the realness

please tell me you've seen the realest home magazine around.  apartamento magazine is "an everyday life interiors magazine" with contributors from around the globe.  the magazine, with roots in spain, is smaller in size than your average publication (reader's digest size) which makes it endearing from the start.  the photography and stories are done in a very "selby" way, unstyled interiors with charming stories about the people that live within them.

stop and smell the roses

british fashion designer paul smith brings his talents to mahram's digital project.  "hand tinted rose" is a large scale digital wall print inspired by vintage postcards.  so very pretty.  the advertisement was spotted on the back of august's interior design magazine.

this is the way i live

i love the spread "theory of evolution" in september's elle decoration.  this is the way i and so many others that i know live:  by the idea of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.  over the years people tend to acquire things that they love, whether it be a brand new trendy product or a vintage piece from an antique store.

nobody does it better

bernhardt design advertises the bardot sofa by jamie hayon in the september issue of wallpaper magazine.  loving the rough abandoned spot its shot in.

grape drink

loving the colors of the vogue italia fall forecast issue.  absolutely gorgeous natural green accented with a rich grape.  great color inspiration for an upcoming project!

bright ideas

sam grawe, dwell magazine's editor-in-chief, speaks with blog designboom on everything from the publication's history to how they have kept the magazine in print while maintaining a great online presence.  grawe states that a quote from eliel saarinen influences the way in which the magazine creates content:  "always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context, a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan."  the magazine celebrates its tenth anniversary this fall and plans for the future include broadening their scope to incorporate more about the neighborhoods the modern homes they feature are located in.  love it.

born free

here is a little color and pattern inspiration from this month's fader magazine.  artist mia looks amazing in a pink lace top against a natural green background.  check out the website featuring her new cd, maya.  i also love this marc by marc jacobs color loop sweater.  i would kill for one but can't find it in this color anywhere.  

pixel by pixel

spanish designer cristian zuzunaga collaborated with wallpaper* magazine and bed manufacturer hastens to create this bed for wallpaper*'s "handmade" edition, available now.  zuzunaga loves pixels and has made his mark on a variety of products including ligne roset's togo sofa in shanghai fabric and a couch for christophe delcourt.  love it!

free his mind

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jesse furniture company has roots in milan and a store in chicago.  the company is based on a "total living" concept and categorizes their products by day and night.  above is some of their current advertising.

what time is it

talk about a blast from the past!  swatch watch has pushed their way back into the limelight.  i'm feeling a bit nostalgic about this as i have fond memories of my very first swatch watch with its minty green band which was stolen by a fellow 3rd grader.  above is a photo i snapped of an inside cover ad from july's coilhouse magazine for swatch watch's colour codes collection.  swatch has been pushing the campaign hard and put out a challenge to some of the top fashion and design magazines out there including wallpaper, nylon, i-D and v magazine (photo from the spread shown above).  facebook fans were then asked to vote on their favorite campaign.  and the winner is...yoho magazine.  you can get your own colour code watch for $50.

and ever

someday i am going to create a room inspired by my favorite poster of all time.  for like ever by tracy jenkins was featured on the cover domino magazine years ago and i get the same fuzzy feeling every time i see it.  you can get one too for $60.

i inspire me

wallpaper magazine is the best. they have an online gallery space called wallspace that they invite designers to share what inspires their work. my favorite is tokujin yokiosha's. his inspiration is definitely in line with his work.

doing it well

wallpaper magazine is letting their readers get hands on for the august issue. you can make your own custom cover and have it delivered right to your home. the magazine has created a special application with images, graphics and patterns from a variety of designers that you can manipulate to make your own. the last day for submissions is june 8th. get it while its hot!

new york state of mind

this girl is totally jacked up for her first visit to the international contemporary furniture fair in new york city this friday!!! so much to do and so little time. quite overwhelming actually. here are some links to icff 2010 guides to help us all out: events leading up to icff 2010 & the ultimate party guide from metropolis magazine and a nice line up by core77. where's the app for that?

hot mess

so today i read an interesting article in the new york times called " how this half lives." mark rozzo explores the newest design publications and what a hot mess they are. and thats in a good way. there are no stylists at these photo shoots, just the everyday surroundings of everyday people. the selby blog is definitely the jump off to the messy trend. now there is also apartmento, an interiors magazine to inspire those looking to achieve the lived in look. apartmento will be hosting a pop up restaurant at the international contemporary furniture fair in new york next month. hope to see you there! check out the new york times article here.

images via the selby

come together right now

wow.

this could be war.

thecoolhunter.net has launched a guerilla marketing campaign

which will be used to "create a buzz" by slapping stickers

on cars, magazines and people.

i loved the stickers until i spotted the one that states:

"the contents of this magazine

have already been blogged

about 3 months ago,

save your money and read

thecoolhunter.net"

ouch.

in a period where magazines are struggling to stay

afloat due to the rise of digital media,

magazine publishers have joined together to make their own claim.

the ad

"magazines: the power of print"

will run in close to 100 magazines this year

stating that "during the 12-year life of google,

magazine readership actually increased 11 percent"

and that

"people aren't giving up swimming,

just because they also enjoy surfing."

you go magazines.

even though i am a blogger and love the cool hunter,

i simply cannot imagine life without magazines.

easy to love

i spy neon socks in v magazine's spring editorial

"one size fits all." get em while they're hot on

the we love colors website.

lovey dovey all the time

happy valentine's day!

every month i look forward to the last page

of nylon magazine which always features

a bag packed by the amazing dani stahl.

february's issue features a lovely red theme.

xoxo to all the aw snips! followers

take it higher

editorial from blend magazine

featuring paula arntzen's lighting sculptures

electric avenue

radioactive editorial

in surface magazine

by herring & herring.

surface is my absolute favorite magazine!