Monthly Archives: May 2010
back to blogging
| May 5, 2010 | Posted by Linsi Brownson under announcements, Guest Bloggers |
Well, the initial craziness of launching the ‘biz’ is over and it’s time to get back to my regularly scheduled programming. I’m hoping to offer even more fun stuff now because I’ll have the chance to do contests and giveaways, as well as getting back into the more inspiring aspects of life (Welcome back creativity! Enjoy your trip?)
Anyway, I’m really happy to have my guest bloggers back too. Those quirky anecdotes and head nodding learnin’-type stuff is just what I need to feel normal again. So say hello, again, to my guest blogger Morgan G today and check out her awesome recipe and tips for success on creating organic fertilizer in YOB (your own backyard). Learn even more from her blog, grounded people.
Ps, this couldn’t come at a better time for me since I’m finally (finally!) learning to garden. Goodbye expensive veggies, hello self-sufficiency.
And stop by tomorrow too, because Lauren Moss of MYD Studio is back to share a case study on sustainable architecture that is also focused on our ecosystem (including an amazing indoor greenhouse!). This is a really good post, don’t miss it.
Homemade Organic Pre-plant Fertilizer for Veggies!
| May 5, 2010 | Posted by Morgan G under Guest Bloggers, plants and gardens, Sustainable Living |
ideas-a-brewing
| May 4, 2010 | Posted by Linsi Brownson under art, Inspiration, lighting, Projects |
Some say that there is no such things as a new idea, that everything is just a remake of something that has already been done. While that’s a little pessimistic, it’s at least partly true. I like to think I have lots of ideas floating around in my brain. Little bits and pieces waiting to be gathered up and formed into a solid idea. But how did they get in there in the first place? Inspiration. I’m inspired by a lot of things; nature, people’s actions, the tiniest details on ordinary things. But if you think about it, creating something based on something else is, well, a version of copying.
In the world of design we are constantly updating, tweaking and improving upon the last best thing. It’s probably why so much of design is either classified as classic or trendy – we accept classic for staying the same and we like trends because they’re new and exciting…for awhile. Then we get tired of seeing thousands of versions of the same thing and we move on. A constant cycle.
I’m okay with this. I actually like the idea of things being related to one another. Sure, we can never reinvent the telephone. But look how far we’ve been able to take it? And you know what? The first one is still beautiful. That was truly good design. Speaking of phones, I want to share something that inspired me to think outside the light box. LED lights installed in the earpiece of these vintage phones create a fun and unique light fixture, not to mention some truly ambient light.
photo from Australian Vogue Winter 2010
I’m not rushing to make my own phone lamp wall but I am storing this image away for a rainy day when something else comes along and makes me think of how I felt when I first saw this….hmmm, what could I do with that?
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