Posts Tagged “awesomeness observed”
I Really Like This Message
Found on the ever-fabulous Grain Edit, this Brett Wilkinson poster speaks to my life’s goal: to be myself! And what color palette could better embody that sentiment than rainbow?
Stairway to Color Heaven
This house rocks my world for reasons that go way beyond color (storage, light, terrace, rotating bed!), but let’s be honest, the rainbow theme doesn’t hurt. Watch the video to see what I mean.
I’m pretty sure my body has some sort of physiological response to this staircase. My pulse actually quickened the first time I saw it. Growing up, there was a house in my neighborhood that stood apart from the rest because the back staircase was painted rainbow (each step was a different color, and they were arranged chromatically). I was obsessed with this house long before I was conscious of my love for color. If it looked like that on the outside, what must it be like inside!? Adults used to tell me the lady who lived there was really crazy. It turns out, now that I’m an adult and have actually met her, she is simply an artist. HA! Way to go, adults.
If I ever have my own set of stairs, the first thing I’ll do is paint them.
What’s Worth More Than a Gold Sequined Dress?
Last night on SNL, Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire wore the gold sequined dress by which I shall henceforth judge all other gold sequined dresses. It was one part Broadway, one part disco, one part hometown tap recital. Wearing a gold sequined dress of this caliber has now officially been added to my list of Things to Do in My Thirties. Oh, plus there were sequined glovelettes. But you know it’s never really the dress; it’s the way you wear it. My mom taught me that, and this performance confirms it.
Where Do Rainbow Princesses Come From?
When a Daddy Rainbow loves a Mommy Rainbow very much, their creativity has the special power to form a Double Rainbow! Add just the right amount of time and magic, and that’s how you get a Rainbow Princess. And maybe, just maybe, if all the circumstances are right, you might even wind up with an adorable Pot of Gold on your hands.
How amazing are my friends the Rainbow Family? Thank you, Tina, Gary, Ella and Tilo, for being such a colorful role model for how wonderfully fun a family can be. Thank you, Ella (and Tina) for asking me to help create this Rainbow Princess costume. And thank you, Erin Sparling, for photographing what I think amounts to the coolest family portrait ever.
When Rainbows Come A’Knocking
Rainbow as seen from my DUMBO Brooklyn studio: 5:22 p.m. EST
Rainbow hunter’s tip: if it’s raining and you’re looking at the sun, turn around because there may be a rainbow sneaking up behind you! When this one landed right on my doorstep today, I started screaming, “Rainbow! Rainbow!” even though my studiomate Jason was on a conference call. After all, rainbows are rare and impressive beasts in New York City. I ran next door to tell everyone, and then the double rainbow appeared! I yelled, “DOUBLE RAINBOW!!” so loud the whole floor could hear. Then Tina and I did the rainbow dance. Good times.
What does it mean? Since I’ve been spending all my non-work time sewing a Rainbow Princess dress as a Halloween costume for Tina’s four-year-old Ella, I thought it must mean the rainbow gods are giving me a thumbs up. Tina and Gary are going to be dressed as a double rainbow, so she took a moment to channel the rainbow and its energy. I’m sure this will make her embodiment more authentic. Look closely at the base of the rainbow, and you can almost see her baby boy Tilo sparkeling as the pot o’ gold!
Head Fully Exploded
Tina‘s right. The thought of turning our studio floor into a rainbow has officially blown my mind. Chances my studiomate Josh will go for this? Zero. Although he’d possibly be into a greyscale version.
Read more about the DLA Piper Office by Hofman Dujardin Architects over at Tina’s Rainbow Office post.
What do they do in this office? It had better be something amazingly awesome, or they’re letting this carpet rainbow down.
I Want To Go To There
If the setting for a Dr. Suess story came to life and mated with a candy store, its offspring would be this town square in Rio. Glorious, right? I’d love to make a point by saying, “what a difference a little color can make,” but this isn’t a little color. It’s gigantic, outlandish, amazing color. For comparison, here’s what the square of Santa Marta looked like before its technicolor transformation…
Bright colors and bold stripes are known to attract attention, and that’s exactly the point. The Dutch art duo Haas & Hahn have been using their work to draw international awareness to some of the most impoverished areas, or favelas, of Brazil since 2005, and this is their latest endeavor. Local townspeople received training on different types of paint and safety measures (think massive amounts of scaffolding) along with much needed paychecks for the month this project lasted. Now, they’re left with a sense of pride and a potential national landmark.
But the project doesn’t end here…
And Now It’s Rainbow Thirty
Dear Tina, how on earth did I miss your post on this awesome Pantime clock by James Beattie!? I guess it was on your blog way back in 2008 (a truly unenlightened time for me since it was before I knew you or even knew of you). I can’t think of a better combination of rainbow amazingness and design nerdiness.
I’m so glad that I found it perusing the rainbow-laden blog of a reader, Katie. Woah. It blows my mind that I have readers now!
Rainbow Buoys Spotted on Long Island
While I have my friend Laura visiting from Mississippi, and we’re in full on Ladies’ Rock Camp mode, the other two thirds of WORKSHOP, Creighton and Josh, decided to head out on a “mancation.” Sounds like they’re having a great time sailing, swimming and grilling. Creighton snapped and emailed this photo to me from outside Schmidt’s Market in Southampton. Of course he included the caption, “Rainbuoy!”
