Who do you follow on Twitter for design? Here are a few inspiring design move tweets some of my favorite tweeps posted over the weekend:

from PaulPincus:  “Paula Scher & Lenny Naar’s Band-Aid silkscreen poster for Pentagram. It’s framed in a lucite box and was installed in my office this morning. It’s great-looking!”:

From Freshome: A beautiful apartment full of bold color and gorgeous details in Hampstead London:

Vertigodesign (i.e. Design Evolution) let us know about this great view of The Parthenon at The Athens Gate Hotel:

An inspiring article via Land8.

SallyTV lets us see some bridge construction:

I’m not sure how I’m ever going to get any work done with so many great people to follow on twitter, but it sure is fun and inspiring. Again, let us know who you enjoy following for design inpsiration!

• photo one: from paulpincus
• photo two: from freshome
• photo three from Athens Gate via Vertigo Designs
• photo four from SallyTV

We are at the peak of some beautiful blooms right now all across the country, so I thought I’d share a few favorite florals.

The incredibly talented and creative Victoria shared this shot of some lovely domesticated wildflowers from the Alemany flea market. P.S. Victoria, I saw you quoted in The New York Times this weekend regarding “Keep Calm and Carry On.” I think this arrangement can help with doing just that!

My pal Chad just sent me these shots in an email today. He took it at the University of Delaware Botanical Gardens. I love that he captured this hummingbird so well – it must be hard to get a good shot of something that moves around so quickly!

First photo by Victoria Smith, a.k.a. sfgirlbybay, via flickr

Second and third photos by Chad Nelson

I read with interest about GreenPrint this week, a company selling software that cuts down on the amount of ink and paper used in printing. The story’s angle was more about how to go from a great idea to a successful venture, but regardless of how far along the business end has come along, the idea is great, and apparently, the latest version of the software has ironed out a lot of hiccups they encountered along the way. For more information, click here. Of course, the lazy version of this is to at least print on the front and back of paper, and to keep a paper recycling bin next to your printer.

In the right under my nose category of living greener this week, I pick the Artecnica TaTu Coffee Table as the product I am currently coveting. Besides the fact that it can break down into a large bowl, tray, and basket, and that it is handcrafted by South African artisans, here’s what makes it green:

Artecnica’s Design with Conscience® products spotlight the design process from concept to creation, calling recognition to the value of artisan labor and craft techniques. In creating these products, Artecnica uses eco-friendly materials and production methods, promoting manufacturing processes that are environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.

If you dig this, be sure to check out the TaTu Side Table and the TaTu Stool.

Thanks to Maya over at Visualingual, for letting me know about the Charley Harper exhibit at Fabulous Frames in Cincinnati (10817 Montgomery Road location). Here’s the story, from Fabulous Frames’ blog:

Included in the exhibit will be approximately 50 original paintings created by Charley for Ford Times and Lincoln Mercury Times magazines between 1948 and 1982. The illustrations were reproduced in the magazines, but the originals were thought to have been lost until they were discovered in a Ford Motor Company vault earlier this year.

With the permission of Edsel Ford II, the entire collection was returned to the Harper family, which organized this exhibit with Fabulous Frames & Art, an art gallery and custom-framing shop that has had a relationship with the Harpers for over 30 years. Charley’s son Brett Harper will be on hand during the opening reception to introduce this important body of work.

The exhibit opens this weekend and runs through August 8. Also, Fabulous Frames has some wonderful Harper prints for sale online here. Some may surprise you; Maya got me giggling over this one:

I love this Blenko-looking bottle one as well:

all images from fabframes.com

I admit it, I am a relative newbie to Twitter, even though Design Public has been tweeting for quite some time. Who are your favorite design tweeps that I might like to follow? Today I found this cool Mexican house, via styleture via freshome, designed by 7X Taller de Arquitectura.

At first glance, I thought this might be cargotecture, i.e. a house made of shipping containers, because of the shape of the second floor on the right side. I wonder if the forms created by making buildings out of shipping containers is starting to influence the style and form of buildings that contain no containers? Or is it a coincidence? Do you think the style gleaned more inspiration from international style and designers like Rem Koolhaas (I’m thinking Villa Dall’ava) or Corbu (I’m thinking a little Villa Savoye)?  Is it a combo? Am I the world’s worst architecture analyst? In any case, I’d love to see an inspiration board for this very interesting modern house. What do you think?

photos via freshome